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Wani SH, Choudhary M, Barmukh R, Bagaria PK, Samantara K, Razzaq A, Jaba J, Ba MN, Varshney RK. Molecular mechanisms, genetic mapping, and genome editing for insect pest resistance in field crops. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2022; 135:3875-3895. [PMID: 35267056 PMCID: PMC9729161 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-022-04060-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Improving crop resistance against insect pests is crucial for ensuring future food security. Integrating genomics with modern breeding methods holds enormous potential in dissecting the genetic architecture of this complex trait and accelerating crop improvement. Insect resistance in crops has been a major research objective in several crop improvement programs. However, the use of conventional breeding methods to develop high-yielding cultivars with sustainable and durable insect pest resistance has been largely unsuccessful. The use of molecular markers for identification and deployment of insect resistance quantitative trait loci (QTLs) can fastrack traditional breeding methods. Till date, several QTLs for insect pest resistance have been identified in field-grown crops, and a few of them have been cloned by positional cloning approaches. Genome editing technologies, such as CRISPR/Cas9, are paving the way to tailor insect pest resistance loci for designing crops for the future. Here, we provide an overview of diverse defense mechanisms exerted by plants in response to insect pest attack, and review recent advances in genomics research and genetic improvements for insect pest resistance in major field crops. Finally, we discuss the scope for genomic breeding strategies to develop more durable insect pest resistant crops.
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- Shabir H Wani
- Mountain Research Center for Field Crops, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Khudwani, J&K, 192101, India.
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (ICAR-IIMR), PAU Campus, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, India
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, 502324, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (ICAR-IIMR), PAU Campus, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, 761211, India
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Intergated Crop Management, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, 502324, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), BP 12404, Niamey, Niger
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology (CEGSB), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, 502324, India.
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.
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Prather S, Schneider T, Gaham Godoy J, Odubiyi S, Bosque-Perez NA, Rashed A, Rynearson S, Pumphrey MO. Reliable DNA Markers for a Previously Unidentified, Yet Broadly Deployed Hessian Fly Resistance Gene on Chromosome 6B in Pacific Northwest Spring Wheat Varieties. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:779096. [PMID: 35769296 PMCID: PMC9234662 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.779096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hessian fly [Mayetiola destructor (Say)] is a major pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) throughout the United States and in several other countries. A highly effective and economically feasible way to control Hessian fly is with resistant cultivars. To date, over 37 Hessian fly resistance genes have been discovered and their approximate locations mapped. Resistance breeding is still limited, though, by the genes' effectiveness against predominant Hessian fly biotypes in a given production area, genetic markers that are developed for low-throughput marker systems, poorly adapted donor germplasm, and/or the inadequacy of closely linked DNA markers to track effective resistance genes in diverse genetic backgrounds. The purposes of this study were to determine the location of the Hessian fly resistance gene in the cultivar "Kelse" (PI 653842) and to develop and validate Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) markers for the resistance locus. A mapping population was genotyped and screened for Hessian fly resistance. The resulting linkage map created from 2,089 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism SNP markers placed the resistance locus on the chromosome 6B short arm, near where H34 has been reported. Three flanking SNPs near the resistance locus were converted to KASP assays which were then validated by fine-mapping and testing a large panel of breeding lines from hard and soft wheat germplasm adapted to the Pacific Northwest. The KASP markers presented here are tightly linked to the resistance locus and can be used for marker-assisted selection by breeders working on Hessian fly resistance and allow confirmation of this Hessian fly resistance gene in diverse germplasm.
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- Samuel Prather
- 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
- InterGrain Pty Ltd., Food Production, Bibra Lake, WA, Australia
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- Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
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- Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 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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Xu Y, La G, Fatima N, Liu Z, Zhang L, Zhao L, Chen MS, Bai G. Precise mapping of QTL for Hessian fly resistance in the hard winter wheat cultivar 'Overland'. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2021; 134:3951-3962. [PMID: 34471944 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03940-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A major QTL for Hessian fly resistance was precisely mapped to a 2.32 Mb region on chromosome 3B of the US hard winter wheat cultivar 'Overland'. The Hessian fly (HF, Mayetiola destructor) is a destructive insect pest of wheat in the USA and worldwide. Deploying HF-resistant cultivars is the most effective and economical approach to control this insect pest. A population of 186 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was developed from 'Overland' × 'Overley' and phenotyped for responses to HF attack using the HF biotype 'Great Plains'. A high-density genetic linkage map was constructed using 1,576 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers generated by genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). Two quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with a significant epistatic effect on HF resistance were mapped to chromosomes 3B (QHf.hwwg-3B) and 7A (QHf.hwwg-7A) in Overland, which are located in similar chromosome regions as found for H35 and H36 in the cultivar 'SD06165', respectively. QHf.hwwg-3B showed a much larger effect on HF resistance than QHf.hwwg-7A. Five and four GBS-SNPs, respectively, in the QHf.hwwg-3B and QHf.hwwg-7A QTL intervals were converted into Kompetitive allele specific polymerase chain reaction (KASP) markers. QHf.hwwg-3B was precisely mapped to a 2.32 Mb interval (2,479,314-4,799,538 bp) using near-isogenic lines (NILs) and RILs that have recombination within the QTL interval. The US winter wheat accessions carrying contrasting alleles at KASP markers KASP-3B4525164, KASP-7A47772047 and KASP-7A65090410 showed significant difference in HF resistance. The combination of the two KASP markers KASP-3B3797431 and KASP-3B4525164 is near-diagnostic for the detection of QHf.hwwg-3B in a US winter wheat panel and can be potentially used for screening the QTL in breeding programs.
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- Yunfeng Xu
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
- Industrial Crop Research Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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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
- Institute of Genetics and Physiology, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, Hebei, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
- Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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Smith CM. Conventional breeding of insect-resistant crop plants: still the best way to feed the world population. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2021; 45:7-13. [PMID: 33271365 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Insect-resistant crops feed much of the world, using reduced carbon inputs and providing much greater economic returns on investment. Newer, more efficient efforts are urgently needed to speed development of insect-resistant plants before a projected 30% global population increase. Plant resistance researchers must employ genotyping by sequencing and high-throughput phenotyping to identify, map and track resistance genes. In contrast to maize, rice, vegetables and wheat, limited progress has occurred to develop meaningful levels of pest resistance in cassava, cowpea and pigeonpea - major sources of nutrition for nearly 1 billion people. A knowledge void exists about the effects of climate change (elevated CO2) on resistant plants, necessitating efforts to understand this stress. Collaborations with social scientists, extension specialists, economists, spatiotemporal modelers, ecologists, and virologists will be required to develop better ways to integrate insect resistant plants into integrated crop pest management programs.
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