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The genic multiple-allele inherited male-sterile gene Ms in Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa L.) was identified as a spontaneous mutation. Applying this gene to hybrid seed production, several B. rapa cultivars have been successfully bred in China. A BC1 population (244 plants) was constructed for mapping the Ms gene. Screening 268 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers which cover the entire genome of Chinese cabbage was performed with bulked segregant analysis (BSA). On the basis of linkage analysis, the Ms gene was located on linkage group R07. In addition, through the amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and the sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) techniques combining BSA, two SCAR markers which were converted from corresponding AFLP markers flanked the Ms gene. Finally, a genetic map of the Ms gene was constructed covering a total interval of 9.0 cM. Two SCAR markers, syau_scr01 and syau_scr04, flanked the Ms gene at distances of 0.8 and 2.5 cM, respectively. All the SSR markers (cnu_m273, cnu_m030, cnu_m295, and syau_m13) were mapped on the same side of the gene as syau_scr04, the nearest one of which, syau_m13, was mapped at a distance of 3.3 cM. These SSR and SCAR markers may be useful in marker-assisted selection and map-based cloning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We describe the construction of a reference genetic linkage map for the Brassica A genome, which will form the backbone for anchoring sequence contigs for the Multinational Brassica rapa Genome Sequencing Project. Seventy-eight doubled haploid lines derived from anther culture of the F1 of a cross between two diverse Chinese cabbage ( B. rapa ssp. pekinensis) inbred lines, ‘Chiifu-401-42’ (C) and ‘Kenshin-402-43’ (K) were used to construct the map. The map comprises a total of 556 markers, including 278 AFLP, 235 SSR, 25 RAPD and 18 ESTP, STS and CAPS markers. Ten linkage groups were identified and designated as R1–R10 through alignment and orientation using SSR markers in common with existing B. napus reference linkage maps. The total length of the linkage map was 1,182 cM with an average interval of 2.83 cM between adjacent loci. The length of linkage groups ranged from 81 to 161 cM for R04 and R06, respectively. The use of 235 SSR markers allowed us to align the A-genome chromosomes of B. napus with those of B. rapa ssp. pekinensis. The development of this map is vital to the integration of genome sequence and genetic information and will enable the international research community to share resources and data for the improvement of B. rapa and other cultivated Brassica species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]