A saturated genetic map of diploid oat was constructed based on a recombina
nt inbred (RI) population developed from a cross between Avena strigosa (Ce
ral Introduction, C.I. 3815) and A. wiestii (C.I. 1994). This 513-locus map
includes 372 AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) and 78 S-SAP (s
equence-specific-amplification polymorphism) markers, 6 crown-rust resistan
ce loci, 8 resistance-gene analogs (RGAs), one morphological marker, one RA
PD (random amplified polymorphic DNA) marker, and is anchored by 45 grass-g
enome RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) markers. This new A.
strigosa X A. wiestii RI map is colinear with a diploid Avena map from an A
. atlantica X A. hirtula F-2 population. However, some linkage blocks were
rearranged as compared to the RFLP map derived from the progenitor A. strig
osa X A. wiestii F-2 population. Mapping of Bare-1-like sequences via seque
nce-specific AFLP indicated that related retrotransposons had considerable
heterogeneity and widespread distribution in the diploid Avena genome. Nove
l amplified fragments detected in the RI population suggested that some of
these retrotransposon-like sequences are active in diploid Avena. Three mar
kers closely linked to the Pca crown-rust resistance cluster were identifie
d via AFLP-based bulk-segregant analysis. The derived STS (sequence-tagged-
site) marker, Agx4, cosegregates with Pc85, the gene that provides resistan
ce specificity to crown-rust isolate 202 at the end of the cluster. This fr
amework map will be useful in gene cloning, genetic mapping of qualitative
genes, and positioning QTL (quantitative trait loci) of agricultural import
ance.