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    Genetic mapping of maize stripe disease resistance from the Mascarene source

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    Author for correspondance: E-mail: [email protected] audienceMaize stripe virus (MStV) is a potentially threatening virus disease of maize in the tropics. We mapped quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling resistance to MStV in a maize population of 157 F2:3 families derived from the cross between two maize lines, Rev81 (tropical resistant) and B73 (temperate susceptible). Resistance was evaluated under arti.cial inoculations in replicated screenhouse trials across di.erent seasons in Re´ union Island, France. Composite interval mapping was employed for QTL detection with a linkage map of 143 microsatellite markers. Heritability estimates across seasons were 0.96 and 0.90 for incidence and severity, respectively, demonstrating a high genotypic variability and a good control of the environment. Three regions on chromosomes 2L, 3 and 5, with major e.ects, and another region on chromosome 2S, with minor e.ects, provided resistance to MStV in Rev81. In individual seasons, the chr2L QTL explained 60–65% of the phenotypic variation for disease incidence and 21–42% for severity. The chr3 QTL, mainly associated with incidence and located near centromere, explained 42–57% of the phenotypic variation, whereas the chr5 QTL, mainly associated with severity, explained 26–53%. Overall, these QTLs explained 68–73% of the phenotypic variance for incidence and 50–59% for severity. The major QTLs on chr2 and 3 showed additive gene action and were found to be stable over time and across seasons. They also were found to be included in genomic regions with important clusters of resistance genes to diseases and pests. The major QTL on chr5 appeared to be partially dominant in favour of resistance. It was stable over time but showed highly signi.cant QTL · season interactions. Possible implications of these QTLs in di.erent mechanisms of resistance against the virus or the insect vector are discussed. The prospects for transferring these QTLs in susceptible maize cultivars and combining them with other resistances to virus diseases by conventional or marker-assisted breeding are promisingVirus rayĂ© du maĂŻs (MStV) est une maladie menaçante potentiellement de virus de maĂŻs dans les tropiques. Nous avons tracĂ© la rĂ©sistance de contrĂ´le quantitative de lieux de trait (QTLs) Ă  MStV dans une population de maĂŻs de 157 F [2 : 3] familles ont dĂ©rivĂ© de la croix entre deux lignes de maĂŻs, Rev81 (rĂ©sistant tropical) et B73 (susceptible tempĂ©rĂ©). La rĂ©sistance a Ă©tĂ© Ă©valuĂ©e sous des inoculations artificielles dans des Ă©preuves repliĂ©es de screenhouse Ă  travers diffĂ©rentes saisons en Ă®le de RĂ©union, France. Tracer composĂ© d'intervalle a Ă©tĂ© utilisĂ© pour la dĂ©tection de QTL avec une carte de tringlerie de 143 marqueurs de microsatellite. Les Ă©valuations d'hĂ©ritabilitĂ© Ă  travers des saisons Ă©taient 0.96 et 0.90 pour l'incidence et la sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ©, respectivement, dĂ©montrant une variabilitĂ© gĂ©notype Ă©levĂ©e et une bonne commande de l'environnement. Trois rĂ©gions sur les chromosomes 2L, 3 et 5, avec des effets principaux, et une rĂ©gion diffĂ©rente sur le chromosome 2S, avec des effets mineurs, si rĂ©sistance Ă  MStV dans Rev81. Dans diffĂ©rentes saisons, le chr2L QTL a expliquĂ© 60-65% de la variation phĂ©notypique pour l'incidence de la maladie et 21-42% pour la sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ©. Le chr3 QTL, principalement liĂ© Ă  l'incidence et situĂ© près du centromère, expliquĂ© 42-57% de la variation phĂ©notypique, tandis que le chr5 QTL, principalement liĂ© Ă  la sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ©, expliquĂ©e 26-53%. De façon gĂ©nĂ©rale, ces QTLs a expliquĂ© 68-73% du dĂ©saccord phĂ©notypique pour l'incidence et 50-59% pour la sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ©. Le QTLs principal sur chr2 et 3 a montrĂ© l'action additive de gène et est avĂ©rĂ© temps fini stable et Ă  travers des saisons. Elles Ă©galement se sont avĂ©rĂ©es pour ĂŞtre incluses dans des rĂ©gions genomic avec les faisceaux importants des gènes de rĂ©sistance aux maladies et aux parasites. Le QTL principal sur chr5 a semblĂ© ĂŞtre partiellement dominant en faveur de la rĂ©sistance. Il Ă©tait temps fini stable mais des interactions fortement significatives montrĂ©es de saison de QTL X. Des implications possibles des ces QTLs dans diffĂ©rents mĂ©canismes de rĂ©sistance contre le virus ou le vecteur d'insecte sont discutĂ©es. Les perspectives pour transfĂ©rer ces QTLs dans les cultivars susceptibles de maĂŻs et les combiner avec d'autres rĂ©sistances aux maladies de virus par la multiplication conventionnelle ou marqueur-aidĂ©e sont prometteuses

    Acyl-Lipid Metabolism

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