{"id":13041,"date":"2022-09-01T08:14:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/?p=13041"},"modified":"2022-08-26T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:21:38","slug":"cuccap-scientists-use-genomic-approaches-to-facilitate-breeding-for-prsv-w-resistance-in-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/2022\/09\/01\/cuccap-scientists-use-genomic-approaches-to-facilitate-breeding-for-prsv-w-resistance-in-squash\/","title":{"rendered":"CucCAP scientists use genomic approaches to facilitate breeding for PRSV-W resistance in squash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_-4299487943756424679xmsonormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10343 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/squash-logo-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/squash-logo-min.jpg 261w, http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/squash-logo-min-150x132.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/>Papaya ringspot virus-W (PRSV-W) is a potyvirus vectored by aphids that causes severe yield losses in squash production. \u00a0Resistance to\u00a0PRSV-W in the &#8216;Nigerian Local&#8217; accession of\u00a0<i>Cucurbita moschata<\/i>\u00a0is controlled by at least one recessive gene and other potential genetic modifiers. Deployment of marker-assisted selection can accelerate transfer of the resistance into elite cultivars, but this tool is limited by lack of QTL and marker information.\u00a0\u00a0Whole genome re-sequencing and bulk segregant analysis by the Meru laboratory (Univ Florida) identified a single QTL for resistance on Chromosome 09 of the\u00a0<i>C. moschata\u00a0<\/i>genome.\u00a0 Subsequent testing identified two SNP markers as potential targets for\u00a0marker-assisted selection. The findings of this study will facilitate breeding for resistance against\u00a0PRSV-W in commercial squash cultivars.\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"m_-4299487943756424679xmsonormal\">For further information:\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"m_-4299487943756424679xxmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpls.2022.848631\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whole genome re-sequencing and bulk segregant analysis reveals chromosomal location for PRSV-W resistance in squash<\/a><br \/>\nby: Swati Shrestha, Yuqing Fu, Vincent Njung\u2019e Michael and Geoffrey Meru<br \/>\nPublished in Frontiers in Plant Science in May 2022<br \/>\nDOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fdoi.org*2F10.3389*2Ffpls.2022.848631&amp;data=05*7C01*7Cgmeru*40ufl.edu*7Cd22ba340f33243cebbab08da86163ad5*7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84*7C0*7C0*7C637969727293597400*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&amp;sdata=7k78QK30h9yBP*2FsJFn2auqUhfGeg66XVK32eQl*2B5mpA*3D&amp;reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!HXCxUKc!2wy4y3fVSy-VJLCN2XBml-_rnKE7mNzJm3PbLt3iLIK8F5-BVxHFW4VZytceG2O_OC7ICvOXFlOa$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fdoi.org*2F10.3389*2Ffpls.2022.848631%26data%3D05*7C01*7Cgmeru*40ufl.edu*7Cd22ba340f33243cebbab08da86163ad5*7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84*7C0*7C0*7C637969727293597400*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C%26sdata%3D7k78QK30h9yBP*2FsJFn2auqUhfGeg66XVK32eQl*2B5mpA*3D%26reserved%3D0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!HXCxUKc!2wy4y3fVSy-VJLCN2XBml-_rnKE7mNzJm3PbLt3iLIK8F5-BVxHFW4VZytceG2O_OC7ICvOXFlOa$&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661550089748000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dhmo9ijMrKH3SbeoQjU9z\">10.3389\/fpls.2022.848631<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Papaya ringspot virus-W (PRSV-W) causes severe yield losses in squash production. \u00a0The Meru laboratory at the University of Florida identified a single QTL for resistance on Chromosome 09 of the\u00a0<em>C. moschata<\/em>\u00a0genome.\u00a0 Subsequent testing identified two SNP markers as potential targets for\u00a0marker-assisted selection. The findings of this study will facilitate breeding for resistance against\u00a0PRSV-W in commercial squash cultivars.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268,419],"tags":[576],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13041"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13041"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13044,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13041\/revisions\/13044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/132.236.156.160\/cuccap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}