title: Scab resistance in 'Geneva' apple is conditioned by a resistance gene cluster with complex genetic control.
abstract: Apple scab, caused by the fungal pathogen Venturia inaequalis, is one of the most severe diseases of apple worldwide. It is the most studied plant-pathogen interaction involving a woody species using modern genetic, genomic, proteomic and bioinformatic approaches in both species. Although 'Geneva' apple was recognized long ago as a potential source of resistance to scab, this resistance has not been characterized previously. Differential interactions between various monoconidial isolates of V. inaequalis and six segregating F1 and F2 populations indicate the presence of at least five loci governing the resistance in 'Geneva'. The 17 chromosomes of apple were screened using genotyping-by-sequencing, as well as single marker mapping, to position loci controlling the V. inaequalis resistance on linkage group 4. Next, we fine mapped a 5-cM region containing five loci conferring both dominant and recessive scab resistance to the distal end of the linkage group. This region corresponds to 2.2 Mbp (from 20.3 to 22.5 Mbp) on the physical map of 'Golden Delicious' containing nine candidate nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) resistance genes. This study increases our understanding of the complex genetic basis of apple scab resistance conferred by 'Geneva', as well as the gene-for-gene (GfG) relationships between the effector genes in the pathogen and resistance genes in the host.
authors.affiliation: Plant Pathology Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, avenue Maréchal Juin 13, Gembloux 5030, Belgium.|The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.|Plant & Food Research, Private Bag 1401, Havelock North 4157, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Héloïse
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bastiaanse
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Heather C M
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.affiliation: Plant & Food Research, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, PO Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Remmelt
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Groenworld
authors.affiliation: The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research), Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chagné
authors.affiliation: Plant & Food Research, Private Bag 1401, Havelock North 4157, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Vincent G M
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Bus
mesh_terms: D020090:Chromosome Segregation / Q000235:genetics; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D060467:Disease Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D004843:Epistasis, Genetic; D017343:Genes, Plant; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D056426:Genetic Loci; D005838:Genotype; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D027845:Malus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D005810:Multigene Family; D010641:Phenotype; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Venturia inaequalis; apple scab; differential host; fine genetic mapping; gene-for-gene relationships; molecular marker; resistance