Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars

Wheat leaf rust (caused by Puccinia triticina) is one of the most important fungal diseases in China. There are tens of winter wheat cultivars which are approved to be released by the government at a national level and more than 100 wheat cultivars at the provincial level. But there is no informatio...

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Main Authors: Xiao-li REN, Tai-guo LIU, Bo LIU, Li GAO, Wan-quan CHEN
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-10-01
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Tai-guo LIU
Bo LIU
Li GAO
Wan-quan CHEN
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Tai-guo LIU
Bo LIU
Li GAO
Wan-quan CHEN
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description Wheat leaf rust (caused by Puccinia triticina) is one of the most important fungal diseases in China. There are tens of winter wheat cultivars which are approved to be released by the government at a national level and more than 100 wheat cultivars at the provincial level. But there is no information about leaf rust (Lr) genes in these cultivars, which makes it difficult for farmers and breeders to select which cultivars they should plant in their fields and use in their breeding programs. The objective of this paper was to identify the leaf rust resistant genes at seedling stage present in the 84 commercial wheat cultivars from China that have been released in the past few years. A set of 20 near isogenic lines with Thatcher background and 6 lines with known Lr genes were used to test the virulence of 12 races of P. triticina (Pt). By comparing the infection types (ITs) produced on the 84 cultivars by the 12 Pt races with the ITs on the differential sets, the Lr genes were postulated. In addition, 8 molecular markers of Lr genes such as Lr9, Lr10, Lr19, Lr20, Lr21, Lr24, Lr26 and Lr29, which are closely linked to or co-segregated with the Lr gene, were used for further validation of the genes in the 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars. Twelve Lr genes, including Lr1, Lr3, (Lr3bg), (Lr3ka), Lr11, Lr13, Lr14a, Lr16, Lr26, Lr27, Lr30 and Lr31 were postulated to be present either singly or in combinations in these Chinese wheat cultivars. Lr3 and Lr26 were detected most often in the tested cultivars, with frequencies of 51.2 and 38.1%, respectively. No wheat Lr genes were detected in 16 cultivars, and 4 cultivars may carry unknown Lr genes other than those used in this study. Lr9, Lr20, Lr21, Lr24, Lr25 and Lr29 were not present in any of the 84 tested accessions.
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spelling doaj-art-c272481e7ce14902a60a000fa49c00ad2025-08-20T03:57:39ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192015-10-0114101992200110.1016/S2095-3119(14)61002-9Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivarsXiao-li REN0Tai-guo LIU1Bo LIU2Li GAO3Wan-quan CHEN4State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence LIU Tai-guo; State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. ChinaWheat leaf rust (caused by Puccinia triticina) is one of the most important fungal diseases in China. There are tens of winter wheat cultivars which are approved to be released by the government at a national level and more than 100 wheat cultivars at the provincial level. But there is no information about leaf rust (Lr) genes in these cultivars, which makes it difficult for farmers and breeders to select which cultivars they should plant in their fields and use in their breeding programs. The objective of this paper was to identify the leaf rust resistant genes at seedling stage present in the 84 commercial wheat cultivars from China that have been released in the past few years. A set of 20 near isogenic lines with Thatcher background and 6 lines with known Lr genes were used to test the virulence of 12 races of P. triticina (Pt). By comparing the infection types (ITs) produced on the 84 cultivars by the 12 Pt races with the ITs on the differential sets, the Lr genes were postulated. In addition, 8 molecular markers of Lr genes such as Lr9, Lr10, Lr19, Lr20, Lr21, Lr24, Lr26 and Lr29, which are closely linked to or co-segregated with the Lr gene, were used for further validation of the genes in the 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars. Twelve Lr genes, including Lr1, Lr3, (Lr3bg), (Lr3ka), Lr11, Lr13, Lr14a, Lr16, Lr26, Lr27, Lr30 and Lr31 were postulated to be present either singly or in combinations in these Chinese wheat cultivars. Lr3 and Lr26 were detected most often in the tested cultivars, with frequencies of 51.2 and 38.1%, respectively. No wheat Lr genes were detected in 16 cultivars, and 4 cultivars may carry unknown Lr genes other than those used in this study. Lr9, Lr20, Lr21, Lr24, Lr25 and Lr29 were not present in any of the 84 tested accessions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311914610029gene postulationmolecular markerPuccinia triticinawheat leaf rust
spellingShingle Xiao-li REN
Tai-guo LIU
Bo LIU
Li GAO
Wan-quan CHEN
Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
gene postulation
molecular marker
Puccinia triticina
wheat leaf rust
title Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars
title_full Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars
title_fullStr Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars
title_full_unstemmed Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars
title_short Postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 Chinese winter wheat cultivars
title_sort postulation of seedling leaf rust resistance genes in 84 chinese winter wheat cultivars
topic gene postulation
molecular marker
Puccinia triticina
wheat leaf rust
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311914610029
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