Euphytica

, Volume 61, Issue 3, pp 203–211 | Cite as

New sources of major gene resistance in Lactuca to Bremia lactucae

  • F. J. M. Bonnier
  • K. Reinink
  • R. Groenwold
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Summary

A total of 1789 accessions of several lettuce collections was screened to find new major gene resistance to the downy mildew fungus Bremia lactucae Regel. The accessions belonged to the species Lactuca sativa (N=1288), L. serriola (N=399), L. saligna (N=52) and L. virosa (N=50). A total of 20 races of B. lactucae were used, 14 of which were NL-races, isolated from cultivated lettuce in the Netherlands. The other six races were isolated from wild L. serriola in Czechoslovakia. The accessions were initially screened with two races: NL1 and NL3. Accessions with resistance to one or both of these races were tested with the other races. Phenotypes with new resistance were found in accessions of all four Lactuca species. Of L. sativa, four accessions were found with resistance phenotypes that could not be explained by combinations of known major genes. Many accessions of L. serriola had resistance phenotypes that indicated the presence of unknown resistance genes. All interactions between accessions of L. saligna and races of B. lactucae were incompatible in leaf disc tests, except for four accessions, which showed some sporulation with race NL6. Several accessions of L. virosa were resistant to all races used. Other accessions of L. virosa gave a race-specific interaction with B. lactucae.

Key words

Bremia lactucae downy mildew Lactuca lettuce resistance 
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© Kluwer Academic Publishers 1992

Authors and Affiliations

  • F. J. M. Bonnier
    • 1
  • K. Reinink
    • 1
  • R. Groenwold
    • 1
  1. 1.Centre for Plant Breeding and Reproduction Research (CPRO-DLO)WageningenThe Netherlands

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