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Afonnikova SD, Kiseleva AA, Fedyaeva AV, Komyshev EG, Koval VS, Afonnikov DA, Salina EA. Identification of Novel Loci Precisely Modulating Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance and Red Color Components of the Seed Coat in T. aestivum L. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1309. [PMID: 38794380 PMCID: PMC11126043 DOI: 10.3390/plants13101309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The association between pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) and seed coat color has long been recognized. Red-grained wheats generally exhibit greater PHS resistance compared to white-grained wheat, although variability in PHS resistance exists within red-grained varieties. Here, we conducted a genome-wide association study on a panel consisting of red-grained wheat varieties, aimed at uncovering genes that modulate PHS resistance and red color components of seed coat using digital image processing. Twelve loci associated with PHS traits were identified, nine of which were described for the first time. Genetic loci marked by SNPs AX-95172164 (chromosome 1B) and AX-158544327 (chromosome 7D) explained approximately 25% of germination index variance, highlighting their value for breeding PHS-resistant varieties. The most promising candidate gene for PHS resistance was TraesCS6B02G147900, encoding a protein involved in aleurone layer morphogenesis. Twenty-six SNPs were significantly associated with grain color, independently of the known Tamyb10 gene. Most of them were related to multiple color characteristics. Prioritization of genes within the revealed loci identified TraesCS1D03G0758600 and TraesCS7B03G1296800, involved in the regulation of pigment biosynthesis and in controlling pigment accumulation. In conclusion, our study identifies new loci associated with grain color and germination index, providing insights into the genetic mechanisms underlying these traits.
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- Svetlana D. Afonnikova
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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Dallinger HG, Löschenberger F, Azrak N, Ametz C, Michel S, Bürstmayr H. Genome-wide association mapping for pre-harvest sprouting in European winter wheat detects novel resistance QTL, pleiotropic effects, and structural variation in multiple genomes. THE PLANT GENOME 2024; 17:e20301. [PMID: 36851839 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), germination of seeds before harvest, is a major problem in global wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production, and leads to reduced bread-making quality in affected grain. Breeding for PHS resistance can prevent losses under adverse conditions. Selecting resistant lines in years lacking pre-harvest rain, requires challenging of plants in the field or in the laboratory or using genetic markers. Despite the availability of a wheat reference and pan-genome, linking markers, genes, allelic, and structural variation, a complete understanding of the mechanisms underlying various sources of PHS resistance is still lacking. Therefore, we challenged a population of European wheat varieties and breeding lines with PHS conditions and phenotyped them for PHS traits, grain quality, phenological and agronomic traits to conduct genome-wide association mapping. Furthermore, we compared these marker-trait associations to previously reported PHS loci and evaluated their usefulness for breeding. We found markers associated with PHS on all chromosomes, with strong evidence for novel quantitative trait locus/loci (QTL) on chromosome 1A and 5B. The QTL on chromosome 1A lacks pleiotropic effect, for the QTL on 5B we detected pleiotropic effects on phenology and grain quality. Multiple peaks on chromosome 4A co-located with the major resistance locus Phs-A1, for which two causal genes, TaPM19 and TaMKK3, have been proposed. Mapping markers and genes to the pan-genome and chromosomal alignments provide evidence for structural variation around this major PHS-resistance locus. Although PHS is controlled by many loci distributed across the wheat genome, Phs-A1 on chromosome 4A seems to be the most effective and widely deployed source of resistance, in European wheat varieties.
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- Hermann G Dallinger
- Institute of Biotechnology in Plant Production, Department of Agrobiotechnology, IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 20, Tulln, Austria
- Saatzucht Donau GesmbH & Co KG, Saatzuchtstrasse 11, Probstdorf, Austria
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- Saatzucht Donau GesmbH & Co KG, Saatzuchtstrasse 11, Probstdorf, Austria
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- Saatzucht Donau GesmbH & Co KG, Saatzuchtstrasse 11, Probstdorf, Austria
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- Institute of Biotechnology in Plant Production, Department of Agrobiotechnology, IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 20, Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Biotechnology in Plant Production, Department of Agrobiotechnology, IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 20, Tulln, Austria
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Rabieyan E, Darvishzadeh R, Alipour H. Genetic analyses and prediction for lodging‑related traits in a diverse Iranian hexaploid wheat collection. Sci Rep 2024; 14:275. [PMID: 38167972 PMCID: PMC10761700 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49927-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Lodging is one of the most important limiting environmental factors for achieving the maximum yield and quality of grains in cereals, including wheat. However, little is known about the genetic foundation underlying lodging resistance (LR) in wheat. In this study, 208 landraces and 90 cultivars were phenotyped in two cropping seasons (2018-2019 and 2019-2020) for 19 LR-related traits. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) and genomics prediction were carried out to dissect the genomic regions of LR. The number of significant marker pairs (MPs) was highest for genome B in both landraces (427,017) and cultivars (37,359). The strongest linkage disequilibrium (LD) between marker pairs was found on chromosome 4A (0.318). For stem lodging-related traits, 465, 497, and 478 marker-trait associations (MTAs) and 45 candidate genes were identified in year 1, year 2, and pooled. Gene ontology exhibited genomic region on Chr. 2B, 6B, and 7B control lodging. Most of these genes have key roles in defense response, calcium ion transmembrane transport, carbohydrate metabolic process, nitrogen compound metabolic process, and some genes harbor unknown functions that, all together may respond to lodging as a complex network. The module associated with starch and sucrose biosynthesis was highlighted. Regarding genomic prediction, the GBLUP model performed better than BRR and RRBLUP. This suggests that GBLUP would be a good tool for wheat genome selection. As a result of these findings, it has been possible to identify pivotal QTLs and genes that could be used to improve stem lodging resistance in Triticum aestivum L.
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- Ehsan Rabieyan
- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
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Chang C, Zhang H, Lu J, Si H, Ma C. Genetic Improvement of Wheat with Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance in China. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14040837. [PMID: 37107595 PMCID: PMC10137347 DOI: 10.3390/genes14040837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Wheat pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) refers to the germination of seeds directly on the spike due to rainy weather before harvest, which often results in yield reduction, quality deterioration, and seed value loss. In this study, we reviewed the research progress in the quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection and gene excavation related to PHS resistance in wheat. Simultaneously, the identification and creation of germplasm resources and the breeding of wheat with PHS resistance were expounded in this study. Furthermore, we also discussed the prospect of molecular breeding during genetic improvement of PHS-resistant wheat.
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Rabieyan E, Bihamta MR, Moghaddam ME, Mohammadi V, Alipour H. Genome-wide association mapping and genomic prediction for pre‑harvest sprouting resistance, low α-amylase and seed color in Iranian bread wheat. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:300. [PMID: 35715737 PMCID: PMC9204952 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03628-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) refers to a phenomenon, in which the physiologically mature seeds are germinated on the spike before or during the harvesting practice owing to high humidity or prolonged period of rainfall. Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) remarkably decreases seed quality and yield in wheat; hence it is imperative to uncover genomic regions responsible for PHS tolerance to be used in wheat breeding. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was carried out using 298 bread wheat landraces and varieties from Iran to dissect the genomic regions of PHS tolerance in a well-irrigated environment. Three different approaches (RRBLUP, GBLUP and BRR) were followed to estimate prediction accuracies in wheat genomic selection. RESULTS Genomes B, A, and D harbored the largest number of significant marker pairs (MPs) in both landraces (427,017, 328,006, 92,702 MPs) and varieties (370,359, 266,708, 63,924 MPs), respectively. However, the LD levels were found the opposite, i.e., genomes D, A, and B have the highest LD, respectively. Association mapping by using GLM and MLM models resulted in 572 and 598 marker-trait associations (MTAs) for imputed SNPs (- log10 P > 3), respectively. Gene ontology exhibited that the pleitropic MPs located on 1A control seed color, α-Amy activity, and PHS. RRBLUP model indicated genetic effects better than GBLUP and BRR, offering a favorable tool for wheat genomic selection. CONCLUSIONS Gene ontology exhibited that the pleitropic MPs located on 1A can control seed color, α-Amy activity, and PHS. The verified markers in the current work can provide an opportunity to clone the underlying QTLs/genes, fine mapping, and genome-assisted selection.Our observations uncovered key MTAs related to seed color, α-Amy activity, and PHS that can be exploited in the genome-mediated development of novel varieties in wheat.
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- Ehsan Rabieyan
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Francki MG, Stainer GS, Walker E, Rebetzke GJ, Stefanova KT, French RJ. Phenotypic Evaluation and Genetic Analysis of Seedling Emergence in a Global Collection of Wheat Genotypes ( Triticum aestivum L.) Under Limited Water Availability. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:796176. [PMID: 35003185 PMCID: PMC8739788 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.796176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The challenge in establishing an early-sown wheat crop in southern Australia is the need for consistently high seedling emergence when sowing deep in subsoil moisture (>10 cm) or into dry top-soil (4 cm). However, the latter is strongly reliant on a minimum soil water availability to ensure successful seedling emergence. This study aimed to: (1) evaluate 233 Australian and selected international wheat genotypes for consistently high seedling emergence under limited soil water availability when sown in 4 cm of top-soil in field and glasshouse (GH) studies; (2) ascertain genetic loci associated with phenotypic variation using a genome-wide association study (GWAS); and (3) compare across loci for traits controlling coleoptile characteristics, germination, dormancy, and pre-harvest sprouting. Despite significant (P < 0.001) environment and genotype-by-environment interactions within and between field and GH experiments, eight genotypes that included five cultivars, two landraces, and one inbred line had consistently high seedling emergence (mean value > 85%) across nine environments. Moreover, 21 environment-specific quantitative trait loci (QTL) were detected in GWAS analysis on chromosomes 1B, 1D, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5B, 5D, and 7D, indicating complex genetic inheritance controlling seedling emergence. We aligned QTL for known traits and individual genes onto the reference genome of wheat and identified 16 QTL for seedling emergence in linkage disequilibrium with coleoptile length, width, and cross-sectional area, pre-harvest sprouting and dormancy, germination, seed longevity, and anthocyanin development. Therefore, it appears that seedling emergence is controlled by multifaceted networks of interrelated genes and traits regulated by different environmental cues.
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- Michael G. Francki
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, WA, Australia
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Merredin, WA, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, WA, Australia
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Merredin, WA, Australia
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Ladejobi O, Mackay IJ, Poland J, Praud S, Hibberd JM, Bentley AR. Reference Genome Anchoring of High-Density Markers for Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction in European Winter Wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1278. [PMID: 31781130 PMCID: PMC6857554 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In this study, we anchored genotyping-by-sequencing data to the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium Reference Sequence v1.0 assembly to generate over 40,000 high quality single nucleotide polymorphism markers on a panel of 376 elite European winter wheat varieties released between 1946 and 2007. We compared association mapping and genomic prediction accuracy for a range of productivity traits with previous results based on lower density dominant DArT markers. The results demonstrate that the availability of RefSeq v1.0 supports higher precision trait mapping and provides the density of markers required to obtain accurate predictions of traits controlled by multiple small effect loci, including grain yield.
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- Olufunmilayo Ladejobi
- The John Bingham Laboratory, NIAB, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The John Bingham Laboratory, NIAB, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- IMplant Consultancy Ltd., Chelmsford, United Kingdom
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- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Zhu Y, Wang S, Wei W, Xie H, Liu K, Zhang C, Wu Z, Jiang H, Cao J, Zhao L, Lu J, Zhang H, Chang C, Xia X, Xiao S, Ma C. Genome-wide association study of pre-harvest sprouting tolerance using a 90K SNP array in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:2947-2963. [PMID: 31324930 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03398-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Three major loci for pre-harvest sprouting tolerance (PHST) were mapped on chromosomes 1AL, 3BS, and 6BL, and two CAPS and one dCAPS markers were validated. Sixteen lines with favorable alleles and increased PHST were identified. Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) significantly affects wheat grain yield and quality. In the present study, the PHS tolerance (PHST) of 192 wheat varieties (lines) was evaluated by assessment of field sprouting, seed germination index, and period of dormancy in different environments. A high-density Illumina iSelect 90K SNP array was used to genotype the panel. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) based on single- and multi-locus mixed linear models was used to detect loci for PHST. The single-locus model identified 23 loci for PHST (P < 0.0001) and explained 6.0-18.9% of the phenotypic variance. Twenty loci were consistent with known quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Three single-nucleotide polymorphism markers closely linked with three major loci (Qphs.ahau-1A, Qphs.ahau-3B, and Qphs.ahau-6B) on chromosomes 1AL, 3BS, and 6BL, respectively, were converted to two cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences (CAPS) and one derived-CAPS markers, and validated in 374 wheat varieties (lines). The CAPS marker EX06323 for Qphs.ahau-6B co-segregated with a novel major QTL underlying PHST in a recombinant inbred line population raised from the cross Jing 411 × Wanxianbaimaizi. Linear regression showed a clear dependence of PHST on the number of favorable alleles. Sixteen varieties showing an elevated degree of PHST were identified and harbored more than 16 favorable alleles. The multi-locus model detected 39 marker-trait associations for PHST (P < 0.0001), of which five may be novel. Six loci common to the two models were identified. The combination of the two GWAS methods contributes to efficient dissection of the complex genetic mechanism of PHST.
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- Yulei Zhu
- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement On Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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Wang X, Liu H, Liu G, Mia MS, Siddique KHM, Yan G. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of near-isogenic lines targeting a major 4BL QTL responsible for pre-harvest sprouting in wheat. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:348. [PMID: 31399046 PMCID: PMC6688225 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1961-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Resistance to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is one of the major objectives in wheat breeding programs. However, the complex quantitative nature of this trait presents challenges when breeding for PHS resistance. Characterization of PHS using near-isogenic lines (NILs) targeting major quantitative trait locus/loci (QTL/QTLs) can be an effective strategy for the identification of responsible genes and underlying mechanisms. RESULTS In this study, multiple pairs of NILs were developed and confirmed for a major QTL located on the 4BL chromosome arm that contributes to PHS resistance in wheat, using a combined heterogeneous inbred family method and a fast generation cycling system. Phenotypic characterization of these confirmed NILs revealed significant differences in PHS resistance between the isolines, where the presence of the resistant allele increased the resistance to sprouting on spikes by 54.0-81.9% (average 70.8%) and reduced seed germination by 59.4-70.5% (average 66.2%). The 90 K SNP genotyping assay on the confirmed NIL pairs identified eight SNPs on 4BL, associated with five candidate genes; two of the candidate genes were related to seed dormancy. Agronomic traits in the NIL pairs were investigated; both plant height and grain number per spike were positively correlated with PHS susceptibility. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed multiple pairs of NILs and identified SNPs between PHS isolines, which are valuable resources for further fine-mapping of this locus to clone the major genes for PHS resistance and investigate the possible functional regulation of these genes on important agronomic traits, such as plant height and grain number per spike.
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- Xingyi Wang
- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment and The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment and The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment and The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment and The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur, 1701, Bangladesh
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment and The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment and The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
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Shao M, Bai G, Rife TW, Poland J, Lin M, Liu S, Chen H, Kumssa T, Fritz A, Trick H, Li Y, Zhang G. QTL mapping of pre-harvest sprouting resistance in a white wheat cultivar Danby. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:1683-1697. [PMID: 29860625 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3107-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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One major and three minor QTLs for resistance to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) were identified from a white wheat variety "Danby." The major QTL on chromosome 3A is TaPHS1, and the sequence variation in its promoter region was responsible for the PHS resistance. Additive × additive effects were detected between two minor QTLs on chromosomes 3B and 5A, which can greatly enhance the PHS resistance. Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) causes significant losses in yield and quality in wheat. White wheat is usually more susceptible to PHS than red wheat. Therefore, the use of none grain color-related PHS resistance quantitative trait loci (QTLs) is essential for the improvement in PHS resistance in white wheat. To identify PHS resistance QTLs in the white wheat cultivar "Danby" and determine their effects, a doubled haploid population derived from a cross of Danby × "Tiger" was genotyped using genotyping-by-sequencing markers and phenotyped for PHS resistance in two greenhouse and one field experiments. One major QTL corresponding to a previously cloned gene, TaPHS1, was consistently detected on the chromosome arm 3AS in all three experiments and explained 21.6-41.0% of the phenotypic variations. A SNP (SNP-222) in the promoter of TaPHS1 co-segregated with PHS in this mapping population and was also significantly associated with PHS in an association panel. Gene sequence comparison and gene expression analysis further confirmed that SNP-222 is most likely the causal mutation in TaPHS1 for PHS resistance in Danby in this study. In addition, two stable minor QTLs on chromosome arms 3BS and 5AL were detected in two experiments with allele effects consistently contributed by Danby, while one minor QTL on 2AS was detected in two environments with contradicted allelic effects. The two stable minor QTLs showed significant additive × additive effects. The results demonstrated that pyramiding those three QTLs using breeder-friendly KASP markers developed in this study could greatly improve PHS resistance in white wheat.
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- Mingqin Shao
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Plant Science and Entomology Research Unit, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Agricultural Research Center-Hays, Kansas State University, Hays, KS, 67601, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
- Agricultural Research Center-Hays, Kansas State University, Hays, KS, 67601, USA.
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Ishikawa G, Saito M, Tanaka T, Katayose Y, Kanamori H, Kurita K, Nakamura T. An efficient approach for the development of genome-specific markers in allohexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and its application in the construction of high-density linkage maps of the D genome. DNA Res 2018; 25:4898127. [PMID: 29481583 PMCID: PMC6014326 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsy004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In common wheat, the development of genotyping platforms has been hampered by the large size of the genome, its highly repetitive elements and its allohexaploid nature. However, recent advances in sequencing technology provide opportunities to resolve these difficulties. Using next-generation sequencing and gene-targeting sequence capture, 12,551 nucleotide polymorphisms were detected in the common wheat varieties 'Hatsumochi' and 'Kitahonami' and were assigned to chromosome arms using International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium survey sequences. Because the number of markers for D genome chromosomes in commercially available wheat single nucleotide polymorphism arrays is insufficient, we developed markers using a genome-specific amplicon sequencing strategy. Approximately 80% of the designed primers successfully amplified D genome-specific products, suggesting that by concentrating on a specific subgenome, we were able to design successful markers as efficiently as could be done in a diploid species. The newly developed markers were uniformly distributed across the D genome and greatly extended the total coverage. Polymorphisms were surveyed in six varieties, and 31,542 polymorphic sites and 5,986 potential marker sites were detected in the D genome. The marker development and genotyping strategies are cost effective, robust and flexible and may enhance multi-sample studies in the post-genomic era in wheat.
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- Goro Ishikawa
- Tohoku Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Morioka, Iwate 020-0198, Japan
- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8518, Japan
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- Tohoku Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Morioka, Iwate 020-0198, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8518, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8518, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8518, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8518, Japan
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- Tohoku Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Morioka, Iwate 020-0198, Japan
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Martinez SA, Godoy J, Huang M, Zhang Z, Carter AH, Garland Campbell KA, Steber CM. Genome-Wide Association Mapping for Tolerance to Preharvest Sprouting and Low Falling Numbers in Wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:141. [PMID: 29491876 PMCID: PMC5817628 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Preharvest sprouting (PHS), the germination of grain on the mother plant under cool and wet conditions, is a recurring problem for wheat farmers worldwide. α-amylase enzyme produced during PHS degrades starch resulting in baked good with poor end-use quality. The Hagberg-Perten Falling Number (FN) test is used to measure this problem in the wheat industry, and determines how much a farmer's wheat is discounted for PHS damage. PHS tolerance is associated with higher grain dormancy. Thus, breeding programs use germination-based assays such as the spike-wetting test to measure PHS susceptibility. Association mapping identified loci associated with PHS tolerance in U.S. Pacific Northwest germplasm based both on FN and on spike-wetting test data. The study was performed using a panel of 469 white winter wheat cultivars and elite breeding lines grown in six Washington state environments, and genotyped for 15,229 polymorphic markers using the 90k SNP Illumina iSelect array. Marker-trait associations were identified using the FarmCPU R package. Principal component analysis was directly and a kinship matrix was indirectly used to account for population structure. Nine loci were associated with FN and 34 loci associated with PHS based on sprouting scores. None of the QFN.wsu loci were detected in multiple environments, whereas six of the 34 QPHS.wsu loci were detected in two of the five environments. There was no overlap between the QTN detected based on FN and PHS, and there was little correlation between the two traits. However, both traits appear to be PHS-related since 19 of the 34 QPHS.wsu loci and four of the nine QFN.wsu loci co-localized with previously published dormancy and PHS QTL. Identification of these loci will lead to a better understanding of the genetic architecture of PHS and will help with the future development of genomic selection models.
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- Shantel A. Martinez
- Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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QTL analysis of falling number and seed longevity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). J Appl Genet 2017; 59:35-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s13353-017-0422-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Shorinola O, Balcárková B, Hyles J, Tibbits JFG, Hayden MJ, Holušova K, Valárik M, Distelfeld A, Torada A, Barrero JM, Uauy C. Haplotype Analysis of the Pre-harvest Sprouting Resistance Locus Phs-A1 Reveals a Causal Role of TaMKK3-A in Global Germplasm. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1555. [PMID: 28955352 PMCID: PMC5602128 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is an important cause of quality loss in many cereal crops and is particularly prevalent and damaging in wheat. Resistance to PHS is therefore a valuable target trait in many breeding programs. The Phs-A1 locus on wheat chromosome arm 4AL has been consistently shown to account for a significant proportion of natural variation to PHS in diverse mapping populations. However, the deployment of sprouting resistance is confounded by the fact that different candidate genes, including the tandem duplicated Plasma Membrane 19 (PM19) genes and the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3 (TaMKK3-A) gene, have been proposed to underlie Phs-A1. To further define the Phs-A1 locus, we constructed a physical map across this interval in hexaploid and tetraploid wheat. We established close proximity of the proposed candidate genes which are located within a 1.2 Mb interval. Genetic characterization of diverse germplasm used in previous genetic mapping studies suggests that TaMKK3-A, and not PM19, is the major gene underlying the Phs-A1 effect in European, North American, Australian and Asian germplasm. We identified the non-dormant TaMKK3-A allele at low frequencies within the A-genome diploid progenitor Triticum urartu genepool, and show an increase in the allele frequency in modern varieties. In United Kingdom varieties, the frequency of the dormant TaMKK3-A allele was significantly higher in bread-making quality varieties compared to feed and biscuit-making cultivars. Analysis of exome capture data from 58 diverse hexaploid wheat accessions identified fourteen haplotypes across the extended Phs-A1 locus and four haplotypes for TaMKK3-A. Analysis of these haplotypes in a collection of United Kingdom and Australian cultivars revealed distinct major dormant and non-dormant Phs-A1 haplotypes in each country, which were either rare or absent in the opposing germplasm set. The diagnostic markers and haplotype information reported in the study will help inform the choice of germplasm and breeding strategies for the deployment of Phs-A1 resistance into breeding germplasm.
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural ResearchOlomouc, Czechia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Agriculture and Food, CanberraACT, Australia
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Centre for AgriBioscience, BundooraVIC, Australia
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Centre for AgriBioscience, BundooraVIC, Australia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural ResearchOlomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural ResearchOlomouc, Czechia
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- The Institute for Cereal Crop Improvement, Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv, Israel
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Agriculture and Food, CanberraACT, Australia
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Rakoczy-Trojanowska M, Krajewski P, Bocianowski J, Schollenberger M, Wakuliński W, Milczarski P, Masojć P, Targońska-Karasek M, Banaszak Z, Banaszak K, Brukwiński W, Orczyk W, Kilian A. Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Brown Rust Resistance, α-Amylase Activity and Pre-harvest Sprouting in Rye ( Secale cereale L.). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER 2017; 35:366-378. [PMID: 28603340 PMCID: PMC5443880 DOI: 10.1007/s11105-017-1030-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Rye is a crop with relatively high resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the resistance to brown rust (Puccinia recondita f. sp. secalis) and pre-harvest sprouting are still not satisfactory. High α-amylase activity is also among the main disadvantages of this species. Therefore, effective tools, e.g. molecular markers, allowing precise and environmentally independent selection of favourable alleles are desirable. In the present study, two kinds of association mapping-genome-wide association mapping (GWAM) based on sequences of DArTSeq markers and candidate gene association mapping (CGAM) based on sequences of ScBx genes-were chosen for development of molecular markers fulfilling these criteria. The analysed population consisted of 149 diverse inbred lines (DILs). Altogether, 67 and 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in, respectively, GWAM and CGAM, were significantly associated with the investigated traits: 2 SNPs with resistance to brown rust, 71 SNPs with resistance to pre-harvest sprouting and 5 SNPs with α-amylase activity in the grain. Fifteen SNPs were stable across all environments. The highest number (13) of environmentally stable SNPs was associated with pre-harvest sprouting resistance. The test employing the Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR method proved the versatility of four markers identified in both GWAM and CGAM.
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- Monika Rakoczy-Trojanowska
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden – Centre For Biological Diversity Conservation, Powsin, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden – Centre For Biological Diversity Conservation, Powsin, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Radzików, Poland
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Zhou Y, Tang H, Cheng MP, Dankwa KO, Chen ZX, Li ZY, Gao S, Liu YX, Jiang QT, Lan XJ, Pu ZE, Wei YM, Zheng YL, Hickey LT, Wang JR. Genome-Wide Association Study for Pre-harvest Sprouting Resistance in a Large Germplasm Collection of Chinese Wheat Landraces. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:401. [PMID: 28428791 PMCID: PMC5382224 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is mainly caused by the breaking of seed dormancy in high rainfall regions, which leads to huge economic losses in wheat. In this study, we evaluated 717 Chinese wheat landraces for PHS resistance and carried out genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using to 9,740 DArT-seq and 178,803 SNP markers. Landraces were grown across six environments in China and germination testing of harvest-ripe grain was used to calculate the germination rate (GR) for each accession at each site. GR was highly correlated across all environments. A large number of landraces (194) displayed high levels of PHS resistance (i.e., mean GR < 0.20), which included nine white-grained accessions. Overall, white-grained accessions displayed a significantly higher mean GR (42.7-79.6%) compared to red-grained accessions (19.1-56.0%) across the six environments. Landraces from mesic growing zones in southern China showed higher levels of PHS resistance than those sourced from xeric areas in northern and north-western China. Three main quantitative trait loci (QTL) were detected by GWAS: one on 5D that appeared to be novel and two co-located with the grain color transcription factor Tamyb10 on 3A and 3D. An additional 32 grain color related QTL (GCR-QTL) were detected when the set of red-grained landraces were analyzed separately. GCR-QTL occurred at high frequencies in the red-grained accessions and a strong correlation was observed between the number of GCR-QTL and GR (R2 = 0.62). These additional factors could be critical for maintaining high levels of PHS resistance and represent targets for introgression into white-grained wheat cultivars. Further, investigation of the origin of haplotypes associated with the three main QTL revealed that favorable haplotypes for PHS resistance were more common in accessions from higher rainfall zones in China. Thus, a combination of natural and artificial selection likely resulted in landraces incorporating PHS resistance in China.
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- Yong Zhou
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa’an, China
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, BrisbaneQLD, Australia
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Ji-Rui Wang,
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Lin M, Zhang D, Liu S, Zhang G, Yu J, Fritz AK, Bai G. Genome-wide association analysis on pre-harvest sprouting resistance and grain color in U.S. winter wheat. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:794. [PMID: 27729004 PMCID: PMC5059910 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3148-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) in wheat can cause substantial reduction in grain yield and end-use quality. Grain color (GC) together with other components affect PHS resistance. Several quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been reported for PHS resistance, and two of them on chromosome 3AS (TaPHS1) and 4A have been cloned. METHODS To determine genetic architecture of PHS and GC and genetic relationships of the two traits, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted by evaluating a panel of 185 U.S. elite breeding lines and cultivars for sprouting rates of wheat spikes and GC in both greenhouse and field experiments. The panel was genotyped using the wheat 9K and 90K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays. RESULTS Four QTL for GC on four chromosomes and 12 QTL for PHS resistance on 10 chromosomes were identified in at least two experiments. QTL for PHS resistance showed varied effects under different environments, and those on chromosomes 3AS, 3AL, 3B, 4AL and 7A were the more frequently identified QTL. The common QTL for GC and PHS resistance were identified on the long arms of the chromosome 3A and 3D. CONCLUSIONS Wheat grain color is regulated by the three known genes on group 3 chromosomes and additional genes from other chromosomes. These grain color genes showed significant effects on PHS resistance in some environments. However, several other QTL that did not affect grain color also played a significant role on PHS resistance. Therefore, it is possible to breed PHS-resistant white wheat by pyramiding these non-color related QTL.
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- Meng Lin
- Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Iowa State University Ames, Iowa, 50011, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA. .,Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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Shorinola O, Bird N, Simmonds J, Berry S, Henriksson T, Jack P, Werner P, Gerjets T, Scholefield D, Balcárková B, Valárik M, Holdsworth MJ, Flintham J, Uauy C. The wheat Phs-A1 pre-harvest sprouting resistance locus delays the rate of seed dormancy loss and maps 0.3 cM distal to the PM19 genes in UK germplasm. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:4169-78. [PMID: 27217549 PMCID: PMC5301926 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The precocious germination of cereal grains before harvest, also known as pre-harvest sprouting, is an important source of yield and quality loss in cereal production. Pre-harvest sprouting is a complex grain defect and is becoming an increasing challenge due to changing climate patterns. Resistance to sprouting is multi-genic, although a significant proportion of the sprouting variation in modern wheat cultivars is controlled by a few major quantitative trait loci, including Phs-A1 in chromosome arm 4AL. Despite its importance, little is known about the physiological basis and the gene(s) underlying this important locus. In this study, we characterized Phs-A1 and show that it confers resistance to sprouting damage by affecting the rate of dormancy loss during dry seed after-ripening. We show Phs-A1 to be effective even when seeds develop at low temperature (13 °C). Comparative analysis of syntenic Phs-A1 intervals in wheat and Brachypodium uncovered ten orthologous genes, including the Plasma Membrane 19 genes (PM19-A1 and PM19-A2) previously proposed as the main candidates for this locus. However, high-resolution fine-mapping in two bi-parental UK mapping populations delimited Phs-A1 to an interval 0.3 cM distal to the PM19 genes. This study suggests the possibility that more than one causal gene underlies this major pre-harvest sprouting locus. The information and resources reported in this study will help test this hypothesis across a wider set of germplasm and will be of importance for breeding more sprouting resilient wheat varieties.
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH, UK KWS UK Ltd, Hertfordshire, SG8 7RE, UK
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- Limagrain UK Ltd, Woolpit Business Park, IP30 9UP, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Šlechtitelů 31, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Šlechtitelů 31, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Division of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, LE12 5RD, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH, UK
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Boeven PHG, Longin CFH, Würschum T. A unified framework for hybrid breeding and the establishment of heterotic groups in wheat. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2016; 129:1231-45. [PMID: 26956559 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-016-2699-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Global wheat genetic diversity can be used in a unified framework to support and accelerate hybrid breeding and the development of heterotic groups in wheat. Hybrid wheat breeding has great potential to increase the global wheat grain yield level particularly in view of the increasing abiotic and biotic stress challenges as well as variable climatic conditions. For the long-term success of hybrid wheat breeding and the maximum exploitation of heterosis, high-yielding heterotic patterns must be established. Here, we propose a unified framework for hybrid breeding and the establishment of heterotic groups in autogamous crops and exemplify it for hybrid wheat breeding in Germany. A key component is the establishment of genetic distance between heterotic groups and in this context, we assessed genetic diversity in a global collection of 1110 winter wheat varieties released during the past decades in 35 countries but with a focus on European origin. Our analyses revealed the absence of major population structure but nevertheless suggest genetically distinct subgroups with potential for hybrid wheat breeding. Taking our molecular results and additional phenotypic data together, we propose how global genetic diversity can be used to accelerate and support reciprocal recurrent selection for the development of genetically distinct heterotic groups in hybrid wheat breeding.
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- Philipp H G Boeven
- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
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- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
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- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany.
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