Fine mapping of Pi57(t) conferring broad spectrum resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae in introgression line IL-E1454 derived from Oryza longistaminata

PLoS One. 2017 Oct 10;12(10):e0186201. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186201. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Wild species of the genus Oryza are excellent gene pools for improvement of agronomic traits of Asian cultivated rice. The blast resistance gene Pi57(t) in the introgression line IL-E1454 derived from Oryza longistaminata was previously mapped on rice chromosome 12. Inoculation with 322 Magnaporthe oryzae isolates collected from 6 countries indicated that Pi57(t) conferred broad spectrum resistance against M. oryzae. Two mapping populations consisting of 29070 and 10375 F2 plants derived from the crosses of resistant donor IL-E1454 with susceptible parents RD23 and Lijiangxintuanheigu respectively, were used for fine mapping of Pi57(t) locus. Based on genotyping and phenotyping results of recombinants screened from the two crosses, Pi57(t) was finally mapped to a 51.7-kb region flanked by two molecular markers (STS57-320 and STS57-372) on the short arm and close to the centromere of chromosome 12. Six candidate resistance genes were predicted in the target region according to the reference sequence of Nipponbare. These results could facilitate both marker-assisted selection for disease-resistant breeding and gene cloning.

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Mapping / methods*
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • Disease Resistance / genetics*
  • Genetic Loci
  • Genetic Markers
  • Genome, Plant*
  • Genotype
  • Magnaporthe / growth & development
  • Magnaporthe / pathogenicity
  • Oryza / genetics*
  • Oryza / microbiology
  • Phenotype
  • Plant Breeding
  • Plant Diseases / genetics
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology

Substances

  • Genetic Markers

Grants and funding

This research was supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (31360462, 31560493) to Qinzhong Yang, Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department (2014IA009) to Qinzhong Yang, the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303129), Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crops Pests in Kunming, Ministry of Agriculture, China. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.