Septoria and Stagonospora Diseases of Cereals - CIMMYT ...
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Identification <strong>of</strong> a Molecular Marker Linked to <strong>Septoria</strong><br />
Nodorum Blotch Resistance in Triticum tauschii Using<br />
F2 Bulked Segregant<br />
N.E.A. Murphy, 1 R. Loughman, 2 R. Wilson, 2 E.S. Lagudah, 3<br />
R. Appels, 3 <strong>and</strong> M.G.K. Jones1 1 WA State Agriculture Biotechnology Centre, Division <strong>of</strong> Science <strong>and</strong> Engineering, Murdoch University,<br />
Murdoch, Australia<br />
2 Agriculture Western Australia, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia<br />
3 Plant Industries, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia<br />
Abstract<br />
A search was conducted for a molecular marker linked to a gene for resistance to septoria nodorum blotch in the<br />
Triticum tauschii accession RL5271. DNA was extracted from leaves <strong>of</strong> F2 plants which were progeny tested to identify<br />
homozygous resistant <strong>and</strong> homozygous susceptible F2 plants. The DNA from the homozygous resistant plants was pooled<br />
together <strong>and</strong> the low copy sequences were enriched using renaturation kinetics <strong>and</strong> hydroxyapatite to remove the repetitive<br />
DNA sequences. The pooled DNA from the homozygous susceptible plants was treated in the same manner. The pooled<br />
DNA <strong>and</strong> the parental DNA were screened using RAPD primers. Two markers present in the pooled resistant DNA <strong>and</strong><br />
in the parental DNA were identified <strong>and</strong> cloned. These markers were verified using RFLPs with the cloned marker as a<br />
probe. One <strong>of</strong> the probes did not produce any polymorphism as a RFLP, even when a number <strong>of</strong> different restriction<br />
enzymes were used. The second marker was polymorphic between the two parents when the DNA was restricted with<br />
HindIII <strong>and</strong> then MseI. In the 14 homozygous F2 plants tested, the marker was completely linked to the resistance gene.<br />
This marker may be valuable in introgressing the resistance gene from T. tauschii into a commercial bread wheat cultivar.<br />
<strong>Septoria</strong> nodorum blotch is the<br />
major disease <strong>of</strong> wheat (Triticum<br />
aestivum L.) in the Western<br />
Australian wheat belt. It is caused<br />
by <strong>Stagonospora</strong> nodorum (Berk.)<br />
Castellani & E.G. Germano<br />
(teleomorph Phaeosphaeria nodorum<br />
(E. Müller) Hedjaroude). The<br />
preferred method <strong>of</strong> control is the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> resistant cultivars, but this<br />
has been limited in the past by the<br />
lack <strong>of</strong> major genes for resistance.<br />
In bread wheat inheritance <strong>of</strong><br />
resistance to septoria nodorum<br />
blotch is frequently complex<br />
(Mullaney et al., 1982; Scharen <strong>and</strong><br />
Krupinsky, 1978).<br />
The complex <strong>and</strong> additive<br />
nature <strong>of</strong> septoria nodorum<br />
resistance in bread wheats has<br />
made the selection for resistance<br />
difficult. Relatively small<br />
improvements in the overall<br />
resistance can be difficult to<br />
identify, as they can be masked by<br />
strong environmental effects.<br />
Selection <strong>of</strong> resistant plants is<br />
complicated by the association <strong>of</strong><br />
resistance <strong>and</strong> both plant height<br />
<strong>and</strong> maturity (Rosielle <strong>and</strong> Brown,<br />
1980; Scott et al., 1982). The use <strong>of</strong> a<br />
molecular marker would help<br />
overcome these problems by<br />
avoiding interpretation <strong>of</strong><br />
phenotype under environmental<br />
influences (Allen, 1994).<br />
Furthermore, if the molecular<br />
marker is co-dominant, it will make<br />
it possible to identify an individual<br />
plant as homozygous for resistance<br />
without further progeny testing.<br />
This ability to identify homozygous<br />
71<br />
plants would be particularly useful<br />
in any program where extensive<br />
backcrossing would be required,<br />
such as the introgression <strong>of</strong> a<br />
resistance gene from wild wheats.<br />
The aim <strong>of</strong> this work was to<br />
identify a molecular marker that is<br />
linked to a single gene conferring<br />
resistance to septoria nodorum<br />
blotch identified in the accession<br />
RL5271 <strong>of</strong> the wild wheat Triticum<br />
tauschii.<br />
Materials <strong>and</strong> Methods<br />
A cross between the resistant<br />
accession RL5271 <strong>and</strong> the<br />
susceptible accession CPI110889<br />
was progeny tested. The F2 plants<br />
were progeny tested using F3