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Development of molecular markers linked to the Fom-1 locus for resistance to Fusarium race 2 in melon

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Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis (F.o.m), is a worldwide soil-borne disease of melon (Cucumis melo L.). The most effective control measure available is the use of resistant varieties. Resistance to races 0 and 2 of this fungal pathogen is conditioned by the dominant gene Fom-1. An F2 population derived from the ‘Charentais-Fom1’ × ‘TRG-1551’ cross was used in combination with bulked segregant analysis utilizing the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers, in order to develop molecular markers linked to the locus Fom-1. Four hundred decamer primers were screened to identify three RAPD markers (B17649, V01578, and V061092) linked to Fom-1 locus. Fragments amplified by primers B17649 and V01578 were linked in coupling phase to Fom1, at 3.5 and 4 cM respectively, whereas V061092 marker was linked in repulsion to the same dominant resistant allele at 15.1 cM from the Fom-1 locus. These RAPDs were cloned and sequenced in order to design primers that would amplify only the target fragment. The derived sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers SB17645 and SV01574 (645 and 574 bp, respectively) were present only in the resistant parent. The SV061092 marker amplified a band of 1092 bp only in the susceptible parent. These markers are more universal than the CAPS markers developed by Brotman et al. (Theor Appl Genet 10:337–345, 2005). The analysis of 24 melon accessions, representing several melon types, with these markers revealed that different melon types behaved differently with the developed markers supporting the theory of multiple, independent origins of resistance to races 0 and 2 of F.o.m.

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This study was funded by the grant AGL2005-03850-C02-02 from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (MEC). A. Oumouloud acknowledges a fellowship from the IAECI (Spanish Foreing Affaires Ministry). M.S. Arnedo-Andrés was supported by a “INIA-CCAA” research contract from the Spanish MEC. The authors wish also to thank Dr. A. Lopez-Sesé from E.E. La Mayora (CSIC, Spain) for her kind assistance in mapping the molecular markers.

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  1. Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, BP. 18/S, 80 000, Agadir, Morocco

    Ali Oumouloud

  2. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Apartado 727, 50080, Zaragoza, Spain

    Maria Soledad Arnedo-Andres, Rafael Gonzalez-Torres & Jose María Alvarez

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Oumouloud, A., Arnedo-Andres, M.S., Gonzalez-Torres, R. et al. Development of molecular markers linked to the Fom-1 locus for resistance to Fusarium race 2 in melon. Euphytica 164, 347–356 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9664-y

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