Mj. Iqbal et al., Microsatellite markers identify three additional quantitative trait loci for resistance to soybean sudden-death syndrome (SDS) in Essex x Forrest RILs, THEOR A GEN, 102(2-3), 2001, pp. 187-192
Resistance to the sudden-death syndrome (SDS) of soybean (Glycine max L. Me
rr.), caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines, is controlled by a number
of quantitatively inherited loci (QTLs). Forrest showed a strong field resi
stance to SDS while Essex is susceptible to SDS. A population of 100 recomb
inant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross of Essex x Forrest was used
to map the loci effecting resistance to SDS using phenotypic data obtained
from six environments. Six loci involved in resistance to SDS were identifi
ed in this population. Four of the QTLs identified by BARC-Satt214 (P = 0.0
001, R-2= 24.1%), BARC-Satt309 (P = 0.0001, R-2 = 16.3), BARC-Satt570 (P =
0.0001, R-2 = 19.2%) and a random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker O
EO2(1000) (P = 0.0031, R-2=12.6) were located on linkage group (LG) G (Satt
309 and OEO2(1000) were previously reported). Jointly the four QTLs on LG G
explained 50% of the variation in SDS disease incidence (DI). All the QTLs
on LG G derived the beneficial allele from Forrest. Two QTLs, BARC-Satt371
(P = 0.0019, R-2 = 12%) on LG C2 (previously reported) and BARC-Satt354 (P
= 0.0015, R-2 = 11.5%) on LG I, derived their beneficial allele from Essex
and jointly explained about 40% of the variation in SDS DI. Two-way and mu
lti-way interactions indicated that gene action was additive among the loci
underlying resistance to SDS. These results suggest that cultivars with du
rable resistance to SDS can be developed via gene pyramiding.