Development of apple (Malus domestica) cultivars resistant to fire blight, a devastating bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora, is a priority for apple breeding programs. Towards this goal, the inactivation of members of the HIPM and DIPM gene families with a role in fire blight susceptibility (S genes) can help achieve sustainable tolerance. We have investigated the genomic diversity of HIPM and DIPM genes in Malus germplasm collections and used a candidate gene-based association mapping approach to identify SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) with significant associations to fire blight susceptibility. A total of 87 unique SNP variants were identified in HIPM and DIPM genes across 93 Malus accessions. Thirty SNPs showed significant associations (p < 0.05) with fire blight susceptibility traits, while two of these SNPs showed highly significant (p < 0.001) associations across two different years. This research has provided knowledge about genetic diversity in fire blight S genes in diverse apple accessions and identified candidate HIPM and DIPM alleles that could be used to develop apple cultivars with decreased fire blight susceptibility via marker-assisted breeding or biotechnological approaches

Tegtmeier, R.; Pompili, V.; Singh, J.; Micheletti, D.; Silva, K.; Malnoy, M.; Khan, A. (2020). Candidate Gene Mapping Identifies Genomic Variations in the Fire Blight Susceptibility genes HIPM and DIPM across the Malus Germplasm. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH, 10 (1): 16317. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73284-w handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/64219

Candidate Gene Mapping Identifies Genomic Variations in the Fire Blight Susceptibility genes HIPM and DIPM across the Malus Germplasm

Pompili, V.;Micheletti, D.;Malnoy, M.
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2020-01-01

Abstract

Development of apple (Malus domestica) cultivars resistant to fire blight, a devastating bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora, is a priority for apple breeding programs. Towards this goal, the inactivation of members of the HIPM and DIPM gene families with a role in fire blight susceptibility (S genes) can help achieve sustainable tolerance. We have investigated the genomic diversity of HIPM and DIPM genes in Malus germplasm collections and used a candidate gene-based association mapping approach to identify SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) with significant associations to fire blight susceptibility. A total of 87 unique SNP variants were identified in HIPM and DIPM genes across 93 Malus accessions. Thirty SNPs showed significant associations (p < 0.05) with fire blight susceptibility traits, while two of these SNPs showed highly significant (p < 0.001) associations across two different years. This research has provided knowledge about genetic diversity in fire blight S genes in diverse apple accessions and identified candidate HIPM and DIPM alleles that could be used to develop apple cultivars with decreased fire blight susceptibility via marker-assisted breeding or biotechnological approaches
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2020
Tegtmeier, R.; Pompili, V.; Singh, J.; Micheletti, D.; Silva, K.; Malnoy, M.; Khan, A. (2020). Candidate Gene Mapping Identifies Genomic Variations in the Fire Blight Susceptibility genes HIPM and DIPM across the Malus Germplasm. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH, 10 (1): 16317. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73284-w handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/64219
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