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Aoyagi LN, Ferreira EGC, da Silva DCG, Dos Santos AB, Avelino BB, Lopes-Caitar VS, de Oliveira MF, Abdelnoor RV, de Souto ER, Arias CA, Belzile F, Marcelino-Guimarães FC. Allelic variability in the Rpp1 locus conferring resistance to Asian soybean rust revealed by genome-wide association. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:743. [PMID: 39095733 PMCID: PMC11297723 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05454-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Soybean is a crucial crop for the Brazilian economy, but it faces challenges from the biotrophic fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, which causes Asian Soybean Rust (ASR). In this study, we aimed to identify SNPs associated with resistance within the Rpp1 locus, which is effective against Brazilian ASR populations. We employed GWAS and re-sequencing analyzes to pinpoint SNP markers capable of differentiating between soybean accessions harboring the Rpp1, Rpp1-b and other alternative alleles in the Rpp1 locus and from susceptible soybean cultivars. Seven SNP markers were found to be associated with ASR resistance through GWAS, with three of them defining haplotypes that efficiently distinguished the accessions based on their ASR resistance and source of the Rpp gene. These haplotypes were subsequently validated using a bi-parental population and a diverse set of Rpp sources, demonstrating that the GWAS markers co-segregate with ASR resistance. We then examined the presence of these haplotypes in a diverse set of soybean genomes worldwide, finding a few new potential sources of Rpp1/Rpp1-b. Further genomic sequence analysis revealed nucleotide differences within the genes present in the Rpp1 locus, including the ULP1-NBS-LRR genes, which are potential R gene candidates. These results provide valuable insights into ASR resistance in soybean, thus helping the development of resistant soybean varieties through genetic breeding programs.
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- Luciano Nobuhiro Aoyagi
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 3-1-3 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
- Maringá State University (UEM), Colombo Avenue, No. 5790, Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Technology of Paraná (UTFPR), Paraná, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Institute of Integrative Biology and Systems (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
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Huang CC, Lin CH, Lin YC, Chang HX. Application of bulk segregant RNA-Seq (BSR-Seq) and allele-specific primers to study soybean powdery mildew resistance. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:155. [PMID: 38424508 PMCID: PMC10905810 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04822-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the important soybean diseases, and host resistance could practically contribute to soybean PM management. To date, only the Rmd locus on chromosome (Chr) 16 was identified through traditional QTL mapping and GWAS, and it remains unclear if the bulk segregant RNA-Seq (BSR-Seq) methodology is feasible to explore additional PM resistance that might exist in other varieties. RESULTS BSR-Seq was applied to contrast genotypes and gene expressions between the resistant bulk (R bulk) and the susceptible bulk (S bulk), as well as the parents. The ∆(SNP-index) and G' value identified several QTL and significant SNPs/Indels on Chr06, Chr15, and Chr16. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) located within these QTL were identified using HISAT2 and Kallisto, and allele-specific primers (AS-primers) were designed to validate the accuracy of phenotypic prediction. While the AS-primers on Chr06 or Chr15 cannot distinguish the resistant and susceptible phenotypes, AS-primers on Chr16 exhibited 82% accuracy prediction with an additive effect, similar to the SSR marker Satt431. CONCLUSIONS Evaluation of additional AS-primers in the linkage disequilibrium (LD) block on Chr16 further confirmed the resistant locus, derived from the resistant parental variety 'Kaohsiung 11' ('KS11'), not only overlaps with the Rmd locus with unique up-regulated LRR genes (Glyma.16G213700 and Glyma.16G215100), but also harbors a down-regulated MLO gene (Glyma.16G145600). Accordingly, this study exemplified the feasibility of BSR-Seq in studying biotrophic disease resistance in soybean, and showed the genetic makeup of soybean variety 'KS11' comprising the Rmd locus and one MLO gene.
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- Cheng-Chun Huang
- Master Program for Plant Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan
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- Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station. Ministry of Agriculture, Taoyuan, 327005, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Master Program for Plant Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan.
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan.
- Center of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan.
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Sang Y, Liu X, Yuan C, Yao T, Li Y, Wang D, Zhao H, Wang Y. Genome-wide association study on resistance of cultivated soybean to Fusarium oxysporum root rot in Northeast China. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:625. [PMID: 38062401 PMCID: PMC10702129 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04646-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fusarium oxysporum is a prevalent fungal pathogen that diminishes soybean yield through seedling disease and root rot. Preventing Fusarium oxysporum root rot (FORR) damage entails on the identification of resistance genes and developing resistant cultivars. Therefore, conducting fine mapping and marker development for FORR resistance genes is of great significance for fostering the cultivation of resistant varieties. In this study, 350 soybean germplasm accessions, mainly from Northeast China, underwent genotyping using the SoySNP50K Illumina BeadChip, which includes 52,041 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Their resistance to FORR was assessed in a greenhouse. Genome-wide association studies utilizing the general linear model, mixed linear model, compressed mixed linear model, and settlement of MLM under progressively exclusive relationship models were conducted to identify marker-trait associations while effectively controlling for population structure. RESULTS The results demonstrated that these models effectively managed population structure. Eight SNP loci significantly associated with FORR resistance in soybean were detected, primarily located on Chromosome 6. Notably, there was a strong linkage disequilibrium between the large-effect SNPs ss715595462 and ss715595463, contributing substantially to phenotypic variation. Within the genetic interval encompassing these loci, 28 genes were present, with one gene Glyma.06G088400 encoding a protein kinase family protein containing a leucine-rich repeat domain identified as a potential candidate gene in the reference genome of Williams82. Additionally, quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis evaluated the gene expression levels between highly resistant and susceptible accessions, focusing on primary root tissues collected at different time points after F. oxysporum inoculation. Among the examined genes, only this gene emerged as the strongest candidate associated with FORR resistance. CONCLUSIONS The identification of this candidate gene Glyma.06G088400 improves our understanding of soybean resistance to FORR and the markers strongly linked to resistance can be beneficial for molecular marker-assisted selection in breeding resistant soybean accessions against F. oxysporum.
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- Yongsheng Sang
- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Soybean, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
- College of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
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- Crop Germplasm Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, China
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Soybean, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Soybean, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St., Rm. A384-E, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Soybean, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China.
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Soybean, Changchun, 130118, Jilin, PR China.
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Sang Y, Zhao H, Liu X, Yuan C, Qi G, Li Y, Dong L, Wang Y, Wang D, Wang Y, Dong Y. Genome-wide association study of powdery mildew resistance in cultivated soybean from Northeast China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1268706. [PMID: 38023859 PMCID: PMC10651740 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1268706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Powdery mildew (PMD), caused by the pathogen Microsphaera diffusa, leads to substantial yield decreases in susceptible soybean under favorable environmental conditions. Effective prevention of soybean PMD damage can be achieved by identifying resistance genes and developing resistant cultivars. In this study, we genotyped 331 soybean germplasm accessions, primarily from Northeast China, using the SoySNP50K BeadChip, and evaluated their resistance to PMD in a greenhouse setting. To identify marker-trait associations while effectively controlling for population structure, we conducted genome-wide association studies utilizing factored spectrally transformed linear mixed models, mixed linear models, efficient mixed-model association eXpedited, and compressed mixed linear models. The results revealed seven single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci strongly associated with PMD resistance in soybean. Among these, one SNP was localized on chromosome (Chr) 14, and six SNPs with low linkage disequilibrium were localized near or in the region of previously mapped genes on Chr 16. In the reference genome of Williams82, we discovered 96 genes within the candidate region, including 17 resistance (R)-like genes, which were identified as potential candidate genes for PMD resistance. In addition, we performed quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis to evaluate the gene expression levels in highly resistant and susceptible genotypes, focusing on leaf tissues collected at different times after M. diffusa inoculation. Among the examined genes, three R-like genes, including Glyma.16G210800, Glyma.16G212300, and Glyma.16G213900, were identified as strong candidates associated with PMD resistance. This discovery can significantly enhance our understanding of soybean resistance to PMD. Furthermore, the significant SNPs strongly associated with resistance can serve as valuable markers for genetic improvement in breeding M. diffusa-resistant soybean cultivars.
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- Yongsheng Sang
- College of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Crop Germplasm Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Soybean Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Yao D, Zhou J, Zhang A, Wang J, Liu Y, Wang L, Pi W, Li Z, Yue W, Cai J, Liu H, Hao W, Qu X. Advances in CRISPR/Cas9-based research related to soybean [ Glycine max (Linn.) Merr] molecular breeding. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1247707. [PMID: 37711287 PMCID: PMC10499359 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1247707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Soybean [Glycine max (Linn.) Merr] is a source of plant-based proteins and an essential oilseed crop and industrial raw material. The increase in the demand for soybeans due to societal changes has coincided with the increase in the breeding of soybean varieties with enhanced traits. Earlier gene editing technologies involved zinc finger nucleases and transcription activator-like effector nucleases, but the third-generation gene editing technology uses clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9). The rapid development of CRISPR/Cas9 technology has made it one of the most effective, straightforward, affordable, and user-friendly technologies for targeted gene editing. This review summarizes the application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in soybean molecular breeding. More specifically, it provides an overview of the genes that have been targeted, the type of editing that occurs, the mechanism of action, and the efficiency of gene editing. Furthermore, suggestions for enhancing and accelerating the molecular breeding of novel soybean varieties with ideal traits (e.g., high yield, high quality, and durable disease resistance) are included.
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- Dan Yao
- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Institute of Crop Resources, Jilin Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Jilin Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Crop Resources, Jilin Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Gongzhuling, Jilin, China
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Susmitha P, Kumar P, Yadav P, Sahoo S, Kaur G, Pandey MK, Singh V, Tseng TM, Gangurde SS. Genome-wide association study as a powerful tool for dissecting competitive traits in legumes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1123631. [PMID: 37645459 PMCID: PMC10461012 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1123631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Legumes are extremely valuable because of their high protein content and several other nutritional components. The major challenge lies in maintaining the quantity and quality of protein and other nutritional compounds in view of climate change conditions. The global need for plant-based proteins has increased the demand for seeds with a high protein content that includes essential amino acids. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have evolved as a standard approach in agricultural genetics for examining such intricate characters. Recent development in machine learning methods shows promising applications for dimensionality reduction, which is a major challenge in GWAS. With the advancement in biotechnology, sequencing, and bioinformatics tools, estimation of linkage disequilibrium (LD) based associations between a genome-wide collection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and desired phenotypic traits has become accessible. The markers from GWAS could be utilized for genomic selection (GS) to predict superior lines by calculating genomic estimated breeding values (GEBVs). For prediction accuracy, an assortment of statistical models could be utilized, such as ridge regression best linear unbiased prediction (rrBLUP), genomic best linear unbiased predictor (gBLUP), Bayesian, and random forest (RF). Both naturally diverse germplasm panels and family-based breeding populations can be used for association mapping based on the nature of the breeding system (inbred or outbred) in the plant species. MAGIC, MCILs, RIAILs, NAM, and ROAM are being used for association mapping in several crops. Several modifications of NAM, such as doubled haploid NAM (DH-NAM), backcross NAM (BC-NAM), and advanced backcross NAM (AB-NAM), have also been used in crops like rice, wheat, maize, barley mustard, etc. for reliable marker-trait associations (MTAs), phenotyping accuracy is equally important as genotyping. Highthroughput genotyping, phenomics, and computational techniques have advanced during the past few years, making it possible to explore such enormous datasets. Each population has unique virtues and flaws at the genomics and phenomics levels, which will be covered in more detail in this review study. The current investigation includes utilizing elite breeding lines as association mapping population, optimizing the choice of GWAS selection, population size, and hurdles in phenotyping, and statistical methods which will analyze competitive traits in legume breeding.
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- Pusarla Susmitha
- Regional Agricultural Research Station, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Charan Singh (CCS) Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology (GIET) University, Odisha, India
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Genomics, Prebreeding and Bioinformatics, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, United States
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Mena E, Reboledo G, Stewart S, Montesano M, Ponce de León I. Comparative analysis of soybean transcriptional profiles reveals defense mechanisms involved in resistance against Diaporthe caulivora. Sci Rep 2023; 13:13061. [PMID: 37567886 PMCID: PMC10421924 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39695-1] [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: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Soybean stem canker (SSC) caused by the fungal pathogen Diaporthe caulivora is an important disease affecting soybean production worldwide. However, limited information related to the molecular mechanisms underlying soybean resistance to Diaporthe species is available. In the present work, we analyzed the defense responses to D. caulivora in the soybean genotypes Williams and Génesis 5601. The results showed that compared to Williams, Génesis 5601 is more resistant to fungal infection evidenced by significantly smaller lesion length, reduced disease severity and pathogen biomass. Transcriptional profiling was performed in untreated plants and in D. caulivora-inoculated and control-treated tissues at 8 and 48 h post inoculation (hpi). In total, 2.322 and 1.855 genes were differentially expressed in Génesis 5601 and Williams, respectively. Interestingly, Génesis 5601 exhibited a significantly higher number of upregulated genes compared to Williams at 8 hpi, 1.028 versus 434 genes. Resistance to D. caulivora was associated with defense activation through transcriptional reprogramming mediating perception of the pathogen by receptors, biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids, hormone signaling, small heat shock proteins and pathogenesis related (PR) genes. These findings provide novel insights into soybean defense mechanisms leading to host resistance against D. caulivora, and generate a foundation for the development of resistant SSC varieties within soybean breeding programs.
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- Eilyn Mena
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Programa Nacional de Cultivos de Secano, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Colonia, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Yoosefzadeh-Najafabadi M, Torabi S, Tulpan D, Rajcan I, Eskandari M. Application of SVR-Mediated GWAS for Identification of Durable Genetic Regions Associated with Soybean Seed Quality Traits. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2659. [PMID: 37514272 PMCID: PMC10383196 DOI: 10.3390/plants12142659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Soybean (Glycine max L.) is an important food-grade strategic crop worldwide because of its high seed protein and oil contents. Due to the negative correlation between seed protein and oil percentage, there is a dire need to detect reliable quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying these traits in order to be used in marker-assisted selection (MAS) programs. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is one of the most common genetic approaches that is regularly used for detecting QTL associated with quantitative traits. However, the current approaches are mainly focused on estimating the main effects of QTL, and, therefore, a substantial statistical improvement in GWAS is required to detect associated QTL considering their interactions with other QTL as well. This study aimed to compare the support vector regression (SVR) algorithm as a common machine learning method to fixed and random model circulating probability unification (FarmCPU), a common conventional GWAS method in detecting relevant QTL associated with soybean seed quality traits such as protein, oil, and 100-seed weight using 227 soybean genotypes. The results showed a significant negative correlation between soybean seed protein and oil concentrations, with heritability values of 0.69 and 0.67, respectively. In addition, SVR-mediated GWAS was able to identify more relevant QTL underlying the target traits than the FarmCPU method. Our findings demonstrate the potential use of machine learning algorithms in GWAS to detect durable QTL associated with soybean seed quality traits suitable for genomic-based breeding approaches. This study provides new insights into improving the accuracy and efficiency of GWAS and highlights the significance of using advanced computational methods in crop breeding research.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Razzaq MK, Hina A, Abbasi A, Karikari B, Ashraf HJ, Mohiuddin M, Maqsood S, Maqsood A, Haq IU, Xing G, Raza G, Bhat JA. Molecular and genetic insights into secondary metabolic regulation underlying insect-pest resistance in legumes. Funct Integr Genomics 2023; 23:217. [PMID: 37392308 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-023-01141-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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Insect pests pose a major threat to agricultural production, resulting in significant economic losses for countries. A high infestation of insects in any given area can severely reduce crop yield and quality. This review examines the existing resources for managing insect pests and highlights alternative eco-friendly techniques to enhance insect pest resistance in legumes. Recently, the application of plant secondary metabolites has gained popularity in controlling insect attacks. Plant secondary metabolites encompass a wide range of compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenoids, which are often synthesized through intricate biosynthetic pathways. Classical methods of metabolic engineering involve manipulating key enzymes and regulatory genes to enhance or redirect the production of secondary metabolites in plants. Additionally, the role of genetic approaches, such as quantitative trait loci mapping, genome-wide association (GWAS) mapping, and metabolome-based GWAS in insect pest management is discussed, also, the role of precision breeding, such as genome editing technologies and RNA interference for identifying pest resistance and manipulating the genome to develop insect-resistant cultivars are explored, highlighting the positive contribution of plant secondary metabolites engineering-based resistance against insect pests. It is suggested that by understanding the genes responsible for beneficial metabolite compositions, future research might hold immense potential to shed more light on the molecular regulation of secondary metabolite biosynthesis, leading to advancements in insect-resistant traits in crop plants. In the future, the utilization of metabolic engineering and biotechnological methods may serve as an alternative means of producing biologically active, economically valuable, and medically significant compounds found in plant secondary metabolites, thereby addressing the challenge of limited availability.
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- Muhammad Khuram Razzaq
- Soybean Research Institute & MARA National Centre for Soybean Improvement & MARA Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean & National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement & Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) National Centre for Soybean Improvement, State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohsar University Murree, Murree, 47150, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) Private Limited, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohsar University Murree, Murree, 47150, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of Central Punjab, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, No. 1 Yingmen Village, Anning District, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- Soybean Research Institute & MARA National Centre for Soybean Improvement & MARA Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean & National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement & Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- International Genome Center, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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Nissan N, Hooker J, Arezza E, Dick K, Golshani A, Mimee B, Cober E, Green J, Samanfar B. Large-scale data mining pipeline for identifying novel soybean genes involved in resistance against the soybean cyst nematode. FRONTIERS IN BIOINFORMATICS 2023; 3:1199675. [PMID: 37409347 PMCID: PMC10319130 DOI: 10.3389/fbinf.2023.1199675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) [Heterodera glycines Ichinohe] is a devastating pathogen of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] that is rapidly becoming a global economic issue. Two loci conferring SCN resistance have been identified in soybean, Rhg1 and Rhg4; however, they offer declining protection. Therefore, it is imperative that we identify additional mechanisms for SCN resistance. In this paper, we develop a bioinformatics pipeline to identify protein-protein interactions related to SCN resistance by data mining massive-scale datasets. The pipeline combines two leading sequence-based protein-protein interaction predictors, the Protein-protein Interaction Prediction Engine (PIPE), PIPE4, and Scoring PRotein INTeractions (SPRINT) to predict high-confidence interactomes. First, we predicted the top soy interacting protein partners of the Rhg1 and Rhg4 proteins. Both PIPE4 and SPRINT overlap in their predictions with 58 soybean interacting partners, 19 of which had GO terms related to defense. Beginning with the top predicted interactors of Rhg1 and Rhg4, we implement a "guilt by association" in silico proteome-wide approach to identify novel soybean genes that may be involved in SCN resistance. This pipeline identified 1,082 candidate genes whose local interactomes overlap significantly with the Rhg1 and Rhg4 interactomes. Using GO enrichment tools, we highlighted many important genes including five genes with GO terms related to response to the nematode (GO:0009624), namely, Glyma.18G029000, Glyma.11G228300, Glyma.08G120500, Glyma.17G152300, and Glyma.08G265700. This study is the first of its kind to predict interacting partners of known resistance proteins Rhg1 and Rhg4, forming an analysis pipeline that enables researchers to focus their search on high-confidence targets to identify novel SCN resistance genes in soybean.
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- Nour Nissan
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre, Saint-Jeansur-Richelieu, QC, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Xiong H, Chen Y, Pan YB, Wang J, Lu W, Shi A. A genome-wide association study and genomic prediction for Phakopsora pachyrhizi resistance in soybean. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1179357. [PMID: 37313252 PMCID: PMC10258334 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1179357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Soybean brown rust (SBR), caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is a devastating fungal disease that threatens global soybean production. This study conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) with seven models on a panel of 3,082 soybean accessions to identify the markers associated with SBR resistance by 30,314 high quality single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs). Then five genomic selection (GS) models, including Ridge regression best linear unbiased predictor (rrBLUP), Genomic best linear unbiased predictor (gBLUP), Bayesian least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Bayesian LASSO), Random Forest (RF), and Support vector machines (SVM), were used to predict breeding values of SBR resistance using whole genome SNP sets and GWAS-based marker sets. Four SNPs, namely Gm18_57,223,391 (LOD = 2.69), Gm16_29,491,946 (LOD = 3.86), Gm06_45,035,185 (LOD = 4.74), and Gm18_51,994,200 (LOD = 3.60), were located near the reported P. pachyrhizi R genes, Rpp1, Rpp2, Rpp3, and Rpp4, respectively. Other significant SNPs, including Gm02_7,235,181 (LOD = 7.91), Gm02_7234594 (LOD = 7.61), Gm03_38,913,029 (LOD = 6.85), Gm04_46,003,059 (LOD = 6.03), Gm09_1,951,644 (LOD = 10.07), Gm10_39,142,024 (LOD = 7.12), Gm12_28,136,735 (LOD = 7.03), Gm13_16,350,701(LOD = 5.63), Gm14_6,185,611 (LOD = 5.51), and Gm19_44,734,953 (LOD = 6.02), were associated with abundant disease resistance genes, such as Glyma.02G084100, Glyma.03G175300, Glyma.04g189500, Glyma.09G023800, Glyma.12G160400, Glyma.13G064500, Glyma.14g073300, and Glyma.19G190200. The annotations of these genes included but not limited to: LRR class gene, cytochrome 450, cell wall structure, RCC1, NAC, ABC transporter, F-box domain, etc. The GWAS based markers showed more accuracies in genomic prediction than the whole genome SNPs, and Bayesian LASSO model was the ideal model in SBR resistance prediction with 44.5% ~ 60.4% accuracies. This study aids breeders in predicting selection accuracy of complex traits such as disease resistance and can shorten the soybean breeding cycle by the identified markers.
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- Haizheng Xiong
- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Sugarcane Research Unit, Untied State Department of Agriculture – Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS), Houma, LA, United States
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, National Centre for Plant Breeding, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, National Centre for Plant Breeding, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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Demirjian C, Vailleau F, Berthomé R, Roux F. Genome-wide association studies in plant pathosystems: success or failure? TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 28:471-485. [PMID: 36522258 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Harnessing natural genetic variation is an established alternative to artificial genetic variation for investigating the molecular dialog between partners in plant pathosystems. Herein, we review the successes of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in both plants and pathogens. While GWAS in plants confirmed that the genetic architecture of disease resistance is polygenic, dynamic during the infection kinetics, and dependent on the environment, GWAS shortened the time of identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and revealed both complex epistatic networks and a genetic architecture dependent upon the geographical scale. A similar picture emerges from the few GWAS in pathogens. In addition, the ever-increasing number of functionally validated QTLs has revealed new molecular plant defense mechanisms and pathogenicity determinants. Finally, we propose recommendations to better decode the disease triangle.
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- Choghag Demirjian
- LIPME, INRAE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, INRAE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, INRAE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LIPME, INRAE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Lin YC, Liu HH, Tseng MN, Chang HX. Heritability and gene functions associated with sclerotia formation of Rhizoctonia solani AG-7 using whole genome sequencing and genome-wide association study. Microb Genom 2023; 9. [PMID: 36867092 PMCID: PMC10132059 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Sclerotia are specialized fungal structures formed by pigmented and aggregated hyphae, which can survive under unfavourable environmental conditions and serve as the primary inocula for several phytopathogenic fungi including Rhizoctonia solani. Among 154 R. solani anastomosis group 7 (AG-7) isolates collected in fields, the sclerotia-forming capability regarding sclerotia number and sclerotia size varied in the fungal population, but the genetic makeup of these phenotypes remained unclear. As limited studies have focused on the genomics of R. solani AG-7 and the population genetics of sclerotia formation, this study completed the whole genome sequencing and gene prediction of R. solani AG-7 using the Oxford NanoPore and Illumina RNA sequencing. Meanwhile, a high-throughput image-based method was established to quantify the sclerotia-forming capability, and the phenotypic correlation between sclerotia number and sclerotia size was low. A genome-wide association study identified three and five significant SNPs associated with sclerotia number and size in distinct genomic regions, respectively. Of these significant SNPs, two and four showed significant differences in the phenotypic mean separation for sclerotia number and sclerotia size, respectively. Gene ontology enrichment analysis focusing on the linkage disequilibrium blocks of significant SNPs identified more categories related to oxidative stress for sclerotia number, and more categories related to cell development, signalling and metabolism for sclerotia size. These results indicated that different genetic mechanisms may underlie these two phenotypes. Moreover, the heritability of sclerotia number and sclerotia size were estimated for the first time to be 0.92 and 0.31, respectively. This study provides new insights into the heritability and gene functions related to the development of sclerotia number and sclerotia size, which could provide additional knowledge to reduce fungal residues in fields and achieve sustainable disease management.
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- Yu-Cheng Lin
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 106319, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 106319, Taiwan, ROC
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- Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Pingtung County 908126, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 106319, Taiwan, ROC
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Canella Vieira C, Jarquin D, do Nascimento EF, Lee D, Zhou J, Smothers S, Zhou J, Diers B, Riechers DE, Xu D, Shannon G, Chen P, Nguyen HT. Identification of genomic regions associated with soybean responses to off-target dicamba exposure. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1090072. [PMID: 36570921 PMCID: PMC9780662 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1090072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The widespread adoption of genetically modified (GM) dicamba-tolerant (DT) soybean was followed by numerous reports of off-target dicamba damage and yield losses across most soybean-producing states. In this study, a subset of the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection consisting of 382 genetically diverse soybean accessions originating from 15 countries was used to identify genomic regions associated with soybean response to off-target dicamba exposure. Accessions were genotyped with the SoySNP50K BeadChip and visually screened for damage in environments with prolonged exposure to off-target dicamba. Two models were implemented to detect significant marker-trait associations: the Bayesian-information and Linkage-disequilibrium Iteratively Nested Keyway (BLINK) and a model that allows the inclusion of population structure in interaction with the environment (G×E) to account for variable patterns of genotype responses in different environments. Most accessions (84%) showed a moderate response, either moderately tolerant or moderately susceptible, with approximately 8% showing tolerance and susceptibility. No differences in off-target dicamba damage were observed across maturity groups and centers of origin. Both models identified significant associations in regions of chromosomes 10 and 19. The BLINK model identified additional significant marker-trait associations on chromosomes 11, 14, and 18, while the G×E model identified another significant marker-trait association on chromosome 15. The significant SNPs identified by both models are located within candidate genes possessing annotated functions involving different phases of herbicide detoxification in plants. These results entertain the possibility of developing non-GM soybean cultivars with improved tolerance to off-target dicamba exposure and potentially other synthetic auxin herbicides. Identification of genetic sources of tolerance and genomic regions conferring higher tolerance to off-target dicamba may sustain and improve the production of other non-DT herbicide soybean production systems, including the growing niche markets of organic and conventional soybean.
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- Caio Canella Vieira
- Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center, Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO, United States
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- Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center, Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO, United States
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- Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center, Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO, United States
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- Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center, Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO, United States
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center, Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO, United States
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- Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center, Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO, United States
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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Chandra S, Choudhary M, Bagaria PK, Nataraj V, Kumawat G, Choudhary JR, Sonah H, Gupta S, Wani SH, Ratnaparkhe MB. Progress and prospectus in genetics and genomics of Phytophthora root and stem rot resistance in soybean ( Glycine max L.). Front Genet 2022; 13:939182. [PMID: 36452161 PMCID: PMC9702362 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.939182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Soybean is one of the largest sources of protein and oil in the world and is also considered a "super crop" due to several industrial advantages. However, enhanced acreage and adoption of monoculture practices rendered the crop vulnerable to several diseases. Phytophthora root and stem rot (PRSR) caused by Phytophthora sojae is one of the most prevalent diseases adversely affecting soybean production globally. Deployment of genetic resistance is the most sustainable approach for avoiding yield losses due to this disease. PRSR resistance is complex in nature and difficult to address by conventional breeding alone. Genetic mapping through a cost-effective sequencing platform facilitates identification of candidate genes and associated molecular markers for genetic improvement against PRSR. Furthermore, with the help of novel genomic approaches, identification and functional characterization of Rps (resistance to Phytophthora sojae) have also progressed in the recent past, and more than 30 Rps genes imparting complete resistance to different PRSR pathotypes have been reported. In addition, many genomic regions imparting partial resistance have also been identified. Furthermore, the adoption of emerging approaches like genome editing, genomic-assisted breeding, and genomic selection can assist in the functional characterization of novel genes and their rapid introgression for PRSR resistance. Hence, in the near future, soybean growers will likely witness an increase in production by adopting PRSR-resistant cultivars. This review highlights the progress made in deciphering the genetic architecture of PRSR resistance, genomic advances, and future perspectives for the deployment of PRSR resistance in soybean for the sustainable management of PRSR disease.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research, Indore, India
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- Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Lin F, Chhapekar SS, Vieira CC, Da Silva MP, Rojas A, Lee D, Liu N, Pardo EM, Lee YC, Dong Z, Pinheiro JB, Ploper LD, Rupe J, Chen P, Wang D, Nguyen HT. Breeding for disease resistance in soybean: a global perspective. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2022; 135:3773-3872. [PMID: 35790543 PMCID: PMC9729162 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-022-04101-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE This review provides a comprehensive atlas of QTLs, genes, and alleles conferring resistance to 28 important diseases in all major soybean production regions in the world. Breeding disease-resistant soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] varieties is a common goal for soybean breeding programs to ensure the sustainability and growth of soybean production worldwide. However, due to global climate change, soybean breeders are facing strong challenges to defeat diseases. Marker-assisted selection and genomic selection have been demonstrated to be successful methods in quickly integrating vertical resistance or horizontal resistance into improved soybean varieties, where vertical resistance refers to R genes and major effect QTLs, and horizontal resistance is a combination of major and minor effect genes or QTLs. This review summarized more than 800 resistant loci/alleles and their tightly linked markers for 28 soybean diseases worldwide, caused by nematodes, oomycetes, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The major breakthroughs in the discovery of disease resistance gene atlas of soybean were also emphasized which include: (1) identification and characterization of vertical resistance genes reside rhg1 and Rhg4 for soybean cyst nematode, and exploration of the underlying regulation mechanisms through copy number variation and (2) map-based cloning and characterization of Rps11 conferring resistance to 80% isolates of Phytophthora sojae across the USA. In this review, we also highlight the validated QTLs in overlapping genomic regions from at least two studies and applied a consistent naming nomenclature for these QTLs. Our review provides a comprehensive summary of important resistant genes/QTLs and can be used as a toolbox for soybean improvement. Finally, the summarized genetic knowledge sheds light on future directions of accelerated soybean breeding and translational genomics studies.
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- Feng Lin
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
- Fisher Delta Research Center, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO 63873 USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
- Fisher Delta Research Center, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO 63873 USA
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun,, 130033 Jilin China
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- Instituto de Tecnología Agroindustrial del Noroeste Argentino (ITANOA) [Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)], Av. William Cross 3150, C.P. T4101XAC, Las Talitas, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Fisher Delta Research Center, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO 63873 USA
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun,, 130033 Jilin China
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- Departamento de Genética, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ/USP), PO Box 9, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900 Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnología Agroindustrial del Noroeste Argentino (ITANOA) [Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)], Av. William Cross 3150, C.P. T4101XAC, Las Talitas, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
- Fisher Delta Research Center, University of Missouri, Portageville, MO 63873 USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
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Rairdin A, Fotouhi F, Zhang J, Mueller DS, Ganapathysubramanian B, Singh AK, Dutta S, Sarkar S, Singh A. Deep learning-based phenotyping for genome wide association studies of sudden death syndrome in soybean. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:966244. [PMID: 36340398 PMCID: PMC9634489 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.966244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Using a reliable and accurate method to phenotype disease incidence and severity is essential to unravel the complex genetic architecture of disease resistance in plants, and to develop disease resistant cultivars. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) involve phenotyping large numbers of accessions, and have been used for a myriad of traits. In field studies, genetic accessions are phenotyped across multiple environments and replications, which takes a significant amount of labor and resources. Deep Learning (DL) techniques can be effective for analyzing image-based tasks; thus DL methods are becoming more routine for phenotyping traits to save time and effort. This research aims to conduct GWAS on sudden death syndrome (SDS) of soybean [Glycine max L. (Merr.)] using disease severity from both visual field ratings and DL-based (using images) severity ratings collected from 473 accessions. Images were processed through a DL framework that identified soybean leaflets with SDS symptoms, and then quantified the disease severity on those leaflets into a few classes with mean Average Precision of 0.34 on unseen test data. Both visual field ratings and image-based ratings identified significant single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with disease resistance. These significant SNP markers are either in the proximity of previously reported candidate genes for SDS or near potentially novel candidate genes. Four previously reported SDS QTL were identified that contained a significant SNPs, from this study, from both a visual field rating and an image-based rating. The results of this study provide an exciting avenue of using DL to capture complex phenotypic traits from images to get comparable or more insightful results compared to subjective visual field phenotyping of traits for disease symptoms.
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- Ashlyn Rairdin
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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Walker DR, McDonald SC, Harris DK, Roger Boerma H, Buck JW, Sikora EJ, Weaver DB, Wright DL, Marois JJ, Li Z. Genomic regions associated with resistance to soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) under field conditions in soybean germplasm accessions from Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2022; 135:3073-3086. [PMID: 35902398 PMCID: PMC9482582 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-022-04168-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Eight soybean genomic regions, including six never before reported, were found to be associated with resistance to soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in the southeastern USA. Soybean rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi is one of the most important foliar diseases of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Although seven Rpp resistance gene loci have been reported, extensive pathotype variation in and among fungal populations increases the importance of identifying additional genes and loci associated with rust resistance. One hundred and ninety-one soybean plant introductions from Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam, and 65 plant introductions from other countries were screened for resistance to P. pachyrhizi under field conditions in the southeastern USA between 2008 and 2015. The results indicated that 84, 69, and 49% of the accessions from southern Japan, Vietnam or central Indonesia, respectively, had negative BLUP values, indicating less disease than the panel mean. A genome-wide association analysis using SoySNP50K Infinium BeadChip data identified eight genomic regions on seven chromosomes associated with SBR resistance, including previously unreported regions of Chromosomes 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, and 15, in addition to the locations of the Rpp3 and Rpp6 loci. The six unreported genomic regions might contain novel Rpp loci. The identification of additional sources of rust resistance and associated genomic regions will further efforts to develop soybean cultivars with broad and durable resistance to soybean rust in the southern USA.
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- David R Walker
- USDA-ARS Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, and Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Department of Plant Sciences, Sheridan Research and Extension Center, University of Wyoming, Sheridan, WY, 82801, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, 30223, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Quincy, FL, 32351, USA
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- North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Quincy, FL, 32351, USA
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- USDA-ARS Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, and Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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Molecular Breeding to Overcome Biotic Stresses in Soybean: Update. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11151967. [PMID: 35956444 PMCID: PMC9370206 DOI: 10.3390/plants11151967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important leguminous crop and biotic stresses are a global concern for soybean growers. In recent decades, significant development has been carried outtowards identification of the diseases caused by pathogens, sources of resistance and determination of loci conferring resistance to different diseases on linkage maps of soybean. Host-plant resistance is generally accepted as the bestsolution because of its role in the management of environmental and economic conditions of farmers owing to low input in terms of chemicals. The main objectives of soybean crop improvement are based on the identification of sources of resistance or tolerance against various biotic as well as abiotic stresses and utilization of these sources for further hybridization and transgenic processes for development of new cultivars for stress management. The focus of the present review is to summarize genetic aspects of various diseases caused by pathogens in soybean and molecular breeding research work conducted to date.
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Marsh JI, Hu H, Petereit J, Bayer PE, Valliyodan B, Batley J, Nguyen HT, Edwards D. Haplotype mapping uncovers unexplored variation in wild and domesticated soybean at the major protein locus cqProt-003. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2022; 135:1443-1455. [PMID: 35141762 PMCID: PMC9033719 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-022-04045-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE The major soy protein QTL, cqProt-003, was analysed for haplotype diversity and global distribution, and results indicate 304 bp deletion and variable tandem repeats in protein coding regions are likely causal candidates. Here, we present association and linkage analysis of 985 wild, landrace and cultivar soybean accessions in a pan genomic dataset to characterize the major high-protein/low-oil associated locus cqProt-003 located on chromosome 20. A significant trait-associated region within a 173 kb linkage block was identified, and variants in the region were characterized, identifying 34 high confidence SNPs, 4 insertions, 1 deletion and a larger 304 bp structural variant in the high-protein haplotype. Trinucleotide tandem repeats of variable length present in the second exon of gene Glyma.20G085100 are strongly correlated with the high-protein phenotype and likely represent causal variation. Structural variation has previously been found in the same gene, for which we report the global distribution of the 304 bp deletion and have identified additional nested variation present in high-protein individuals. Mapping variation at the cqProt-003 locus across demographic groups suggests that the high-protein haplotype is common in wild accessions (94.7%), rare in landraces (10.6%) and near absent in cultivated breeding pools (4.1%), suggesting its decrease in frequency primarily correlates with domestication and continued during subsequent improvement. However, the variation that has persisted in under-utilized wild and landrace populations holds high breeding potential for breeders willing to forego seed oil to maximize protein content. The results of this study include the identification of distinct haplotype structures within the high-protein population, and a broad characterization of the genomic context and linkage patterns of cqProt-003 across global populations, supporting future functional characterization and modification.
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- Jacob I Marsh
- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
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Mendonça HC, Pereira LFP, Maldonado dos Santos JV, Meda AR, Sant’ Ana GC. Genetic Diversity and Selection Footprints in the Genome of Brazilian Soybean Cultivars. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:842571. [PMID: 35432410 PMCID: PMC9006619 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.842571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although Brazil is currently the largest soybean producer in the world, only a small number of studies have analyzed the genetic diversity of Brazilian soybean. These studies have shown the existence of a narrow genetic base. The objectives of this work were to analyze the population structure and genetic diversity, and to identify selection signatures in the genome of soybean germplasms from different companies in Brazil. A panel consisting of 343 soybean lines from Brazil, North America, and Asia was genotyped using genotyping by sequencing (GBS). Population structure was assessed by Bayesian and multivariate approaches. Genetic diversity was analyzed using metrics such as the fixation index, nucleotide diversity, genetic dissimilarity, and linkage disequilibrium. The software BayeScan was used to detect selection signatures between Brazilian and Asian accessions as well as among Brazilian germplasms. Region of origin, company of origin, and relative maturity group (RMG) all had a significant influence on population structure. Varieties belonging to the same company and especially to the same RMG exhibited a high level of genetic similarity. This result was exacerbated among early maturing accessions. Brazilian soybean showed significantly lower genetic diversity when compared to Asian accessions. This was expected, because the crop's region of origin is its main genetic diversity reserve. We identified 7 genomic regions under selection between the Brazilian and Asian accessions, and 27 among Brazilian varieties developed by different companies. Associated with these genomic regions, we found 96 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for important soybean breeding traits such as flowering, maturity, plant architecture, productivity components, pathogen resistance, and seed composition. Some of the QTLs associated with the markers under selection have genes of great importance to soybean's regional adaptation. The results reported herein allowed to expand the knowledge about the organization of the genetic variability of the Brazilian soybean germplasm. Furthermore, it was possible to identify genomic regions under selection possibly associated with the adaptation of soybean to Brazilian environments.
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural do Paraná, Embrapa Café, Londrina, Brazil
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Wei H, Lian Y, Li J, Li H, Song Q, Wu Y, Lei C, Wang S, Zhang H, Wang J, Lu W. Identification of Candidate Genes Controlling Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance in "Handou 10" Based on Genome and Transcriptome Analyzes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:860034. [PMID: 35371127 PMCID: PMC8965568 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.860034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN; Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) is a highly destructive pathogen for soybean production worldwide. The use of resistant varieties is the most effective way of preventing yield loss. Handou 10 is a commercial soybean variety with desirable agronomic traits and SCN resistance, however genes underlying the SCN resistance in the variety are unknown. An F2:8 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from a cross between Zheng 9525 (susceptible) and Handou 10 was developed and its resistance to SCN HG type 2.5.7 (race 1) and 1.2.5.7 (race 2) was identified. We identified seven quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with additive effects. Among these, three QTLs on Chromosomes 7, 8, and 18 were resistant to both races. These QTLs could explain 1.91-7.73% of the phenotypic variation of SCN's female index. The QTLs on chromosomes 8 and 18 have already been reported and were most likely overlapped with rhg1 and Rhg4 loci, respectively. However, the QTL on chromosome 7 was novel. Candidate genes for the three QTLs were predicted through genes functional analysis and transcriptome analysis of infected roots of Handou 10 vs. Zheng 9525. Transcriptome analysis performed also indicated that the plant-pathogen interaction played an important role in the SCN resistance for Handou 10. The information will facilitate SCN-resistant gene cloning, and the novel resistant gene will be a source for improving soybeans' resistance to SCN.
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- He Wei
- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, United States
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Academy of Crops Molecular Breeding, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Centre for Plant Breeding/Zhengzhou Subcenter of National Soybean Improvement Center/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huanghuaihai Plains of Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou, China
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Bayer PE, Valliyodan B, Hu H, Marsh JI, Yuan Y, Vuong TD, Patil G, Song Q, Batley J, Varshney RK, Lam HM, Edwards D, Nguyen HT. Sequencing the USDA core soybean collection reveals gene loss during domestication and breeding. THE PLANT GENOME 2022; 15:e20109. [PMID: 34169673 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The gene content of plants varies between individuals of the same species due to gene presence/absence variation, and selection can alter the frequency of specific genes in a population. Selection during domestication and breeding will modify the genomic landscape, though the nature of these modifications is only understood for specific genes or on a more general level (e.g., by a loss of genetic diversity). Here we have assembled and analyzed a soybean (Glycine spp.) pangenome representing more than 1,000 soybean accessions derived from the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection, including both wild and cultivated lineages, to assess genomewide changes in gene and allele frequency during domestication and breeding. We identified 3,765 genes that are absent from the Lee reference genome assembly and assessed the presence/absence of all genes across this population. In addition to a loss of genetic diversity, we found a significant reduction in the average number of protein-coding genes per individual during domestication and subsequent breeding, though with some genes and allelic variants increasing in frequency associated with selection for agronomic traits. This analysis provides a genomic perspective of domestication and breeding in this important oilseed crop.
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- Philipp E Bayer
- School of Biological Sciences and Inst. of Agriculture, The Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Dep. of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln Univ., Jefferson, City, MO, 65101, USA
- Div. of Plant Sciences and National Ctr. for Soybean Biotechnology, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Inst. of Agriculture, The Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Inst. of Agriculture, The Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Inst. of Agriculture, The Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
- Ctr. for Soybean Research of the State Key Lab. of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Div. of Plant Sciences and National Ctr. for Soybean Biotechnology, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Div. of Plant Sciences and National Ctr. for Soybean Biotechnology, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
- Dep. of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
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- U.S. Dep. of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab., Beltsville, MD, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Inst. of Agriculture, The Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Ctr. of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology, International Crops Research Inst. for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Ctr., Crop Research Innovation Ctr., Food Futures Inst., Murdoch Univ., Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Ctr. for Soybean Research of the State Key Lab. of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences and Inst. of Agriculture, The Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Div. of Plant Sciences and National Ctr. for Soybean Biotechnology, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Zhao F, Cheng W, Wang Y, Gao X, Huang D, Kong J, Antwi-Boasiako A, Zheng L, Yan W, Chang F, Kong K, Liao YY, Huerta AI, Liu W, Zhang M, Zhao T. Identification of Novel Genomic Regions for Bacterial Leaf Pustule (BLP) Resistance in Soybean ( Glycine max L.) via Integrating Linkage Mapping and Association Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:2113. [PMID: 35216225 PMCID: PMC8876204 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Bacterial leaf pustule (BLP), caused by Xanthornonas axonopodis pv. glycines (Xag), is a worldwide disease of soybean, particularly in warm and humid regions. To date, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms of BLP resistance. The only single recessive resistance gene rxp has not been functionally identified yet, even though the genotypes carrying the gene have been widely used for BLP resistance breeding. Using a linkage mapping in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population against the Xag strain Chinese C5, we identified that quantitative trait locus (QTL) qrxp-17-2 accounted for 74.33% of the total phenotypic variations. We also identified two minor QTLs, qrxp-05-1 and qrxp-17-1, that accounted for 7.26% and 22.26% of the total phenotypic variations, respectively, for the first time. Using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 476 cultivars of a soybean breeding germplasm population, we identified a total of 38 quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) on chromosomes (Chr) 5, 7, 8, 9,15, 17, 19, and 20 under artificial infection with C5, and 34 QTNs on Chr 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18, and 20 under natural morbidity condition. Taken together, three QTLs and 11 stable QTNs were detected in both linkage mapping and GWAS analysis, and located in three genomic regions with the major genomic region containing qrxp_17_2. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of the relative expression levels of five potential candidate genes in the resistant soybean cultivar W82 following Xag treatment showed that of Glyma.17G086300, which is located in qrxp-17-2, significantly increased in W82 at 24 and 72 h post-inoculation (hpi) when compared to that in the susceptible cultivar Jack. These results indicate that Glyma.17G086300 is a potential candidate gene for rxp and the QTLs and QTNs identified in this study will be useful for marker development for the breeding of Xag-resistant soybean cultivars.
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- Fangzhou Zhao
- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; (D.H.); (W.L.)
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
- CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi AK420, Ghana
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; (Y.-Y.L.); (A.I.H.)
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; (Y.-Y.L.); (A.I.H.)
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; (D.H.); (W.L.)
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- National Soybean Improvement Center Shijiazhuang Sub-Center, North China Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding of Hebei, Cereal & Oil Crop Institute, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (F.Z.); (W.C.); (Y.W.); (J.K.); (A.A.-B.); (L.Z.); (W.Y.); (F.C.); (K.K.)
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Ferreira EGC, Marcelino-Guimarães FC. Mapping Major Disease Resistance Genes in Soybean by Genome-Wide Association Studies. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2481:313-340. [PMID: 35641772 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2237-7_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Soybean is one of the most valuable agricultural crops in the world. Besides, this legume is constantly attacked by a wide range of pathogens (fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes) compromising yield and increasing production costs. One of the major disease management strategies is the genetic resistance provided by single genes and quantitative trait loci (QTL). Identifying the genomic regions underlying the resistance against these pathogens on soybean is one of the first steps performed by molecular breeders. In the past, genetic mapping studies have been widely used to discover these genomic regions. However, over the last decade, advances in next-generation sequencing technologies and their subsequent cost decreasing led to the development of cost-effective approaches to high-throughput genotyping. Thus, genome-wide association studies applying thousands of SNPs in large sets composed of diverse soybean accessions have been successfully done. In this chapter, a comprehensive review of the majority of GWAS for soybean diseases published since this approach was developed is provided. Important diseases caused by Heterodera glycines, Phytophthora sojae, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum have been the focus of the several GWAS. However, other bacterial and fungi diseases also have been targets of GWAS. As such, this GWAS summary can serve as a guide for future studies of these diseases. The protocol begins by describing several considerations about the pathogens and bringing different procedures of molecular characterization of them. Advice to choose the best isolate/race to maximize the discovery of multiple R genes or to directly map an effective R gene is provided. A summary of protocols, methods, and tools to phenotyping the soybean panel is given to several diseases. We also give details of options of DNA extraction protocols and genotyping methods, and we describe parameters of SNP quality to soybean data. Websites and their online tools to obtain genotypic and phenotypic data for thousands of soybean accessions are highlighted. Finally, we report several tricks and tips in Subheading 4, especially related to composing the soybean panel as well as generating and analyzing the phenotype data. We hope this protocol will be helpful to achieve GWAS success in identifying resistance genes on soybean.
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Almeida-Silva F, Venancio TM. Integration of genome-wide association studies and gene coexpression networks unveils promising soybean resistance genes against five common fungal pathogens. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24453. [PMID: 34961779 PMCID: PMC8712514 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03864-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Soybean is one of the most important legume crops worldwide. However, soybean yield is dramatically affected by fungal diseases, leading to economic losses of billions of dollars yearly. Here, we integrated publicly available genome-wide association studies and transcriptomic data to prioritize candidate genes associated with resistance to Cadophora gregata, Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium virguliforme, Macrophomina phaseolina, and Phakopsora pachyrhizi. We identified 188, 56, 11, 8, and 3 high-confidence candidates for resistance to F. virguliforme, F. graminearum, C. gregata, M. phaseolina and P. pachyrhizi, respectively. The prioritized candidate genes are highly conserved in the pangenome of cultivated soybeans and are heavily biased towards fungal species-specific defense responses. The vast majority of the prioritized candidate resistance genes are related to plant immunity processes, such as recognition, signaling, oxidative stress, systemic acquired resistance, and physical defense. Based on the number of resistance alleles, we selected the five most resistant accessions against each fungal species in the soybean USDA germplasm. Interestingly, the most resistant accessions do not reach the maximum theoretical resistance potential. Hence, they can be further improved to increase resistance in breeding programs or through genetic engineering. Finally, the coexpression network generated here is available in a user-friendly web application ( https://soyfungigcn.venanciogroup.uenf.br/ ) and an R/Shiny package ( https://github.com/almeidasilvaf/SoyFungiGCN ) that serve as a public resource to explore soybean-pathogenic fungi interactions at the transcriptional level.
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- Fabricio Almeida-Silva
- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego 2000, P5, sala 217, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego 2000, P5, sala 217, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Yoosefzadeh-Najafabadi M, Torabi S, Tulpan D, Rajcan I, Eskandari M. Genome-Wide Association Studies of Soybean Yield-Related Hyperspectral Reflectance Bands Using Machine Learning-Mediated Data Integration Methods. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:777028. [PMID: 34880894 PMCID: PMC8647880 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.777028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In conjunction with big data analysis methods, plant omics technologies have provided scientists with cost-effective and promising tools for discovering genetic architectures of complex agronomic traits using large breeding populations. In recent years, there has been significant progress in plant phenomics and genomics approaches for generating reliable large datasets. However, selecting an appropriate data integration and analysis method to improve the efficiency of phenome-phenome and phenome-genome association studies is still a bottleneck. This study proposes a hyperspectral wide association study (HypWAS) approach as a phenome-phenome association analysis through a hierarchical data integration strategy to estimate the prediction power of hyperspectral reflectance bands in predicting soybean seed yield. Using HypWAS, five important hyperspectral reflectance bands in visible, red-edge, and near-infrared regions were identified significantly associated with seed yield. The phenome-genome association analysis of each tested hyperspectral reflectance band was performed using two conventional genome-wide association studies (GWAS) methods and a machine learning mediated GWAS based on the support vector regression (SVR) method. Using SVR-mediated GWAS, more relevant QTL with the physiological background of the tested hyperspectral reflectance bands were detected, supported by the functional annotation of candidate gene analyses. The results of this study have indicated the advantages of using hierarchical data integration strategy and advanced mathematical methods coupled with phenome-phenome and phenome-genome association analyses for a better understanding of the biology and genetic backgrounds of hyperspectral reflectance bands affecting soybean yield formation. The identified yield-related hyperspectral reflectance bands using HypWAS can be used as indirect selection criteria for selecting superior genotypes with improved yield genetic gains in large breeding populations.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Monnot S, Desaint H, Mary-Huard T, Moreau L, Schurdi-Levraud V, Boissot N. Deciphering the Genetic Architecture of Plant Virus Resistance by GWAS, State of the Art and Potential Advances. Cells 2021; 10:3080. [PMID: 34831303 PMCID: PMC8625838 DOI: 10.3390/cells10113080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Growing virus resistant varieties is a highly effective means to avoid yield loss due to infection by many types of virus. The challenge is to be able to detect resistance donors within plant species diversity and then quickly introduce alleles conferring resistance into elite genetic backgrounds. Until now, mainly monogenic forms of resistance with major effects have been introduced in crops. Polygenic resistance is harder to map and introduce in susceptible genetic backgrounds, but it is likely more durable. Genome wide association studies (GWAS) offer an opportunity to accelerate mapping of both monogenic and polygenic resistance, but have seldom been implemented and described in the plant-virus interaction context. Yet, all of the 48 plant-virus GWAS published so far have successfully mapped QTLs involved in plant virus resistance. In this review, we analyzed general and specific GWAS issues regarding plant virus resistance. We have identified and described several key steps throughout the GWAS pipeline, from diversity panel assembly to GWAS result analyses. Based on the 48 published articles, we analyzed the impact of each key step on the GWAS power and showcase several GWAS methods tailored to all types of viruses.
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- Severine Monnot
- INRAE, Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes (GAFL), 84143 Montfavet, France
- Bayer Crop Science, Chemin de Roque Martine, 13670 Saint-Andiol, France
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- INRAE, Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes (GAFL), 84143 Montfavet, France
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- INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Génétique Quantitative et Evolution-Le Moulon, Université Paris-Saclay, Ferme du Moulon, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées (MIA)-Paris, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 75231 Paris, France
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- INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Génétique Quantitative et Evolution-Le Moulon, Université Paris-Saclay, Ferme du Moulon, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- INRAE, Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes (GAFL), 84143 Montfavet, France
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Widmer TL, Costa JM. Impact of the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service on Plant Pathology: 2015-2020. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:1265-1276. [PMID: 33507089 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-20-0393-ia] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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There is an increasing need to supply the world with more food as the population continues to grow. Research on mitigating the effects of plant diseases to improve crop yield and quality can help provide more food without increasing the land area devoted to farming. National Program 303 (NP 303) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service is dedicated to research across multiple fields in plant pathology. This review article highlights the research impact within NP 303 between 2015 and 2020, including case studies on wheat and citrus diseases and the National Plant Disease Recovery System, which provide specific examples of this impact.
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- Timothy L Widmer
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705
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Shook JM, Zhang J, Jones SE, Singh A, Diers BW, Singh AK. Meta-GWAS for quantitative trait loci identification in soybean. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2021; 11:jkab117. [PMID: 33856425 PMCID: PMC8495947 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We report a meta-Genome Wide Association Study involving 73 published studies in soybean [Glycine max L. (Merr.)] covering 17,556 unique accessions, with improved statistical power for robust detection of loci associated with a broad range of traits. De novo GWAS and meta-analysis were conducted for composition traits including fatty acid and amino acid composition traits, disease resistance traits, and agronomic traits including seed yield, plant height, stem lodging, seed weight, seed mottling, seed quality, flowering timing, and pod shattering. To examine differences in detectability and test statistical power between single- and multi-environment GWAS, comparison of meta-GWAS results to those from the constituent experiments were performed. Using meta-GWAS analysis and the analysis of individual studies, we report 483 peaks at 393 unique loci. Using stringent criteria to detect significant marker-trait associations, 59 candidate genes were identified, including 17 agronomic traits loci, 19 for seed-related traits, and 33 for disease reaction traits. This study identified potentially valuable candidate genes that affect multiple traits. The success in narrowing down the genomic region for some loci through overlapping mapping results of multiple studies is a promising avenue for community-based studies and plant breeding applications.
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Verzegnazzi AL, Dos Santos IG, Krause MD, Hufford M, Frei UK, Campbell J, Almeida VC, Zuffo LT, Boerman N, Lübberstedt T. Major locus for spontaneous haploid genome doubling detected by a case-control GWAS in exotic maize germplasm. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2021; 134:1423-1434. [PMID: 33543310 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03780-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A major locus for spontaneous haploid genome doubling was detected by a case-control GWAS in an exotic maize germplasm. The combination of double haploid breeding method with this locus leads to segregation distortion on genomic regions of chromosome five. Temperate maize (Zea mays L.) breeding programs often rely on limited genetic diversity, which can be expanded by incorporating exotic germplasm. The aims of this study were to perform characterization of inbred lines derived from the tropical BS39 population using different breeding methods, to identify genomic regions showing segregation distortion in lines derived by the DH process using spontaneous haploid genome doubling (SHGD), and use case-control association mapping to identify loci controlling SHGD. Four different sets were used: BS39_DH and BS39_SSD were derived from the BS39 population by DH and single-seed descendent (SSD) methods, and BS39 × A427_DH and BS39 × A427_SSD from the cross between BS39 and A427. A total of 663 inbred lines were genotyped. The analyses of gene diversity and genetic differentiation for the DH sets provided evidence of the presence of a SHGD locus near the centromere of chromosome 5. The case-control GWAS for the DH set also pinpointed this locus. Haplotype sharing analysis showed almost 100% exclusive contribution of the A427 genome in the same region on chromosome 5 of BS39 × A427_DH, presumably due to an allele in this region affecting SHGD. This locus enables DH line production in exotic populations without colchicine or other artificial haploid genome doubling.
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of General Biology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rolling WR, Dorrance AE, McHale LK. Testing methods and statistical models of genomic prediction for quantitative disease resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] germplasm collections. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:3441-3454. [PMID: 32960288 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03679-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Genomic prediction of quantitative resistance toward Phytophthora sojae indicated that genomic selection may increase breeding efficiency. Statistical model and marker set had minimal effect on genomic prediction with > 1000 markers. Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) toward Phytophthora sojae in soybean is a complex trait controlled by many small-effect loci throughout the genome. Along with the technical and rate-limiting challenges of phenotyping resistance to a root pathogen, the trait complexity can limit breeding efficiency. However, the application of genomic prediction to traits with complex genetic architecture, such as QDR toward P. sojae, is likely to improve breeding efficiency. We provide a novel example of genomic prediction by measuring QDR to P. sojae in two diverse panels of more than 450 plant introductions (PIs) that had previously been genotyped with the SoySNP50K chip. This research was completed in a collection of diverse germplasm and contributes to both an initial assessment of genomic prediction performance and characterization of the soybean germplasm collection. We tested six statistical models used for genomic prediction including Bayesian Ridge Regression; Bayesian LASSO; Bayes A, B, C; and reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces. We also tested how the number and distribution of SNPs included in genomic prediction altered predictive ability by varying the number of markers from less than 50 to more than 34,000 SNPs, including SNPs based on sequential sampling, random sampling, or selections from association analyses. Predictive ability was relatively independent of statistical model and marker distribution, with a diminishing return when more than 1000 SNPs were included in genomic prediction. This work estimated relative efficiency per breeding cycle between 0.57 and 0.83, which may improve the genetic gain for P. sojae QDR in soybean breeding programs.
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- William R Rolling
- Center for Applied Plant Science and Center for Soybean Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, US
- Vegetable Crop Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI, 53706, US
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- Center for Applied Plant Science and Center for Soybean Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, US
- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, 44691, US
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- Center for Applied Plant Science and Center for Soybean Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, US.
- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, US.
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Song Q, Yan L, Quigley C, Fickus E, Wei H, Chen L, Dong F, Araya S, Liu J, Hyten D, Pantalone V, Nelson RL. Soybean BARCSoySNP6K: An assay for soybean genetics and breeding research. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 104:800-811. [PMID: 32772442 PMCID: PMC7702105 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The limited number of recombinant events in recombinant inbred lines suggests that for a biparental population with a limited number of recombinant inbred lines, it is unnecessary to genotype the lines with many markers. For genomic prediction and selection, previous studies have demonstrated that only 1000-2000 genome-wide common markers across all lines/accessions are needed to reach maximum efficiency of genomic prediction in populations. Evaluation of too many markers will not only increase the cost but also generate redundant information. We developed a soybean (Glycine max) assay, BARCSoySNP6K, containing 6000 markers, which were carefully chosen from the SoySNP50K assay based on their position in the soybean genome and haplotype block, polymorphism among accessions and genotyping quality. The assay includes 5000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from euchromatic and 1000 from heterochromatic regions. The percentage of SNPs with minor allele frequency >0.10 was 95% and 91% in the euchromatic and heterochromatic regions, respectively. Analysis of progeny from two large families genotyped with SoySNP50K versus BARCSoySNP6K showed that the position of the common markers and number of unique bins along linkage maps were consistent based on the SNPs genotyped with the two assays; however, the rate of redundant markers was dramatically reduced with the BARCSoySNP6K. The BARCSoySNP6K assay is proven as an excellent tool for detecting quantitative trait loci, genomic selection and assessing genetic relationships. The assay is commercialized by Illumina Inc. and being used by soybean breeders and geneticists and the list of SNPs in the assay is an ideal resource for SNP genotyping by targeted amplicon sequencing.
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- Qijian Song
- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab.USDA‐ARSBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- Shijiazhuang Branch Center of National Center for Soybean Improvement/the Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and BreedingInstitute of Cereal and Oil CropsHebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab.USDA‐ARSBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab.USDA‐ARSBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- Institute of Industrial CropsHenan Academy of Agricultural SciencesZhengzhouHenan ProvinceChina
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab.USDA‐ARSBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab.USDA‐ARSBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab.USDA‐ARSBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab.USDA‐ARSBeltsvilleMDUSA
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- Department of Agronomy and HorticultureUniversity of Nebraska‐LincolnLincolnNEUSA
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit and Department of Crop SciencesUSDA‐ARSUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaILUSA
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Liu JJ, Sniezko RA, Sissons R, Krakowski J, Alger G, Schoettle AW, Williams H, Zamany A, Zitomer RA, Kegley A. Association Mapping and Development of Marker-Assisted Selection Tools for the Resistance to White Pine Blister Rust in the Alberta Limber Pine Populations. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:557672. [PMID: 33042181 PMCID: PMC7522202 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.557672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Since its introduction to North America in the early 1900s, white pine blister rust (WPBR) caused by the fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola has resulted in substantial economic losses and ecological damage to native North American five-needle pine species. The high susceptibility and mortality of these species, including limber pine (Pinus flexilis), creates an urgent need for the development and deployment of resistant germplasm to support recovery of impacted populations. Extensive screening for genetic resistance to WPBR has been underway for decades in some species but has only started recently in limber pine using seed families collected from wild parental trees in the USA and Canada. This study was conducted to characterize Alberta limber pine seed families for WPBR resistance and to develop reliable molecular tools for marker-assisted selection (MAS). Open-pollinated seed families were evaluated for host reaction following controlled infection using C. ribicola basidiospores. Phenotypic segregation for presence/absence of stem symptoms was observed in four seed families. The segregation ratios of these families were consistent with expression of major gene resistance (MGR) controlled by a dominant R locus. Based on linkage disequilibrium (LD)-based association mapping used to detect single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with MGR against C. ribicola, MGR in these seed families appears to be controlled by Cr4 or other R genes in very close proximity to Cr4. These associated SNPs were located in genes involved in multiple molecular mechanisms potentially underlying limber pine MGR to C. ribicola, including NBS-LRR genes for recognition of C. ribicola effectors, signaling components, and a large set of defense-responsive genes with potential functions in plant effector-triggered immunity (ETI). Interactions of associated loci were identified for MGR selection in trees with complex genetic backgrounds. SNPs with tight Cr4-linkage were further converted to TaqMan assays to confirm their effectiveness as MAS tools. This work demonstrates the successful translation and deployment of molecular genetic knowledge into specific MAS tools that can be easily applied in a selection or breeding program to efficiently screen MGR against WPBR in Alberta limber pine populations.
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- Jun-Jun Liu
- Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- USDA Forest Service, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, OR, United States
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- Parks Canada, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Park, AB, Canada
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- Parks Canada, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Park, AB, Canada
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- USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- USDA Forest Service, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, OR, United States
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- USDA Forest Service, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, OR, United States
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Pawlowski ML, Hartman GL. Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Species on Heterodera glycines. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 104:2406-2410. [PMID: 32628092 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-20-0102-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines) is a widely occurring pest and the leading cause of soybean yield losses in the U.S.A. There is a need to find additional SCN management strategies as sources of SCN resistance have become less effective in managing SCN populations. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbiotic relationships with roots of most plants including soybean. Research has shown that AMF can reduce disease severity in plants caused by pathogens and pests, including plant parasitic nematodes. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of AMF on SCN cyst production, SCN juveniles in roots, and SCN egg hatching. In one experiment, all five AMF species tested (Claroideoglomus claroideum, Diversispora eburnean, Dentiscutata heterogama, Funneliformis mosseae, and Rhizophagus intraradices) reduced (P < 0.05) the number of cysts on soybean roots by 59 to 81%, compared with soybean roots not inoculated with AMF. Inoculation with F. mosseae reduced SCN J2-J3 stage juveniles in soybean roots by 60% at 7 days post inoculation. A separate experiment showed that egg hatch was reduced (P < 0.05) in the presence of F. mosseae spores and their exudates by 27% and 62%, respectively. Further research is needed to evaluate the potential usefulness of AMF in field conditions and to determine the usefulness and potential of the exudates associated with SCN hatching suppression by F. mosseae. Making AMF a more effective biological control agent would provide another management tool to reduce the negative impact of SCN on soybean production.
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- M L Pawlowski
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL 61801
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Fan YL, Zhang XH, Zhong LJ, Wang XY, Jin LS, Lyu SH. One-step generation of composite soybean plants with transgenic roots by Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:208. [PMID: 32397958 PMCID: PMC7333419 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02421-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated (ARM) transformation is a highly efficient technique for generating composite plants composed of transgenic roots and wild-type shoot, providing a powerful tool for studying root biology. The ARM transformation has been established in many plant species, including soybean. However, traditional transformation of soybean, transformation efficiency is low. Additionally, the hairy roots were induced in a medium, and then the generated composite plants were transplanted into another medium for growth. This two-step operation is not only time-consuming, but aggravates contamination risk in the study of plant-microbe interactions. RESULTS Here, we report a one-step ARM transformation method with higher transformation efficiency for generating composite soybean plants. Both the induction of hairy roots and continuous growth of the composite plants were conducted in a single growth medium. The primary root of a 7-day-old seedling was decapitated with a slanted cut, the residual hypocotyl (maintained 0.7-1 cm apical portion) was inoculated with A. rhizogenes harboring the gene construct of interest. Subsequently, the infected seedling was planted into a pot with wet sterile vermiculite. Almost 100% of the infected seedlings could produce transgenic positive roots 16 days post-inoculation in 7 tested genotypes. Importantly, the transgenic hairy roots in each composite plant are about three times more than those of the traditional ARM transformation, indicating that the one-step method is simpler in operation and higher efficiency in transformation. The reliability of the one-step method was verified by CRISPR/Cas9 system to knockout the soybean Rfg1, which restricts nodulation in Williams 82 (Nod-) by Sinorhizobium fredii USDA193. Furthermore, we applied this method to analyze the function of Arabidopsis YAO promoter in soybean. The activity of YAO promoter was detected in whole roots and stronger in the root tips. We also extended the protocol to tomato. CONCLUSIONS We established a one-step ARM transformation method, which is more convenient in operation and higher efficiency (almost 100%) in transformation for generating composite soybean plants. This method has been validated in promoter functional analysis and rhizobia-legume interactions. We anticipate a broad application of this method to analyze root-related events in tomato and other plant species besides soybean.
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- Ying-lun Fan
- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000 China
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000 China
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000 China
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000 China
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000 China
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000 China
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Barrera ADP, Soto-Sedano J, López Carrascal CE. Identificación de polimorfismos en el gen <i>RXAM1</i> de yuca y su asociación con la resistencia a la bacteriosis vascular. ACTA BIOLÓGICA COLOMBIANA 2020. [DOI: 10.15446/abc.v25n2.77564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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La yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) es un cultivo importante en regiones del trópico que proporciona alimento para cerca de 1000 millones de personas en todo el mundo. La enfermedad bacteriana más importante es la bacteriosis vascular causada por Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam). Recientemente se logró identificar un gen de resistencia denominado RXAM1, el cual codifica para una proteína que posee un dominio LRR (Leucine-Rich Repeat) extracelular y un dominio STK (Serine Threonine Kinase) citoplasmático. RXAM1 colocaliza con un QTL que explica el 13 % de la resistencia a la cepa CIO136 de Xam. En este trabajo se evaluó la respuesta a la infección con la cepa XamCIO136 en diez diferentes variedades de yuca lo cual permitió identificar que las variedades TMS60444, SG10735, MCOL1522, MCOL1505 y MCOL2215 fueron susceptibles, mientras que CM6438-14, CM523-7 y MBRA902 se comportaron como resistentes. Así mismo se identificaron polimorfismos tipo SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) en el gen RXAM1 en el mismo grupo de variedades. Las variedades SG10735, CM6438-14, TMS6044 y MBRA685 presentaron el mayor nivel de polimorfismos, mientras que las variedades CM523-7, CM2177-2 y MCOL1522 fueron menos polimórficas para este gen. Los análisis estadísticos no permitieron identificar una asociación significativa entre el fenotipo y los polimorfismos identificados. Este estudio representa un primer esfuerzo con miras a asociar variantes alélicas con el fenotipo de respuesta a la bacteriosis vascular.
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Chang HX, Wen Z, Tan R, Dong H, Wickland DP, Wang D, Chilvers MI. Linkage Mapping for Foliar Necrosis of Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2020; 110:907-915. [PMID: 31821112 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-19-0330-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sudden death syndrome (SDS) foliar symptoms consist of foliar chlorosis, foliar necrosis, leaf marginal curling, and premature defoliation, but resistance screening has been evaluated mostly based on the overall SDS foliar severity rather than on a specific foliar symptom. This study generated an F2 population derived from crossing the susceptible variety Sloan and the resistant germplasm line PI 243518, which exhibits resistance to both foliar chlorosis and necrosis. A total of 400 F2 lines were evaluated for foliar chlorosis, foliar necrosis, and overall SDS foliar symptoms, separately. Genotyping-by-sequencing was applied to obtain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the F2 population, and linkage mapping using 135 F2 lines with 969 high-quality SNPs identified a locus on chromosome 13 for foliar necrosis and SDS foliar symptoms. The locus partially overlaps with loci previously reported for SDS on chromosome 13, which is the third time the region from 15.98 to 21.00 Mbp has been reproduced independently and therefore qualifies this locus for a new nomenclature proposed as Rfv13-02. In summary, this study generated a new biparental population that enables not only the discovery of a locus for foliar necrosis and SDS foliar symptoms on chromosome 13 but also the potential for advanced exploration of SDS foliar resistance derived from the germplasm line PI 243518.
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- Hao-Xun Chang
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, U.S.A
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- Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30605, U.S.A
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, U.S.A
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Liu Q, Hobbs HA, Domier LL. Genome-wide association study of the seed transmission rate of soybean mosaic virus and associated traits using two diverse population panels. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:3413-3424. [PMID: 31630210 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03434-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Genome-wide association analyses identified candidates for genes involved in restricting virus movement into embryonic tissues, suppressing virus-induced seed coat mottling and preserving yield in soybean plants infected with soybean mosaic virus. Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) causes significant reductions in soybean yield and seed quality. Because seedborne infections can serve as primary sources of inoculum for SMV infections, resistance to SMV seed transmission provides a means to limit the impacts of SMV. In this study, two diverse population panels, Pop1 and Pop2, composed of 409 and 199 soybean plant introductions, respectively, were evaluated for SMV seed transmission rate, seed coat mottling, and seed yield from SMV-infected plants. The phenotypic data and genotypic data from the SoySNP50K dataset were analyzed using GAPIT and rrBLUP. For SMV seed transmission rate, a single locus was identified on chromosome 9 in Pop1. For SMV-induced seed coat mottling, loci were identified on chromosome 9 in Pop1 and on chromosome 3 in Pop2. For seed yield from SMV-infected plants, a single locus was identified on chromosome 3 in Pop2 that was within the map interval of a previously described quantitative trait locus for seed number. The high linkage disequilibrium regions surrounding the markers on chromosomes 3 and 9 contained a predicted nonsense-mediated RNA decay gene, multiple pectin methylesterase inhibitor genes (involved in restricting virus movement), two chalcone synthase genes, and a homolog of the yeast Rtf1 gene (involved in RNA-mediated transcriptional gene silencing). The results of this study provided additional insight into the genetic architecture of these three important traits, suggested candidate genes for downstream functional validation, and suggested that genomic prediction would outperform marker-assisted selection for two of the four trait-marker associations.
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- Qiong Liu
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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Atri C, Akhatar J, Gupta M, Gupta N, Goyal A, Rana K, Kaur R, Mittal M, Sharma A, Singh MP, Sandhu PS, Barbetti MJ, Banga SS. Molecular and genetic analysis of defensive responses of Brassica juncea - B. fruticulosa introgression lines to Sclerotinia infection. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17089. [PMID: 31745129 PMCID: PMC6864084 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53444-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sclerotinia stem rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a major disease of crop brassicas, with inadequate variation for resistance in primary gene pools. We utilized a wild Brassicaceae species with excellent resistance against stem rot to develop a set of B. juncea - B. fruticulosa introgression lines (ILs). These were assessed for resistance using a highly reproducible stem inoculation technique against a virulent pathogen isolate. Over 40% of ILs showed higher levels of resistance. IL-43, IL-175, IL-215, IL-223 and IL-277 were most resistant ILs over three crop seasons. Sequence reads (21x) from the three most diverse ILs were then used to create B. juncea pseudomolecules, by replacing SNPs of reference B. juncea with those of re-sequenced ILs. Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) was also carried out for 88 ILs. Resultant sequence tags were then mapped on to the B. juncea pseudomolecules, and SNP genotypes prepared for each IL. Genome wide association studies helped to map resistance responses to stem rot. A total of 13 significant loci were identified on seven B. juncea chromosomes (A01, A03, A04, A05, A08, A09 and B05). Annotation of the genomic region around identified SNPs allowed identification of 20 candidate genes belonging to major disease resistance protein families, including TIR-NBS-LRR class, Chitinase, Malectin/receptor-like protein kinase, defensin-like (DEFL), desulfoglucosinolate sulfotransferase protein and lipoxygenase. A majority of the significant SNPs could be validated using whole genome sequences (21x) from five advanced generation lines being bred for Sclerotinia resistance as compared to three susceptible B. juncea germplasm lines. Our findings not only provide critical new understanding of the defensive pathway of B. fruticulosa resistance, but will also enable development of marker candidates for assisted transfer of introgressed resistant loci in to agronomically superior cultivars of crop Brassica.
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- Chhaya Atri
- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- School of Agriculture and Environment and the UWA Institute of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- DBT Centre of Excellence on Brassicas, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India.
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Maldonado dos Santos JV, Ferreira EGC, Passianotto ALDL, Brumer BB, Santos ABD, Soares RM, Torkamaneh D, Arias CAA, Belzile F, Abdelnoor RV, Marcelino-Guimarães FC. Association mapping of a locus that confers southern stem canker resistance in soybean and SNP marker development. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:798. [PMID: 31672122 PMCID: PMC6824049 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-6139-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Southern stem canker (SSC), caused by Diaporthe aspalathi (E. Jansen, Castl. & Crous), is an important soybean disease that has been responsible for severe losses in the past. The main strategy for controlling this fungus involves the introgression of resistance genes. Thus far, five main loci have been associated with resistance to SSC. However, there is a lack of information about useful allelic variation at these loci. In this work, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed to identify allelic variation associated with resistance against Diaporthe aspalathi and to provide molecular markers that will be useful in breeding programs. RESULTS We characterized the response to SSC infection in a panel of 295 accessions from different regions of the world, including important Brazilian elite cultivars. Using a GBS approach, the panel was genotyped, and we identified marker loci associated with Diaporthe aspalathi resistance through GWAS. We identified 19 SNPs associated with southern stem canker resistance, all on chromosome 14. The peak SNP showed an extremely high degree of association (p-value = 6.35E-27) and explained a large amount of the observed phenotypic variance (R2 = 70%). This strongly suggests that a single major gene is responsible for resistance to D. aspalathi in most of the lines constituting this panel. In resequenced soybean materials, we identified other SNPs in the region identified through GWAS in the same LD block that clearly differentiate resistant and susceptible accessions. The peak SNP was selected and used to develop a cost-effective molecular marker assay, which was validated in a subset of the initial panel. In an accuracy test, this SNP assay demonstrated 98% selection efficiency. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest relevance of this locus to SSC resistance in soybean cultivars and accessions from different countries, and the SNP marker assay developed in this study can be directly applied in MAS studies in breeding programs to select materials that are resistant against this pathogen and support its introgression.
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- João Vitor Maldonado dos Santos
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, PR Brazil
- Londrina State University (UEL), Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, Londrina, PR Brazil
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- Londrina State University (UEL), Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, Londrina, PR Brazil
- Present address: Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2V7 Canada
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- Londrina State University (UEL), Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, Londrina, PR Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, PR Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, PR Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Institute of Integrative Biology and Systems (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec City, G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, PR Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Institute of Integrative Biology and Systems (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec City, G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, PR Brazil
- Londrina State University (UEL), Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, Londrina, PR Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, National Soybean Research Center (Embrapa Soja), Carlos João Strass Road, Warta County, PR Brazil
- Londrina State University (UEL), Celso Garcia Cid Road, km 380, Londrina, PR Brazil
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Kankanala P, Nandety RS, Mysore KS. Genomics of Plant Disease Resistance in Legumes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1345. [PMID: 31749817 PMCID: PMC6842968 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The constant interactions between plants and pathogens in the environment and the resulting outcomes are of significant importance for agriculture and agricultural scientists. Disease resistance genes in plant cultivars can break down in the field due to the evolution of pathogens under high selection pressure. Thus, the protection of crop plants against pathogens is a continuous arms race. Like any other type of crop plant, legumes are susceptible to many pathogens. The dawn of the genomic era, in which high-throughput and cost-effective genomic tools have become available, has revolutionized our understanding of the complex interactions between legumes and pathogens. Genomic tools have enabled a global view of transcriptome changes during these interactions, from which several key players in both the resistant and susceptible interactions have been identified. This review summarizes some of the large-scale genomic studies that have clarified the host transcriptional changes during interactions between legumes and their plant pathogens while highlighting some of the molecular breeding tools that are available to introgress the traits into breeding programs. These studies provide valuable insights into the molecular basis of different levels of host defenses in resistant and susceptible interactions.
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Li S, Sciumbato G, Boykin D, Shannon G, Chen P. Evaluation of soybean genotypes for reaction to natural field infection by Cercospora species causing purple seed stain. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222673. [PMID: 31600229 PMCID: PMC6786595 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purple seed stain (PSS) of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is a prevalent seed disease. It results in poor seed quality and reduced seed lot market grade, and thus undermines value of soybean worldwide. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the reaction of selected soybean genotypes collected from 15 countries representing maturity groups (MGs) III, IV, and V to PSS, and to identify new sources of resistance to PSS based on three years of evaluation of natural field infection by Cercospora spp. in the Mississippi Delta of the U. S. In this study, 42 soybean genotypes were evaluated in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Seventeen lines including six MG III (PI 88490, PI 504488, PI 417361, PI 548298, PI 437482, and PI 578486), seven MG IV (PI 404173, PI 346308, PI 355070, PI 416779, PI 80479, PI 346307, and PI 264555), and four MG V (PI 417567, PI 417420, PI 381659, and PI 407749) genotypes had significantly lower percent seed infection by Cercospora spp. than the susceptible checks and other genotypes evaluated (P ≤ 0.05). These genotypes of soybean can be used in developing soybean cultivars or germplasm lines with resistance to PSS and for genetic mapping of PSS resistance genes. In addition, among these 17 lines with different levels of resistance to PSS, nine soybean genotypes (PI 417361, PI 504488, PI 88490, PI 346308, PI 416779, PI 417567, PI 381659, PI 417567, and PI 407749) were previously reported as resistant to Phomopsis seed decay. Therefore, they could be useful in breeding programs to develop soybean cultivars with improved resistance to both seed diseases.
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- Shuxian Li
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA, ARS), Crop Genetics Research Unit, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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- Mississippi State University, Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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- USDA, ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Portageville, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Portageville, Missouri, United States of America
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Neupane S, Purintun JM, Mathew FM, Varenhorst AJ, Nepal MP. Molecular Basis of Soybean Resistance to Soybean Aphids and Soybean Cyst Nematodes. PLANTS 2019; 8:plants8100374. [PMID: 31561499 PMCID: PMC6843664 DOI: 10.3390/plants8100374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Soybean aphid (SBA; Aphis glycines Matsumura) and soybean cyst nematode (SCN; Heterodera glycines Ichninohe) are major pests of the soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.). Substantial progress has been made in identifying the genetic basis of limiting these pests in both model and non-model plant systems. Classical linkage mapping and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified major and minor quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in soybean. Studies on interactions of SBA and SCN effectors with host proteins have identified molecular cues in various signaling pathways, including those involved in plant disease resistance and phytohormone regulations. In this paper, we review the molecular basis of soybean resistance to SBA and SCN, and we provide a synthesis of recent studies of soybean QTLs/genes that could mitigate the effects of virulent SBA and SCN populations. We also review relevant studies of aphid–nematode interactions, particularly in the soybean–SBA–SCN system.
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- Surendra Neupane
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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Tran DT, Steketee CJ, Boehm JD, Noe J, Li Z. Genome-Wide Association Analysis Pinpoints Additional Major Genomic Regions Conferring Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode ( Heterodera glycines Ichinohe). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:401. [PMID: 31031779 PMCID: PMC6470319 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) (SCN) is the most destructive pest affecting soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in the U.S. To date, only two major SCN resistance alleles, rhg1 and Rhg4, identified in PI 88788 (rhg1) and Peking (rhg1/Rhg4), residing on chromosomes (Chr) 18 and 8, respectively, have been widely used to develop SCN resistant cultivars in the U.S. Thus, some SCN populations have evolved to overcome the PI 88788 and Peking derived resistance, making it a priority for breeders to identify new alleles and sources of SCN resistance. Toward that end, 461 soybean accessions from various origins were screened using a greenhouse SCN bioassay and genotyped with Illumina SoySNP50K iSelect BeadChips and three KASP SNP markers developed at the Rhg1 and Rhg4 loci to perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and a haplotype analysis at the Rhg1 and Rhg4 loci. In total, 35,820 SNPs were used for GWAS, which identified 12 SNPs at four genomic regions on Chrs 7, 8, 10, and 18 that were significantly associated with SCN resistance (P < 0.001). Of those, three SNPs were located at Rhg1 and Rhg4, and 24 predicted genes were found near the significant SNPs on Chrs 7 and 10. KASP SNP genotyping results of the 462 accessions at the Rhg1 and Rhg4 loci identified 30 that carried PI 88788-type resistance, 50 that carried Peking-type resistance, and 58 that carried neither the Peking-type nor the PI 88788-type resistance alleles, indicating they may possess novel SCN resistance alleles. By using two subsets of SNPs near the Rhg1 and Rhg4 loci obtained from SoySNP iSelect BeadChips, a haplotype analysis of 461 accessions grouped those 58 accessions differently from the accessions carrying Peking or PI 88788 derived resistance, thereby validating the genotyping results at Rhg1 and Rhg4. The significant SNPs, candidate genes, and newly characterized SCN resistant accessions will be beneficial for the development of DNA markers to be used for marker-assisted breeding and developing soybean cultivars carrying novel sources of SCN resistance.
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- Dung T. Tran
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics and Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics and Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics and Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics and Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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Ghimire K, Petrović K, Kontz BJ, Bradley CA, Chilvers MI, Mueller DS, Smith DL, Wise KA, Mathew FM. Inoculation Method Impacts Symptom Development Associated with Diaporthe aspalathi, D. caulivora, and D. longicolla on Soybean (Glycine max). PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:677-684. [PMID: 30742552 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-18-1078-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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One hundred fifty-two Diaporthe isolates were recovered from symptomatic soybean (Glycine max) stems sampled from the U.S. states of Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and South Dakota. Using morphology and DNA sequencing, isolates were identified as D. aspalathi (8.6%), D. caulivora (24.3%), and D. longicolla (67.1%). Aggressiveness of five isolates each of the three pathogens was studied on cultivars Hawkeye (D. caulivora and D. longicolla) and Bragg (D. aspalathi) using toothpick, stem-wound, mycelium contact, and spore injection inoculation methods in the greenhouse. For D. aspalathi, methods significantly affected disease severity (P < 0.001) and pathogen recovery (P < 0.001). The relative treatment effects (RTE) of stem-wound and toothpick methods were significantly greater than for the other methods. For D. caulivora and D. longicolla, a significant isolate × method interaction affected disease severity (P < 0.05) and pathogen recovery (P < 0.001). Significant differences in RTEs were observed among D. caulivora and D. longicolla isolates only when the stem-wound and toothpick methods were used. Our study has determined that the stem-wound and toothpick methods are reliable to evaluate the three pathogens; however, the significant isolate × method interactions for D. caulivora and D. longicolla indicate that multiple isolates should also be considered for future pathogenicity studies.
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- Krishna Ghimire
- 1 Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A
- 2 Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Department of Soybean, Maksima Gorkog 30, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
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- 1 Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A
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- 3 Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Princeton, KY 42445, U.S.A
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- 4 Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A
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- 5 Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, U.S.A
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- 6 Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A.; and
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- 7 Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A
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Swaminathan S, Das A, Assefa T, Knight JM, Da Silva AF, Carvalho JPS, Hartman GL, Huang X, Leandro LF, Cianzio SR, Bhattacharyya MK. Genome wide association study identifies novel single nucleotide polymorphic loci and candidate genes involved in soybean sudden death syndrome resistance. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212071. [PMID: 30807585 PMCID: PMC6391044 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Fusarium virguliforme is a soil borne root pathogen that causes sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill]. Once the fungus invades the root xylem tissues, the pathogen secretes toxins that cause chlorosis and necrosis in foliar tissues leading to defoliation, flower and pod drop and eventually death of plants. Resistance to F. virguliforme in soybean is partial and governed by over 80 quantitative trait loci (QTL). We have conducted genome-wide association study (GWAS) for a group of 254 plant introductions lines using a panel of approximately 30,000 SNPs and identified 19 single nucleotide polymorphic loci (SNPL) that are associated with 14 genomic regions encoding foliar SDS and eight SNPL associated with seven genomic regions for root rot resistance. Of the identified 27 SNPL, six SNPL for foliar SDS resistance and two SNPL for root rot resistance co-mapped to previously identified QTL for SDS resistance. This study identified 13 SNPL associated with eight novel genomic regions containing foliar SDS resistance genes and six SNPL with five novel regions for root-rot resistance. This study identified five genes carrying nonsynonymous mutations: (i) three of which mapped to previously identified QTL for foliar SDS resistance and (ii) two mapped to two novel regions containing root rot resistance genes. Of the three genes mapped to QTL for foliar SDS resistance genes, two encode LRR-receptors and third one encodes a novel protein with unknown function. Of the two genes governing root rot resistance, Glyma.01g222900.1 encodes a soybean-specific LEA protein and Glyma.10g058700.1 encodes a heparan-alpha-glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase. In the LEA protein, a conserved serine residue was substituted with asparagine; and in the heparan-alpha-glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase, a conserved histidine residue was substituted with an arginine residue. Such changes are expected to alter functions of these two proteins regulated through phosphorylation. The five genes with nonsynonymous mutations could be considered candidate SDS resistance genes and should be suitable molecular markers for breeding SDS resistance in soybean. The study also reports desirable plant introduction lines and novel genomic regions for enhancing SDS resistance in soybean.
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- Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- USDA and Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Wen L, Chang HX, Brown PJ, Domier LL, Hartman GL. Genome-wide association and genomic prediction identifies soybean cyst nematode resistance in common bean including a syntenic region to soybean Rhg1 locus. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2019; 6:9. [PMID: 30622722 PMCID: PMC6312554 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0085-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was applied to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with resistance to Heterodera glycines (HG) also known as the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) in the core collection of common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. There were 84,416 SNPs identified in 363 common bean accessions. GWAS identified SNPs on chromosome (Chr) 1 that were significantly associated with resistance to HG type 2.5.7. These SNPs were in linkage disequilibrium with a gene cluster orthologous to the three genes at the Rhg1 locus in soybean. A novel signal on Chr 7 was detected and associated with resistance to HG type 1.2.3.5.6.7. Genomic predictions (GPs) for resistance to these two SCN HG types in common bean achieved prediction accuracy of 0.52 and 0.41, respectively. Our study generated a high-quality SNP panel for 363 common bean accessions and demonstrated that both GWAS and GP were effective strategies to understand the genetic architecture of SCN resistance in common bean.
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- Liwei Wen
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Present Address: Monsanto, St. Louis, MO 63167 USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Present Address: Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- Present Address: Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL USA
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Chang HX, Roth MG, Wang D, Cianzio SR, Lightfoot DA, Hartman GL, Chilvers MI. Integration of sudden death syndrome resistance loci in the soybean genome. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:757-773. [PMID: 29435603 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3063-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Complexity and inconsistencies in resistance mapping publications of soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) result in interpretation difficulty. This review integrates SDS mapping literature and proposes a new nomenclature system for reproducible SDS resistance loci. Soybean resistance to sudden death syndrome (SDS) is composed of foliar resistance to phytotoxins and root resistance to pathogen invasion. There are more than 80 quantitative trait loci (QTL) and dozens of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with soybean resistance to SDS. The validity of these QTL and SNPs is questionable because of the complexity in phenotyping methodologies, the disease synergism between SDS and soybean cyst nematode (SCN), the variability from the interactions between soybean genotypes and environments, and the inconsistencies in the QTL nomenclature. This review organizes SDS mapping results and proposes the Rfv (resistance to Fusarium virguliforme) nomenclature based on supporting criteria described in the text. Among ten reproducible loci receiving our Rfv nomenclature, Rfv18-01 is mostly supported by field studies and it co-localizes to the SCN resistance locus rhg1. The possibility that Rfv18-01 is a pleiotropic resistance locus and the concern about Rfv18-01 being confounded with Rhg1 is discussed. On the other hand, Rfv06-01, Rfv06-02, Rfv09-01, Rfv13-01, and Rfv16-01 were identified both by screening soybean leaves against phytotoxic culture filtrates and by evaluating SDS severity in fields. Future phenotyping using leaf- and root-specific resistance screening methodologies may improve the precision of SDS resistance, and advanced genetic studies may further clarify the interactions among soybean genotypes, F. virguliforme, SCN, and environments. The review provides a summary of the SDS resistance literature and proposes a framework for communicating SDS resistance loci for future research considering molecular interactions and genetic breeding for soybean SDS resistance.
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- Hao-Xun Chang
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Genetics Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA.
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, USA.
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
- Genetics Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Fang C, Ma Y, Wu S, Liu Z, Wang Z, Yang R, Hu G, Zhou Z, Yu H, Zhang M, Pan Y, Zhou G, Ren H, Du W, Yan H, Wang Y, Han D, Shen Y, Liu S, Liu T, Zhang J, Qin H, Yuan J, Yuan X, Kong F, Liu B, Li J, Zhang Z, Wang G, Zhu B, Tian Z. Genome-wide association studies dissect the genetic networks underlying agronomical traits in soybean. Genome Biol 2017; 18:161. [PMID: 28838319 PMCID: PMC5571659 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-017-1289-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) is one of the most important oil and protein crops. Ever-increasing soybean consumption necessitates the improvement of varieties for more efficient production. However, both correlations among different traits and genetic interactions among genes that affect a single trait pose a challenge to soybean breeding. RESULTS To understand the genetic networks underlying phenotypic correlations, we collected 809 soybean accessions worldwide and phenotyped them for two years at three locations for 84 agronomic traits. Genome-wide association studies identified 245 significant genetic loci, among which 95 genetically interacted with other loci. We determined that 14 oil synthesis-related genes are responsible for fatty acid accumulation in soybean and function in line with an additive model. Network analyses demonstrated that 51 traits could be linked through the linkage disequilibrium of 115 associated loci and these links reflect phenotypic correlations. We revealed that 23 loci, including the known Dt1, E2, E1, Ln, Dt2, Fan, and Fap loci, as well as 16 undefined associated loci, have pleiotropic effects on different traits. CONCLUSIONS This study provides insights into the genetic correlation among complex traits and will facilitate future soybean functional studies and breeding through molecular design.
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- Chao Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Institute of maize research, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150086, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Mudanjiang Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Mudanjiang, 157041, China
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- Institute of Soybean Research, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150086, China
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- Heihe Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Heihe, 164300, China
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- Mudanjiang Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Mudanjiang, 157041, China
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- Institute of Soybean Research, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150086, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, 130102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, 130102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China.
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