Abstract Disease resistance gene pyramiding is a widely used strategy to enhance resistance durability. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) was applied to pyramide the alleles Run1 and Ren3, which confer resistance against grape powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator). Two F1 full-sibs carrying Run1 and Ren3 in heterozygosity were selfed to develop the breeding populations used in the analysis. From the 637 genotyped plants, 313 (50.6%) had the Run1 and Ren3 pyramided. Seven (1.1%) of them exhibited the two resistance alleles in homozygosity. Plants without any resistance alleles had the highest disease severity ( = 7.3), while the ones with the Run1 allele both in homozygosity and heterozygosity were highly resistant ( = 1.5). Similar level of resistance was observed in the plants containing Run1 and Ren3 pyramided ( = 1.3). Plants containing Run1 and Ren3 pyramided in homozygosity are important genetic resources for grape breeding programs in Brazil.

Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi o emprego da seleção assistida por marcadores moleculares para piramidação dos locos de resistência Rpv1 e Rpv3.1, em videira (Vitis vinifera), e avaliar o nível de resistência conferido por eles contra isolados brasileiros de míldio (Plasmopara viticola). Uma progênie de 23 plantas, com segregação para os dois locos de resistência, foi obtida do cruzamento entre os genótipos Gf2000-305-122 e Gf.Ga-52-42. A progênie foi genotipada com quatro marcadores microssatélites e fenotipada, quanto à resistência a P. viticola, em discos foliares. A análise molecular identificou seis plantas com os locos Rpv1 e Rpv3.1 piramidados. Plantas com os locos Rpv1 + Rpv3.1, Rpv3.1 e Rpv1 apresentaram 12,8, 30,0 e 33,1 esporangióforos por disco foliar, respectivamente. As plantas sem locos de resistência tiveram esporulação densa. A análise fenotípica da expressão dos dois locos piramidados foi confirmada somente para quatro plantas que mostraram o maior nível de resistência, isto é, média de 1,8 esporangióforos. Desenvolveu-se uma metodologia de alto rendimento para a piramidação dos locos Rpv1 e Rpv3.1, que confirmou o aumento da resistência a P. viticola. O material genético superior selecionado apresenta alta resistência ao míldio e elevado potencial enológico para o melhoramento da videira no Brasil.

Abstract: The objective of this work was to use a marker-assisted selection for pyramiding the resistance loci Rpv1 and Rpv3.1 in grapevine (Vitis vinifera), and to evaluate their conferred resistance against Brazilian downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) isolates. A progeny of 23 plants, segregating for the two resistance loci, was obtained by the cross between the Gf 2000-305-122 and Gf.Ga-52-42 genotypes. The progeny was genotyped with four microsatellite markers and phenotyped for resistance to P. viticola using a bioassay with leaf discs. Six plants containing the Rpv1 and Rpv3.1 pyramided loci were identified by the molecular analysis. Plants harboring the Rpv1 + Rpv3.1, Rpv3.1, and Rpv1 loci showed 12.8, 30.0, and 33.1 sporangiophores per leaf disc, respectively. Plants with no resistance loci showed a dense sporulation. The phenotypic analysis of the expression of the two pyramided loci was only confirmed for four plants that showed the highest resistance level, i.e., mean value of 1.8 sporangiophores. A high-throughput method for pyramiding the Rpv1 and Rpv3.1 loci was developed, which confirmed the increased resistance to P. viticola. The selected elite genetic material shows a high resistance to downy mildew and elevated enological potential for grapevine breeding in Brazil.

Abstract Downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) is the main grapevine disease in humid regions. In the present investigation, marker-assisted selection (MAS) was used to develop grapevine lines homozygous in loci Rpv1 and Rpv3 for resistance against P. viticola. The experimental populations UFSC-2013-1 (n = 420) and UFSC-2013-2 (n = 237) were obtained by self-pollination of two �� �� full-sib plants, originated from a cross between two distinct breeding lines containing the downy mildew resistance loci Rpv1 and Rpv3 in heterozygosity. The two experimental populations were genotyped with four microsatellite markers flanking the two downy mildew resistance loci. Among 637 genotyped plants, 300 (48.2%) were homozygous for at least one resistance locus and 10 (1.57%) were homozygous for both Rpv1 and Rpv3 alleles. These 10 plants challenged with P. viticola inoculum showed a clearly enhanced level of resistance. These plants have a great potential as resistance donors in grapevine breeding.