Identification of candidate genes involved in Witches' broom disease resistance in a segregating mapping population of Theobroma cacao L. in Brazil

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 17; no. 107; p. 107
• Main Authors: Royaert, Stefan, Jansen, Johannes, da Silva, Daniela Viana, de Jesus Branco, Samuel Martins, Livingstone, 3rd, Donald S, Mustiga, Guiliana, Marelli, Jean-Philippe, Araújo, Ioná Santos, Corrêa, Ronan Xavier, Motamayor, Juan Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.02.2016; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Alleles; Analysis; Brazil; Cacao - genetics; Candidate genes; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes, Plant; Cluster Analysis; Disease Resistance - genetics; Genes, Plant; Genetic aspects; Genetic Association Studies; Genetic Linkage; Genetic linkage map; Genomics; Genotype; Haplotypes; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Marker-trait associations; Phenotype; Plant diseases; Plant Diseases - genetics; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Quantitative genetics; Quantitative Trait Loci; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; SNP; Theobroma cacao L; Witches' broom disease; Brazil

Witches' broom disease (WBD) caused by the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa is responsible for considerable economic losses for cacao producers. One of the ways to combat WBD is to plant resistant cultivars. Resistance may be governed by a few genetic factors, mainly found in wild germplasm. We...