Transcriptome Profiling of Lentil (Lens culinaris) through the First 24 Hours of Ascochyta lentis Infection Reveals Key Defence Response Genes

Mahsa Khorramdelazad, Ido Bar, Paul Whatmore, Gabrielle Smetham, Vijay Bhaaskaria, Yuedong Yang, Shahla Hosseini Bai, Nitin Mantri, Yaoqi Zhou, Rebecca Ford
January, 2018
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Abstract

Ascochyta blight, caused by the fungus Ascochyta lentis, is one of the most destructive lentil diseases worldwide, resulting in over $16 million AUD annual loss in Australia alone. The use of resistant cultivars is currently considered the most effective and environmentally sustainable strategy to control this disease. However, little is known about the genes and molecular mechanisms underlying lentil resistance against A. lentis.

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Ascochyta lentis De novo assembly Defence response Fabaceae Lens culinaris Lentil Rna sequencing and transcriptome analysis
Ido Bar
Ido Bar
Senior Research Fellow in Agriculture Genomics

My research applies molecular, genomic and data analysis tools to develop knowledge and applied solutions to overcome production bottlenecks in the agriculture and aquaculture industries to ensure sustainable food production and future food security.