FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Evolution of morphological but not aggressiveness‐related traits following a major resistance breakdown in the poplar rust fungus, Melampsora larici‐populina BT AF Maupetit, Agathe Fabre, Bénédicte Pétrowski, Jérémy Andrieux, Axelle De Mita, Stéphane Frey, Pascal Halkett, Fabien Hayden, Katherine AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:1;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:1;8:2; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:; C1 Université de Lorraine INRAE 54000 Nancy,France Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, UK C2 UNIV LORRAINE, FRANCE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, UK IN DOAJ IF 4.929 TC 2 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00652/76396/77420.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00652/76396/77421.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;disease-associated traits;heritability;mixed model;plant pathogen;Q(ST)-F(ST)comparisons;temporal sampling AB Crop varieties carrying qualitative resistance to targeted pathogens lead to strong selection pressure on parasites, often resulting in resistance breakdown. It is well known that qualitative resistance breakdowns modify pathogen population structure but few studies have analysed the consequences on their quantitative aggressiveness‐related traits. The aim of this study was to characterize the evolution of these traits following a resistance breakdown in the poplar rust fungus, Melampsora larici‐populina. We based our experiment on three temporal populations sampled just before the breakdown event, immediately after and four years later. First, we quantified phenotypic differences among populations for a set of aggressiveness traits on a universally susceptible cultivar (infection efficiency, latent period, lesion size, mycelium quantity, and sporulation rate) and one morphological trait (mean spore volume). Then we estimated heritability to establish which traits could be subjected to adaptive evolution, and tested for evidence of selection. Our results revealed significant changes in the morphological trait but no variation in aggressiveness traits. By contrast, recent works have demonstrated that quantitative resistance (initially assumed more durable) could be eroded and lead to increased aggressiveness. Hence, this study is one example suggesting that the use of qualitative resistance may be revealed to be less detrimental to long‐term sustainable crop production. PY 2021 PD FEB SO Evolutionary Applications SN 1752-4571 PU Wiley VL 14 IS 2 UT 000577770500001 BP 513 EP 523 DI 10.1111/EVA.13136 ID 76396 ER EF