Abstract
The appropriate selection of various traits in valuable plants is very important for modern plant breeding. Effective resistance to fungal diseases, such as powdery mildew, is an example of such a trait in oats. Marker-assisted selection is an important tool that reduces the time and cost of selection. The aims of the present study were the identification of dominant DArTseq markers associated with a new resistance gene, annotated as Pm11 and derived from Avena sterilis genotype CN113536, and the subsequent conversion of these markers into a PCR-based assay. Among the obtained 30,620 silicoDArT markers, 202 markers were highly associated with resistance in the analysed population. Of these, 71 were selected for potential conversion: 42 specific to resistant and 29 to susceptible individuals. Finally, 40 silicoDArT markers were suitable for primer design. From this pool, five markers, 3 for resistant and 2 for susceptible plants, were selected for product amplification in the expected groups. The developed method, based on 2 selection markers, provides certain identification of resistant and susceptible homozygotes. Also, the use of these markers allowed the determination of heterozygotes in the analysed population. Selected silicoDArT markers were also used for chromosomal localization of new resistance genes. Five out of 71 segregating silicoDArT markers for the Pm11 gene were found on the available consensus genetic map of oat. Five markers were placed on linkage groups corresponding to Mrg12 on the Avena sativa consensus map.
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Introduction
Powdery mildew caused by the biotrophic fungus Blumeria graminis, an ascomycete belonging to the Erysiphales (Takamatsu 2004), is one of the most common and destructive diseases of cereals, including common oat (Hau and de Vallavieille-Pope 2006; Dean et al. 2012). Powdery mildew reduces grain yield by 10–39% in years of low and high disease pressure, respectively (Lawes and Hayes 1965; Jones et al. 1987). It also leads to reductions in grain protein content and a specific weight (Roderick et al. 2000). The disease appears in cold and humid regions, where rain occurs early in the season and temperatures are relatively low (Bennett 1984; Roderick et al. 2000). This has been reported as a serious problem in the UK (Roderick et al. 2000), north-western and central Europe (Schwarzbach and Smith 1988; Okoń 2012) and North America (Leath 1991). Also, the disease has spread in recent years to areas where it has not occurred previously, for example China (Xue et al. 2017) and the north-western Himalaya region (Banyal et al. 2016).
Resistance to powdery mildew is not widespread in Avena sativa (Hsam et al. 1997, 1998; Sánchez-Martín et al. 2011; Okoń 2012). Control of powdery mildew can be achieved through fungicide application, crop rotation and use of resistant cultivars (Martinelli 2004). The first method is ecologically undesirable, and the use of fungicides may lead to rapid adaptation of pathogens and insensitivity to the chemicals applied. Therefore, introducing effective resistance genes into cultivars via crossing with resistant genotypes is the most effective and environmentally friendly method of controlling this disease (Stevens et al. 2004).
Many research studies have focused on the identification and introduction of new resistance genes from lower-ploidy species, including diploids (Thomas 1992; Morikawa 1995) and tetraploids (Aung et al. 1977; Okoń et al. 2018b), but hexaploid species are also a valuable source of desirable traits (Lawes and Hayes 1965; Hoppe and Kummer 1991; Roderick et al. 2000; Okoń et al. 2016b).
Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is a method of selecting desirable individuals in breeding programmes based on DNA molecular marker patterns associated with particular traits, and it combines knowledge about the genotype and phenotype of the analysed plants (Collard and Mackill 2008). One of the main advantages of this method of selection is that it can be carried out at an early stage of plant growth (plantlets). Therefore, it has the potential for efficient gene pyramiding, i.e., combining several important genes in one cultivar. A wide group of molecular markers, including RFLP (Pal et al. 2002), RAPD (Penner et al. 1993), AFLP (Barbosa et al. 2006), SSR (Li et al. 2000; Becher 2007), SNP (Chen et al. 2006) and silicoDArT (Okoń et al. 2018a) have been successfully applied in the selection of valuable oat individuals.
The low genetic diversity of oats enforces the use of marker systems that identify high levels of polymorphism in the largest area of the genome (Paczos-Grzęda et al. 2014). DArTseq, which is a modification of the classical DArT method, is an example of such a high-throughput genotyping method. It consists of replacing the microarray hybridization step with next-generation sequencing in the Illumina system (Kilian and Graner 2012). As a result, two sets of markers are obtained: dominant and more numerous silicoDArTs and co-dominant and more informative SNPs (Milczarski et al. 2016).
The aim of the current study was characterization and chromosomal localization of new oat powdery mildew-resistant gene from A. sterilis, designed Pm11, as well as identification of dominant silicoDArT markers linked with this gene and conversion of these markers into a PCR-based assay.
Materials and methods
Plant material
The subjects of the study were F2 and F3 populations derived from the cross between the susceptible cultivar ‘Sam’ and A. sterilis genotype CN113536. This genotype has been identified as a valuable source of resistance against oat powdery mildew (Okoń et al. 2016b) and characterized as highly effective against the oat powdery mildew pathotypes present in Poland in 2010–2017 (Okoń and Ociepa 2018). Totally, 146 individuals from the F2 population were phenotyped based on the host–pathogen test. After testing, all individuals were planted in the experimental plot. F3 generation seeds were collected from each F2 individual. At least 15 plants representing one F2 individual were tested using a host–pathogen methodology to identify heterozygotes and homozygotes. Ninety-two genotypes from the F2 population and parental forms were used for genotyping based on the DArTseq method. The outcomes allowed the selection of both homozygous-resistant and homozygous-susceptible individuals for molecular analysis.
Host–pathogen tests
To determine the resistance of individuals in the F2 and F3 populations, 146 individuals of each population were tested using two isolates of powdery mildew with different degrees of virulence. The selected isolates were collected from different parts of Poland, the first from Białka in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship and the second from Laski in the Mazovian Voivodeship, both in 2014. Selected isolates were obtained according to the methodology described by Okoń and Kowalczyk (2012a). Host–pathogen tests were carried out on the first leaves of 10-day-old seedlings. After 10 days of incubation, the results were scored and classified. Reactions to the isolates were grouped into two classes: resistant, from 0 to 20% infection relative to ‘Sam’, and susceptible where the degree of infection exceeded 20%. The segregation ratio of F2 and F3 populations was analysed using chi-square tests of goodness of fit. The results of the host–pathogen tests allowed us to determine the genetic basis of resistance derived from A. sterilis.
DNA extraction
Genomic DNA from all F2 individuals was extracted from fresh 10-day-old leaves using the DNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen). DNA integrity and quality were evaluated by electrophoresis on a 1.5% agarose gel. The DNA concentration was determined with NanoDrop 2000 spectrophotometry and normalized to 50 ng μl−1.
High-throughput genotyping using the DArTseq method
A high-throughput genotyping method based on DArTseq technology was used to genotype 92 individuals from the F2 population. The silicoDArT markers were scored as binary data (0/1) using DArTsoft, and several quality parameters such as call rate, polymorphism information content (PIC) and reproducibility were calculated.
Conversion of silicoDArT markers to PCR-based assay
The silicoDArT markers highly correlated with phenotypic observations were selected for further analysis. Marker sequences associated with resistance to oat powdery mildew were analysed using the CLC Main Workbench software version 7.9.1 to identify primer pairs for their amplification. The main criteria for primer design were as follows: primer size 14–22 bp, GC content 40–60% (optimum 50%), minimum melting temperature 48 °C and product size > 40 bp.
Specific PCR
Reaction mixtures had a final volume of 10 μl consisting of 60 ng of total genomic DNA, 20–40 μM of each PCR primer (quantity was measured for each primer), 0.1 mM dNTPs, 1.5–2.5 mM MgCl2 (quantity was tested for each primer), 1 × reaction buffer and 0.5 U Taq Polymerase, Thermo Fisher. PCR was conducted in a T1Biometra thermocycler. The following reaction profile was applied: 95 °C—7 min, 35 cycles (95 °C—30 s, X °C—30 s, where X temperature is the annealing temperature, determined empirically based on the calculation of the average melting temperature of the primer pair minus 2°–5°, 72 °C—30 s), with final elongation at 72 °C—5 min. PCR products were separated in a 2.5% agarose gels containing EtBr in TBE buffer at 140 V for 1 h.
Marker validation
Converted silicoDArT-based markers were tested in 92 individuals from the F2 segregating population ‘Sam’ × CN113536 subjected to DArTseq genotyping. Segregation evaluated based on silicoDArT markers and their converted counterparts was compared for congruency. Spearman rank correlation coefficients between converted markers and original silicoDArT profiles were calculated using the Statistica software 13.1 (StatSoft 2017).
Markers with the highest correlation with silicoDArT profiles were tested on 146 phenotyped individuals from the Sam × CN113536 population. Spearman rank correlation coefficients between markers and phenotypic observation were calculated using the Statistica software 13.1 (StatSoft 2017).
The significance of association between the evaluated molecular profiles and resistant and susceptible plants was assessed by the Pearson chi-square test (Bewick et al. 2004) using the Statistica software 13.1 (StatSoft 2017).
Chromosomal localization
Markers with the expected segregation for resistant and susceptible plants were used for chromosomal assignment analysis. Seventy-one segregating silicoDArT sequences were used to perform local BLASTn of segregating silicoDArT marker sequence against Chaffin et al.’s (2016) oat consensus map uploaded by Bekele et al. (2018) and were performed using the CLC Genomic Workbench version 8.0.1 with the lowest e value = 1e−10 and greatest identity ≥ 95%. The genetic position of silicoDArT markers was assigned based on their counterparts placement on the consensus map.
Results
A total of 146 individuals of the ‘Sam’ × CN113536 F2 population were tested in 2 independent host–pathogen tests with 2 different powdery mildew isolates. In both tests, segregation for resistant and susceptible plants was obtained. The numbers of resistant and susceptible individuals were very similar: 104 and 103 resistant and 42 and 43 susceptible individuals were identified in the tests based on the Białka and Laski isolates, respectively. The segregation ratio of the F2 populations was analysed using chi-square tests for goodness of fit. In both cases, the observed ratio did not deviate from that expected under the model 3 resistant/1 susceptible plant at a p value of 5%; this value was 0.3 and 0.2 for Białka and Laski, respectively (Table 1). To confirm the monogenic inheritance of resistance, host–pathogen tests were carried out on individuals of the F3 population. The obtained segregation approximated a 1:2:1 ratio corroborating single-gene segregation (Table 1).
To identify silicoDArT markers for new resistance gene to oat powdery mildew, designed Pm11, F2 segregating population ‘Sam’ × A. sterilis CN113536 were analysed using DArTseq methodology. A total of 30,620 silicoDArT markers were identified: 29,538 markers were polymorphic, and 202 were highly correlated with resistance in the analysed population. Among them, based on the length of the sequence, 71 were selected for potential conversion: 42 specific to resistant and 29 specific to susceptible individuals. Finally, 40 silicoDArT markers were suitable for primer design. Two pairs of specific primers were proposed for each sequence. First, all designed specific primers were tested on a group of 5 resistant and 5 susceptible genotypes. From this pool, five markers were selected: 3 for resistant and 2 for susceptible plants, which initiated the amplification of the products in the expected groups (Table 2).
The selected primers were tested on the set of 92 genotypes that were subject to DArTseq genotyping to verify the correctness of the conversion process. The correlation of the converted markers and the original silicoDArT markers was very high, indicating that the marker conversion process was correct. In the next step, PCR with selected primers was carried out for all 146 individuals of the F2 population to calculate the correlation between the converted markers and the phenotypic observations, at a p value < 0.05 (Table 2). Markers specific to resistant plants initiated amplification of the products for both resistant homozygotes and heterozygotes. The correlation between the presence of the marker and the phenotype observation was 0.592 (Pm11-3F,R) and 0.513 (Pm11-21F,R); a very low correlation (0.118) was obtained for primer Pm11-41 F,R, and it was excluded from further analyses. Both markers were present in all resistant homozygotes: the marker Pm11-3 was present in 65 plants phenotyped as heterozygous, and Pm11-21 was present in 61 samples. The markers specific to susceptible genotypes (Pm11-48 and Pm11-49) initiated the amplification of products in susceptible homozygotes, and the expected products were also observed in individuals phenotyped in F3 as heterozygotes (Pm11-48 in 65 and Pm11-49 in 64). The results obtained from PCR and the host–pathogen tests allowed us to develop a good method of identifying resistant and susceptible genotypes in the analysed population. First, the application of the single markers Pm11-3 and Pm11-21 allowed the selection of resistant plants with new Pm gene. Second, the use of a combination of marker Pm11-21 (specific to resistant plants) and marker Pm11-48 (specific to susceptible plants) allowed the selection of homozygous and heterozygous genes from the analysed population. After PCR with the two pairs of selected primers, the 1–0 pattern (presence–absence of the PCR product) was observed for resistant homozygotes, while the 0–1 pattern was recorded for susceptible homozygotes. The presence of both amplification products (1–1 pattern) was observed for individuals that were phenotyped as heterozygotes (Fig. 1).
The obtained silicoDArT markers were used for chromosomal localization of the new resistance gene. BLASTn analysis revealed that only five out of 71 segregating silicoDArT markers had their counterparts on the consensus map. All five markers located within 2.9-cM-long region of Mrg12. SilicoDArT marker 13752573 (avgbs_cluster_4196.1.27) positioned on 14.1cM; 3279616 (avgbs_cluster_42260.1.12)—15.5cM; 22076538 (avgbs2_107266.1.50)—15.9cM; 5446415 (avgbs_218395)—17.0cM; and 5432233 (avgbs_104885)—17.0cM.
Discussion
Thus far, 10 major genes conditioning resistance to oat powdery mildew have been characterized. Among the described Pm genes, Pm1, Pm3 and Pm6 are common in commercial cultivars from Europe and North America (Hsam et al. 1997, 1998; Okoń 2012; Okoń et al. 2016a). However, the resistance conditioned by these genes has already been broken by existing races of the pathogen, and only Pm4 and Pm7 are still effective (Okoń 2015). There is no available information about the effectiveness of two resistance genes recently identified by Herrmann and Volker (2018): Pm9 and Pm10 from Avena byzantina. The authors mentioned only that genotypes with these genes were resistant against a highly virulent powdery mildew isolate. These genes have not been used in breeding programmes thus far. Herrmann and Volker (2018) mentioned that Pm7 is effective and successfully used in breeding programmes in Germany, but Okoń and Ociepa (2017) found isolates that were virulent to plants with the Pm7 gene. The virulence of the pathogen population has changed, and new, more aggressive pathotypes have appeared. To maintain a high level of resistance, it is necessary to seek out and introduce new and effective resistance genes for breeding programmes.
Okoń and Ociepa (2018) found that A. sterilis genotype CN113536 possesses a new and highly effective gene against existing powdery mildew pathotypes. The presented work concerns the characterization of the inheritance of this new mildew resistance gene, its chromosomal location and the development of DNA markers, allowing its identification in the oat genome. The conducted host–pathogen tests showed that segregation of resistance in the F2 population was close to the 3:1 model and that in the F3 population segregation fits the 1:2:1 model. Based on these results, and results obtained by Okoń and Ociepa (2018), we postulate the presence of a new resistance gene in A. sterilis genotype CN113536. We named it Pm11.
According to the oat map published by Bekele et al. (2018), our new resistance gene (Pm11) was located on Mrg12. Only five out of 71 segregating silicoDArT markers had their counterparts on the consensus map. The reason is probably origin of these sequences from the A. sterilis CN113536—donor of powdery mildew resistance gene. The early generation of mapping population and a modest/minor number of recombination events could also contribute to that. Nevertheless, five markers positioned on the consensus map pointed at a very restricted region.
Chaffin et al. (2016) underline the fact that only nine merge chromosomes (Mrg) were assigned with high level of certainty to the corresponding chromosome assignments, inferred by Oliver et al. (2013). The authors discuss the fact that Mrg12 and chromosome 13A not be confirmed as the same. Moreover, they identified the strong homology between Mrg12 and Mrg02, which is assigned to chromosome 9D. Previous research conducted by Hsam et al. (2014) showed that the Pm7 gene was located on the chromosome 13A. The host–pathogen tests presented in our previous work (Okoń and Ociepa 2018) showed significant differences in infection patterns between control genotypes with the Pm7 and new Pm11 gene. A similar situation was found by Herrmann and Volker (2018), who mapped the Pm10 gene to chromosome 10D, on which the Pm6 gene was present (Hsam et al. 2014). They also distinguished these two genes based on different infection patterns. Moreover, they suggested that no clear distinction between Pm8 and Pm10 can be presently obtained. Herrmann and Volker (2018) also found that the Pm9 gene is located close to Pm5. These results suggest that Pm, similar to the Pc genes, exists in clusters in the genome, in groups that are either tightly linked or allelic (Kiehn et al. 1976; Harder and McKenzie 1980; Martens et al. 1980).
The introduction of new resistance genes into cultivated forms increases the level of cultivar resistance. However, the possibility of conducting selection based on molecular markers is a very important aspect of modern plant breeding. There are several examples of the use of molecular markers to identify important traits in oats, such as SNP markers associated with short straw (Tanhuanpää et al. 2006), AFLP and RAPD markers associated with flowering time in Brazilian oat varieties (Locatelli et al. 2006), SCAR and CAPS markers linked to ß-glucan and protein content (Orr and Molnar 2008) and AFLP markers linked to BYDV resistance (Jin et al. 1998). A certain percentage of molecular markers are associated with resistance to fungal disease, such as crown rust (Chen et al. 2006; Rines et al. 2018), stem rust (Penner et al. 1993) and powdery mildew (Okon et al. 2018a, b; Okoń and Kowalczyk 2012b; Yu and Herrmann 2006). Yu and Herrmann (2006) identified a co-dominant simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker and developed four AFLP-derived STS markers tightly linked to the Pm5 resistance gene. Okoń and Kowalczyk (2012b) developed the SCAR-BG8 marker linked to Pm6. Molecular markers specific to Pm4 were developed by Okon et al. (2018a, b) using DArTseq technology.
The current work attempted to develop a method for identifying a new powdery mildew resistance gene in oat based on the use of molecular markers obtained by PCR. Random markers associated with the Pm11 gene have been identified by the DArTseq method. In our study, we used the silicoDArT method for more numerous markers. There is limited information in the available literature about the successful conversion of DArT markers. McCartney et al. (2011) mapped Pc91 to a linkage group consisting of 44 DArTs. They developed five PCR-based markers that co-segregated with Pc91 from three non-redundant DArTs. A study conducted by Okon et al. (2018a, b) also confirmed the possibility of converting DArTseq markers into PCR-specific markers, but only 3 primer pairs produced the expected patterns across the mapping population.
In the present study, the conversion of silicoDArT markers allows for the identification of genotypes with Pm11 powdery mildew resistance gene. Also, the use of these markers allowed us to identify heterozygotes in the analysed population. The obtained markers can be used in the selection of genotypes with the Pm11 gene as well as in the identification of homozygous and heterozygous genes in breeding programmes. These markers can also be useful in gene pyramid identification which is a very good way to achieve long-term resistance against powdery mildew in oat cultivars.
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This study was funded by the National Research and Development Centre out in the framework of the Programme LEADER V project number: LIDER V/21/p325/L-5/13/NCBR/2014 ‘Identification of new and effective resistance genes to fungal diseases in oats and development of DNA markers for their identification’.
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TO and SO conceived and designed the experiment; TO, SO, AN and JLN performed the experiments; TO and SO did analysis and interpretation of results; EPG and MB did chromosomal localization; TO drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Ociepa, T., Okoń, S., Nucia, A. et al. Molecular identification and chromosomal localization of new powdery mildew resistance gene Pm11 in oat. Theor Appl Genet 133, 179–185 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03449-3
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