Development of a Gene-Based High Resolution Melting (HRM) Marker for Selecting the Gene <i>ty-5</i> Conferring Resistance to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus

• Published in: Horticulturae
• Main Authors: Yinlei Wang, Liuxia Song, Liping Zhao, Wengui Yu, Tongmin Zhao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
• Subjects: tomato yellow leaf curl virus; <i>ty-5</i> gene; HRM; functional marker
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/2/112

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) causes serious yield reductions in China. The use of certain resistance genes in tomato varieties has alleviated the impact of the virus to a certain extent. Recently, varieties with the <i>Ty-1, Ty-2,</i> or <i>Ty-3</i> genes lost their resistance to TYLCV in some areas in China. New genes should be introduced into tomato to maintain the resistance to TYLCV. Tomato line AVTO1227 has excellent resistance to disease due to the resistance gene <i>ty-5.</i> In this study, we screened different types of markers in a tomato F₂ population to compare their accuracy and efficiency. The sequencing analysis results were consistent with the high resolution melting (HRM) marker genotype and field identification results. The result confirmed that the functional marker of <i>ty-5</i> was accurate and reliable. The single nucleotide polymorphism-based HRM genotyping method established in this study can be used for the selection of breeding parent material, gene correlation analysis, and molecular marker-assisted breeding.