The invention discloses a recessive hereditary
powdery mildew resistance
gene for watermelon Clpm‑2WF Discovery and application in the breeding of
new disease-resistant watermelon varieties. The present invention constructed 6 generations of genetic populations (P1, P2, F1, BC1P1, BC1P2, F2) using the
powdery mildew-resistant watermelon inbred line R23 (P1) and the
powdery mildew-susceptible inbred line R12 (P2). The powdery
mildew resistance was determined to be recessive by inoculating the powdery
mildew physiological race 2WF and performing
disease identification. Using the extremely resistant and susceptible F2 individual
plant resequencing data, the initial positioning interval of the
disease-resistant
gene was obtained through GWAS analysis, and then the F2:3 family was used for fine positioning.
Disease-
resistant genes were further screened based on the
transcriptome data analysis before and after
inoculation of the resistant and susceptible parents. Combining the results of fine positioning and
transcriptome analysis, a recessive watermelon powdery
mildew resistance
gene was identified. Clpm‑2WF Based on the difference sites between resistant and susceptible materials,
molecular marker primers were developed for assisted selection of powdery mildew resistant materials, providing
genetic materials and methods for breeding powdery mildew resistant varieties of watermelon.