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Analysis of molecular diversity in Crinipellis perniciosa with AFLP markers

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Crinipellis perniciosa causes a serious disease of cacao known as witches’ broom (WB). Heritable resistance to witches’ broom has been used in cacao improvement programs. ‘SCA6’ and ‘SCA12’ are highly resistant and are the most commonly used parents in the breeding schemes. However, SCA hybrids are not resistant to witches’ broom in all production areas. Presumably, different populations of C. perniciosa cause these variable responses. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers were used to assess variation and population structure in this pathogen. We examined 40 isolates of C. perniciosa and one isolate of Melanotus subcuneiformis. Nine of 64 primer pairs produced consistent and informative DNA amplification, and were used to screen all isolates. Fifteen haplotypes (AFLP fingerprints) were detected with 186 polymorphic markers. Cluster analysis grouped isolates of the C biotype (pathogenic on cacao) from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Trinidad together in a major cluster that was distinct from isolates of the S biotype (pathogenic on solanaceous hosts) and M. subcuneiformis. Isolates of the C biotype were divided further into well supported, country-specific groups. Segregation of AFLP alleles was not observed among basidiospore isolates from the same basidiome, broom, tree or field, supporting previous reports that the fungus did not outcross. The results corroborated prior conclusions that C. perniciosa was probably introduced into the Bahia state of Brazil from the Amazon basin. Representative isolates from the genetically distinct groups that were revealed will be used to examine pathogenic specialization in C. perniciosa and differential responses that have been reported in ‘SCA6’-derived germplasm.

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  1. Department of Plant Pathology, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL, 33031-3314, USA

    Randy C. Ploetz, Zhentu Ying & Qi Zheng

  2. National Germplasm Repository, USDA-ARS, 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL, 33158, USA

    Raymond J. Schnell, Cecile T. Olano & Elizabeth S. Johnson

  3. MasterfoodsUSA, c/o USDA-ARS, 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL, 33158, USA

    Juan C. Motamayor

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Ploetz, R.C., Schnell, R.J., Ying, Z. et al. Analysis of molecular diversity in Crinipellis perniciosa with AFLP markers. Eur J Plant Pathol 111, 317–326 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-004-3821-5

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