Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)

Vernalization genes (<i>Vrn</i>) play a key role in plant adaptation to various geographic locations and their allelic diversity can have fundamental importance for breeding programs. In the current study, 340 barley genotypes were studied, including germplasm accessions and advanced bre...

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Main Authors: Raushan Yerzhebayeva, Tamara Bazylova, Gaziza Zhumaliyeva, Sholpan Bastaubayeva, Askar Baimuratov, Burabai Sariev, Galym Shegebayev, Namuk Ergün, Yuri Shavrukov
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author Raushan Yerzhebayeva
Tamara Bazylova
Gaziza Zhumaliyeva
Sholpan Bastaubayeva
Askar Baimuratov
Burabai Sariev
Galym Shegebayev
Namuk Ergün
Yuri Shavrukov
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Tamara Bazylova
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Sholpan Bastaubayeva
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Burabai Sariev
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Namuk Ergün
Yuri Shavrukov
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description Vernalization genes (<i>Vrn</i>) play a key role in plant adaptation to various geographic locations and their allelic diversity can have fundamental importance for breeding programs. In the current study, 340 barley genotypes were studied, including germplasm accessions and advanced breeding lines. For phenotype evaluation in South-Eastern Kazakhstan, the transition of barley plants from vegetative to reproductive stages was estimated in field trials with spring- and winter-sown seeds. For molecular analysis, 10 previously described molecular markers were studied in three barley vernalization loci: <i>Vrn-H1</i>, <i>Vrn-H2</i> and <i>Vrn-H3</i>. The comparison between molecular results and phenotypes for plant development confirmed 211 spring genotypes, 56 winter and 28 facultative. <i>Vrn-H1</i> haplotypes 1A and recessive allele <i>vrn-H3</i> were in the majority. Best spring and winter high-yielding advanced breeding lines were identified. Based on <i>Vrn</i> allele combination, a breeding line 76/13-4 with facultative type development showed superior results in both winter and spring sowings, presenting a new prospective barley cultivar that can be grown equally either in spring or winter sowing conditions. The presented results can be used for barley marker-assisted selection predicting crosses with favourable combinations of <i>Vrn</i> alleles for prospective breeding line development.
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spelling doaj-art-86297dccfdac40fb82d3dd948d6278042025-08-20T02:35:53ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722025-06-011513138910.3390/agriculture15131389Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)Raushan Yerzhebayeva0Tamara Bazylova1Gaziza Zhumaliyeva2Sholpan Bastaubayeva3Askar Baimuratov4Burabai Sariev5Galym Shegebayev6Namuk Ergün7Yuri Shavrukov8Kazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty District, Almalybak 040909, KazakhstanKazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty District, Almalybak 040909, KazakhstanKazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty District, Almalybak 040909, KazakhstanKazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty District, Almalybak 040909, KazakhstanKazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty District, Almalybak 040909, KazakhstanKazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty District, Almalybak 040909, KazakhstanKazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty District, Almalybak 040909, KazakhstanCentral Research Institute for Field Crops, Ankara 06170, TurkeyCollege of Science and Engineering, Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, AustraliaVernalization genes (<i>Vrn</i>) play a key role in plant adaptation to various geographic locations and their allelic diversity can have fundamental importance for breeding programs. In the current study, 340 barley genotypes were studied, including germplasm accessions and advanced breeding lines. For phenotype evaluation in South-Eastern Kazakhstan, the transition of barley plants from vegetative to reproductive stages was estimated in field trials with spring- and winter-sown seeds. For molecular analysis, 10 previously described molecular markers were studied in three barley vernalization loci: <i>Vrn-H1</i>, <i>Vrn-H2</i> and <i>Vrn-H3</i>. The comparison between molecular results and phenotypes for plant development confirmed 211 spring genotypes, 56 winter and 28 facultative. <i>Vrn-H1</i> haplotypes 1A and recessive allele <i>vrn-H3</i> were in the majority. Best spring and winter high-yielding advanced breeding lines were identified. Based on <i>Vrn</i> allele combination, a breeding line 76/13-4 with facultative type development showed superior results in both winter and spring sowings, presenting a new prospective barley cultivar that can be grown equally either in spring or winter sowing conditions. The presented results can be used for barley marker-assisted selection predicting crosses with favourable combinations of <i>Vrn</i> alleles for prospective breeding line development.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/13/1389barleybreeding linemolecular markerstransition to reproductionvernalization<i>Vrn</i> genes
spellingShingle Raushan Yerzhebayeva
Tamara Bazylova
Gaziza Zhumaliyeva
Sholpan Bastaubayeva
Askar Baimuratov
Burabai Sariev
Galym Shegebayev
Namuk Ergün
Yuri Shavrukov
Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)
Agriculture
barley
breeding line
molecular markers
transition to reproduction
vernalization
<i>Vrn</i> genes
title Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)
title_full Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)
title_fullStr Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)
title_full_unstemmed Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)
title_short Combination of <i>Vrn</i> Alleles Assists in Optimising the Vernalization Requirement in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.)
title_sort combination of i vrn i alleles assists in optimising the vernalization requirement in barley i hordeum vulgare i l
topic barley
breeding line
molecular markers
transition to reproduction
vernalization
<i>Vrn</i> genes
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/13/1389
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