CAPS Marker of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Restorer-of-fertility Gene in Pepper(Capsicum annuum)Converted to PARMS Marker and Its Application
Co1Mod1-CAPS is a molecular marker that could be widely used to screen for sources carrying restorer-of-fertility gene associated with cytoplasmic male sterility in pepper.In order to enhance its utility as a high-throughput detectable molecular marker and improve selection efficiency,10 three-line(sterile line,maintainer line and restorer line)materials belonging to different types of pepper were amplified using Co1Mod1-CAPS marker,and the sequence differences of the amplification products amongthem were analyzed.Based on these sequence differences,we converted Co1Mod1-CAPS marker into PARMS marker,which allows for high throughput detection.The PARMS marker was subsequently employed to screen 321 for materials carrying the restorer-of-fertility gene across 321 pepper germplasm sources.The results revealed a T→C base variation at the 601st position of the Co1Mod1-CAPS marker amplification product,with T in sterile and maintainer lines and C found in restorer lines.Based on this base variation,we successfully converted Co1Mod1-CAPS into the high-throughput marker Co1Mod1-PARMS,and screened out 146 resources carrying the homozygous restorer-of-fertility gene RfRf among the 321 germplasm materials.Among them,the small-fruit-shaped and spicy pepper had a higher proportion of individuals carrying the RfRf genotype.The short finger-shaped pepper had the highest proportion at 59.5%,followed by cherry pepper at 56.5%,while the sweet pepper(lantern pepper)had the lowest proportion at 8.3%.The results of this study are consistent with previous research,confirming the effectiveness of Co1Mod1-PARMS.Therefore,this high-throughput marker can be used for molecular marker-assisted breeding of cytoplasmic male sterile restorer lines in peppers,thereby improving the breeding efficiency of cytoplasmic male sterile restorer lines.
peppercytoplasmic male sterilerestorer-of-fertility genehigh-throughputmolecular marker assisted breeding