Edesi, Jaanika and Tikkinen, Mikko and Elfstrand, Malin and Olson, Åke and Varis, Saila and Egertsdotter, Ulrika and Aronen, Tuija
(2021).
Root Rot Resistance Locus PaLAR3 Is Delivered by Somatic Embryogenesis (SE) Pipeline in Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.).
Forests. 12
, 193
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Abstract
Research Highlights: The Norway spruce somatic embryogenesis (SE) pipeline is suitable for multiplication of material with root rot resistance traits. Background and Objectives: Heterobasidion root rot is the economically most severe forest pathogen in Europe, reducing the benefit of planting elite forest material. In this study, the SE-propagation ability of elite Norway spruce material carrying root rot resistance traits was studied. Materials and Methods: We analyzed the presence of the root rot resistance locus PaLAR3B among 80 Finnish progeny-tested Norway spruce plus-trees used for SE-plant production as well as in 241 SE lines (genotypes) derived from them. Seven full-sib families with lines having either AA, AB, or BB genotype for PaLAR3 locus were further studied for their SE-plant propagation ability. Results: The results indicate that 47.5% of the studied elite trees carry the PaLAR3B allele (45% are heterozygous and 2.5% homozygous). The resistance allele was present among the SE lines as expected based on Mendelian segregation and did not interfere with somatic embryo production capacity. All embryos from PaLAR3 genotypes germinated well and emblings were viable in the end of first growing season. However, in three families, PaLAR3B homo- or heterozygotes had 23.2% to 32.1% lower viability compared to their respective hetero- or PaLAR3A homozygotes. Conclusions: There is no trade-off between root rot resistance locus PaLAR3B and somatic embryo production ability, but the allele may interfere with Norway spruce embling establishment.
Authors/Creators: | Edesi, Jaanika and Tikkinen, Mikko and Elfstrand, Malin and Olson, Åke and Varis, Saila and Egertsdotter, Ulrika and Aronen, Tuija | ||||||
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Title: | Root Rot Resistance Locus PaLAR3 Is Delivered by Somatic Embryogenesis (SE) Pipeline in Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | Forests | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2021 | ||||||
Volume: | 12 | ||||||
Article number: | 193 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||||
Publisher: | MDPI | ||||||
ISSN: | 1999-4907 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Research article | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Forest Science | ||||||
Keywords: | genomic selection, somatic embryogenesis, root rot resistance, vegetative propagation | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-111241 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-111241 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 22854 | ||||||
Faculty: | S - Faculty of Forest Sciences | ||||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology (S) > Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology (S) > Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 29 Mar 2021 10:03 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2021 10:11 |
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