Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2021) 134, 823-833

Hélène Pidon, Neele Wendler, Antje Habekuß, Anja Maasberg, Brigitte Ruge-Wehling, Dragan Perovic, Frank Ordon and Nils Stein (2021)
High-resolution mapping of Rym14^Hb, a wild relative resistance gene to barley yellow mosaic disease
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 134 (3), 823-833
Abstract: Barley yellow mosaic disease is caused by Barley yellow mosaic virus and Barley mild mosaic virus and leads to severe yield losses in barley (Hordeum vulgare) in Central Europe and East-Asia. Several resistance loci are used in barley breeding. However, cases of resistance-breaking viral strains are known, raising concerns about the durability of those genes. Rym14^Hb is a dominant major resistance gene on chromosome 6HS, originating from barley's secondary genepool wild relative Hordeum bulbosum. As such, the resistance mechanism may represent a case of non-host resistance, which could enhance its durability. A susceptible barley variety and a resistant H. bulbosum introgression line were crossed to produce a large F₂ mapping population (n = 7500), to compensate for a ten-fold reduction in recombination rate compared to intraspecific barley crosses. After high-throughput genotyping, the Rym14^Hb locus was assigned to a 2Mbp telomeric interval on chromosome 6HS. The co-segregating markers developed in this study can be used for marker-assisted introgression of this locus into barley elite germplasm with a minimum of linkage drag.
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Database assignments for author(s): Antje Habekuss, Brigitte Ruge-Wehling, Dragan Perovic, Frank Ordon

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Barley mild mosaic virus	Barley (Hordeum vulgare)	Germany
	Barley yellow mosaic virus	Barley (Hordeum vulgare)	Germany