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NLR- and mlo-Based Resistance Mechanisms against Powdery Mildew in Cannabis sativa

TitoloNLR- and mlo-Based Resistance Mechanisms against Powdery Mildew in Cannabis sativa
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2024
AutoriSirangelo, Tiziana Maria
RivistaPlants
Volume13
Type of ArticleReview
ISSN22237747
Abstract

Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the most common Cannabis sativa diseases. In spite of this, very few documented studies have characterized the resistance genes involved in PM defense mechanisms, or sources of natural genetic resistance in cannabis. The focus of the present work is on the two primary mechanisms for qualitative resistance against PM. The first is based on resistance (R) genes characterized by conserved nucleotide-binding site and/or leucine-rich repeat domains (NLRs). The second one involves susceptibility (S) genes, and particularly mildew resistance locus o (MLO) genes, whose loss-of-function mutations seem to be a reliable way to protect plants from PM infection. Cannabis defenses against PM are thus discussed, mainly detailing the strategies based on these two mechanisms. Emerging studies about this research topic are also reported and, based on the most significant results, a potential PM resistance model in cannabis plant–pathogen interactions is proposed. Finally, innovative approaches, based on the pyramiding of multiple R genes, as well as on genetic engineering and genome editing methods knocking out S genes, are discussed, to obtain durable PM-resistant cannabis cultivars with a broad-spectrum resistance range. © 2023 by the author.

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URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85181972821&doi=10.3390%2fplants13010105&partnerID=40&md5=38938855e38c8f12aaacaed73f5032b3
DOI10.3390/plants13010105
Citation KeySirangelo2024