title: A novel and major quantitative trait locus for fusarium crown rot resistance in a genotype of Wild Barley (Hordeum spontaneum L.).
abstract: Fusarium crown rot (FCR), caused by various Fusarium species, is a destructive disease of cereal crops in semiarid regions worldwide. As part of our contribution to the development of Fusarium resistant cultivars, we identified several novel sources of resistance by systematically assessing barley genotypes representing different geographical origins and plant types. One of these sources of resistance was investigated in this study by generating and analysing two populations of recombinant inbred lines. A major locus conferring FCR resistance, designated as Qcrs.cpi-4H, was detected in one of the populations (mapping population) and the effects of the QTL was confirmed in the other population. The QTL was mapped to the distal end of chromosome arm 4HL and it is effective against both of the Fusarium isolates tested, one F. pseudograminearum and the other F. graminearum. The QTL explains up to 45.3% of the phenotypic variance. As distinct from an earlier report which demonstrated co-locations of loci conferring FCR resistance and plant height in barley, a correlation between these two traits was not detected in the mapping population. However, as observed in a screen of random genotypes, an association between FCR resistance and plant growth rate was detected and a QTL controlling the latter was detected near the Qcrs.cpi-4H locus in the mapping population. Existing data indicate that, although growth rate may affect FCR resistance, different genes at this locus are likely involved in controlling these two traits.
authors.affiliation: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Plant Industry, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Guangdeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yaxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: C Lynne
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: McIntyre
authors.forename: You-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Chunji
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D060467:Disease Resistance / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005670:Fusarium / Q000276:immunology; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005838:Genotype; D001467:Hordeum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D019655:Quantitative Trait, Heritable
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