Mapping of resistance genes to races 1, 3 and 5 of Podosphaera xanthii in melon PI 414723
Ana Carolina Fazza, Leandro José Dallagnol, Ana Cristina Fazza, Carolina C. Monteiro, Bruno Marco de Lima, Debora Targino Wassano and Luis Eduardo Aranha Camargo
Abstract – The fungus Podosphaera xanthii affects melon crops and presents several races controlled by race-specific resistance genes. The accession PI 414723 is resistant to races 1, 3 and 5 and it is a suitable source of resistance genes. The inheritance of resistance to these races was analyzed on 87 F2 plants from the cross of PI 414723 × Védrantais, and resistance to all three races could be explained by the segregation of a single dominant gene, although a digenic model could also be accepted. A genetic map was assembled with 206 markers, and co-segregation analysis of resistance phenotypes indicated the existence of two linked loci in linkage group II, one conferring resistance to races 1 and 5 (denominated Pm-x1,5), and the second to race 3 (denominated Pm-x3), located 5.1 cM apart. This study reports for the first time the existence of Pm-x3 and the genetic locations of these resistance genes from PI 414723.