G. Jung et al., Confirmation of QTL associated with common bacterial blight resistance in four different genetic backgrounds in common bean, CROP SCI, 39(5), 1999, pp. 1448-1455
Common bacterial blight (CBB), incited by the bacterial pathogen Xanthomona
s campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye (Xcp) is a major problem in bean (Pha
seolus vulgaris L.) producing areas worldwide. Using 128 recombinant inbred
(RI) lines derived from the common bean cross BAC 6 x HT 7719, RAPD marker
locus-QTL associations were previously described for resistance to two Xcp
, strains, EK-11 and Epif-IV. The objective of this research was to test th
ese candidate marker locus-QTL associations in three previously untested ge
netic populations. In addition, RAPD marker locus-QTL associations were als
o investigated for resistance to a third Xcp strain, DR-7, in the first tri
foliolate leaves in the original BAC 6 x HT 7719 population. The three geno
mic regions most significantly associated with CBB resistance in the origin
al BAC 6 x HT 7719 population were significantly associated with CBB resist
ance in at least two of the three additional populations. The unmapped mark
er, BC409.1250, was significantly associated with CBB resistance in all fou
r populations and all three Xcp strains, suggesting that tills marker might
be tightly linked to genes for CBD resistance. The RAPD marker BC409.1250
was converted into a marker that is a robust and reliable PCR-based marker.
Since similar genomic regions were found for resistance to three different
Xcp strains, these QTL may be useful for breeding cultivars with a broad r
ange of resistance.