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Quantitative resistance ofSalix toMelampsora larici-epitea leaf rust was studied in 2Salix mapping populations. One population was a backcross between aS. schwerinii ×S. viminalis hybrid andS. viminalis, and the other was an F2 population betweenS. viminalis andS. dasyclados. A leaf disc bioassay was used to study the components of quantitative resistance (latent period, uredinia number, and uredinia size) to 3 isolates of the leaf rust. The analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) revealed 9 genomic regions in the backcross population and 7 genomic regions in the F2 population that were important for rust resistance, with QTLs explaining 8–26% of the phenotypic variation. An important genomic region was identified for the backcross population in linkage group 2, where QTLs were identified for all resistance components for 2 of the rust isolates. Four of the QTLs had overlapping mapping intervals, demonstrating a common genetic background for latent period, uredinia diameter, and uredinia number. QTLs specific to some rust isolates and to some resistance components were also found, indicating a combination of common and specific mechanisms involved in the various resistance components. Breeding implications in relation to these findings are discussed.
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Rönnberg-Wästljung, AC., Samils, B., Tsarouhas, V. et al. Resistance toMelampsora larici-epitea leaf rust inSalix: analyses of quantitative trait loci. J Appl Genet 49, 321–331 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03195630
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