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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 />

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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

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