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Gaur A, Jindal Y, Singh V, Tiwari R, Juliana P, Kaushik D, Kumar KJY, Ahlawat OP, Singh G, Sheoran S. GWAS elucidated grain yield genetics in Indian spring wheat under diverse water conditions. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:177. [PMID: 38972024 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04680-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE Underpinned natural variations and key genes associated with yield under different water regimes, and identified genomic signatures of genetic gain in the Indian wheat breeding program. A novel KASP marker for TKW under water stress was developed and validated. A comprehensive genome-wide association study was conducted on 300 spring wheat genotypes to elucidate the natural variations associated with grain yield and its eleven contributing traits under fully irrigated, restricted water, and simulated no water conditions. Utilizing the 35K Wheat Breeders' Array, we identified 1155 quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs), with 207 QTNs exhibiting stability across diverse conditions. These QTNs were further delimited into 539 genomic regions using a genome-wide LD value of 3.0 Mbp, revealing pleiotropic control across traits and conditions. Sub-genome A was significantly associated with traits under irrigated conditions, while sub-genome B showed more QTNs under water stressed conditions. Favourable alleles with significantly associated QTNs were delineated, with a notable pyramiding effect for enhancing trait performance. Additionally, allele of only 921 QTNs significantly affected the population mean. Allele profiling highlighted C-306 as a most potential source of drought tolerance. Moreover, 762 genes overlapping significant QTNs were identified, narrowing down to 27 putative candidate genes overlapping 29 novel and functional SNPs expressing (≥ 0.5 tpm) relevance across various growth conditions. A new KASP assay was developed, targeting a gene TraesCS2A03G1123700 regulating thousand kernel weight under severe drought condition. Genomic selection models (GBLUP, BayesB, MxE, and R-Norm) demonstrated an average prediction accuracy of 0.06-0.58 across environments, indicating potential for trait selection. Retrospective analysis of the Indian wheat breeding program supported a genetic gain in GY at the rate of ca. 0.56% per breeding cycle, since 1960, supporting the identification of genomic signatures driving trait selection and genetic gain. These findings offer insight into improving the rate of genetic gain in wheat breeding programs globally.
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- Arpit Gaur
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
- Crop Improvement, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Crop Improvement, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Crop Improvement, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, India
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- Crop Improvement, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, India
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- Crop Improvement, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, India.
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Yan W, Sharif R, Sohail H, Zhu Y, Chen X, Xu X. Surviving a Double-Edged Sword: Response of Horticultural Crops to Multiple Abiotic Stressors. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5199. [PMID: 38791235 PMCID: PMC11121501 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105199] [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: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Climate change-induced weather events, such as extreme temperatures, prolonged drought spells, or flooding, pose an enormous risk to crop productivity. Studies on the implications of multiple stresses may vary from those on a single stress. Usually, these stresses coincide, amplifying the extent of collateral damage and contributing to significant financial losses. The breadth of investigations focusing on the response of horticultural crops to a single abiotic stress is immense. However, the tolerance mechanisms of horticultural crops to multiple abiotic stresses remain poorly understood. In this review, we described the most prevalent types of abiotic stresses that occur simultaneously and discussed them in in-depth detail regarding the physiological and molecular responses of horticultural crops. In particular, we discussed the transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and metabolic responses of horticultural crops to multiple abiotic stresses. Strategies to breed multi-stress-resilient lines have been presented. Our manuscript presents an interesting amount of proposed knowledge that could be valuable in generating resilient genotypes for multiple stressors.
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- Wenjing Yan
- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.Y.); (R.S.); (H.S.); (Y.Z.); (X.C.)
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.Y.); (R.S.); (H.S.); (Y.Z.); (X.C.)
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.Y.); (R.S.); (H.S.); (Y.Z.); (X.C.)
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.Y.); (R.S.); (H.S.); (Y.Z.); (X.C.)
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.Y.); (R.S.); (H.S.); (Y.Z.); (X.C.)
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.Y.); (R.S.); (H.S.); (Y.Z.); (X.C.)
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Chang-Brahim I, Koppensteiner LJ, Beltrame L, Bodner G, Saranti A, Salzinger J, Fanta-Jende P, Sulzbachner C, Bruckmüller F, Trognitz F, Samad-Zamini M, Zechner E, Holzinger A, Molin EM. Reviewing the essential roles of remote phenotyping, GWAS and explainable AI in practical marker-assisted selection for drought-tolerant winter wheat breeding. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1319938. [PMID: 38699541 PMCID: PMC11064034 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1319938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Marker-assisted selection (MAS) plays a crucial role in crop breeding improving the speed and precision of conventional breeding programmes by quickly and reliably identifying and selecting plants with desired traits. However, the efficacy of MAS depends on several prerequisites, with precise phenotyping being a key aspect of any plant breeding programme. Recent advancements in high-throughput remote phenotyping, facilitated by unmanned aerial vehicles coupled to machine learning, offer a non-destructive and efficient alternative to traditional, time-consuming, and labour-intensive methods. Furthermore, MAS relies on knowledge of marker-trait associations, commonly obtained through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), to understand complex traits such as drought tolerance, including yield components and phenology. However, GWAS has limitations that artificial intelligence (AI) has been shown to partially overcome. Additionally, AI and its explainable variants, which ensure transparency and interpretability, are increasingly being used as recognised problem-solving tools throughout the breeding process. Given these rapid technological advancements, this review provides an overview of state-of-the-art methods and processes underlying each MAS, from phenotyping, genotyping and association analyses to the integration of explainable AI along the entire workflow. In this context, we specifically address the challenges and importance of breeding winter wheat for greater drought tolerance with stable yields, as regional droughts during critical developmental stages pose a threat to winter wheat production. Finally, we explore the transition from scientific progress to practical implementation and discuss ways to bridge the gap between cutting-edge developments and breeders, expediting MAS-based winter wheat breeding for drought tolerance.
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- Ignacio Chang-Brahim
- Unit Bioresources, Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Tulln, Austria
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- Unit Assistive and Autonomous Systems, Center for Vision, Automation & Control, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Crop Sciences, Institute of Agronomy, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Tulln, Austria
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- Human-Centered AI Lab, Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute of Forest Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit Assistive and Autonomous Systems, Center for Vision, Automation & Control, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit Assistive and Autonomous Systems, Center for Vision, Automation & Control, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit Assistive and Autonomous Systems, Center for Vision, Automation & Control, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit Assistive and Autonomous Systems, Center for Vision, Automation & Control, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit Bioresources, Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Tulln, Austria
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- Verein zur Förderung einer nachhaltigen und regionalen Pflanzenzüchtung, Zwettl, Austria
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- Human-Centered AI Lab, Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute of Forest Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit Bioresources, Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Tulln, Austria
- Human-Centered AI Lab, Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute of Forest Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Sehgal D, Rathan ND, Özdemir F, Keser M, Akin B, Dababat AA, Koc E, Dreisigacker S, Morgounov A. Genomic wide association study and selective sweep analysis identify genes associated with improved yield under drought in Turkish winter wheat germplasm. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8431. [PMID: 38600135 PMCID: PMC11006659 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57469-1] [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: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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A panel comprising of 84 Turkish winter wheat landraces (LR) and 73 modern varieties (MV) was analyzed with genome wide association study (GWAS) to identify genes/genomic regions associated with increased yield under favorable and drought conditions. In addition, selective sweep analysis was conducted to detect signatures of selection in the winter wheat genome driving the differentiation between LR and MV, to gather an understanding of genomic regions linked to adaptation and yield improvement. The panel was genotyped with 25 K wheat SNP array and phenotyped for agronomic traits for two growing seasons (2018 and 2019) in Konya, Turkey. Year 2018 was treated as drought environment due to very low precipitation prior to heading whereas year 2019 was considered as a favorable season. GWAS conducted with SNPs and haplotype blocks using mixed linear model identified 18 genomic regions in the vicinities of known genes i.e., TaERF3-3A, TaERF3-3B, DEP1-5A, FRIZZY PANICLE-2D, TaSnRK23-1A, TaAGL6-A, TaARF12-2A, TaARF12-2B, WAPO1, TaSPL16-7D, TaTGW6-A1, KAT-2B, TaOGT1, TaSPL21-6B, TaSBEIb, trs1/WFZP-A, TaCwi-A1-2A and TaPIN1-7A associated with grain yield (GY) and yield related traits. Haplotype-based GWAS identified five haplotype blocks (H1A-42, H2A-71, H4A-48, H7B-123 and H7B-124), with the favorable haplotypes showing a yield increase of > 700 kg/ha in the drought season. SNP-based GWAS, detected only one larger effect genomic region on chromosome 7B, in common with haplotype-based GWAS. On an average, the percentage variation (PV) explained by haplotypes was 8.0% higher than PV explained by SNPs for all the investigated traits. Selective sweep analysis detected 39 signatures of selection between LR and MV of which 15 were within proximity of known functional genes controlling flowering (PRR-A1, PPR-D1, TaHd1-6B), GY and GY components (TaSus2-2B, TaGS2-B1, AG1-1A/WAG1-1A, DUO-A1, DUO-B1, AG2-3A/WAG2-3A, TaLAX1, TaSnRK210-4A, FBP, TaLAX1, TaPIL1 and AP3-1-7A/WPA3-7A) and 10 regions underlying various transcription factors and regulatory genes. The study outcomes contribute to utilization of LR in breeding winter wheat.
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- Deepmala Sehgal
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera Mex-Veracruz, El Batan, CP 56237, Veracruz, Mexico.
- Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK.
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- Bahri Dagdas International Agricultural Research Institute, Konya, Turkey
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- International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Ankara, Turkey
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Ankara, Turkey
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Ankara, Turkey
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera Mex-Veracruz, El Batan, CP 56237, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Scientific Production Center of Grain, Shortandy, Astana reg., 010000, Kazakhstan.
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Yang G, Pan Y, Pan W, Song Q, Zhang R, Tong W, Cui L, Ji W, Song W, Song B, Deng P, Nie X. Combined GWAS and eGWAS reveals the genetic basis underlying drought tolerance in emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum L.). THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024. [PMID: 38358006 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Drought is one of the major environmental constraints for wheat production world-wide. As the progenitor and genetic reservoir of common wheat, emmer wheat is considered as an invaluable gene pool for breeding drought-tolerant wheat. Combining GWAS and eGWAS analysis of 107 accessions, we identified 86 QTLs, 105 462 eQTLs as well as 68 eQTL hotspots associating with drought tolerance (DT) in emmer wheat. A complex regulatory network composed of 185 upstream regulator and 2432 downstream drought-responsive candidates was developed, of which TtOTS1 was found to play a negative effect in determining DT through affecting root development. This study sheds light on revealing the genetic basis underlying DT, which will provide the indispensable genes and germplasm resources for elite drought tolerance wheat improvement and breeding.
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- Guang Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, 261325, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, 261325, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- Pioneering Innovation Center for Wheat Stress Tolerance Improvement, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Singh S, Gaurav SS, Vasistha NK, Kumar U, Joshi AK, Mishra VK, Chand R, Gupta PK. Genetics of spot blotch resistance in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) using five models for GWAS. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1036064. [PMID: 36743576 PMCID: PMC9891466 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1036064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Genetic architecture of resistance to spot blotch in wheat was examined using a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) involving an association panel comprising 303 diverse genotypes. The association panel was evaluated at two different locations in India including Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), and Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar) for two consecutive years (2017-2018 and 2018-2019), thus making four environments (E1, BHU 2017-18; E2, BHU 2018-19; E3, PUSA, 2017-18; E4, PUSA, 2018-19). The panel was genotyped for 12,196 SNPs based on DArT-seq (outsourced to DArT Ltd by CIMMYT); these SNPs included 5,400 SNPs, which could not be assigned to individual chromosomes and were therefore, described as unassigned by the vendor. Phenotypic data was recorded on the following three disease-related traits: (i) Area Under Disease Progress Curve (AUDPC), (ii) Incubation Period (IP), and (iii) Lesion Number (LN). GWAS was conducted using each of five different models, which included two single-locus models (CMLM and SUPER) and three multi-locus models (MLMM, FarmCPU, and BLINK). This exercise gave 306 MTAs, but only 89 MTAs (33 for AUDPC, 30 for IP and 26 for LN) including a solitary MTA detected using all the five models and 88 identified using four of the five models (barring SUPER) were considered to be important. These were used for further analysis, which included identification of candidate genes (CGs) and their annotation. A majority of these MTAs were novel. Only 70 of the 89 MTAs were assigned to individual chromosomes; the remaining 19 MTAs belonged to unassigned SNPs, for which chromosomes were not known. Seven MTAs were selected on the basis of minimum P value, number of models, number of environments and location on chromosomes with respect to QTLs reported earlier. These 7 MTAs, which included five main effect MTAs and two for epistatic interactions, were considered to be important for marker-assisted selection (MAS). The present study thus improved our understanding of the genetics of resistance against spot blotch in wheat and provided seven MTAs, which may be used for MAS after due validation.
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- Sahadev Singh
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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- Department of Genetics-Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Dr Khem Singh Gill, Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Sirmaur, India
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- Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), Ludhiana, India
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- The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), G-2, B-Block, NASC Complex, DPS Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Indian Institute of Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Indian Institute of Agricultural Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
- Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), Ludhiana, India
- Murdoch’s Centre for Crop & Food Innovation, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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Ahmed HGMD, Zeng Y, Khan MA, Rashid MAR, Ameen M, Akrem A, Saeed A. Genome-wide association mapping of bread wheat genotypes using yield and grain morphology-related traits under different environments. Front Genet 2023; 13:1008024. [PMID: 36733942 PMCID: PMC9887163 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1008024] [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: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Depleting water resources and increasing global temperature due to climate change are major challenges to agriculture and food security worldwide. Deciphering the underlying mechanisms of traits contributing to grain development and yield is essential for the development of climate-resilient cultivars. Therefore, this study assessed 105 bread wheat genotypes grown under control, drought, and heat-stress conditions for two crop seasons and performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using a 90k SNP array. The genotypes showed significant trait differences under all environmental conditions. Highly significant variation was observed, with moderate (50.09%) to high (76.19%) heritability in the studied germplasms. The studied traits were all also significantly positively correlated. A total of 541 significant associations (p ≤ 10-3) between marker and trait (MTAs) were observed after crossing the FDR <0.05 threshold for all traits. Among these, 195, 179, and 167 significant MTAs were detected under control, drought, and heat-stress conditions, respectively. Under the control and drought conditions, pleiotropic loci BS00010616_51 and BS00010868_51 were observed on chromosomes 7B and 1B situated at 186.24 cM and 35.47 cM, respectively. Pleiotropic loci BS00010868_51, Kukri_c11154_1723, and Ex_c10068_1509 were identified on chromosomes 1B, 5B, and 2A, respectively, under control and heat stress conditions. A stable and consistent locus (Excalibur_c20796_395) on chromosome 7A, located at 372.34 cM, was also linked to grain morphology and yield-related attributes in control, drought, and heat-stress conditions. The results of the current study confirmed several previously reported MTAs for the traits under consideration and identified new MTAs under harsh climatic conditions. These SNPs will aid in the discovery of novel genes in wheat. SNPs showing significant associations may be used in marker-assisted selection and allow the development of drought- and heat-tolerant genotypes with high yields to address global food security concerns.
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- Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan,*Correspondence: Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed, ; Yawen Zeng,
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- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China,*Correspondence: Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed, ; Yawen Zeng,
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan,Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Botany, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Forest Sciences Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Zia MAB, Yousaf MF, Asim A, Naeem M. An overview of genome-wide association mapping studies in Poaceae species (model crops: wheat and rice). Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:12077-12090. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-08036-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lehnert H, Berner T, Lang D, Beier S, Stein N, Himmelbach A, Kilian B, Keilwagen J. Insights into breeding history, hotspot regions of selection, and untapped allelic diversity for bread wheat breeding. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 112:897-918. [PMID: 36073999 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Breeding has increasingly altered the genetics of crop plants since the domestication of their wild progenitors. It is postulated that the genetic diversity of elite wheat breeding pools is too narrow to cope with future challenges. In contrast, plant genetic resources (PGRs) of wheat stored in genebanks are valuable sources of unexploited genetic diversity. Therefore, to ensure breeding progress in the future, it is of prime importance to identify the useful allelic diversity available in PGRs and to transfer it into elite breeding pools. Here, a diverse collection consisting of modern winter wheat cultivars and genebank accessions was investigated based on reduced-representation genomic sequencing and an iSelect single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip array. Analyses of these datasets provided detailed insights into population structure, levels of genetic diversity, sources of new allelic diversity, and genomic regions affected by breeding activities. We identified 57 regions representing genomic signatures of selection and 827 regions representing private alleles associated exclusively with genebank accessions. The presence of known functional wheat genes, quantitative trait loci, and large chromosomal modifications, i.e., introgressions from wheat wild relatives, provided initial evidence for putative traits associated within these identified regions. These findings were supported by the results of ontology enrichment analyses. The results reported here will stimulate further research and promote breeding in the future by allowing for the targeted introduction of novel allelic diversity into elite wheat breeding pools.
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- Heike Lehnert
- Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kuehn Institute, Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kuehn Institute, Quedlinburg, Germany
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- PGSB, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Plant Genome and Systems Biology, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Group Bioinformatics and Information Technology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
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- Research Group Genomics of Genetic Resources, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
- Center of integrated Breeding Research (CiBreed), Department of Crop Sciences, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Research Group Genomics of Genetic Resources, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
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- Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Julius Kuehn Institute, Quedlinburg, Germany
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Gómez-Espejo AL, Sansaloni CP, Burgueño J, Toledo FH, Benavides-Mendoza A, Reyes-Valdés MH. Worldwide Selection Footprints for Drought and Heat in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11172289. [PMID: 36079671 PMCID: PMC9460392 DOI: 10.3390/plants11172289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Genome–environment Associations (GEA) or Environmental Genome-Wide Association scans (EnvGWAS) have been poorly applied for studying the genomics of adaptive traits in bread wheat landraces (Triticum aestivum L.). We analyzed 990 landraces and seven climatic variables (mean temperature, maximum temperature, precipitation, precipitation seasonality, heat index of mean temperature, heat index of maximum temperature, and drought index) in GEA using the FarmCPU approach with GAPIT. Historical temperature and precipitation values were obtained as monthly averages from 1970 to 2000. Based on 26,064 high-quality SNP loci, landraces were classified into ten subpopulations exhibiting high genetic differentiation. The GEA identified 59 SNPs and nearly 89 protein-encoding genes involved in the response processes to abiotic stress. Genes related to biosynthesis and signaling are mainly mediated by auxins, abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene (ET), salicylic acid (SA), and jasmonates (JA), which are known to operate together in modulation responses to heat stress and drought in plants. In addition, we identified some proteins associated with the response and tolerance to stress by high temperatures, water deficit, and cell wall functions. The results provide candidate regions for selection aimed to improve drought and heat tolerance in bread wheat and provide insights into the genetic mechanisms involved in adaptation to extreme environments.
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- Ana L. Gómez-Espejo
- Programa de Doctorado en Recursos Fitogenéticos para Zonas Áridas, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (UAAAN), Saltillo 25315, Mexico or
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco 56237, Mexico
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco 56237, Mexico
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- Programa de Doctorado en Recursos Fitogenéticos para Zonas Áridas, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (UAAAN), Saltillo 25315, Mexico or
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- Programa de Doctorado en Recursos Fitogenéticos para Zonas Áridas, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (UAAAN), Saltillo 25315, Mexico or
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Tanin MJ, Saini DK, Sandhu KS, Pal N, Gudi S, Chaudhary J, Sharma A. Consensus genomic regions associated with multiple abiotic stress tolerance in wheat and implications for wheat breeding. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13680. [PMID: 35953529 PMCID: PMC9372038 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18149-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In wheat, a meta-analysis was performed using previously identified QTLs associated with drought stress (DS), heat stress (HS), salinity stress (SS), water-logging stress (WS), pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), and aluminium stress (AS) which predicted a total of 134 meta-QTLs (MQTLs) that involved at least 28 consistent and stable MQTLs conferring tolerance to five or all six abiotic stresses under study. Seventy-six MQTLs out of the 132 physically anchored MQTLs were also verified with genome-wide association studies. Around 43% of MQTLs had genetic and physical confidence intervals of less than 1 cM and 5 Mb, respectively. Consequently, 539 genes were identified in some selected MQTLs providing tolerance to 5 or all 6 abiotic stresses. Comparative analysis of genes underlying MQTLs with four RNA-seq based transcriptomic datasets unravelled a total of 189 differentially expressed genes which also included at least 11 most promising candidate genes common among different datasets. The promoter analysis showed that the promoters of these genes include many stress responsiveness cis-regulatory elements, such as ARE, MBS, TC-rich repeats, As-1 element, STRE, LTR, WRE3, and WUN-motif among others. Further, some MQTLs also overlapped with as many as 34 known abiotic stress tolerance genes. In addition, numerous ortho-MQTLs among the wheat, maize, and rice genomes were discovered. These findings could help with fine mapping and gene cloning, as well as marker-assisted breeding for multiple abiotic stress tolerances in wheat.
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- Mohammad Jafar Tanin
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99163, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Tanin MJ, Saini DK, Sandhu KS, Pal N, Gudi S, Chaudhary J, Sharma A. Consensus genomic regions associated with multiple abiotic stress tolerance in wheat and implications for wheat breeding. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13680. [PMID: 35953529 DOI: 10.1101/2022.06.24.497482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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In wheat, a meta-analysis was performed using previously identified QTLs associated with drought stress (DS), heat stress (HS), salinity stress (SS), water-logging stress (WS), pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), and aluminium stress (AS) which predicted a total of 134 meta-QTLs (MQTLs) that involved at least 28 consistent and stable MQTLs conferring tolerance to five or all six abiotic stresses under study. Seventy-six MQTLs out of the 132 physically anchored MQTLs were also verified with genome-wide association studies. Around 43% of MQTLs had genetic and physical confidence intervals of less than 1 cM and 5 Mb, respectively. Consequently, 539 genes were identified in some selected MQTLs providing tolerance to 5 or all 6 abiotic stresses. Comparative analysis of genes underlying MQTLs with four RNA-seq based transcriptomic datasets unravelled a total of 189 differentially expressed genes which also included at least 11 most promising candidate genes common among different datasets. The promoter analysis showed that the promoters of these genes include many stress responsiveness cis-regulatory elements, such as ARE, MBS, TC-rich repeats, As-1 element, STRE, LTR, WRE3, and WUN-motif among others. Further, some MQTLs also overlapped with as many as 34 known abiotic stress tolerance genes. In addition, numerous ortho-MQTLs among the wheat, maize, and rice genomes were discovered. These findings could help with fine mapping and gene cloning, as well as marker-assisted breeding for multiple abiotic stress tolerances in wheat.
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- Mohammad Jafar Tanin
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99163, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Ahmed HGMD, Zeng Y, Iqbal M, Rashid MAR, Raza H, Ullah A, Ali M, Yar MM, Shah AN. Genome-wide association mapping of bread wheat genotypes for sustainable food security and yield potential under limited water conditions. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263263. [PMID: 35358203 PMCID: PMC8970394 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Determining the genetic basis of yield and water deficient tolerance in wheat is vital for wheat breeding programs. Herein, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed for water deficient and yield-related attributes on wheat genotypes with high-density Illumina 90K Infinium SNP array. Major yield and drought-related attributes were phenotyped on a panel of Pakistani and foreign accessions grown in non-stressed and water deficient stressed environments during two crop cycles. Among all accessions, highly significant variations were shown in studied environments for examined characters. Water deficient conditions, reduced the wheat yield and had strong and positive correlation among relative water content and grain yield per plant. Population structure analyses based on 90,000 SNP data, classify the accessions into 4 sub-populations. Marker-trait association analyses (MTA) revealed that 134 significant SNPs were linked with yield and drought tolerance attributes. Pleotropic loci RAC875_s117925_244 and RAC875_c16333_340 located on chromosome 5A and 2A respectively, were significantly linked with relative water contents (RWC), cell membrane thermo-stability (CMT), grain per spike (GPS), spikelet per spike (SPS) and grain yield per plant (GYP). The markers Ra_c58279_684, BobWhite_c23828_341 and IAAV3414 located on chromosomes 2A, 6B and 7B respectively, showed pleotropic effects for RWC, GPS and GYP under both environments. The current experiment not only validated several MTAs reported in other studies but also discovered novel MTAs which significant under drought-stressed conditions. A total of 171 candidate genes were recognized that could be cloned and functionally characterized for the respective associated traits. For RWC and CMT, total 11 and 3 associated SNPs were mapped on coding DNA sequence (CDS) of the identified candidate genes. Isolation and characterization of the candidate genes herein mapped SNPs will be useful in discovering novel genes underpinning drought tolerance in bread wheat to fulfill the wheat demand and sustainable food security under limited water conditions.
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- Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
- * E-mail: (HGMDA); (YZ)
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- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
- * E-mail: (HGMDA); (YZ)
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
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Bennani S, Birouk A, Jlibene M, Sanchez-Garcia M, Nsarellah N, Gaboun F, Tadesse W. Drought-Tolerance QTLs Associated with Grain Yield and Related Traits in Spring Bread Wheat. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11070986. [PMID: 35406966 PMCID: PMC9002858 DOI: 10.3390/plants11070986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present research aims to identify the efficient combination of drought-tolerance selection criteria and associated quantitative trait loci. A panel of 197 bread wheat genotypes was evaluated for yield- and drought-tolerance-related traits in two environments (favorable and semiarid) for 2 years (2015-2016). Grain number, biomass, number of fertile spikes per plant and ground cover exhibited a significant correlation with grain yield and constitute potential secondary selection criteria for yield under drought conditions. About 73 significant marker-trait associations were detected along various chromosomal positions. The markers "wsnp_Ex_Rep_c67786_66472676" and "ExcalibuR_c24593_1217" exhibited important genetic gains associated with yield increase under drought (11 and 7%, respectively). The markers "KukRi_c94792_127" and "wsnp_Ex_c298_580660" showed a significant correlation with grain yield, biomass and grain number and were associated with a significant increase in yield performance at the semiarid site (+6 and +7%, respectively). The ground cover was found associated with grain yield and biomass through the markers "wsnp_Ex_Rep_c67786_66472676" (+11%) and "KukRi_c49927_151" (+10%). One marker "TduRuM_contig25432_1377" on chromosome 5B at 20 cM was consistently correlated with the number of fertile spikes across both environments. Further research should be considered to validate the efficiency of these markers to undertake selection for drought tolerance under various environments and genetic backgrounds.
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- Sahar Bennani
- Plant Breeding and Conservation of Phytogenetic Genetic Resources Department, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat 10101, Morocco;
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- Department of Production, Protection and Biotechnology of Plants, Agronomy and Veterinary Hassan II Institute, Rabat 10101, Morocco;
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- National Federation of Milling, Casablanca 20000, Morocco; (M.J.); (N.N.)
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- Biodiversity and Crop Improvement Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Rabat 10101, Morocco; (M.S.-G.); (W.T.)
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- Plant Breeding and Conservation of Phytogenetic Genetic Resources Department, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat 10101, Morocco;
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- Biodiversity and Crop Improvement Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Rabat 10101, Morocco; (M.S.-G.); (W.T.)
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Malik P, Kumar J, Sharma S, Meher PK, Balyan HS, Gupta PK, Sharma S. GWAS for main effects and epistatic interactions for grain morphology traits in wheat. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 28:651-668. [PMID: 35465203 PMCID: PMC8986918 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01164-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the present study in wheat, GWAS was conducted for identification of marker trait associations (MTAs) for the following six grain morphology traits: (1) grain cross-sectional area (GCSA), (2) grain perimeter (GP), (3) grain length (GL), (4) grain width (GWid), (5) grain length-width ratio (GLWR) and (6) grain form-density (GFD). The data were recorded on a subset of spring wheat reference set (SWRS) comprising 225 diverse genotypes, which were genotyped using 10,904 SNPs and phenotyped for two consecutive years (2017-2018, 2018-2019). GWAS was conducted using five different models including two single-locus models (CMLM, SUPER), one multi-locus model (FarmCPU), one multi-trait model (mvLMM) and a model for Q x Q epistatic interactions. False discovery rate (FDR) [P value -log10(p) ≥ 5] and Bonferroni correction [P value -log10(p) ≥ 6] (corrected p value < 0.05) were applied to eliminate false positives due to multiple testing. This exercise gave 88 main effect and 29 epistatic MTAs after FDR and 13 main effect and 6 epistatic MTAs after Bonferroni corrections. MTAs obtained after Bonferroni corrections were further utilized for identification of 55 candidate genes (CGs). In silico expression analysis of CGs in different tissues at different parts of the seed at different developmental stages was also carried out. MTAs and CGs identified during the present study are useful addition to available resources for MAS to supplement wheat breeding programmes after due validation and also for future strategic basic research. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-022-01164-w.
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- Parveen Malik
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P 250 004 India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P 250 004 India
- Department of Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Govt. of India, Sector 81 (Knowledge City), S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306 India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P 250 004 India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P 250 004 India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P 250 004 India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, U.P 250 004 India
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Bhardwaj A, Devi P, Chaudhary S, Rani A, Jha UC, Kumar S, Bindumadhava H, Prasad PVV, Sharma KD, Siddique KHM, Nayyar H. 'Omics' approaches in developing combined drought and heat tolerance in food crops. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2022; 41:699-739. [PMID: 34223931 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02742-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Global climate change will significantly increase the intensity and frequency of hot, dry days. The simultaneous occurrence of drought and heat stress is also likely to increase, influencing various agronomic characteristics, such as biomass and other growth traits, phenology, and yield-contributing traits, of various crops. At the same time, vital physiological traits will be seriously disrupted, including leaf water content, canopy temperature depression, membrane stability, photosynthesis, and related attributes such as chlorophyll content, stomatal conductance, and chlorophyll fluorescence. Several metabolic processes contributing to general growth and development will be restricted, along with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that negatively affect cellular homeostasis. Plants have adaptive defense strategies, such as ROS-scavenging mechanisms, osmolyte production, secondary metabolite modulation, and different phytohormones, which can help distinguish tolerant crop genotypes. Understanding plant responses to combined drought/heat stress at various organizational levels is vital for developing stress-resilient crops. Elucidating the genomic, proteomic, and metabolic responses of various crops, particularly tolerant genotypes, to identify tolerance mechanisms will markedly enhance the continuing efforts to introduce combined drought/heat stress tolerance. Besides agronomic management, genetic engineering and molecular breeding approaches have great potential in this direction.
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat, Morocco
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- Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Foundation (MCRF), Hyderabad, India
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Ahmed HGMD, Naeem M, Zeng Y, Rashid MAR, Ullah A, Saeed A, Qadeer A. Genome-wide association mapping for high temperature tolerance in wheat through 90k SNP array using physiological and yield traits. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0262569. [PMID: 35030233 PMCID: PMC8759701 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Dissecting the genetic basis of physiological and yield traits against tolerance to heat stress is an essential in wheat breeding programs to boost up the wheat yield for sustainable food security. Herein, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed to reveal the genetic basis of heat tolerance using high-density Illumina 90K Infinium SNPs array through physiological and yield indices. These indices were phenotyped on a diverse panel of foreign and domestic genotypes of Pakistan, grown in normal and heat-stressed environments. Based on STRUCTURE analysis, the studied germplasm clustered into four sub-population. Highly significant variations with a range of moderate (58.3%) to high (77.8%) heritability was observed under both conditions. Strong positive correlation existed among physiological and yield related attributes. A total of 320 significant (-log10 P ≥ 3) marker-trait associations (MTAs) were identified for the observed characters. Out of them 169 and 151 MTAs were recorded in normal and heat stress environments, respectively. Among the MTA loci, three (RAC875_c103017_302, Tdurum_contig42087_1199, and Tdurum_contig46877_488 on chromosomes 4B, 6B, and 7B respectively), two (BobWhite_c836_422 and BS00010616_51) and three (Kukri_rep_c87210_361, D_GA8KES401BNLTU_253 and Tdurum_contig1015_131) on chromosomes 5A, 1B, and 3D at the positions 243.59cM, 77.82cM and 292.51cM) showed pleiotropic effects in studied traits under normal, heat-stressed and both conditions respectively. The present study not only authenticated the numerous previously reported MTAs for examined attributes but also revealed novel MTAs under heat-stressed conditions. Identified SNPs will be beneficial in determining the novel genes in wheat to develop the heat tolerant and best yielded genotypes to fulfill the wheat requirement for the growing population.
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- Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
- * E-mail: (HGMA); (YZ)
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
- * E-mail: (HGMA); (YZ)
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Limbalkar OM, Singh R, Kumar P, Nanjundan J, Parihar CM, Vasisth P, Yadava DK, Chinnusamy V, Singh N. Deployment of Brassica carinata A. Braun Derived Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. Lines for Improving Heterosis and Water Use Efficiency Under Water Deficit Stress Conditions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:765645. [PMID: 34899786 PMCID: PMC8655733 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.765645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Among Brassica species, Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) is known to tolerate most abiotic stresses, including drought. Drought caused by low and erratic rainfall in semi-arid regions consistently challenges rapeseed mustard productivity. Development of B. carinata-derived lines (CDLs) in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. nuclear background, carrying genomic segments from B. carinata, are expected to tolerate moisture deficit stress conditions. The present study was, thus, aimed to establish the phenomenon "heterosis" for drought tolerance and water use efficiency by evaluating 105 hybrids developed from intermating 15 CDLs in half diallel fashion. Data on 17 seed yield and yield contributing traits were recorded under two different environments, viz., irrigated and rainfed conditions. Traits under study were found to be governed by both additive and non-additive types of gene action. Average degree of dominance was higher (>2) for yield and yield contributing traits, viz., secondary branches/plant, point to first siliqua on main shoot, total siliquae/plant, 1,000-seed weight, seed yield/plant, biological yield, harvest index, and seed yield/hectare under rainfed conditions, clearly indicating that higher productivity under drought conditions can be realised through the development of hybrids. Out of 15, highly significant general combining ability (GCA) effects for seven CDLs were observed under rainfed condition. Furthermore, nine and six hybrids expressed highly significant specific combining ability (SCA) effects and > 50% heterobeltiosis for yield contributing traits under rainfed and irrigated conditions, respectively. Water use efficiency (WUE) of parental CDLs and hybrids varied from 2.05 to 2.57 kg m-3 under rainfed, while 1.10 to 1.28 kg m-3 under irrigated conditions. Hybrids expressed higher WUE than parental lines under both water regimes. Furthermore, selection indices such as drought tolerance index (DTI) and mean relative performance (MRP) were identified to be efficient in the selection of productive CDLs and hybrids under drought conditions. Nine hybrids, identified as highly productive in the present study, can further be exploited for improving the yield of Indian mustard in drought-prone areas. Usefulness of interspecific hybridisation in the development of B. carinata-derived B. juncea lines for improving heterosis and WUE is, thus, well demonstrated through the present study.
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- Omkar Maharudra Limbalkar
- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Regional Station, Wellington, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Gahlaut V, Jaiswal V, Balyan HS, Joshi AK, Gupta PK. Multi-Locus GWAS for Grain Weight-Related Traits Under Rain-Fed Conditions in Common Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:758631. [PMID: 34745191 PMCID: PMC8568012 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.758631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In wheat, a multi-locus genome-wide association study (ML-GWAS) was conducted for the four grain weight-related traits (days to anthesis, grain filling duration, grain number per ear, and grain weight per ear) using data recorded under irrigated (IR) and rain-fed (RF) conditions. Seven stress-related indices were estimated for these four traits: (i) drought resistance index (DI), (ii) geometric mean productivity (GMP), (iii) mean productivity index (MPI), (iv) relative drought index (RDI), (v) stress tolerance index (STI), (vi) yield index, and (vii) yield stability index (YSI). The association panel consisted of a core collection of 320 spring wheat accessions representing 28 countries. The panel was genotyped using 9,627 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The genome-wide association (GWA) analysis provided 30 significant marker-trait associations (MTAs), distributed as follows: (i) IR (15 MTAs), (ii) RF (14 MTAs), and (iii) IR+RF (1 MTA). In addition, 153 MTAs were available for the seven stress-related indices. Five MTAs co-localized with previously reported QTLs/MTAs. Candidate genes (CGs) associated with different MTAs were also worked out. Gene ontology (GO) analysis and expression analysis together allowed the selection of the two CGs, which may be involved in response to drought stress. These two CGs included: TraesCS1A02G331000 encoding RNA helicase and TraesCS4B02G051200 encoding microtubule-associated protein 65. The results supplemented the current knowledge on genetics for drought tolerance in wheat. The results may also be used for future wheat breeding programs to develop drought-tolerant wheat cultivars.
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- Vijay Gahlaut
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), New Delhi, India
- Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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Alipour H, Abdi H, Rahimi Y, Bihamta MR. Dissection of the genetic basis of genotype-by-environment interactions for grain yield and main agronomic traits in Iranian bread wheat landraces and cultivars. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17742. [PMID: 34493739 PMCID: PMC8423731 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96576-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Understanding the genetic basis of performance stability is essential to maintain productivity, especially under severe conditions. In the present study, 268 Iranian bread wheat landraces and cultivars were evaluated in four well-watered and two rain-fed conditions for different traits. According to breeding programs, cultivars were in a group with a high mean and stability in terms of GY, GN, and SW traits, while in terms of PH, they had a low mean and high stability. The stability of cultivars and landraces was related to dynamic and static stability, respectively. The highest number of marker pairs and lowest LD decay distance in both cultivars and landraces was observed on the B genome. Population structure differentiated indigenous cultivars and landraces, and the GWAS results for each were almost different despite the commonalities. Chromosomes 1B, 3B, 7B, 2A, and 4A had markers with pleiotropic effects on the stability of different traits. Due to two rain-fed environments, the Gene Ontology (GO) confirmed the accuracy of the results. The identified markers in this study can be helpful in breeding high-performance and stable genotypes and future breeding programs such as fine mapping and cloning.
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- Hadi Alipour
- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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Malik P, Kumar J, Singh S, Sharma S, Meher PK, Sharma MK, Roy JK, Sharma PK, Balyan HS, Gupta PK, Sharma S. Single-trait, multi-locus and multi-trait GWAS using four different models for yield traits in bread wheat. MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2021; 41:46. [PMID: 37309385 PMCID: PMC10236106 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-021-01240-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A genome-wide association study (GWAS) for 10 yield and yield component traits was conducted using an association panel comprising 225 diverse spring wheat genotypes. The panel was genotyped using 10,904 SNPs and evaluated for three years (2016-2019), which constituted three environments (E1, E2 and E3). Heritability for different traits ranged from 29.21 to 97.69%. Marker-trait associations (MTAs) were identified for each trait using data from each environment separately and also using BLUP values. Four different models were used, which included three single trait models (CMLM, FarmCPU, SUPER) and one multi-trait model (mvLMM). Hundreds of MTAs were obtained using each model, but after Bonferroni correction, only 6 MTAs for 3 traits were available using CMLM, and 21 MTAs for 4 traits were available using FarmCPU; none of the 525 MTAs obtained using SUPER could qualify after Bonferroni correction. Using BLUP, 20 MTAs were available, five of which also figured among MTAs identified for individual environments. Using mvLMM model, after Bonferroni correction, 38 multi-trait MTAs, for 15 different trait combinations were available. Epistatic interactions involving 28 pairs of MTAs were also available for seven of the 10 traits; no epistatic interactions were available for GNPS, PH, and BYPP. As many as 164 putative candidate genes (CGs) were identified using all the 50 MTAs (CMLM, 3; FarmCPU, 9; mvLMM, 6, epistasis, 21 and BLUP, 11 MTAs), which ranged from 20 (CMLM) to 66 (epistasis) CGs. In-silico expression analysis of CGs was also conducted in different tissues at different developmental stages. The information generated through the present study proved useful for developing a better understanding of the genetics of each of the 10 traits; the study also provided novel markers for marker-assisted selection (MAS) to be utilized for the development of wheat cultivars with improved agronomic traits. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-021-01240-1.
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- Parveen Malik
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector 81, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, 140306 Punjab India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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- Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Department of Mathematics, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector 81, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, 140306 Punjab India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, India
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Kim HR, Sa KJ, Nam-Gung M, Park KJ, Ryu SH, Mo CY, Lee JK. Genetic characterization and association mapping in near-isogenic lines of waxy maize using seed characteristics and SSR markers. Genes Genomics 2021; 43:79-90. [PMID: 33433857 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-020-01030-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Association mapping has been advocated as the method of choice for identifying loci involved in the inheritance of complex traits in crop species. This method involves identifying markers with significant differences in allele frequency between individuals with a phenotype of interest and a set of unrelated control individuals. OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study is not only to investigate the genetic diversity and relationships of the basic molecular markers of near-isogenic lines (NILs) of waxy maize, but it is also to identify molecular markers related to interesting seed characteristics including 4 seed quantity traits and 4 seed phenotypic traits using association analysis with population structure. METHODS We performed association mapping of 200 SSR markers and 8 seed characteristics among 10 NILs of waxy maize and two parental lines (HW3, HW9) (recurrent parent) of "Mibaek 2" variety. RESULTS In population structure and cluster analysis, the 10 NILs and two parental lines were divided into two groups. Seven inbred lines, including HW3, were assigned to Group I. Group II contained 5 inbred lines, including HW9. In addition, we found that 32 SSR markers associate with 8 seed characteristics in 10 NILs. In particular, five SSR markers (umc1986, umc1747, umc2275, phi078, umc1366) were together associated with more than one seed characteristics such as EL, 100 KW, SCC, R, L*, and V. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the utility of SSR analysis for studying GD, population structure, and association mapping in 10 NILs and two parental lines (HW3, HW9) of "Mibaek 2" variety.
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- Hae Ri Kim
- Department of Applied Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, South Korea
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- Gangwon Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Maize Research Institute, Hongcheon, 250‑823, South Korea
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- Gangwon Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Maize Research Institute, Hongcheon, 250‑823, South Korea
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- Gangwon Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Maize Research Institute, Hongcheon, 250‑823, South Korea
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, South Korea.
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Puttamadanayaka S, Harikrishna, Balaramaiah M, Biradar S, Parmeshwarappa SV, Sinha N, Prasad SVS, Mishra PC, Jain N, Singh PK, Singh GP, Prabhu KV. Mapping genomic regions of moisture deficit stress tolerance using backcross inbred lines in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Sci Rep 2020; 10:21646. [PMID: 33303897 PMCID: PMC7729395 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78671-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Identification of markers associated with major physiological and yield component traits under moisture deficit stress conditions in preferred donor lines paves the way for marker-assisted selection (MAS). In the present study, a set of 183 backcross inbred lines (BILs) derived from the cross HD2733/2*C306 were genotyped using 35K Axiom genotyping array and SSR markers. The multi-trait, multi-location field phenotyping of BILs was done at three locations covering two major wheat growing zones of India, north-western plains zone (NWPZ) and central zone (CZ) under varying moisture regimes. A linkage map was constructed using 705 SNPs and 86 SSR polymorphic markers. A total of 43 genomic regions and QTL × QTL epistatic interactions were identified for 14 physiological and yield component traits, including NDVI, chlorophyll content, CT, CL, PH, GWPS, TGW and GY. Chromosomes 2A, 5D, 5A and 4B harbors greater number of QTLs for these traits. Seven Stable QTLs were identified across environment for DH (QDh.iari_6D), GWPS (QGWPS.iari_5B), PH (QPh.iari_4B-2, QPh.iari_4B-3) and NDVI (QNdvi1.iari_5D, QNdvi3.iari_5A). Nine genomic regions identified carrying major QTLs for CL, NDVI, RWC, FLA, PH, TGW and biomass explaining 10.32–28.35% of the phenotypic variance. The co-segregation of QTLs of physiological traits with yield component traits indicate the pleiotropic effects and their usefulness in the breeding programme. Our findings will be useful in dissecting genetic nature and marker-assisted selection for moisture deficit stress tolerance in wheat.
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India.
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482 004, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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Ghazy MI, Salem KFM, Sallam A. Utilization of genetic diversity and marker-trait to improve drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Mol Biol Rep 2020; 48:157-170. [PMID: 33300089 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-06029-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Drought stress is one of the main problems for the rice crop, as it reduces the production and productivity of the grain yield significantly. In Egypt, many restrictions were made on the cultivation of rice due to its high-water demand. Producing promising drought-tolerant rice cultivars combined with high yielding is one of the main targets for rice breeders. A set of 22 highly diverse rice genotypes were evaluated under normal and drought conditions. Morphological, physiological, and yield traits were recorded on each genotype. Drought susceptibility index (DSI) was estimated for six yield traits to identify the most drought-tolerant rice genotypes. A high genetic variation was found among genotypes tested in the experiment. Under normal conditions, the highest phenotypic correlation was found between grain yield (GY) and sterility percentage (SP) (- 0.73**), while it was among GY and chlorophyll content (CC) (0.82**) under drought conditions. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling yielding traits under drought and normal, a single marker analysis was performed between all yield traits under both conditions and a set of 106 simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker alleles. The genetic association analysis revealed 14 and 17 QTL under drought and normal conditions, respectively. The most drought-tolerant genotypes were selected based on phenotypic traits, the number of QTL in each selected genotype, and the level of genetic diversity existed among the genotypes. As a result, five genotypes (Giza 178, IET1444, GZ1368-S-5-4, Nahda, Giza 14) were identified as the most promising drought-tolerant rice genotypes. Eight QTL controlling drought tolerance were identified in Giza 178, Nahda, and GZ1368-S-5-4, while four QTL were found in IET1444. The number of different QTLs were estimated among the five selected genotypes. Giza 178 and GZ1368-S-5-4 shared the same QTLs. Seven different QTLs were found among Nahda, IET1444, GZ1368-S-5-4, and Giza 14. Combining information from phenotypic traits, genetic diversity analysis, and QTL analysis was very useful in identifying the true drought-tolerant rice genotypes that can be used for crossing in the future breeding program.
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- Mohamed I Ghazy
- Rice Research and Training Center, Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Sakha, Kafr Elsheikh, 33717, Egypt
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- Plant Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Humanitarian Studies, Shaqra University, Qwaieah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt.
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Sehgal D, Mondal S, Crespo-Herrera L, Velu G, Juliana P, Huerta-Espino J, Shrestha S, Poland J, Singh R, Dreisigacker S. Haplotype-Based, Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Stable Genomic Regions for Grain Yield in CIMMYT Spring Bread Wheat. Front Genet 2020; 11:589490. [PMID: 33335539 PMCID: PMC7737720 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.589490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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We untangled key regions of the genetic architecture of grain yield (GY) in CIMMYT spring bread wheat by conducting a haplotype-based, genome-wide association study (GWAS), together with an investigation of epistatic interactions using seven large sets of elite yield trials (EYTs) consisting of a total of 6,461 advanced breeding lines. These lines were phenotyped under irrigated and stress environments in seven growing seasons (2011-2018) and genotyped with genotyping-by-sequencing markers. Genome-wide 519 haplotype blocks were constructed, using a linkage disequilibrium-based approach covering 14,036 Mb in the wheat genome. Haplotype-based GWAS identified 7, 4, 10, and 15 stable (significant in three or more EYTs) associations in irrigated (I), mild drought (MD), severe drought (SD), and heat stress (HS) testing environments, respectively. Considering all EYTs and the four testing environments together, 30 stable associations were deciphered with seven hotspots identified on chromosomes 1A, 1B, 2B, 4A, 5B, 6B, and 7B, where multiple haplotype blocks were associated with GY. Epistatic interactions contributed significantly to the genetic architecture of GY, explaining variation of 3.5-21.1%, 3.7-14.7%, 3.5-20.6%, and 4.4- 23.1% in I, MD, SD, and HS environments, respectively. Our results revealed the intricate genetic architecture of GY, controlled by both main and epistatic effects. The importance of these results for practical applications in the CIMMYT breeding program is discussed.
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- Deepmala Sehgal
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico
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- Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico
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Schmidt J, Garcia M, Brien C, Kalambettu P, Garnett T, Fleury D, Tricker PJ. Transcripts of wheat at a target locus on chromosome 6B associated with increased yield, leaf mass and chlorophyll index under combined drought and heat stress. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241966. [PMID: 33166353 PMCID: PMC7652265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Drought and heat stress constrain wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yields globally. To identify putative mechanisms and candidate genes associated with combined drought and heat stress tolerance, we developed bread wheat near-isogenic lines (NILs) targeting a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 6B which was previously associated with combined drought and heat stress tolerance in a diverse panel of wheats. Genotyping-by-sequencing was used to identify additional regions that segregated in allelic pairs between the recurrent and the introduced exotic parent, genome-wide. NILs were phenotyped in a gravimetric platform with precision irrigation and exposed to either drought or to combined drought and heat stress from three days after anthesis. An increase in grain weight in NILs carrying the exotic allele at 6B locus was associated with thicker, greener leaves, higher photosynthetic capacity and increased water use index after re-watering. RNA sequencing of developing grains at early and later stages of treatment revealed 75 genes that were differentially expressed between NILs across both treatments and timepoints. Differentially expressed genes coincided with the targeted QTL on chromosome 6B and regions of genetic segregation on chromosomes 1B and 7A. Pathway enrichment analysis showed the involvement of these genes in cell and gene regulation, metabolism of amino acids and transport of carbohydrates. The majority of these genes have not been characterized previously under drought or heat stress and they might serve as candidate genes for improved abiotic stress tolerance.
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- Jessica Schmidt
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The Plant Accelerator, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The Plant Accelerator, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Agarwal P, Balyan HS, Gupta PK. Identification of modifiers of the plant height in wheat using an induced dwarf mutant controlled by RhtB4c allele. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 26:2283-2289. [PMID: 33268929 PMCID: PMC7688886 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-020-00904-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In wheat, 25 Rht genes for dwarfness are known, which include both, GA-insensitive and GA-responsive genes. The GA-insensitive Rht genes have been widely used, although, their suitability under abiotic stress conditions has been questioned. This necessitated a search for alternative GA-responsive, spontaneous and induced dwarfing genes. We earlier reported an induced dwarf mutant ('dwarf mutant-3'; 44 cm), and the mutant allele was named Rht4c allele (2BL). This dwarf mutant was not suitable for cultivation due to its extra dwarf nature. Therefore, we searched for naturally occurring QTLs, which would modify the phenotype of 'dwarf-mutant-3' using 'mutant-assisted gene identification and characterization' (MAGIC) approach. For this purpose, the 'dwarf mutant-3' was crossed with a tall wheat cv. NP114 and homozygous mutant F2 plants (~ 25% of the progeny) were selected, which were phenotyped for plant height and genotyped using SSR markers. The data were utilized for QTL analysis and plant height. Six modifier QTLs were identified on chromosomes 2A, 2B and 4A. Two QTLs each on 2A and 2B were responsible for increase in plant height (described as 'enhancer modifiers'), whereas the remaining two QTLs located on 4A were responsible for reducing the plant height (described as 'suppressor modifiers'). It was hypothesized that the enhancer QTLs could be exploited for the development of semi-dwarf high yielding genotypes containing Rht4c allele. This is the first study of its kind in wheat demontsrating that the MAGIC approach could be used for identification of modifiers of the mutant phenotypes of other traits for wheat improvement.
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- Priyanka Agarwal
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250004 India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250004 India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250004 India
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Akram S, Arif MAR, Hameed A. A GBS-based GWAS analysis of adaptability and yield traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). J Appl Genet 2020; 62:27-41. [PMID: 33128382 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-020-00593-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Wheat is a foremost food grain of Pakistan and occupies a vital position in agricultural policies of the country. Wheat demand will be increased by 60% by 2050 which is a serious concern to meet this demand. Conventional breeding approaches are not enough to meet the demand of growing human population. It is paramount to integrate underutilized genetic diversity into wheat gene pool through efficient and accurate breeding tools and technology. In this study, we present the genetic analysis of a 312 diverse pre-breeding lines using DArT-seq SNPs seeking to elucidate the genetic components of emergence percentage, heading time, plant height, lodging, thousand kernel weight, and yield (Yd) which resulted in detection of 201 significant (p value < 10-3) and 61 highly significant associations (p value < 1.45 × 10-4). More importantly, chromosomes 1B and 2A carried loci linked to Yd in two different seasons, and an increase of up to 8.20% is possible in Yd by positive allele mining. We identified seven lines with > 4 positive alleles for Yd whose pedigree carried Aegilops squarrosa as one of the parents providing evidence that Aegilops species, apart from imparting resistance against biotic stresses, may also provide alleles for yield enhancement.
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- Saba Akram
- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology College. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIAB-C, PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology College. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIAB-C, PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology College. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIAB-C, PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Rosero A, Granda L, Berdugo-Cely JA, Šamajová O, Šamaj J, Cerkal R. A Dual Strategy of Breeding for Drought Tolerance and Introducing Drought-Tolerant, Underutilized Crops into Production Systems to Enhance Their Resilience to Water Deficiency. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E1263. [PMID: 32987964 PMCID: PMC7600178 DOI: 10.3390/plants9101263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Water scarcity is the primary constraint on crop productivity in arid and semiarid tropical areas suffering from climate alterations; in accordance, agricultural systems have to be optimized. Several concepts and strategies should be considered to improve crop yield and quality, particularly in vulnerable regions where such environmental changes cause a risk of food insecurity. In this work, we review two strategies aiming to increase drought stress tolerance: (i) the use of natural genes that have evolved over time and are preserved in crop wild relatives and landraces for drought tolerance breeding using conventional and molecular methods and (ii) exploiting the reservoir of neglected and underutilized species to identify those that are known to be more drought-tolerant than conventional staple crops while possessing other desired agronomic and nutritive characteristics, as well as introducing them into existing cropping systems to make them more resilient to water deficiency conditions. In the past, the existence of drought tolerance genes in crop wild relatives and landraces was either unknown or difficult to exploit using traditional breeding techniques to secure potential long-term solutions. Today, with the advances in genomics and phenomics, there are a number of new tools available that facilitate the discovery of drought resistance genes in crop wild relatives and landraces and their relatively easy transfer into advanced breeding lines, thus accelerating breeding progress and creating resilient varieties that can withstand prolonged drought periods. Among those tools are marker-assisted selection (MAS), genomic selection (GS), and targeted gene editing (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) technology). The integration of these two major strategies, the advances in conventional and molecular breeding for the drought tolerance of conventional staple crops, and the introduction of drought-tolerant neglected and underutilized species into existing production systems has the potential to enhance the resilience of agricultural production under conditions of water scarcity.
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- Amparo Rosero
- Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria–AGROSAVIA, Centro de Investigación Turipaná, Km 13 vía Montería, 250047 Cereté, Colombia;
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- Department of Crop Science, Breeding and Plant Medicine, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.G.); (R.C.)
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- Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria–AGROSAVIA, Centro de Investigación Turipaná, Km 13 vía Montería, 250047 Cereté, Colombia;
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- Department of Cell Biology, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (O.Š.); (J.Š.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (O.Š.); (J.Š.)
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- Department of Crop Science, Breeding and Plant Medicine, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.G.); (R.C.)
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Kumar S, Kumari J, Bhusal N, Pradhan AK, Budhlakoti N, Mishra DC, Chauhan D, Kumar S, Singh AK, Reynolds M, Singh GP, Singh K, Sareen S. Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Genomic Regions Associated With Ten Agronomical Traits in Wheat Under Late-Sown Conditions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:549743. [PMID: 33042178 PMCID: PMC7527491 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.549743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Poor understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of heat tolerance component traits is a major bottleneck in designing heat tolerant wheat cultivars. The impact of terminal heat stress is generally reported in the case of late sown wheat. In this study, our aim was to identify genomic regions for various agronomic traits under late sown conditions by using genome-wide association approach. An association mapping panel of 205 wheat accessions was evaluated under late sown conditions at three different locations in India. Genotyping of the association panel revealed 15,886 SNPs, out of which 11,911 SNPs with exact physical locations on the wheat reference genome were used in association analysis. A total of 69 QTLs (10 significantly associated and 59 suggestive) were identified for ten different traits including productive tiller number (17), grain yield (14), plant height (12), grain filling rate (6), grain filling duration (5), days to physiological maturity (4), grain number (3), thousand grain weight (3), harvest index (3), and biomass (2). Out of these associated QTLs, 17 were novel for traits, namely PTL (3), GY (2), GFR (6), HI (3) and GNM (3). Moreover, five consistent QTLs across environments were identified for GY (4) and TGW (1). Also, 11 multi-trait SNPs and three hot spot regions on Chr1Ds, Chr2BS, Chr2DS harboring many QTLs for many traits were identified. In addition, identification of heat tolerant germplasm lines based on favorable alleles HD2888, IC611071, IC611273, IC75240, IC321906, IC416188, and J31-170 would facilitate their targeted introgression into popular wheat cultivars. The significantly associated QTLs identified in the present study can be further validated to identify robust markers for utilization in marker-assisted selection (MAS) for development of heat tolerant wheat cultivars.
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- Sundeep Kumar
- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), El Batan, Mexico
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, India
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Bilgrami SS, Ramandi HD, Shariati V, Razavi K, Tavakol E, Fakheri BA, Mahdi Nezhad N, Ghaderian M. Detection of genomic regions associated with tiller number in Iranian bread wheat under different water regimes using genome-wide association study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14034. [PMID: 32820220 PMCID: PMC7441066 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69442-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Two of the important traits for wheat yield are tiller and fertile tiller number, both of which have been thought to increase cereal yield in favorable and unfavorable environments. A total of 6,349 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers from the 15 K wheat Infinium array were employed for genome-wide association study (GWAS) of tillering number traits, generating a physical distance of 14,041.6 Mb based on the IWGSC wheat genome sequence. GWAS analysis using Fixed and random model Circulating Probability Unification (FarmCPU) identified a total of 47 significant marker-trait associations (MTAs) for total tiller number (TTN) and fertile tiller number (FTN) in Iranian bread wheat under different water regimes. After applying a 5% false discovery rate (FDR) threshold, a total of 13 and 11 MTAs distributed on 10 chromosomes were found to be significantly associated with TTN and FTN, respectively. Linked single nucleotide polymorphisms for IWB39005 (2A) and IWB44377 (7A) were highly significantly associated (FDR < 0.01) with TTN and FTN traits. Moreover, to validate GWAS results, meta-analysis was performed and 30 meta-QTL regions were identified on 11 chromosomes. The integration of GWAS and meta-QTLs revealed that tillering trait in wheat is a complex trait which is conditioned by the combined effects of minor changes in multiple genes. The information provided by this study can enrich the currently available candidate genes and genetic resources pools, offering evidence for subsequent analysis of genetic adaptation of wheat to different climatic conditions of Iran and other countries.
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- Sayedeh Saba Bilgrami
- Department of Plant Molecular Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran.,College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, 400715, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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Khadka K, Raizada MN, Navabi A. Recent Progress in Germplasm Evaluation and Gene Mapping to Enable Breeding of Drought-Tolerant Wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1149. [PMID: 32849707 PMCID: PMC7417477 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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There is a need to increase wheat productivity to meet the food demands of the ever-growing human population. However, accelerated development of high yielding varieties is hindered by drought, which is worsening due to climate change. In this context, germplasm diversity is central to the development of drought-tolerant wheat. Extensive collections of these genetic resources are conserved in national and international genebanks. In addition to phenotypic assessments, the use of advanced molecular techniques (e.g., genotype by sequencing) to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for drought tolerance related traits is useful for genome- and marker-assisted selection based approaches. Therefore, to assist wheat breeders at a critical time, we searched the recent peer-reviewed literature (2011-current), first, to identify wheat germplasm observed to be useful genetic sources for drought tolerance, and second, to report QTLs associated with drought tolerance. Though many breeders limit the parents used in breeding programs to a familiar core collection, the results of this review show that larger germplasm collections have been sources of useful genes for drought tolerance in wheat. The review also demonstrates that QTLs for drought tolerance in wheat are associated with diverse physio-morphological traits, at different growth stages. Here, we also briefly discuss the potential of genome engineering/editing to improve drought tolerance in wheat. The use of CRISPR-Cas9 and other gene-editing technologies can be used to fine-tune the expression of genes controlling drought adaptive traits, while high throughput phenotyping (HTP) techniques can potentially accelerate the selection process. These efforts are empowered by wheat researcher consortia.
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- Kamal Khadka
- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Gupta PK, Balyan HS, Sharma S, Kumar R. Genetics of yield, abiotic stress tolerance and biofortification in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:1569-1602. [PMID: 32253477 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03583-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A review of the available literature on genetics of yield and its component traits, tolerance to abiotic stresses and biofortification should prove useful for future research in wheat in the genomics era. The work reviewed in this article mainly covers the available information on genetics of some important quantitative traits including yield and its components, tolerance to abiotic stresses (heat, drought, salinity and pre-harvest sprouting = PHS) and biofortification (Fe/Zn and phytate contents with HarvestPlus Program) in wheat. Major emphasis is laid on the recent literature on QTL interval mapping and genome-wide association studies, giving lists of known QTL and marker-trait associations. Candidate genes for different traits and the cloned and characterized genes for yield traits along with the molecular mechanism are also described. For each trait, an account of the present status of marker-assisted selection has also been included. The details of available results have largely been presented in the form of tables; some of these tables are included as supplementary files.
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- Pushpendra Kumar Gupta
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250 004, India.
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250 004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250 004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250 004, India
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Singh S, Sehgal D, Kumar S, Arif MAR, Vikram P, Sansaloni CP, Fuentes-Dávila G, Ortiz C. GWAS revealed a novel resistance locus on chromosome 4D for the quarantine disease Karnal bunt in diverse wheat pre-breeding germplasm. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5999. [PMID: 32265455 PMCID: PMC7138846 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62711-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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This study was initiated to identify genomic regions conferring resistance to Karnal Bunt (KB) disease in wheat through a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on a set of 179 pre-breeding lines (PBLs). A GWAS of 6,382 high-quality DArTseq SNPs revealed 15 significant SNPs (P-value <10-3) on chromosomes 2D, 3B, 4D and 7B that were associated with KB resistance in individual years. In particular, two SNPs (chromosome 4D) had the maximum R2 values: SNP 1114200 | F | 0-63:T > C at 1.571 cM and R2 of 12.49% and SNP 1103052 | F | 0-61:C > A at 1.574 cM and R2 of 9.02%. These two SNPs displayed strong linkage disequilibrium (LD). An in silico analysis of SNPs on chromosome 4D identified two candidate gene hits, TraesCS4D02G352200 (TaNox8; an NADPH oxidase) and TraesCS4D02G350300 (a rhomboid-like protein belonging to family S54), with SNPs 1103052 | F | 0-61:C > A and 1101835 | F | 0-5:C > A, respectively, both of which function in biotic stress tolerance. The epistatic interaction analysis revealed significant interactions among 4D and 7B loci. A pedigree analysis of confirmed resistant PBLs revealed that Aegilops species is one of the parents and contributed the D genome in these resistant PBLs. These identified lines can be crossed with any elite cultivar across the globe to incorporate novel KB resistance identified on 4B.
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- Sukhwinder Singh
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, C.P. 56237, México. .,Geneshifters, 222 Mary Jena Lane, Pullman, WA, 99163, USA.
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, C.P. 56237, México
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- Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology, Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Anand, Gujarat, 388 110, India
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faislabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, C.P. 56237, México
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, C.P. 56237, México
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- INIFAP-CIRNO, Campo Experimental Norman E. Borlaug, Apdo. Postal 155, Km 12 Norman E. Borlaug, Cd. Obregon, Sonora, CP 85000, Mexico
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, C.P. 56237, México
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Schmidt J, Claussen J, Wörlein N, Eggert A, Fleury D, Garnett T, Gerth S. Drought and heat stress tolerance screening in wheat using computed tomography. PLANT METHODS 2020; 16:15. [PMID: 32082405 PMCID: PMC7017466 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-020-00565-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat requires large scale screening of yield components such as seed weight, seed number and single seed weight, all of which is very laborious, and a detailed analysis of seed morphology is time-consuming and visually often impossible. Computed tomography offers the opportunity for much faster and more accurate assessment of yield components. RESULTS An X-ray computed tomographic analysis was carried out on 203 very diverse wheat accessions which have been exposed to either drought or combined drought and heat stress. Results demonstrated that our computed tomography pipeline was capable of evaluating grain set with an accuracy of 95-99%. Most accessions exposed to combined drought and heat stress developed smaller, shrivelled seeds with an increased seed surface. As expected, seed weight and seed number per ear as well as single seed size were significantly reduced under combined drought and heat compared to drought alone. Seed weight along the ear was significantly reduced at the top and bottom of the wheat spike. CONCLUSIONS We were able to establish a pipeline with a higher throughput with scanning times of 7 min per ear and accuracy than previous pipelines predicting a set of agronomical important seed traits and to visualize even more complex traits such as seed deformations. The pipeline presented here could be scaled up to use for high throughput, high resolution phenotyping of tens of thousands of heads, greatly accelerating breeding efforts to improve abiotic stress tolerance.
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- Jessica Schmidt
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA Australia
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- Fraunhofer Development Center X-Ray Technology, Fürth, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Development Center X-Ray Technology, Fürth, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Development Center X-Ray Technology, Fürth, Germany
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA Australia
- Innolea, 6 chemin de Panedautes, 31700 Mondonville, France
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA Australia
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- Fraunhofer Development Center X-Ray Technology, Fürth, Germany
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Gahlaut V, Jaiswal V, Singh S, Balyan HS, Gupta PK. Multi-Locus Genome Wide Association Mapping for Yield and Its Contributing Traits in Hexaploid Wheat under Different Water Regimes. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19486. [PMID: 31862891 PMCID: PMC6925107 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55520-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Multi-locus genome wide association study was undertaken using a set of 320 diverse spring wheat accessions, which were each genotyped for 9,626 SNPs. The association panel was grown in replicated trials in four environments [two each in irrigated (IR) and rainfed (RF) environments], and phenotypic data were recorded for five traits including days to heading, days to maturity, plant height, thousand grain weight and grain yield. Forty-six significant marker-trait associations (MTAs) were identified for five traits. These included 20 MTAs in IR and 19 MTAs in RF environments; seven additional MTAs were common to both the environments. Five of these MTAs were co-localized with previously known QTL/MTAs and the remaining MTAs were novel and add to the existing knowledge. Three desirable haplotypes for agronomic traits, one for improvement in RF environment and two for improvement in IR environment were identified. Eighteen (18) promising candidate genes (CGs) involved in seven different biological activities were also identified. The expression profiles of four (Trehalose-6-Phosphate, APETALA2/Ethylene-responsive factor, DNA-binding One Zinc Finger and Gibberellin-dioxygenases) of the 18 genes showed that they were induced by drought stress in the wheat seedlings. The MTAs, haplotypes and CG-based markers may be used in marker-assisted breeding for drought tolerance in wheat.
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- Vijay Gahlaut
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India.
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Malik PL, Janss L, Nielsen LK, Borum F, Jørgensen H, Eriksen B, Schjoerring JK, Rasmussen SK. Breeding for dual-purpose wheat varieties using marker-trait associations for biomass yield and quality traits. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:3375-3398. [PMID: 31555887 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03431-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study demonstrates that an active breeding nursery with rotation can be used to identify marker-trait associations for biomass yield and quality parameters that are important for biorefinery purposes. Wheat straw is a valuable feedstock for bioethanol production, but due to the recalcitrant nature of lignocellulose, its efficient use in biorefineries is limited by its low digestibility and difficult conversion of structural carbohydrates into free sugars. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to search for significant SNP markers that could be used in a breeding programme to improve the value of wheat straw in a biorefinery setting. As part of a 3-year breeding programme (2013-2016), 190 winter wheat lines were phenotyped for traits that affect the yield and quality of the harvested biomass. These traits included straw yield, plant height, lodging at three growth stages and Septoria tritici blotch (STB) susceptibility. Release of glucose, xylose and arabinose was determined after hydrothermal pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of the straw. The lines were genotyped using 15 K SNP markers and 5552 SNP markers could be used after filtering. Heritability for all traits ranged from 0.02 to 0.74. GWASs were conducted using CMLM, SUPER and FarmCPU algorithms, to analyse which algorithm could detect the highest number of marker-trait associations (MTAs). Comparable tendencies were obtained from CMLM and FarmCPU, but FarmCPU produced the most significant results. MTAs were obtained for lodging, harvest index, plant height, STB, glucose, xylose and arabinose at a significance level of p < 9.01 × 10-6. MTAs in chromosome 6A were observed for glucose, xylose and arabinose, and could be of importance for increasing sugar release for bioethanol production.
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- Pernille L Malik
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Blichers Alle 20, 8830, Tjele, Denmark
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- Sejet Plant Breeding, Nørremarksvej 67, 8700, Horsens, Denmark
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- Sejet Plant Breeding, Nørremarksvej 67, 8700, Horsens, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Sejet Plant Breeding, Nørremarksvej 67, 8700, Horsens, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Pradhan S, Babar MA, Robbins K, Bai G, Mason RE, Khan J, Shahi D, Avci M, Guo J, Maksud Hossain M, Bhatta M, Mergoum M, Asseng S, Amand PS, Gezan S, Baik BK, Blount A, Bernardo A. Understanding the Genetic Basis of Spike Fertility to Improve Grain Number, Harvest Index, and Grain Yield in Wheat Under High Temperature Stress Environments. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1481. [PMID: 31850009 PMCID: PMC6895025 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Moderate heat stress accompanied by short episodes of extreme heat during the post-anthesis stage is common in most US wheat growing areas and causes substantial yield losses. Sink strength (grain number) is a key yield limiting factor in modern wheat varieties. Increasing spike fertility (SF) and improving the partitioning of assimilates can optimize sink strength which is essential to improve wheat yield potential under a hot and humid environment. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) allows identification of novel quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with SF and other partitioning traits that can assist in marker assisted breeding. In this study, GWAS was performed on a soft wheat association mapping panel (SWAMP) comprised of 236 elite lines using 27,466 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The panel was phenotyped in two heat stress locations over 3 years. GWAS identified 109 significant marker-trait associations (MTAs) (p ≤ 9.99 x 10-5) related to eight phenotypic traits including SF (a major component of grain number) and spike harvest index (SHI, a major component of grain weight). MTAs detected on chromosomes 1B, 3A, 3B, and 5A were associated with multiple traits and are potentially important targets for selection. More than half of the significant MTAs (60 out of 109) were found in genes encoding different types of proteins related to metabolism, disease, and abiotic stress including heat stress. These MTAs could be potential targets for further validation study and may be used in marker-assisted breeding for improving wheat grain yield under post-anthesis heat stress conditions. This is the first study to identify novel QTLs associated with SF and SHI which represent the major components of grain number and grain weight, respectively, in wheat.
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- Sumit Pradhan
- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, United States
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- Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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Sallam A, Alqudah AM, Dawood MFA, Baenziger PS, Börner A. Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat and Barley: Advances in Physiology, Breeding and Genetics Research. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20133137. [PMID: 31252573 DOI: 10.3390/ijms.20133137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Climate change is a major threat to most of the agricultural crops grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas globally. Drought stress is one of the consequences of climate change that has a negative impact on crop growth and yield. In the past, many simulation models were proposed to predict climate change and drought occurrences, and it is extremely important to improve essential crops to meet the challenges of drought stress which limits crop productivity and production. Wheat and barley are among the most common and widely used crops due to their economic and social values. Many parts of the world depend on these two crops for food and feed, and both crops are vulnerable to drought stress. Improving drought stress tolerance is a very challenging task for wheat and barley researchers and more research is needed to better understand this stress. The progress made in understanding drought tolerance is due to advances in three main research areas: physiology, breeding, and genetic research. The physiology research focused on the physiological and biochemical metabolic pathways that plants use when exposed to drought stress. New wheat and barley genotypes having a high degree of drought tolerance are produced through breeding by making crosses from promising drought-tolerant genotypes and selecting among their progeny. Also, identifying genes contributing to drought tolerance is very important. Previous studies showed that drought tolerance is a polygenic trait and genetic constitution will help to dissect the gene network(s) controlling drought tolerance. This review explores the recent advances in these three research areas to improve drought tolerance in wheat and barley.
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- Ahmed Sallam
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut, Egypt.
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- Resources Genetics and Reproduction, Department Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, OT Gatersleben D-06466 Stadt Seeland, Germany.
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Resources Genetics and Reproduction, Department Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, OT Gatersleben D-06466 Stadt Seeland, Germany
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Sallam A, Alqudah AM, Dawood MFA, Baenziger PS, Börner A. Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat and Barley: Advances in Physiology, Breeding and Genetics Research. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E3137. [PMID: 31252573 PMCID: PMC6651786 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20133137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Climate change is a major threat to most of the agricultural crops grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas globally. Drought stress is one of the consequences of climate change that has a negative impact on crop growth and yield. In the past, many simulation models were proposed to predict climate change and drought occurrences, and it is extremely important to improve essential crops to meet the challenges of drought stress which limits crop productivity and production. Wheat and barley are among the most common and widely used crops due to their economic and social values. Many parts of the world depend on these two crops for food and feed, and both crops are vulnerable to drought stress. Improving drought stress tolerance is a very challenging task for wheat and barley researchers and more research is needed to better understand this stress. The progress made in understanding drought tolerance is due to advances in three main research areas: physiology, breeding, and genetic research. The physiology research focused on the physiological and biochemical metabolic pathways that plants use when exposed to drought stress. New wheat and barley genotypes having a high degree of drought tolerance are produced through breeding by making crosses from promising drought-tolerant genotypes and selecting among their progeny. Also, identifying genes contributing to drought tolerance is very important. Previous studies showed that drought tolerance is a polygenic trait and genetic constitution will help to dissect the gene network(s) controlling drought tolerance. This review explores the recent advances in these three research areas to improve drought tolerance in wheat and barley.
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- Ahmed Sallam
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut, Egypt.
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- Resources Genetics and Reproduction, Department Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, OT Gatersleben D-06466 Stadt Seeland, Germany.
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Resources Genetics and Reproduction, Department Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, OT Gatersleben D-06466 Stadt Seeland, Germany
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Qaseem MF, Qureshi R, Shaheen H, Shafqat N. Genome-wide association analyses for yield and yield-related traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under pre-anthesis combined heat and drought stress in field conditions. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213407. [PMID: 30883588 PMCID: PMC6422278 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Understanding the genetic basis of heat and drought stress tolerance in wheat is prerequisite for wheat breeding program. In the present study, a wheat panel comprising of 192 elite bread wheat genotypes was phenotyped in eight environments for yield and related traits in field conditions. Four stress environments were created by implying four different treatments differing in sowing date and water availability, panel was evaluated for two years in field conditions. The panel was genotyped with 15K Illumina chip and 9236 polymorphic markers concentrated on B genome were employed in GWAS analysis. Consistent, fast LD decay was observed on D genome and structure analysis germplasm divided panel into three major populations. GWAS was performed using BLUEs values of combined environment data in R package GAPIT using log10(P) = 3.96 as significance threshold. The significance of association was further checked using FDR<0.05 threshold. The GWAS identified 487 loci associated with the traits and were significant at log10(p) threshold out of these 350 loci were significant at FDR threshold. For two stress indices 108 associations were significant at FDR threshold. Nine genomic regions were shared among all treatment, while multiple pleiotropic regions were present on chromosome 7D followed by unmapped chromosome. The present study validated many marker trait associations for yield and other traits, MTAs significant under combined drought and heat stress were novel. These regions are important and can be used for fine mapping and marker assisted selection to discover new genes responsible for heat and drought tolerance in wheat.
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- Mirza Faisal Qaseem
- Department of Botany, PMAS- Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, PMAS- Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, Hazara University Dhodial, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Schmidt J, Tricker PJ, Eckermann P, Kalambettu P, Garcia M, Fleury D. Novel Alleles for Combined Drought and Heat Stress Tolerance in Wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1800. [PMID: 32082351 PMCID: PMC7005056 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Drought and heat waves commonly co-occur in many wheat-growing regions causing significant crop losses. The identification of stress associated quantitative trait loci, particularly those for yield, is problematic due to their association with plant phenology and the high genetic × environment interaction. Here we studied a panel of 315 diverse, spring type accessions of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) in pots in a semi-controlled environment under combined drought and heat stress over 2 years. Importantly, we treated individual plants according to their flowering time. We found 134 out of the 145 identified loci for grain weight that were not associated with either plant phenology or plant height. The majority of loci uncovered here were novel, with favorable alleles widespread in Asian and African landraces providing opportunities for their incorporation into modern varieties through breeding. Using residual heterozygosity in lines from a nested association mapping population, we were able to rapidly develop near-isogenic lines for important target loci. One target locus on chromosome 6A contributed to higher grain weight, harvest index, thousand kernel weight, and grain number under drought and heat stress in field conditions consistent with allelic effects demonstrated in the genome-wide association study.
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