Isoenzyme aided selection in the transfer of mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) resistance fromMalus hupehensis to the cultivated apple |
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Authors: | I. Batlle F. H. Alston |
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Affiliation: | (1) Present address: Horticulture Research International, East Malling, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6BJ Kent, UK;(2) IRTA Mas Bové, Apartat 415, 43280 Reus, Spain |
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Abstract: | Summary The isoenzymic geneGOT-1 was used as an indicator of ploidy levels and hybridity in the progeny of a 4x × 2x (A878/5,GOT-1 abdn × ‘Gloster 69’,GOT-lcc) cross, derived from the apomictic species (Malus hupehensis), which segregated for mildew resistance. The distinction between resistant and susceptible plants was sharp. After 3 months in a greenhouse, resistant plants showed no signs of sporulation. Of the hybrid seedlings (diploid and triploid) 78% were mildew resistant. This analysis was facilitated through the use of theGOT-lc allele, as a marker of hybridity. It appears that the prospects of transferring high mildew resistance fromM. hupehensis to the cultivated apple are promising; of the 65 hybrid resistant seedlings 18 were diploid. A similar approach in earlier generations might have facilitated the earlier transfer of this resistance to the cultivated apple. |
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Keywords: | Apple host resistance isoenzymes mildew plant breeding Podosphaera leucotricha Malus |
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