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P-104<br />
Development of marker-assisted selection as a tool for breeding disease resistant grapes<br />
B.I. Reisch 1* , S. Mahanil 2 , N. Consolie 2 , R.S. Luce 1 , P.G. Wallace 1 , L. Cadle-Davidson 2<br />
1 Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University, NYS Agric. Expt. Station, Geneva,<br />
New York, USA; 2 USDA-ARS Grape Genetics Research Unit, Geneva, New York, USA<br />
*Corresponding author: bir1@cornell.edu<br />
The Cornell grape breeding <strong>program</strong> has a long-st<strong>and</strong>ing effort to develop disease resistant grape<br />
cultivars. A number of molecular markers that are closely associated <strong>with</strong> disease resistance loci<br />
have been identified. We sought to examine a range of molecular markers for resistance loci <strong>and</strong><br />
determine their utility in populations already in use in the grape breeding <strong>program</strong>. Populations<br />
of seedlings were screened in the laboratory for downy mildew resistance using detached leaves.<br />
In a field nursery, populations were screened for resistance to powdery mildew. Field grown<br />
seedlings potentially carrying both the Rpv1 <strong>and</strong> Run1 loci for downy <strong>and</strong> powdery mildew<br />
resistance, respectively, from muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) introgressions were also assessed for<br />
resistance to both mildews. In these populations, markers for the Run1 gene were excellent<br />
predictors of powdery mildew resistance, but markers for the Rpv1 gene for downy mildew<br />
resistance from the muscadine grape were not useful in predicting downy mildew resistance.<br />
Markers for the V. cinerea source of powdery mildew resistance were also found to be useful.<br />
Populations that were previously screened for powdery mildew resistance (where the susceptible<br />
types had already been discarded) had a very high frequency of markers for the Run1 gene <strong>and</strong>/or<br />
the V. cinerea source of resistance, confirming the success of field screening techniques. By<br />
screening for presence of markers, it was possible to identify seedlings harboring both the V.<br />
cinerea as well as muscadine sources of powdery mildew resistance.<br />
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