Identification of Barley Landraces and Wild Barley (Hordeum spontnneum) Genotypes Resistant to Rhynchosporium commune

Barley scald is caused by the fungal pathogen Rhynchosporium commune. This disease causes substantial losses in barley production areas of the world. In this study, seedling resistance of 198 barley landraces, 104 wild barley (Hordeum sponianeum) genotypes and two susceptible Turkish cultivars (Bulbul 89 and Efes 3) to 6R. commune isolates was assessed in greenhouse experiments. Virulence differences among the R. commune isolates were observed. One six-rowed barley landrace (Yesilkoy 9052) was resistant to all six isolates. Another six-rowed barley landrace (genotype no 17) showed resistant reaction to 5 isolates. Fourteen barley landraces were resistant and susceptible to 4 and 2 isolates, respectively. Twenty seven genotypes of H. sponlaneum numbered as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 20, 30, 31, 36, 37, 48, 50, 51, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 67, 79, 80, 83, 90, 94 and 101 were found resistant to all six isolates of R. commune. Apart from these genotypes, 19 genotypes numbered as 1, 2, 32, 33, 34, 42, 43, 49, 52, 64, 66, 76, 77, 78, 96, 97, 102, 104 and 107 showed resistance to 5 isolates and susceptibility to only 1 isolate. Two susceptible Turkish cultivars Balbtil 89 and Efes 3 were found susceptible to 96% of the scald isolates. Resistant barley landraces and Hordeum sponlaneum genotypes can be used as sources of resistance against R. commune.