Identification of powdery mildew resistance QTL in Fragaria x ananassa

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Cockerton, Helen M, Vickerstaff, Robert J, Wilson, Fiona, Karlstrom, Amanda, Sobczyk, Maria, Passey, Andy J, He, Joe Q, Mcleary, Kirsty J, Sargent, Daniel J, Pakozdi, Katalin, Harrison, Nicola, Martinez, Maria Lumbreras, Antanaviciute, Laima, Simpson, David W, Harrison, Richard J
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 18.01.2018
• Subjects: Association analysis; Cultivars; Fragaria ananassa; Fungi; Gene mapping; Genotypes; Germplasm; Pedigree; Phenotyping; Plant breeding; Podosphaera aphanis; Powdery mildew; Quantitative trait loci

The obligate biotrophic fungus Podosphaera aphanis is the causative agent of powdery mildew on cultivated strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). Genotypes from two bi-parental mapping populations "Emily" x "Fenella" and "Redgauntlet" x "Hapil" were phenotyped for p...