Bacterial wilt (BW) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the most common soil-borne vascular diseases of many solanaceous crops such as pepper and tomato. This study aimed to develop molecular markers closely linked to bacterial wilt resistance genes using a 150 F8 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population obtained from a cross of ‘YCM334’ x ‘Taean’. For pathogen inoculations, R. solanacearum isolate WR-1 was cultured on NB medium at 28℃ for 48 h and a bacterial suspension was adjusted to 1 x 107 to 1 X 108 CFU/mL (A 600 = 0.3 to 0.4). Each RIL and the parents were sown in a 72-cell plastic tray filled with sterilized soil, and the seedlings were inoculated at the 6 to 8 leaf stage using soil-drenching (3 to 5 ml/ plant) inoculation methods with 3 replications. After 10 days post inoculation (dpi), each line was evaluated visually for occurrence of bacterial wilt ranging from 1 (most resistant) to 5 (most susceptible). Two candidate R-response genes, AT4G14130 and AT3G23730, were selected to find SNPs between YCM334 and Taean. In previous transcriptome analysis, these two genes were reported as significantly differentially expressed in Capsicum annuum L. root inoculated with R. solanacearum, which were up-regulated in a resistant genotype. Once the synteny of the gene locations between Arabidopsis and pepper was documented, the sequences on pepper chromosome 12 were obtained from pepper. v.1.55 (http://solgenomics.net). SNP markers associated with resistance to BW will be mapped using pepper RIL population.

• Tae-Hwan Jun(Department of Plant Bioscience, Pusan National University) Corresponding Author
• Younghoon Park(Department of Horticultural Bioscience, Pusan National University)
• Yul-Kyun Ahn(Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
• Daewoong Lee(Department of Plant Bioscience, Pusan National University)