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Allier A, Teyssèdre S, Lehermeier C, Claustres B, Maltese S, Melkior S, Moreau L, Charcosset A. Assessment of breeding programs sustainability: application of phenotypic and genomic indicators to a North European grain maize program. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:1321-1334. [PMID: 30666392 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03280-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We review and propose easily implemented and affordable indicators to assess the genetic diversity and the potential of a breeding population and propose solutions for its long-term management. Successful plant breeding programs rely on balanced efforts between short-term goals to develop competitive cultivars and long-term goals to improve and maintain diversity in the genetic pool. Indicators of the sustainability of response to selection in breeding pools are of key importance in this context. We reviewed and proposed sets of indicators based on temporal phenotypic and genotypic data and applied them on an early maize grain program implying two breeding pools (Dent and Flint) selected in a reciprocal manner. Both breeding populations showed a significant positive genetic gain summing up to 1.43 qx/ha/year but contrasted evolutions of genetic variance. Advances in high-throughput genotyping permitted the identification of regions of low diversity, mainly localized in pericentromeric regions. Observed changes in genetic diversity were multiple, reflecting a complex breeding system. We estimated the impact of linkage disequilibrium (LD) and of allelic diversity on the additive genetic variance at a genome-wide and chromosome-wide scale. Consistently with theoretical expectation under directional selection, we found a negative contribution of LD to genetic variance, which was unevenly distributed between chromosomes. This suggests different chromosome selection histories and underlines the interest to recombine specific chromosome regions. All three sets of indicators valorize in house data and are easy to implement in the era of genomic selection in every breeding program.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antoine Allier
- GQE ‑ Le Moulon, INRA, Univ. Paris‑Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- RAGT2n, Genetics and Analytics Unit, 12510, Druelle, France
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- GQE ‑ Le Moulon, INRA, Univ. Paris‑Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- GQE ‑ Le Moulon, INRA, Univ. Paris‑Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Yong H, Zhang F, Tang J, Yang Z, Zhao X, Li M, Zhang D, Hao Z, Weng J, Li X. Breeding potential of inbred lines derived from five maize (Zea mays L.) populations. EUPHYTICA 2019; 215:1. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s10681-018-2319-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Rocher S, Jean M, Castonguay Y, Belzile F. Validation of Genotyping-By-Sequencing Analysis in Populations of Tetraploid Alfalfa by 454 Sequencing. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131918. [PMID: 26115486 PMCID: PMC4482585 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) is a relatively low-cost high throughput genotyping technology based on next generation sequencing and is applicable to orphan species with no reference genome. A combination of genome complexity reduction and multiplexing with DNA barcoding provides a simple and affordable way to resolve allelic variation between plant samples or populations. GBS was performed on ApeKI libraries using DNA from 48 genotypes each of two heterogeneous populations of tetraploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa spp. sativa): the synthetic cultivar Apica (ATF0) and a derived population (ATF5) obtained after five cycles of recurrent selection for superior tolerance to freezing (TF). Nearly 400 million reads were obtained from two lanes of an Illumina HiSeq 2000 sequencer and analyzed with the Universal Network-Enabled Analysis Kit (UNEAK) pipeline designed for species with no reference genome. Following the application of whole dataset-level filters, 11,694 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci were obtained. About 60% had a significant match on the Medicago truncatula syntenic genome. The accuracy of allelic ratios and genotype calls based on GBS data was directly assessed using 454 sequencing on a subset of SNP loci scored in eight plant samples. Sequencing depth in this study was not sufficient for accurate tetraploid allelic dosage, but reliable genotype calls based on diploid allelic dosage were obtained when using additional quality filtering. Principal Component Analysis of SNP loci in plant samples revealed that a small proportion (<5%) of the genetic variability assessed by GBS is able to differentiate ATF0 and ATF5. Our results confirm that analysis of GBS data using UNEAK is a reliable approach for genome-wide discovery of SNP loci in outcrossed polyploids.
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- Solen Rocher
- Centre de Recherche et de Développement sur les Sols et les Grandes Cultures, Agriculture et agroalimentaire Canada, Quebec City (QC), Canada
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- Département de Phytologie and Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC), Canada
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- Centre de Recherche et de Développement sur les Sols et les Grandes Cultures, Agriculture et agroalimentaire Canada, Quebec City (QC), Canada
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- Département de Phytologie and Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC), Canada
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Selection for silage yield and composition did not affect genomic diversity within the Wisconsin Quality Synthetic maize population. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2015; 5:541-9. [PMID: 25645532 PMCID: PMC4390570 DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.015263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Maize silage is forage of high quality and yield, and represents the second most important use of maize in the United States. The Wisconsin Quality Synthetic (WQS) maize population has undergone five cycles of recurrent selection for silage yield and composition, resulting in a genetically improved population. The application of high-density molecular markers allows breeders and geneticists to identify important loci through association analysis and selection mapping, as well as to monitor changes in the distribution of genetic diversity across the genome. The objectives of this study were to identify loci controlling variation for maize silage traits through association analysis and the assessment of selection signatures and to describe changes in the genomic distribution of gene diversity through selection and genetic drift in the WQS recurrent selection program. We failed to find any significant marker-trait associations using the historical phenotypic data from WQS breeding trials combined with 17,719 high-quality, informative single nucleotide polymorphisms. Likewise, no strong genomic signatures were left by selection on silage yield and quality in the WQS despite genetic gain for these traits. These results could be due to the genetic complexity underlying these traits, or the role of selection on standing genetic variation. Variation in loss of diversity through drift was observed across the genome. Some large regions experienced much greater loss in diversity than what is expected, suggesting limited recombination combined with small populations in recurrent selection programs could easily lead to fixation of large swaths of the genome.
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Castonguay Y, Dubé MP, Cloutier J, Bertrand A, Michaud R, Laberge S. Molecular physiology and breeding at the crossroads of cold hardiness improvement. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2013; 147:64-74. [PMID: 22452626 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2012.01624.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a major forage legume grown extensively worldwide with important agronomic and environmental attributes. Insufficient cold hardiness is a major impediment to its reliable production in northern climates. Improvement of freezing tolerance using conventional breeding approaches is slowed by the quantitative nature of inheritance and strong interactions with the environment. The development of gene-based markers would facilitate the identification of genotypes with superior stress tolerance. Successive cycles of recurrent selection were applied using an indoor screening method to develop populations with significantly higher tolerance to freezing (TF). Bulk segregant analysis of heterogeneous TF populations identified DNA variations that are progressively enriched in frequency in response to selection. Polymorphisms resulting from intragenic variations within a dehydrin gene were identified and could potentially lead to the development of robust selection tools. Our results illustrate the benefits of feedback interactions between germplasm development programs and molecular physiology for a deeper understanding of the molecular and genetic bases of cold hardiness.
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- Yves Castonguay
- Soils and Crops Research Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2560 Hochelaga Boulevard, Sainte-Foy, Québec G1V 2J3, Canada.
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Castonguay Y, Dubé MP, Cloutier J, Michaud R, Bertrand A, Laberge S. Intron-length polymorphism identifies a Y2K4 dehydrin variant linked to superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2012; 124:809-819. [PMID: 22083355 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1735-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Breeding alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) with superior freezing tolerance could be accelerated by the identification of molecular markers associated to that trait. Dehydrins are a group of highly hydrophilic proteins that have been related to low temperature tolerance. We previously identified a dehydrin restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) among populations recurrently selected for superior tolerance to freezing (TF). Analysis of crosses between genotypes with (D+) or without (D-) that RFLP revealed a significant impact on freezing tolerance. In this study, we sought to develop a PCR marker for freezing tolerance based on prior evidence of a relationship between size variation in Y(2)K(4) dehydrins and the RFLP. Results confirm the enrichment of Y(2)K(4) sequences of intermediate size (G2 group) in response to recurrent selection and in the D+ progeny. Analysis of genomic sequences revealed significant intron-length polymorphism (ILP) within the G2 group. G2 sequences with a characteristic short intron were more frequently found in D+ genotypes. Amplification using sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) primers bordering the intron confirmed an increase in the number of fragments with small introns in the D+ progeny and in the ATF5 population obtained after five cycles of recurrent selection for superior TF within the cultivar Apica (ATF0). Conversely, there was a reduction in the number of fragments with long introns in the D+ progeny and in ATF5 as compared to ATF0. Recurrent selection for superior tolerance to freezing in combination with ILP identified a sequence variant of Y(2)K(4) dehydrins associated to the phenotypic response to selection.
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- Yves Castonguay
- Crops and Soils Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2560 Hochelaga Blvd., Quebec, QC, Canada.
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Falke KC, Susić Z, Wilde P, Wortmann H, Möhring J, Piepho HP, Geiger HH, Miedaner T. Testcross performance of rye introgression lines developed by marker-assisted backcrossing using an Iranian accession as donor. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2009; 118:1225-38. [PMID: 19238350 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-009-0976-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2008] [Accepted: 01/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Introgression libraries facilitate the identification of favorable exotic alleles or genomic regions, which can be exploited for improving elite breeding material. We evaluated the first two introgression libraries in rye (Secale cereale L.) on the phenotypic and molecular level. Our objectives were to detect candidate introgression lines (pre-ILs) with a better testcross performance than the recurrent parent and identify donor chromosome segments (DCS) responsible for the improved performance. We introduced DCS from the self-incompatible heterozygous exotic Iranian primitive rye accession Altevogt 14160 (donor) into the genetic background of the elite inbred line L2053-N (recurrent parent) by marker-assisted backcrossing and developed 40 BC(2)S(3) lines in each introgression library. Testcross performance for three agronomic and six quality traits was evaluated in replicated field trials across two testers at five locations over 2 years. The phenotypic effect of the DCS was analyzed for all traits. The pre-ILs had on average a testcross performance comparable to that of the recurrent parent. Significant (P < 0.05) differences between individual pre-ILs and the recurrent parent were detected for all traits except for heading date. For more than 60% of the significant (P < 0.05) differences, the pre-ILs were superior to the recurrent parent. For some pre-ILs, specific DCS were identified containing presumably quantitative trait loci responsible for the superior hybrid performance. Consequently, our study revealed that the development and employment of introgression libraries offers the opportunity for a targeted increase of genetic diversity of elite rye material for hybrid performance of agronomically important traits.
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- K C Falke
- State Plant Breeding Institute, Universitaet Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Fischer S, Möhring J, Schön CC, Piepho HP, Klein D, Schipprack W, Utz HF, Melchinger AE, Reif JC. Trends in genetic variance components during 30 years of hybrid maize breeding at the University of Hohenheim. PLANT BREEDING 2008. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2007.01475.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Wisser RJ, Murray SC, Kolkman JM, Ceballos H, Nelson RJ. Selection mapping of loci for quantitative disease resistance in a diverse maize population. Genetics 2008; 180:583-99. [PMID: 18723892 PMCID: PMC2535707 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.108.090118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The selection response of a complex maize population improved primarily for quantitative disease resistance to northern leaf blight (NLB) and secondarily for common rust resistance and agronomic phenotypes was investigated at the molecular genetic level. A tiered marker analysis with 151 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in 90 individuals of the population indicated that on average six alleles per locus were available for selection. An improved test statistic for selection mapping was developed, in which quantitative trait loci (QTL) are identified through the analysis of allele-frequency shifts at mapped multiallelic loci over generations of selection. After correcting for the multiple tests performed, 25 SSR loci showed evidence of selection. Many of the putatively selected loci were unlinked and dispersed across the genome, which was consistent with the diffuse distribution of previously published QTL for NLB resistance. Compelling evidence for selection was found on maize chromosome 8, where several putatively selected loci colocalized with published NLB QTL and a race-specific resistance gene. Analysis of F2 populations derived from the selection mapping population suggested that multiple linked loci in this chromosomal segment were, in part, responsible for the selection response for quantitative resistance to NLB.
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- Randall J Wisser
- Institute for Genomic Diversity, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Falke KC, Maurer HP, Melchinger AE, Piepho HP, Flachenecker C, Frisch M. Linkage disequilibrium in two European F(2) flint maize populations under modified recurrent full-sib selection. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2007; 115:289-97. [PMID: 17468843 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-007-0544-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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According to quantitative genetic theory, linkage disequilibrium (LD) can hamper the short- and long-term selection response in recurrent selection (RS) programs. We analyzed LD in two European flint maize populations, KW1265 x D146 (A x B) and D145 x KW1292 (C x D), under modified recurrent full-sib selection. Our objectives were to investigate (1) the decay of initial parental LD present in F(2) populations by three generations of intermating, (2) the generation of new LD in four (A x B) and seven (C x D) selection cycles, and (3) the relationship between LD changes and estimates of the additive genetic variance. We analyzed the F(2) and the intermated populations as well as all selection cycles with 104 (A x B) and 101 (C x D) simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers with a uniform coverage of the entire maize genome. The LD coefficient D and the composite LD measure Delta were estimated and significance tests for LD were performed. LD was reduced by intermating as expected from theory. A directional generation of negative LD between favorable alleles could not be observed during the selection cycles. However, considerable undirectional changes in D were observed, which we attributed to genetic sampling due to the finite population size used for recombination. Consequently, a long-term reduction of the additive genetic variance due to negative LD was not observed. Our experimental results support the hypothesis that in practical RS programs with maize, LD generated by selection is not a limiting factor for obtaining a high selection response.
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- K C Falke
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science, and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
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