Study on the specificity of some molecular markers related to the cytoplasmic male sterility trait of vietnamese Chi Thien chilli pepper cultivar (Capsicum frutescens)

Abstract

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is an important trait in the production of F1 hybrid seed of chili peppers. The creation and detection of CMS and maintainer lines by conventional methods require a lot of time and effort, and the accuracy is influenced by many factors. Therefore, the application of molecular markers is necessary to increase the efficiency of breeding. In this research, we investigated the specificity of four primer sets, coxIISCAR, atp6SCAR, RfSCAR and coxTri-M1 related to CMS trait in different lines of Chi Thien cultivar that is planted widely in Vietnam. The results showed that three of the four sets of primers (coxIISCAR, RfSCAR and coxTri-M1) could discriminate exactly the CMS and the maintainer lines, the two most important lines for the production of F1 hybrid seeds. These results showed the feasibility of the application of these primer sets to increase the effectiveness of the chili peppers breeding process in Vietnam.