Independent QTL underlie resistance to the native pathogen Quambalaria pitereka and the exotic pathogen Austropuccinia psidii in Corymbia

Jakob B Butler; Brad M Potts; Rene E Vaillancourt; David J Lee; Geoff S Pegg; Jules S Freeman

doi:10.1007/s11295-019-1378-x

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Independent QTL underlie resistance to the native pathogen Quambalaria pitereka and the exotic pathogen Austropuccinia psidii in Corymbia

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Independent QTL underlie resistance to the native pathogen Quambalaria pitereka and the exotic pathogen Austropuccinia psidii in Corymbia

Jakob B Butler, Brad M Potts, Rene E Vaillancourt, David J Lee, Geoff S Pegg and Jules S Freeman

Tree Genetics & Genomes, Vol.15(5), 72

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-019-1378-x

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Abstract

QTL

corymbia

eucalypt

myrtle rust

quambalaria shoot blight

Austropuccinia psidii

Fungal diseases such as the exotic myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii), and the native Quambalaria shoot blight (QSB; caused by Quambalaria species including Q. pitereka), constitute a significant threat to both native forests and Corymbia plantations in Australia and overseas. We here use quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis to understand the genetic architecture of resistance to these pathogens in C. torelliana and C. citriodora subsp. variegata. QTL analysis was undertaken using 360 genotypes from two F1 crosses of C. torelliana × C. citriodora subsp. variegata, phenotyped by controlled inoculation with the strain of A. psidii present in Australia and independent inoculations with two strains of Q. pitereka (QSB1 & QSB2). A total of 22 QTL were identified, six for rust and 16 for QSB. The QTL for resistance to A. psidii and Q. pitereka in these pedigrees were independent from one another since they were generally in different parts of the genome, with only one case of co-location (QTL peak location within±2 MB). The QTL for the different QSB strains all mapped to discrete locations. The QTL for QSB were generally of a greater effect size than those for A. psidii. Several co-locations with QTL for resistance to rust and other fungal pathogens found in another eucalypt, Eucalyptus globulus, were detected and the implications of this observation are discussed.

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Title: Independent QTL underlie resistance to the native pathogen Quambalaria pitereka and the exotic pathogen Austropuccinia psidii in Corymbia
Authors: Jakob B Butler (Author) - University of Tasmania
Brad M Potts (Author) - University of Tasmania
Rene E Vaillancourt (Author) - University of Tasmania
David J Lee (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Geoff S Pegg (Author) - Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct
Jules S Freeman (Corresponding Author) - University of Tasmania
Publication details: Tree Genetics & Genomes, Vol.15(5), 72; 15
Publisher: Springer
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-019-1378-x
ISSN: 1614-2942
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451463102621
Output Type: Journal article

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