New molecular markers linked to qualitative and quantitative powdery mildew and scald resistance genes in barley for dry areas

Haitham Sayed, Gunter Backes, Hamed Kayyal, Amor Yahyaoui, Salvatore Ceccarelli, Stefania Grando, Gunter Backes Backes, Michael Baum. (1/2/2004). New molecular markers linked to qualitative and quantitative powdery mildew and scald resistance genes in barley for dry areas. Euphytica, 135 (2), pp. 225-228.

Abstract

A partial genetic linkage map was constructed on 71 doubled-haploid lines derived from a cross between the barley lines Tadmor and WI2291 with 181 molecular markers. The segregating population was used to detect markers linked to the gene Mlg conferring resistance to powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis f. sp. hordei) and to genes for quantitative resistance to scald (Rhynchosporium secalis). The gene Mlg on chromosome 4H was flanked by two AFLP markers at a distance of 2.0 and 2.4 cM, respectively. QTLs for resistance to scald were detected on chromosomes 2H and 3H. This association of molecular markers with qualitative and quantitative disease resistance loci represents a valuable starting-point for marker-assisted selection.