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A CAPS marker associated with the partial restoration of cytoplasmic male sterility in chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

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Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), an economically important trait for hybrid seed production in many crops, is a maternally inherited trait in which a plant fails to produce functional anthers, pollen grains, or male gametes. It has long been reported that the restoration of CMS in chili pepper is controlled by a major nuclear gene termed restorer-of-fertility (Rf), along with several modifiers and some environmental factors. In this study, we identified the partial restoration (pr) locus related to the fertility restoration of CMS, demonstrated the inheritance of the trait, and developed a CAPS marker closely linked to the locus. The partially restored plant had normal anthers that produced a mix of normal and aborted pollen grains that stuck tightly to the anther wall, even after dehiscence. This trait was expressed only when the pepper plant had the sterile (S) cytoplasm and homozygous recessive pr alleles. A total of 768 AFLP primer combinations were screened, and bulked segregant analysis (BSA) was performed by preparing two pools of eight Pr/Pr (fully fertile) and eight pr/pr (partially fertile) plants, respectively, selected from the 87 individuals of the F2 segregating population. Of the eight Pr-linked AFLP markers that were identified, E-AGC/M-GCA122 and E-TCT/M-CCG116 were the closest to the locus, estimated at about 1.8 cM in genetic distance. E-AGC/M-GCA122 was converted into a CAPS marker, PR-CAPS, based on the sequences of the internal and flanking regions of the AFLP fragment. This PR-CAPS marker could be useful in selecting fully fertile lines (Pr/Pr) and eliminating partially fertile (pr/pr) and potential (Pr/pr) lines in segregant populations during the development of new inbred restorer lines.

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This work was supported by a grant (code number 20050401034824) from the BioGreen 21 Program, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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    Jundae Lee, Jae Bok Yoon & Hyo Guen Park

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Lee, J., Yoon, J.B. & Park, H.G. A CAPS marker associated with the partial restoration of cytoplasmic male sterility in chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Mol Breeding 21, 95–104 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-007-9111-0

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