Authors
Noah, J. M., Balesdent, M.-H., Foulongne-Oriol, M., Gorse, M., Langlands-Perry, C., LAPALU, N., MARCEL, T. C., Moury, B., Rouxel, T., Soyer, J. L.
Abstract
Leptosphaeria maculans is a plant-pathogenic fungus that infects Brassica species, including Brassica napus (oilseed rape). Breeding oilseed rape varieties with genetic resistance is an efficient way to control the disease; however, L. maculans can adapt and overcome these resistances. Understanding the mechanisms that enable L. maculans to adapt is crucial for managing the emergence of better-adapted isolates. Brassica carinata, the Ethiopian Mustard, although closely related to B. napus, is considered a nonhost species of L. maculans because this fungus cannot infect it. Despite the extreme resistance of B. carinata, one natural L. maculans isolate has been identified as unable to infect B. napus, causing moderate and atypical symptoms on this species. We performed a cross between this isolate and an isolate adapted to B. napus, followed by a QTL analysis, which identified seven QTL, each encompassing candidate genes involved in L. maculans adaptation to B. carinata or B. napus. Additionally, we observed transgression in the progeny, wherein a few strains caused significantly more or less aggressive symptoms on both species of Brassica. We found that epistasis within the L. maculans genome contributes to the observed transgression. These initial findings provide further opportunities to study the adaptive capacities of L. maculans, as well as data to initiate analysis of the extreme resistance of B. carinata to L. maculans.
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