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Genetic analysis of durable resistance to yellow rust in bread wheat

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Yellow rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis, is one of the most damaging diseases affecting bread wheat in temperate regions. Although resistance to yellow rust is frequently overcome by new virulent races, a durable form of resistance in the French bread wheat Camp Rémy (CR) has remained effective since its introduction in 1980. We used 217 F7 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from the cross between CR and the susceptible cultivar Récital to identify and map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) involved in durable yellow rust resistance. Six significant QTLs that were stable over a 4-year period were detected. Two QTLs, denoted QYr.inra-2DS and QYr.inra-5BL.2, were located on the short arm of chromosome 2D and the long arm of chromosome 5B, respectively. Each explained on average 25–35% of the observed phenotypic variation and were probably inherited from Cappelle Desprez, a parent of CR that confers durable adult plant resistance to yellow rust. QYr.inra-2DS probably corresponds to the Yr16 gene. The most consistent QTL, designated QYr.inra-2BL, was located on the centromeric region of chromosome 2B and explained 61% of the phenotypic variation in 2003. This QTL was responsible for seedling-stage resistance and may correspond to a cluster of genes, including Yr7. The remaining QTLs were mapped to the short arm of chromosome 2B (R2=22–70%) and to the long arm of chromosomes 2A (R2=0.20–0.40) and 5B (R2=0.18–0.26). This specific combination of seedling and adult plant resistance genes found in CR and CD may constitute the key to their durable resistance against yellow rust.

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We would like to thank C. de Vallavieille-Pope (INRA, Grignon Research Centre) for providing the two pathogenic species and F. Brunet for the organization of field trials. We would also like to thank Victoria Hawken for correcting the English. This work received financial support from the French Ministry of Research.

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  1. UMR INRA-AGROcampus Amélioration des Plantes et Biotechnologies Végétales, Domaine de la Motte, BP 35327, 35653, Le Rheu Cedex, France

    S. Mallard, A. Aldeia, C. Abelard, A. L. Besnard & F. Dedryver

  2. Lethbridge Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5430 1st Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 4B1, Canada

    D. Gaudet

  3. UMR INRA-UBP Amélioration et Santé des Plantes, 234 avenue du Brézet, 63039, Clermont-Ferrand, France

    P. Sourdille

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Mallard, S., Gaudet, D., Aldeia, A. et al. Genetic analysis of durable resistance to yellow rust in bread wheat. Theor Appl Genet 110, 1401–1409 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-005-1954-3

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