title: Precise mapping of quantitative trait loci for resistance to southern leaf blight, caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus race O, and flowering time using advanced intercross maize lines.
abstract: The intermated B73 x Mo17 (IBM) population, an advanced intercross recombinant inbred line population derived from a cross between the maize lines B73 (susceptible) and Mo17 (resistant), was evaluated in four environments for resistance to southern leaf blight (SLB) disease caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus race O. Two environments were artificially inoculated, while two were not inoculated and consequently had substantially lower disease pressure. Four common SLB resistance quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified in all environments, two in bin 3.04 and one each in bins 1.10 and 8.02/3. There was no significant correlation between disease resistance and days to anthesis. A direct comparison was made between SLB QTL detected in two populations, independently derived from the same parental cross: the IBM advanced intercross population and a conventional recombinant inbred line population. Several QTL for SLB resistance were detected in both populations, with the IBM providing between 5 and, in one case, 50 times greater mapping resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616, USA. peter_balintkurti@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Balint-Kurti
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zwonitzer
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wisser
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oropeza-Rosas
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Szalma
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000502:physiology*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D035264:Flowers / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008954:Models, Biological; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci / Q000235:genetics*; D013997:Time Factors; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*