Reaction of common bean lines derived from recurrent selection for white mold resistance and aggressiveness of Sclerotinia sclerotirum isolates / Reação de linhagens de feijão comum derivadas de seleção recorrente para resistência ao mofo branco e agressividade de isolados de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

The objectives of this study were to verify the resistance of common bean lines derived from recurrent selection for white mold resistance and to identify those more stable to different isolates; to compare the aggressiveness of different Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates; and to verify isolates x lines interaction. Fifteen common bean lines were evaluated, twelve derived from recurrent selection for white mold resistance, one non-adapted source of resistance (Cornell 605), one moderately resistant and adapted (VC-16) and one susceptible to white mold (Corujinha). Ten isolates were used to inoculate the common bean lines through the straw test. A total of ten experiments were performed, one for each isolate. The randomized complete block design with three replications was used in each experiment. Each plot had five plants inoculated in two main branches, therefore the plot data was the average of the ten evaluations through a scale of nine grades. Diallel analysis were used to estimate the general reaction capacity (lines) and general aggressiveness capacity (isolates) to measure the resistance to white mold and the aggressiveness of the isolates, respectively. The GGE biplot analysis was used to group the common bean lines based on their resistance alleles and identify those more instable to the isolates. The resistance of the lines P4 and P10 was similar to Cornell 605, and they had stable reaction to different isolates and "Carioca" grain type. The lines of the advanced cycles of recurrent selection accumulated more favorable alleles than those of the first cycles, confirming the efficiency of the recurrent selection to increase white mold resistance in common bean. In addition, it was identified more aggressive isolates, UFLA 109 and UFLA 116, and a small magnitude of isolates x lines interaction, indicating a predominance of the horizontal resistance of the lines.

Os objetivos deste estudo foram verificar a resistência de linhagens de feijoeiro derivadas de diferentes ciclos de seleção recorrente para resistência ao mofo branco e identificar aquelas mais estáveis quando inoculadas com diferentes isolados; comparar a agressividade de diferentes isolados de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum e verificar se há interação isolados x linhagens. Quinze linhagens de feijoeiro comum foram avaliadas, doze derivadas de seleção recorrente para mofo branco, uma fonte de resistência não adaptada (Cornell 605), uma moderadamente resistente e adaptada (VC-16) e uma suscetível ao mofo branco (Corujinha). Dez isolados foram utilizados para inocular as linhagens de feijoeiro através do straw test. Foram realizados dez experimentos, um para cada isolado. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados, com três repetições. Em cada parcela, cinco plantas foram inoculadas em dois ramos principais, portanto, os dados da parcela foram a média de dez avaliações utilizando uma escala de nove notas. A análise dialélica foi utilizada para estimar a capacidade geral de reação (linhagens) e capacidade geral de agressividade (isolados) para medir, respectivamente, a resistência das linhagens e a agressividade dos isolados. A análise GGE biplot foi utilizada para agrupar as linhagens baseado em seus alelos de resistência e identificar as mais estáveis aos isolados. A resistência das linhagens P4 e P10 foi semelhante à Cornell 605, com reação estável e grãos tipo "Carioca". Como esperado, as linhagens dos ciclos mais avançados de seleção recorrente acumularam mais alelos favoráveis que aquelas dos primeiros ciclos confirmando a eficiência da seleção. Além disso, foram identificados isolados mais agressivos, UFLA109 e UFLA 116 e interação isolados x linhagens de pequena magnitude, indicando um predomínio da resistência horizontal.

Reaction of common bean progenies to white mold derived from recurrent selection / Reação de progênies de feijão ao mofo branco derivadas de seleção recorrente

This study was realized with the objective of verifying the resistance to white mold of common bean progenies derived from recurrent selection for resistance to angular leaf spot. The plant material used was obtained from a program of recurrent selection, which was started by crossing seven lines with carioca grain type with ten sources of resistance to angular leaf spot according to the partial diallel scheme. To evaluate the resistance to white mold, it was verified the reaction of 17 parents plus 35 selected progenies, to oxalic acid. Huge heterogeneity among the parents was observed, showing that some of them have resistance alleles to white mold, and thus, there is a possibility of recombine these alleles through the recurrent selection and obtaining progenies with high levels of resistance. Even in initial cycles, some progenies exhibited resistance to white mold similar to the one of cultivar 'G-122', which presents good level of resistance to this disease. This leads to infer that the original population already had some level of physiological resistance for the reaction to absorption of oxalic acid, and also for resistance to angular leaf spot. Thus, among the selected progenies for resistance to angular leaf spot, grain type and high yield, at least four progenies have resistance to white mold similar to the source of resistance 'G-122'.

Este estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de verificar a resistência ao mofo branco de progênies de feijão, provenientes de seleção recorrente para resistência à mancha angular. O material vegetal utilizado foi obtido de um programa de seleção recorrente, iniciado com o intercruzamento entre sete linhagens com grãos tipo carioca e dez fontes de resistência à mancha angular no esquema dialelo parcial. Para avaliação da resistência ao mofo branco, foi verificada a reação desses 17 genitores mais as 35 progênies obtidas, ao ácido oxálico. Foi observada uma ampla variabilidade nos genitores, indicando que alguns possuem alelos de resistência ao mofo branco e, assim, há possibilidade de associação desses alelos no programa de seleção recorrente e obtenção de progênies com níveis superiores de resistência. As progênies que se apresentaram como mais resistentes foram MAV-1.7, MAV-3.36, MAVI-21 e MAVI-60. Mesmo em ciclos iniciais, algumas progênies apresentaram nota média de reação ao mofo branco semelhante à da cultivar 'G-122', que apresenta bom nível de resistência a essa doença. Isso leva a inferir que a população original utilizada já possuía algum nível de resistência fisiológica para a reação à absorção ao ácido oxálico e também para a resistência à mancha angular. Assim, entre as progênies selecionadas para a resistência à mancha angular, tipo de grão e produtividade, pelo menos quatro apresentam nível de resistência ao mofo branco semelhante à fonte de resistência 'G-122'.

Natural selection for efficiency in the use of nitrogen in common bean identified by analysis of microsatellites and grain yield

This study was carried out in order to verify whether natural selection acts on segregating common bean populations grown in the presence and absence of N, and to verify that natural selection affects the frequency of microsatellite alleles specifically, and in order to identify those that can assist in selection. Four populations from the crosses Ouro Negro x CI-107 and VC-5 x IAPAR-81 were carried forward in bulk to F8 at both levels of N. Ouro Negro and VC-5 are considered stress tolerant to nitrogen and IAPAR-81 and CI-107 responsive. One hundred progenies were obtained from each cross and grown in the presence and absence of N. DNA was extracted from 400 progenies, of which 194 were evaluated in the rainy season and 79 in the winter crop for grain yield. These progenies were evaluated in two separate experiments with and without N, in a 14 x 14 lattice design during rainy season and 9 x 9 in the winter season. We selected 35 pairs of polymorphic primers from the parents, with 20 being common from the two crosses. Using DNA of the 400 progenies, it was found that natural selection acted in 33 loci, in at least one environment and cross, and that alleles of the four parents were favoured by natural selection. QTLs were identified for the response rate of N and for grain yield and the linked markers are potential for assisted selection, especially the two most stable; BMD-20, in response to the use of N and PVBR-93 for grain yield.

Natural selection in common bean microsatellite alleles and identification of QTLs for grain yield

Natural selection acts to select better adapted individuals or alleles in segregating population and help plant breeding. The objective of this work was to verify the effect of natural selection on microsatellite alleles as indicators of better adaptation and identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for grain yield. This study evaluated 107 progenies from the F8 and 107 from the F24 generation derived from crossing Carioca MG and ESAL 686 lines, carried out by the bulk method, and evaluated in three different seasons: winter 2001; rainy 2001 and dry 2002. It was utilized 22 polymorphic markers and the natural selection acted in all of them. The frequency of the alleles of the parent Carioca MG, the most adapted, was increased in all of the 22 loci in F8 and 19 loci in F24. Selection affected each locus with different intensities in different generations. All of the selected alleles can be important for breeding program. QTLs were identified in generation F8 and F24 at varied magnitudes. The best marker PVttc002 explained 11.76 percent of variation in grain yield. However, an elevated interaction between QTLs and the environments was observed, showing the great difficulty in assisted selection.

Marker-assisted backcrossing using microsatellites and validation of SCAR Phs marker for resistance to white mold in common bean

Molecular markers may accelerate selection through the identification of plants with higher proportion of recurrent parent genome, as well as identifying those plants bearing target alleles like quantitative traits loci (QTLs) for white mold resistance. The objectives of this work were: 1) to employ microsatellite markers (SSR) in order to accelerate the recovery of recurrent parent genome 2) to validate sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) Phs associated with a QTL that confers resistance to white mold, as previously identified in bean populations. Lines G122 and M20 were crossed, which generated 267 F1 plants from backcross (BC) BC1 and 113 plants from backcross BC2.SSR polymorphic markers were adopted. The relationship between BC plants and the recurrent parent was estimated based on the recurrent genome proportion (PR) in each BC plant, and the Sorensen-Dice genetic similarity (sg ir). To determine how much the phenotypic variation is explained by SCAR Phs, 56 F1:2BC1 progenies were evaluated on the field following a random block design with two replications through the straw test method. SSR markers are efficient in identifying individuals with a greater proportion of the recurrent genome. SCAR Phs was not efficient for the indirect selection of common beans for white mold resistance.

Seleção de famílias de feijoeiro baseada na produtividade, no tipo de grãos e informações de QTLs / Selection of common bean families based on grain type and yield, and QTLs informations

Objetivou-se neste trabalho, selecionar famílias de feijoeiro promissoras para a produtividade de grãos com tipo de grãos ideal utilizando informações fenotípicas e de marcadores moleculares ligados a QTLs. Foram utilizadas 100 famílias F3:7, avaliadas em três safras, com dois experimentos/safra, totalizando seis experimentos. A primeira safra foi a da seca/2007, na qual conduziu-se um experimento em Lavras-MG e o outro em Ijaci-MG. Nas safras de inverno/2007 e águas 2007/2008, foram conduzidos, em cada uma, um experimento em Lavras-MG e outro em Lambari-MG. Em todos eles foi utilizado o delineamento látice triplo 10x10, com parcelas de duas linhas de dois metros. As famílias foram avaliadas pela sua produtividade de grãos. Em apenas um dos experimentos de cada safra foi avaliado o tipo de grão. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância individual e conjunta, por local e por safra. 480 marcadores microssatélites foram testados para identificar polimorfismo entre os genitores. Os oito marcadores polimórficos identificados foram utilizados para a genotipagem das famílias. Entre esses, cinco explicaram parte da variação da produtividade de grãos. Os marcadores explicaram pequena porcentagem da variação fenotípica e apresentaram alta interação QTLs x ambientes. O ganho com a seleção fenotípica para produtividade de grãos foi de 7,4 por cento, e de 9,6 por cento para tipo de grãos, adotando a intensidade de seleção de 5 por cento. A seleção assistida por marcadores foi equivalente à fenotípica para produtividade de grãos, porque apenas um marcador mais estável contribuiu para a seleção com base na média dos ambientes.

The objectives of this research were to select com mon bean families with high grain yield and ideal grain type using phenotypical information and molecular markers linked to the QTLs. One hundred F3:7 families were evaluated in three seasons, in two field experiments per season. Two experiments were set up in the counties of Lavras and Ijaci in the dry season/2007, other four experiments were set up in Lavras and Lambari, two in the winter season/2007 and two in the 2007/2008 rainy season. A 10x10 lattice design was used in all experiments, using 2m-long plots and rows 50cm apart. The families were evaluated based on grain yield in all experiments, and based on grain type in one experiment per season. Moreover, 480 microsatellite markers were tested in the parents. Eight markers were polymorphic and used for genotyping the families. Among them five explained part of the grain yield variability and presented high interaction by environments. Selecting 5 percent of the families the genetic gain was of 7,4 percent for grain yield and 9,6 percent for grain type. The marker-assisted selection gave a similar result to the phenotypic selection because only one more stable marker of the along with average grain yield was used in the selection.

Seleção assistida por marcadores para teor de matéria seca e açúcares redutores em tubérculos de batata / Marker assisted selection for dry matter and reducing sugars in potato tubers

A seleção precoce de clones que possuam níveis elevados de matéria seca e baixos teores de açúcares redutores é uma necessidade nos programas de melhoramento para a qualidade de processamento da batata (Solanum tuberosum L.) na forma de palitos fritos ou chips. A seleção precoce tornou-se possível com a utilização de marcadores genéticos, visto que permitem a identificação precisa de indivíduos superiores. Assim, procura-se cada vez mais encontrar marcadores capazes de caracterizar tais indivíduos e utilizá-los via seleção assistida. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência da seleção assistida, utilizando os marcadores identificados por ANDREU (2004) que estariam associados ao teor de matéria seca e açúcares redutores em tubérculos de batata. Clones provenientes de 20 famílias foram avaliados nas gerações de plântula (P), primeira geração clonal (C1) e segunda geração clonal (C2). As estimativas das correlações simples para os caracteres entre gerações foram significativas, porém, baixas, confirmando a inviabilidade de se efetuar a seleção precoce nas primeiras gerações com base apenas em informações fenotípicas. Os marcadores utilizados forneceram um total de 16 marcas. Pela regressão múltipla stepwise, apenas sete dessas marcas tiveram associação com os caracteres estudados. Além disso, nenhuma marca associada ao teor de matéria seca de tubérculos na geração C1 teve associação significativa na geração C2. Isso também foi observado com o teor de açúcares redutores, o que é um indicativo da interação QTLs x ambientes. A seleção assistida não se mostrou eficiente em relação à fenotípica em nenhum dos casos avaliados, portanto, não sendo útil em uma possível seleção precoce. Esses resultados indicam que tais marcadores não estão próximos aos genes controladores dos caracteres desejados, sendo necessária a identificação de novos marcadores mais associados que possibilitem maior eficiência da seleção assistida.

Early generation selection for clones with high content of tuber dry matter and low levels of reducing sugars is required for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) processing. Selection of superior clones at early generations became possible with the deployment of genetic markers, and can precisely identify the superior individuals. Therefore, it is necessary to identify genetic markers closely linked to genes of interest to do assisted selection. The aim of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of marker assisted selection with genetic markers previously identified by ANDREU (2004), which are assumed to be associated with dry matter and reducing sugars content in potato tubers. Clones from 20 families were evaluated during the seedling generation (S), first clonal generation (C1) and second clonal generation (C2). The estimated coefficients of correlation for all traits among generations were significant, even though of low magnitude, confirming that selection at early generation based only on phenotypic traits is inviable. A total of sixteen bands were amplified using these markers. However, by multiple stepwise regression, only seven of these bands showed association with the evaluated traits. Moreover, no markers associated with dry matter and reducing sugars content in the C1 were significantly associated with these traits in the C2, suggesting the existence of QTLs x environment interactions. The marker assisted selection resulted less efficient than the phenotypic selection in all cases studied, and thus is not recommended for early generation selection of clones for the processing industry. These results suggest that the markers used are not closely linked to the genes controlling the traits most important for processing. Therefore, it is important to identify new markers closely linked with such traits of interest that could improve the efficiency of marker assisted selection.