Characterization of Pm63, a powdery mildew resistance gene in Iranian landrace PI 628024

Theor Appl Genet. 2019 Apr;132(4):1137-1144. doi: 10.1007/s00122-018-3265-5. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Abstract

A new powdery mildew resistance gene conferring a wide spectrum of resistance to Bgt isolates in the USA, Pm63 , was identified in Iranian wheat landrace PI 628024 and mapped to the terminal region of the long arm of chromosome 2B. Powdery mildew is a globally important wheat disease causing severe yield losses, and host resistance is the preferred strategy for managing this disease. The objective of this study was to characterize a powdery mildew resistance gene in Iranian landrace PI 628024, which exhibited a wide spectrum of resistance to representative Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt) isolates collected from different regions of the USA. An F2 population and F2:3 lines derived from the cross PI 628024 × CItr 11349 were used in this study, and genetic analysis indicated that a single dominant gene, designated Pm63, conferred resistance to Bgt isolate OKS(14)-B-3-1. Linkage analysis located Pm63 to an interval of about 13.1 Mb on the long arm of chromosome 2B, spanning 710.3-723.4 Mb in the Chinese Spring reference sequence. Bin mapping assigned Pm63 to the terminal bin 2BL6-0.89-1.0, 1.1 cM proximal to STS marker Xbcd135-2 and 0.6 cM distal to SSR marker Xstars419. Allelism tests indicated that Pm63 is a new powdery mildew resistance gene, which differs from other genes in the terminal bin by origin, genomic location, and responses to a set of 16 representative US Bgt isolates. Pm63 can be widely used to enhance powdery mildew resistance in the Great Plains, western, and southeastern regions of the USA.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification
  • Ascomycota / physiology*
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • Disease Resistance / genetics*
  • Genes, Plant*
  • Inheritance Patterns / genetics
  • Iran
  • Plant Diseases / genetics*
  • Plant Diseases / immunology
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • Triticum / genetics*
  • Triticum / immunology
  • Triticum / microbiology*