AFLP markers for the R-gene in the flea beetle, Phyllotreta nemorum, conferring resistance to defenses in Barbarea vulgaris

C.J. Breuker, K. Victoir, P.W. de Jong, E. van der Meijden, P.M. Brakefield, K. Vrieling

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Abstract

A so-called R-gene renders the yellow-striped flea beetle Phyllotreta nemorum L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) resistant to the defenses of the yellow rocket Barbarea vulgaris R.Br. (Brassicacea) and enables it to use it as a host plant in Denmark. In this study, genetic markers for an autosomal R-gene, inherited as a single, dominant locus in flea beetles from the Danish locality "Kværkeby" are described, and a genetic linkage map around this particular R-gene is constructed, using the technique of AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Insect Science
Volume5
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • atypical host-plant
  • plutella-xylostella
  • diamondback moth
  • lucilia-cuprina
  • asymmetry phenotype
  • diazinon resistance
  • culex-pipiens
  • identification
  • brassicaceae
  • specificity

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