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ArticleBMC plant biology2019

Mapping non-host resistance to the stem rust pathogen in an interspecific barberry hybrid.

Radhika Bartaula, Arthur T O Melo, Sarah Kingan, Yue Jin, Iago Hale

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Radhika BartaulaDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA.
Arthur T O MeloDepartment of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA.
Sarah KinganPacific Biosciences, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.
Yue JinUSDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
Iago HaleDepartment of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA. iago.hale@unh.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8558-7861
University of New Hampshire · USCereal Disease Laboratory · USPacific Biosciences (United States) · US

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1133199Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPPGD1389National Institute of Food and Agriculture NH00611-R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-host resistance (NHR) presents a compelling long-term plant protection strategy for global food security, yet the genetic basis of NHR remains poorly understood. For many diseases, including stem rust of wheat [causal organism Puccinia graminis (Pg)], NHR is largely unexplored due to the inherent challenge of developing a genetically tractable system within which the resistance segregates. The present study turns to the pathogen's alternate host, barberry (Berberis spp.), to overcome this challenge.

resultsIn this study, an interspecific mapping population derived from a cross between Pg-resistant Berberis thunbergii (Bt) and Pg-susceptible B. vulgaris was developed to investigate the Pg-NHR exhibited by Bt. To facilitate QTL analysis and subsequent trait dissection, the first genetic linkage maps for the two parental species were constructed and a chromosome-scale reference genome for Bt was assembled (PacBio + Hi-C). QTL analysis resulted in the identification of a single 13 cM region (~ 5.1 Mbp spanning 13 physical contigs) on the short arm of Bt chromosome 3. Differential gene expression analysis, combined with sequence variation analysis between the two parental species, led to the prioritization of several candidate genes within the QTL region, some of which belong to gene families previously implicated in disease resistance.

conclusionsFoundational genetic and genomic resources developed for Berberis spp. enabled the identification and annotation of a QTL associated with Pg-NHR. Although subsequent validation and fine mapping studies are needed, this study demonstrates the feasibility of and lays the groundwork for dissecting Pg-NHR in the alternate host of one of agriculture's most devastating pathogens.

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BasidiomycotaBerberisChromosome MappingChromosomes, PlantDisease ResistanceGene Expression ProfilingGenome, PlantHybridization, GeneticInheritance PatternsPhenotypePlant DiseasesPlant StemsQuantitative Trait LociBarberryDurable resistanceNon-host resistanceReference genomeStem rustWheat

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