QTL analysis for resistance to foliar damage caused by Thrips tabaci and Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) feeding in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]

Wellington Muchero; Jeffrey D. Ehlers; Philip A. Roberts

doi:10.1007/s11032-009-9307-6

QTL analysis for resistance to foliar damage caused by Thrips tabaci and Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) feeding in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]

Wellington Muchero, Jeffrey D. Ehlers, Philip A. Roberts

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Abstract

Three quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to Thrips tabaci and Frankliniella schultzei were identified using a cowpea recombinant inbred population of 127 F_2:8 lines. An amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) genetic linkage map and foliar feeding damage ratings were used to identify genomic regions contributing toward resistance to thrips damage. Based on Pearson correlation analysis, damage ratings were highly correlated (r ≥ 0.7463) across seven field experiments conducted in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Using the Kruskall-Wallis and Multiple-QTL model mapping packages of MapQTL 4.0 software, three QTL, Thr-1, Thr-2, and Thr-3, were identified on linkage groups 5 and 7 accounting for between 9.1 and 32.1% of the phenotypic variance. AFLP markers ACC-CAT7, ACG-CTC5, and AGG-CAT1 co-located with QTL peaks for Thr-1, Thr-2, and Thr-3, respectively. Results of this study will provide a resource for molecular marker development and the genetic characterization of foliar thrips resistance in cowpea.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-56
Number of pages	10
Journal	Molecular Breeding
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-009-9307-6
State	Published - Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgments We wish to thank Dr. Mark Hoddle for thrips species identification. This research was supported in part by the Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (USAID Grant no. GDG-G-00-02-00012-00) and the CGIAR Generation Challenge Program. The opinions and recommendations herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the funding agencies.

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Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program
United States Agency for International Development

Keywords

Cowpea
Frankliniella schultzei
Genetic resistance
QTL analysis
Thrips tabaci

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