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  • Title: Quantitative trait loci mapping for Gibberella ear rot resistance and associated agronomic traits using genotyping-by-sequencing in maize.
    Author: Kebede AZ, Woldemariam T, Reid LM, Harris LJ.
    Journal: Theor Appl Genet; 2016 Jan; 129(1):17-29. PubMed ID: 26643764.
    Abstract:
    Unique and co-localized chromosomal regions affecting Gibberella ear rot disease resistance and correlated agronomic traits were identified in maize. Dissecting the mechanisms underlying resistance to Gibberella ear rot (GER) disease in maize provides insight towards more informed breeding. To this goal, we evaluated 410 recombinant inbred lines (RIL) for GER resistance over three testing years using silk channel and kernel inoculation techniques. RILs were also evaluated for agronomic traits like days to silking, husk cover, and kernel drydown rate. The RILs showed significant genotypic differences for all traits with above average to high heritability estimates. Significant (P < 0.01) but weak genotypic correlations were observed between disease severity and agronomic traits, indicating the involvement of agronomic traits in disease resistance. Common QTLs were detected for GER resistance and kernel drydown rate, suggesting the existence of pleiotropic genes that could be exploited to improve both traits at the same time. The QTLs identified for silk and kernel resistance shared some common regions on chromosomes 1, 2, and 8 and also had some regions specific to each tissue on chromosomes 9 and 10. Thus, effective GER resistance breeding could be achieved by considering screening methods that allow exploitation of tissue-specific disease resistance mechanisms and include kernel drydown rate either in an index or as indirect selection criterion.
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