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- Title
Genetic analysis of partial resistance to coffee leaf rust ( Hemileia vastatrix Berk & Br.) introgressed into the cultivated Coffea arabica L. from the diploid C. canephora species.
- Authors
Herrera, P. Juan Carlos; Alvarado, A. Gabriel; Cortina, G. Hernando A.; Combes, Marie-Christine; Romero, G. Gladys; Lashermes, Philippe
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify polymorphic molecular markers associated with partial resistance to coffee leaf rust, Hemileia vastarix. A segregating F2 population derived from a cross between the susceptible Coffea arabica cv. Caturra and a C. canephora-introgressed Arabica line exhibiting high partial resistance was analyzed. Rust resistance measured as rust incidence (RI) and defoliation (DEF) was evaluated in field conditions in three consecutive years (2003–2005). During the 2003 season, which was characterized by favorable conditions for a rust epidemic, the F2 plants exhibited different levels of resistance ranging from very susceptible (50.1% for DEF and 49.5% for RI) to highly partial resistance (9.1% for DEF and 3.7% for RI). Molecular analysis enabled identification of seven polymorphic markers (5 AFLP and 2 SSR) exhibiting significant association with partial resistance. Coexistence of resistance homozygous alleles (RR) at codominant SSR loci was correlated with high resistance. This study is the first attempt to develop PCR-based sequence specific markers linked to partial rust resistance in coffee.
- Subjects
COFFEE rust disease; HEMILEIA vastatrix; DISEASE resistance of plants; COFFEE; DEFOLIATION
- Publication
Euphytica, 2009, Vol 167, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
0014-2336
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10681-008-9860-9