Recombinant inbred lines from the oat ( Avena sativa L.) population Kanota
x Ogle were analyzed in order to detect quantitative trait loci for Barley
Yellow Dwarf resistance. Plants were scored for BYD symptoms in three locat
ions (Urbana-Illinois, Ithaca-New York, and a greenhouse), and in four year
s (1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995). All plants were inoculated with infected ap
hids at the three-leaf stage, and the scores were recorded at the early flo
wering stage. Twenty one chromosomal regions distributed over 16 different
linkage groups were associated with BYD resistance. Most regions came from
Kanota, while only five were contributed by Ogle. A multiple linear model w
as fitted for each BYDV isolate in order to evaluate the best combination o
f markers for selection in a backcross breeding program. In IL the best mod
el explained 19%, 5%, and 17% of the genetic variation for 1992, 1993 and 1
994, respectively. The best model for NY explained 16% of the genetic varia
tion in 1992 and 8% in 1993. The best model for the greenhouse explained 46
% and 44% of the genetic variation in 1994 and 1995, respectively. These mo
dels will allow genotypic selection for BYD resistance to the extent that t
he markers are linked to the QTL.