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White rust, caused by Albugo candida, is an economically important disease of Brassica juncea mustard. The most efficient and cost effective way of protecting mustard plants from white rust is through genetic resistance. The development of canola quality B. juncea through interspecific crosses of B. juncea with Brassica napus has lead to the introgression of white rust resistance from B. napus into B. juncea. The objective of this study was to identify DNA markers for white rust resistance, derived from the introgressed B. napus chromosome segment, in a BC3F2 population of condiment B. juncea mustard. This segregating population was phenotyped for white rust reaction and used to screen for AFLP markers associated with white rust resistance using bulked segregant analysis. Segregation data indicated that a single dominant gene controlled resistance to white rust. Eight AFLP markers linked to white rust resistance were identified, all derived from B. napus. The B. napus chromosome segment, carrying the white rust resistance gene (Ac2V 1), appeared to have recombined with the B. juncea DNA since recombinant individuals were identified. Comparative map** of the eight B. napus-derived AFLP markers in a typical B. napus map** population was inconclusive; therefore, the size of the introgressed B. napus fragment could not be determined.
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Somers, .D., Rakow, .G. & Rimmer, .S. Brassica napus DNA markers linked to white rust resistance in Brassica juncea . Theor Appl Genet 104, 1121–1124 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-001-0812-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-001-0812-1