The invention relates to a
molecular marker of a wheat scab infection -resistant
gene Fhb5 and an application thereof, belonging to the field of
crop breeding. The
molecular marker is either MAG8217 or MAG2462, whose
genetic distance to the Fhb5
gene is 0.02 cM or 0 cM respectively. In the world, a
molecular marker which is linked to the Fhb5 closestly is first acquired in the invention. Either marker is a codominant marker, which has advantages of being convenient in detection, stable for amplification, and simple in operation. The markers of the MAG8217 and the MAG2462 are used to detect Fhb5
gene, so that existence and the existing state of Fhb5 can be determined and the scab resistance of wheat can be predicted, thereby rapidly screening Fhb5-containing plants and using the plants for seed selection of
disease-resistant varieties. At the same time, the molecular marker can be used in laboratory detection to avoid environmental influences on phenotypes. In the invention, using the molecular marker tightly linked to the Fhb5 can substantially save time and labor for screening
disease-resistant materials, improve the prediction accuracy, and accelerate the
cloning of the Fhb5 gene.