Breeding of Anthracnose-Resistant Pepper Lines Derived from Interspecific Hybrids between C. baccatum var. pendulum and C. annuum
Young Moon ChaeMyeong-Cheoul ChoCho YongSeopSeoung-Ryong CheongDo-Ham PaeYoung-Hyun OmHyo-Duk SeoIl-Gin MokKwan-Dal KoDaeune-G OhBu‐Young YiKi-Taek Kim
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Interspecific hybridization is essential to introgress resistance genes from Capsicum baccatum, a related species of cultivated pepper (C. annuum), since reliable genetic resources resistant to anthracnose have recently been identified within the C. baccatum germplasm. In conventional interspecific hybridization between the two species, hybrids could not be generated due to embryo abortion, which has been known to be a post-fertilization genetic barrier. Some partially compatible cross combinations, determined through observations of embryo development after pollination, were identified using a large number of accessions of C. annuum as pistillate parents. Embryo rescue technique was successfully employed to produce hybrids in these partially compatible crosses. Immature seeds bearing torpedo or early cotyledonary embryos, developed 35–40 days after pollination, were excised and the embryos were cultured on MS medium with sucrose and plant growth regulators. Hybridity was confirmed by observation of corolla yellow spot as a dominant species-specific trait of C. baccatum and using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker analysis. All the hybrid plants displayed vigorous growth but complete pollen sterility. The hybrid sterility was overcome through intensive backcrossing using C. annuum as the pollen parent. Consequently, hundreds of interspecific BC1F1 progenies were raised, and introgression of anthracnose resistance was confirmed in this segregating population.
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The genus Capsicum has 20-30 species, of which only a few are cultivated. Capsicum annuum L. is the best known Capsicum all around the world, while the other species are not common outside Latin America. Since it is the best known and commercially the most valuable species, many breeding programs have been conducted on C. annuum L., especially on the non-pungent vegetable types. Breeding of other species has received less attention. Therefore, this work was conducted on two species other than C. annuum that are rarely studied-- C. baccatum and C. cardenasii. Other results concern linkage groups and association of the marker genes or linkage groups with the chromosomes involved in an interchange. Linkage was detected for two pairs of genes only; these were between Got-1 and Idh-1, and between Pgi-2 and Est-5. No gene was found to show a statistically significant association with chromosomes with interchanged segments.
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Capsicum baccatum, commonly known as ají, has been reported as a source of variation for many different traits to improve common pepper (C. annuum), one of the most important vegetables in the world. However, strong interspecific hybridization barriers exist between them. A comparative study of two wide hybridization approaches for introgressing C. baccatum genes into C. annuum was performed: i) genetic bridge (GB) using C. chinense and C. frutescens as bridge species; and, ii) direct cross between C. annuum and C. baccatum combined with in vitro embryo rescue (ER). A diverse and representative collection of 18 accessions from four cultivated species of Capsicum was used, including C. annuum (12), C. baccatum (3), C. chinense (2), and C. frutescens (1). More than 5000 crosses were made and over 1000 embryos were rescued in the present study. C. chinense performed as a good bridge species between C. annuum and C. baccatum, with the best results being obtained with the cross combination [C. baccatum (♀) × C. chinense (♂)] (♀) × C. annuum (♂), while C. frutescens gave poor results as bridge species due to strong prezygotic and postzygotic barriers. Virus-like-syndrome or dwarfism was observed in F1 hybrids when both C. chinense and C. frutescens were used as female parents. Regarding the ER strategy, the best response was found in C. annuum (♀) × C. baccatum (♂) crosses. First backcrosses to C. annuum (BC1s) were obtained according to the crossing scheme [C. annuum (♀) × C. baccatum (♂)] (♀) × C. annuum (♂) using ER. Advantages and disadvantages of each strategy are discussed in relation to their application to breeding programmes. These results provide breeders with useful practical information for the regular utilization of the C. baccatum gene pool in C. annuum breeding.
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