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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Crop and Product Physiology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1444281
This article is part of the Research Topic Quality and Resistance Physiology and Regulation of Root and Tuber Crops View all 5 articles

Genetic profiling and PVY resistance identification of potato germplasm resources

Provisionally accepted
Yan Gao Yan Gao *Chenxi Tian Chenxi Tian Yizhi Du Yizhi Du *Yong Zhao Yong Zhao *Rui Jiang Rui Jiang *Kai Zhang Kai Zhang *Dianqiu Lv Dianqiu Lv *
  • Southwest University, Chongqing, China

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    Excellent germplasm resources are the foundation for cultivating high-quality, disease-resistant, and stress-tolerant varieties. In this study, simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to identify 138 potato accessions collected from worldwide, and genetic cluster analysis was used to characterize the genetic diversity of the tested germplasm resources. The Potato virus Y (PVY) resistance of these potato accessions was identified by artificial friction inoculation combined with molecular marker detection, and potato accessions with different PVY resistance were screened based on disease index and incidence rate. Using SSR markers, 138 potato accessions were identified, and the results showed that the genetic distances between the tested potato germplasm resources ranged from 0.025 to 0.660, and the genetic similarity coefficients ranged from 0.489 to 0.975. The 138 accessions could be clustered into five subgroups using Unweighted Pair-Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA). Among them, Z173, Biyin No. 4, Suyin No. 2, XN995, XN987, Biyin No 22, Bibiao104, Sarpo mira, XN996, XN979, Desiree, RUNSHI, Actrice, Jia 1219, Heyin No 12, and Moyin No.1 have relatively distant genetic relationship with another 122 accessions. Based on the disease index, the following different accessions were screened: five highly resistant, 11 resistant, 45 moderately resistant, 35 susceptible, and 42 highly susceptible. Fourteen resource materials with good resistance (disease index ≤ 33.74%, and a grading of high resistance (HR) or medium resistance (MR); incidence rate ≤ 67.58%) were identified. By combining genetic cluster analysis and PVY resistance identification, six accessions showed PVY resistance and had distant genetic relationships with other accessions selected which provided important materials for disease resistance breeding and quality improvement of potato. In this study, the genetic diversity and PVY resistance of global potato germplasm resources was explored, and potato germplasm materials with important utilization value were screened. The results obtained in this study could provide important references for the research and utilization of global potato germplasm resources.

    Keywords: SSR, Genetic cluster analysis, PVY, Resistance, Potato

    Received: 05 Jun 2024; Accepted: 04 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Gao, Tian, Du, Zhao, Jiang, Zhang and Lv. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Yan Gao, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
    Yizhi Du, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
    Yong Zhao, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
    Rui Jiang, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
    Kai Zhang, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
    Dianqiu Lv, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

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