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Blackleg, caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, is one of the most important diseases of oilseed and vegetable crucifiers worldwide. The present study describes (1) the construction of a genetic linkage map, comprising 255 markers, based upon simple sequence repeats (SSR), sequence-related amplified polymorphism, sequence tagged sites, and EST-SSRs and (2) the localization of qualitative (race-specific) and quantitative (race non-specific) trait loci controlling blackleg resistance in a doubled-haploid population derived from the Australian canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars Skipton and Ag-Spectrum using the whole-genome average interval mapping approach. Marker regression analyses revealed that at least 14 genomic regions with LOD ≥ 2.0 were associated with qualitative and quantitative blackleg resistance, explaining 4.6–88.9 % of genotypic variation. A major qualitative locus, designated RlmSkipton (Rlm4), was mapped on chromosome A7, within 0.8 cM of the SSR marker Xbrms075. Alignment of the molecular markers underlying this QTL region with the genome sequence data of B. rapa L. suggests that RlmSkipton is located approximately 80 kb from the Xbrms075 locus. Molecular marker-RlmSkipton linkage was further validated in an F2 population from Skipton/Ag-Spectrum. Our results show that SSR markers linked to consistent genomic regions are suitable for enrichment of favourable alleles for blackleg resistance in canola breeding programs.
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This research was partly funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation, Australia (DAN117). We thank Dr. Simon Diffey, Biometrician, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, for providing statistical research support, Drs. Angela Van de Wouw and Barbara Howlett, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, for providing data on AvrLm1, AvrLm4 and AvrLm6 markers and differential isolates of L. maculans and Dr. Vicki Thomas for assisting in phenotyping. We thank Peter Heffernan, Ray Cowley, David Roberts and Peter Deane for technical assistance in field work.
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Raman, R., Taylor, B., Marcroft, S. et al. Molecular mapping of qualitative and quantitative loci for resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans causing blackleg disease in canola (Brassica napus L.). Theor Appl Genet 125, 405–418 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-012-1842-6
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