Fusarium crown rot(FCR),a chronic and severe disease caused by various Fusarium species,is prevalent in semi-arid cropping regions worldwide.One of the major QTL conferring FCR resistance was detected on chromosome ar...Fusarium crown rot(FCR),a chronic and severe disease caused by various Fusarium species,is prevalent in semi-arid cropping regions worldwide.One of the major QTL conferring FCR resistance was detected on chromosome arm 1 HL(Qcrs.cpi-1 H)in barley.To develop markers that can be reliably used to incorporate the resistance locus into breeding programs,we developed and assessed a near-isogenic line-derived population consisting of1180 recombinant inbred lines targeting the locus.Using this population,we delineated Qcrs.cpi-1 H into an interval of 0.4 c M covering a physical length of about 487 kb.Six markers co-segregating with this locus were generated.Co-linearity for genes located in this interval between the genome of barley and those of either rice or Brachypodium distachyon is poor.Three genes with non-synonymous variations between the resistant and susceptible lines were identified within the interval.The results reported in this study not only provide markers for integrating Qcrs.cpi-1 H into breeding programs,but also form a solid foundation for cloning the causal gene(s)underlying this locus.展开更多
基金partially supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation,Australia(CFF00010)University of Tasmania,Australiathe China Scholarship Council for financial supports。
文摘Fusarium crown rot(FCR),a chronic and severe disease caused by various Fusarium species,is prevalent in semi-arid cropping regions worldwide.One of the major QTL conferring FCR resistance was detected on chromosome arm 1 HL(Qcrs.cpi-1 H)in barley.To develop markers that can be reliably used to incorporate the resistance locus into breeding programs,we developed and assessed a near-isogenic line-derived population consisting of1180 recombinant inbred lines targeting the locus.Using this population,we delineated Qcrs.cpi-1 H into an interval of 0.4 c M covering a physical length of about 487 kb.Six markers co-segregating with this locus were generated.Co-linearity for genes located in this interval between the genome of barley and those of either rice or Brachypodium distachyon is poor.Three genes with non-synonymous variations between the resistant and susceptible lines were identified within the interval.The results reported in this study not only provide markers for integrating Qcrs.cpi-1 H into breeding programs,but also form a solid foundation for cloning the causal gene(s)underlying this locus.
