Mapping quantitative trait loci for fruit traits and powdery mildew resistance in melon (Cucumis melo)

Yu-Hua Wang; Dong-Hong Wu; Jin-Hsing Huang; Shing-Jy Tsao; Kae-Kang Hwu; Hsiao_Feng Lo

doi:10.1186/s40529-016-0130-1

Mapping quantitative trait loci for fruit traits and powdery mildew resistance in melon (Cucumis melo)

Journal

Botanical Studies

Journal Volume

57

Pages

19

Date Issued

2016-08

Date

2016-08

Author(s)

Yu-Hua Wang

Dong-Hong Wu

Jin-Hsing Huang

Shing-Jy Tsao

Kae-Kang Hwu

Hsiao_Feng Lo

DOI

10.1186/s40529-016-0130-1

URI

https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/4161

https://as-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40529-016-0130-1

Abstract

Background: Fruit characters affect consumer preferences and the market value of melons is determined by fruit quality. Most fruit quality-related traits are controlled by multiple genes, and are influenced by environmental factors. Furthermore, powdery mildew is another limiting factor in melon production. To develop new melon cultivars with disease resistance and high quality fruits using the molecular marker-assisted breeding strategy, identification of quantitative trait loci for fruit quality and disease resistance is required. Results: The F-2 populations from the cross of TARI-08874 (Cucumis melo ssp. melo) and 'Bai-li-gua' (C. melo ssp. agrestis) were used to map the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for fruit-related traits and powdery mildew resistance in two trials. All traits were significantly different (P < 0.05) between parents. The generated linkage map consisted of twelve major linkage groups (LGs), spanning 626.1 cM in total, with an average distance of 8.3 cM between flanking markers. Nineteen QTLs were detected for seven melon traits, among which ten QTLs were localized to the same positions as the corresponding QTLs described in other studies. Four of these QTLs were detected in both trials. The results of identified QTLs in this study suggested that fruit size in the tested populations were mainly determined by fruit diameter and flesh thickness. All of the major QTLs for fruit diameter and flesh thickness were identified on LG5 and LG11. Four QTLs identified responsible for netting width of fruit rind were co-localized with the QTLs for netting density, suggesting similar genetic mechanisms affecting these two traits. Additionally, only one major QTL for powdery mildew resistance was detected on LG2, and it was closely linked to a simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker CMBR120 which was identified in a previous study. Conclusion: Because the netting feature is a crucial factor for external appearance of fruits in Asia market, we focus on mining the genetic information of fruit netting. This is the first report of QTL mapping to netting width. Furthermore, new QTLs were identified for netting density (qND4, qND6, and qND7) and netting width (qNW2, qNW4, qNW6, and qNW7) successfully. In addition, novel QTLs for fruit diameter (qFD5), flesh thickness (qFT11) were also detected.

Subjects

Cucumis melo

Quantitative trait loci (QTL)

Fruit-related traits

Fruit size

Fruit netting

Podosphaera xanthii

Publisher

Springer

Type

journal article

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