Transfer of rust resistance from Aegilops ovata into bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and molecular characterisation of resistant derivatives

An interspecific cross was made to transfer leaf rust and stripe rust resistance from an accession of Aegilops ovata (UUMM) to susceptible Triticum aestivum (AABBDD) cv. WL711. The F₁was backcrossed to the recurrent wheat parent, and after two to three backcrosses and selfing, rust resistant progenies were selected. The C-banding study in a uniformly leaf rust and stripe rust resistant derivative showed a substitution of the 5M chromosome of Ae. ovata for 5D of wheat. Analysis of rust resistant derivatives with mapped wheat microsatellite makers confirmed the substitution of 5M for 5D. Some of these derivatives also possessed one or more of the three alien translocations involving 1BL, 2AL and 5BS wheat chromosomes which could not be detected through C-banding. A translocation involving 5DSof wheat and the substituted chromosome 5M of Ae. ovata was also observed in one of the derivatives. Susceptibility of this derivative to leaf rust showed that the leaf rust resistance gene(s) is/are located on short arm of 5M chromosome of Ae. ovata. Though the Ae. ovatasegment translocated to 1BL and 2AL did not seem to possess any rust resistance gene, the alien segment translocated to 5BS may also possess gene(s) for rust resistance. The study demonstrated the usefulness of microsatellite markers in characterisation of interspecific derivatives. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The Transfer of Thinopyrum-Derived Leaf-rust Resistance from Common Wheat to Durum Wheat.

The leaf rust resistance gene on chromosome 7AL of ‘Chinese Spring’ transfer no. 12 derived from Thinopyrum ponticum, was transferred to durum wheat by standard backcrossing. In ‘Agatha’ and ‘Indis’ a leaf rust resistance gene from Thinopyrum ponticum and Thinopyrum ponticum respectively, is found on a translocated segment on chromosome arm 7DL. The use of the ‘Langdon’ disomic D-chromosome substitution lines for 7A and 7B resulted in the recovery of tetraploid leaf-rust resistant lines from the crosses with ‘Agatha’ in the B₂F₁ generation. Tetraploid lines carrying the ‘Indis’ translocation segment were recovered in the B₂F₂ generation. The F₂ segregation ratios for rust resistance after selfing or back-crossing generally fitted a 1: 1 ratio indicating non-transmission of the translocation segments in the male gametes. Homozygous resistant plants were not obtained. Meiotic instability was observed in 28 chromosome B₂ F₂ derivatives of the crosses between ‘Chinese Spring’ transfer no. 12 and durum wheat.     

Transfer of disease resistance genes from Triticum araraticum to common wheat

The wild tetraploid wheat species Tr$$ (Zhuk) Zhuk Var. araratieum is a source of pest resistance genes for T$$ aesti$$ L. Our objectives were to describe the breeding behaviour of T.arartuititm when backcrossed to common wheat and transfer resistance to leaf rust (caused by Pu$$) and powdery mildew (caused by Blumeria $$wheat. Crosses were made between five wheat genotypes and $$ accessions. Fertifity and chromosome numbers of BC$$_; plants were determined. Resistance to leaf rust was transferred toBC₂ -derived families from 10 different T’ararati$$an accessions. Leaf rust resistance genes in nine T. araratieum accessions can be assigned to at least four loci. Leaf rust resistance transferred from three accessions was inherited in the hexaploid derivatives as a single. $$ gene in each case. Resistance to powdery mildew was also detected in the T. araratie$$ backcross derivatives. Fertile hexaploid derivatives expressing T’araratieum-derived resistance genes can be recovered after two backcrosses to wheat cultivars.     

Transfer of the Glu-D1 Gene from Chromosome 1D of Breadwheat to Chromosome 1R in Hexaploid Triticale

The use of hexaploid triticale as a crop for human consumption has been limited by its inferior bread-making quality. To ameliorate this problem, a segment of chromosome ID of breadwheat with the Glu-D1d allele encoding for high molecular weight glutenin subunits 5 7plus; 10 was translocated to chromosome 1R of the hexaploid triticale ‘Rhino’ through a combination of a centric break-fusion translocation followed by 5D(5B)-induced homoeologous pairing. The resulting recombinant chromosome 1R has a small interstitial segment of ID with the Glu-D1d allele. The maximum physical length of the translocated segment is estimated at about 16.5 % of 1DL. Frequency of translocations involving the long arms of homoeologous group-1 chromosomes in the analyzed progeny suggested that homoeologous recombination in triticale was substantially higher than that previously reported in hexaploid wheat.     

Preferential Transmission in Bread Wheat of a Chromosome Segment Derived from Thinopyrum distichum (Thunb.) Löve

A Thinopyrum distichum chromosome segment translocated on chromosome arm 7DL. of the line ‘Indis’, was shown to be preferentially transmitted in crosses with other bread wheats. The translocated segment carries a gene for leaf rust resistance and produces a null condition for the endopeptidase product, EP-Dla. These characters were used to follow the transmission of the translocated chromosome in segregating and testcross progenies derived by crossing ‘Indis’ to four bread wheat cultivars. The severity of the gametocidal response in the heterozygotes ranged from a virtually exclusive transfer of the translocation to an almost normal transmission of the homologues. In some genetic backgrounds an intermediate level of transmission occurred. In the F₁ with a gametocidal response, the transmission of the normal chromosome 7D was reduced in both sexes, but the reduction may be more severe in the male germline.     

Chromosomal location in triticale of leaf rust resistance genes introduced from Triticum monococcum

This study was undertaken to understand the inheritance of leaf rust resistance in line TM16 of Triticum monococcum ssp. monococcum var. macedonicum Papag. which is the source of resistance transferred into hexaploid triticale lines (Tcl/Tm). Thirty-two secondary tetraploid genotypes were analysed cytologicaly to identify substitutions of A^m-genome chromosomes by their homoeologous A-genome chromosomes from a leaf rust susceptible hexaploid triticale accession. Plants with one (or more) substituted chromosomes were inoculated with leaf rust at two growth stages. The disease phenotypes of these lines indicated that a major resistance gene was located on the short arm of T. monococcum chromosome 2A^m. An additional gene on chromosome 6A^m had complementary effects in enhancing the effects of the gene on chromosome 2A^m.     

Ph I-induced transfer of leaf and stripe rust-resistance genes from Aegilops triuncialis and Ae. geniculata to bread wheat

Leaf and stripe rusts are severe foliar diseases of bread wheat. Recently, chromosomes 5M^g from the related species Aegilops geniculata that confers resistance to both leaf and stripe rust and 5U^t from Ae. triuncialis conferring resistance to leaf rust have been transferred to bread wheat in the form of disomic DS5M^g(5D) and DS5U^t(5A) chromosome substitution lines. The objective of this study was to shorten the alien segments in these lines using Ph ^I-mediated, induced homoeologous recombination. Putativerecombinants were evaluated for their rust resistance, and by genomic in situ hybridization and microsatellite analyses. One agronomically useful wheat-Ae. geniculata recombinant resistant to leaf and stripe rust was identified that had only a small terminal segment of the 5M^gL arm transferred to the long arm of an unidentified wheat chromosome. This germplasm can be used directly in breeding programs. Only one leaf rust-resistant wheat-Ae. triuncialis recombinant, which consists of most of the complete 5U^t chromosome with a small terminal segment derived from 5AS, was identified. This germplasm will need further chromosome engineering before it can be used in wheat improvement. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

具特异性状人工合成小麦的条锈病抗性改良

为了解3份具特异优良性状但高感条锈病的人工合成小麦SHW-Z1、SHW-Z2和SHW-Z4感病性的遗传特点,进行更好的育种利用。用高抗条锈病的普通小麦材料5157与上述人工合成小麦分别进行正反杂交,对6个杂交组合的亲本、F¹世代的条锈病抗性与F²代的条锈病抗感分离情况进行了分析以探究其感病性的遗传特点,结果表明：（1）本研究的普通小麦和人工合成小麦杂交后代的条锈病抗性由多对基因控制,遗传上表现出加-显效应;(2)SHW-Z1条锈病的抗性改良效果优于SHW-Z2和SHW-Z4;（3）本研究材料的条锈病抗性基因可能还受到遗传背景的影响。本研究对这3份人工合成小麦的条锈病抗性改良和育种利用提供了理论依据,同时可为相关研究提供参考。     

Enhancing Fusarium crown rot resistance of durum wheat by introgressing chromosome segments from hexaploid wheat

Compared with hexaploid wheat, tetraploid durum is more susceptible to Fusarium crown rot (FCR) infection. The feasibility of enhancing FCR resistance in durum wheat by introgressing chromosome segments of hexaploid wheat was investigated by generating and analysing a backcross population derived from a susceptible durum wheat variety ??Bellaroi?? (recurrent parent) and a resistant hexaploid genotype ??CSCR6?? (donor parent). Together with a few scattered segments on various chromosomes, segments of a large section of the donor chromosome 6B showed a significant effect in enhancing FCR resistance in the durum background. However, a known major locus on the donor 3BL conferring high level of resistance to FCR in hexaploid wheat failed to provide any improvement in resistance than that of the genome average once it was introduced into the durum wheat. A small proportion of the backcross population gave similar resistance to the bread wheat variety ??Kennedy??, a level of FCR resistance acceptable to durum growers. These lines share a 4B segment from the hexaploid donor, although the segment was not among those with the largest individual effect across the whole population. These results show that it is feasible to improve FCR resistance of durum wheat by exploiting hexaploid chromosome segments, although resistance loci of the hexaploid wheat may not function properly in durum backgrounds.     

川麦42遗传背景中人工合成小麦导入位点的SSR标记检测

硬粒小麦和节节麦是六倍体普通小麦的二级基因源,六倍体人工合成小麦遗传变异丰富、蕴藏着丰富的抗性基因,可供现代小麦改良利用。利用人工合成小麦基因资源与四川小麦杂交、回交,已育成了高产、优质、抗病小麦新品种“川麦42”。本文利用217对微卫星（SSR）引物检测“川麦42”遗传背景中人工合成小麦的导入位点,发现24个位点来源于人工合成小麦,占所用引物数的11.06%,远小于理论值25%。川麦42遗传背景中人工合成小麦导入位点在A、B和D染色体组分布频率不均衡,D组>B组>A组;人工合成小麦导入位点在川麦42各染色体间差异也很大,在1B、2B和5A染色体上分布较集中、片段较长,而在1A等11条染色体上则无导入位点;表明人工合成小麦的遗传位点并不按孟德尔遗传规律传至后代,人工选择压力导致遗传位点很大的偏分离行为。     

川麦42的1BS染色体臂对小麦主要农艺性状的遗传效应

川麦42的1BS染色体臂来源于人工合成小麦亲本Syn769。利用川麦42与含1BL/1RS易位系的四川小麦品种川农16构建的127个重组自交系(RIL, F₈),经3年4个环境的遗传评价,比较了川麦42的1BS和川农16的1RS染色体臂对小麦产量构成因子和产量的遗传效应。结果表明,RIL群体中川麦42的1BS染色体臂株系和川农16的1RS染色体臂株系在分蘖力、成穗率、全生育期、小穗数、收获指数和籽粒产量6个性状上存在显著差异; 1BS染色体臂有利于提高成穗率和收获指数,而1RS染色体臂有利于提高分蘖能力和增加小穗数,1BS株系的籽粒平均产量比1RS株系增加2.91%。鉴于1RS染色体臂上的抗条锈病基因丧失抗性,其携带的黑麦碱基因对加工品质有明显的负向作用,而川麦42的1BS染色体臂携带高抗条锈病基因YrCH42, 并对小麦籽粒产量有正向作用,因此建议在小麦遗传改良中利用川麦42的1BS替换1RS染色体臂。     

Suppression of stripe rust and leaf rust resistances in interspecific crosses of wheat

Stripe rust and leaf rust caused by Puccinia striiformis (Ps) Westend. and P. triticina (Pt) Eriks., respectively, are important foliar diseases of wheat worldwide. Breeding resistant wheat cultivars is the preferred strategy to control these diseases. Genes for resistance when introgressed from alien species or wheats of lower ploidy are frequently diluted effectiveness in the hexaploid wheat background or are completely suppressed. The objective of this study was to examine the expression of wheat stripe rust and leaf rust resistances derived from wild emmer wheat and Aegilops tauschii when combined in synthetic hexaploid lines. Eight amphidiploid wheat lines, synthesized by crossing five tetraploid wheats (AABB), viz. Triticum carthlicum var. darginicum, T. carthlicum var. fuligioscum, T. dicoccoides var. fuligioscum, T. durum with five lines of Ae. tauschii (DD), were evaluated in the seedling stage for resistance to five pathotypes of stripe rust caused by Ps and four pathotypes of leaf rust caused by Pt. Resistance in one or both parents was frequently suppressed in synthetic hexaploid lines, indicating the presence of suppressor genes in both Ae. tauschii and T. carthlicum var. darginicum. Specific suppression of resistance genes in the parental genotypes and to pathotypes of Ps and Pt were also observed. The presence and specificity of the suppressors for rust resistance obtained in this study provides useful knowledge for developing cultivars resistant to both rusts utilizing such genetic stocks in wheat breeding programs.     

Attempts to remove gametocidal genes co-transferred to common wheat with rust resistance from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aegilops speltoides</Emphasis>

Rust resistance genes (introgressions S24 and S13) transferred to hexaploid wheat from two Aegilops speltoides accessions could not be used commercially due to associated gametocidal (Gc) genes. Crosses to wheat followed by rigorous selection for increased fertility were employed in an attempt to separate the unmapped S24 stem rust resistance from the Gc gene(s). However, improved fertility of the better selections could not be maintained in subsequent generations. Since the S13 introgression (leaf, stripe and stem rust resistances) mapped to chromosome 3A, allosyndetic pairing induction was used in an attempt to remove the Gc gene(s). This produced putative primary recombinants with improved fertility and plant type, the best of which had exchanged a small region of Ae. speltoides chromatin, yet was still associated with (reduced) Gc effects. This selection (04M127-3, which appears to have the Su1-Ph1 suppressor) was then crossed with wheat. Surprisingly, the 04M127-3 gametocidal effect differed drastically from that of the original introgression allowing the recovery of 35 recombinant, leaf rust resistant progeny. Microsatellite and DArT markers showed that each secondary recombinant had exchanged most of the Ae. speltoides chromatin. Although the data suggested that a complex multigenic interaction may govern the gametocidal response, preliminary indications are that the Gc effect had largely been removed and it now seems possible to completely separate the gametocidal genes from the S13 leaf rust resistance gene (here designated Lr66). The associated (S13) stripe rust and stem rust resistance genes were lost during recombination.     

A microsatellite marker linked to leaf rust resistance transferred from Aegilops triuncialis into hexaploid wheat

Aegilops triuncialis (UUCC) is an excellent source of resistance to various wheat diseases, including leaf rust. Leaf rust‐resistant derivatives from a cross of a highly susceptible Triticum aestivum cv.‘WL711’ as the recurrent parent and Ae. triuncialis Ace.3549 as the donor and with and without a pair of acrocentric chromosomes were used for molecular tagging. The use of a set of sequence tagged microsatellite (STMS) markers already mapped to different wheat chromosomes unequivocally indicated that STMS marker gwm368 of chromosome 4BS was tightly linked to the Ae. triuncialis leaf rust resistance gene transferred to wheat. The presence of the Ae. Triuncialis‐specific STMS gwm368 homoeoallele along with the non‐polymorphic 4BS allele in the rust‐resistant derivatives with and without the acrocentric chromosome indicates that the resistance has been transferred from the acrocentric chromosome to either the A or the D genome of wheat. This alien leaf rust resistance gene has been temporarily named as LrTr.     

黑麦重复序列在检测小麦品种中外源染色体的应用

本研究根据RAPD引物OPH20在黑麦中扩增出的特异序列pSc20H.2设计一对PCR引物pSc20ht-23/24,以来源于黑麦的小麦抗叶锈近等基因系材料TcLr45及感病对照Thatcher为亲本进行PCR扩增。并对42个小麦抗叶锈近等基因系及103个小麦品种材料进行检测。引物pSc20ht23/24在TcLr45中扩增出一条约750bp的条带,而在Thatcher中无扩增条带。对该特异片段回收、克隆测序为734bp。42个小麦抗叶锈近等基因系检测在TcLr26中扩增出与TcLr45相同的条带,而在同样来源于黑麦的小麦抗叶锈近等基因系TcLr25中未扩增出该条带;中国春-Imperial黑麦附加系1R-7R中除5R外均扩增出该条带;13个1B/1R易位系小麦品种也扩增出该条带;90个地方小麦品种中有16个扩增出该条带,6个品种经系谱分析具有黑麦遗传背景,表明该标记可用于检测小麦中含有的除黑麦5R染色体之外的外源染色质。     

Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust Resistance Genes Derived from Aegilops Sharonensis

Summary Linked leaf and stripe rust resistance genes introgressed into hexaploid wheat from Aegilops sharonensis provided protection in the seedling stage to a wide range of pathotypes of the two diseases. Monosomic and telosomic analyses showed that the resistance genes occur on wheat chromosome 6A. This result could be confirmed making use of mapped chromosome 6A microsatellite markers. The introgressed chromatin appeared to involve the proximal part of 6AL and the complete 6AS arm and it was thus not possible to deduce the chromosome arm harbouring the resistance genes. The resistance showed non-Mendelian transmission. The genetic background of a heterozygote interacted with the introgressed region to result in either preferential or impaired female transmission. Male transmission appeared to be affected in a different way from female transmission and was exclusive in the genetic background studied. Symbols Lr56 and Yr38 are proposed to designate the respective genes of which line 0352-4 is the appropriate source material.     

Evidence of allelism between genes Pm8 and Pm17 and chromosomal location of powdery mildew and leaf rust resistance genes in the common wheat cultivar'Amigo'

TIBL-1RS wheat-rye translocation cultivars utilized in wheat programmes worldwide carry powdery mildew resistance gene Pm8. Cultivar‘Amigo’possesses resistance gene Pm17 on its TIAL-1RS translocated chromosome. To be able to use Pm17efficiently in breeding programmes, this gene was transferred to a TIBL-1RS translocation in line Helami-105, and allelism between Pm8 and Pm17was studied. The progenies of the hybrids in the F₂ generation and F₃ families provided evidence that the two genes are allelic. Genetic studies using monosomic analyses confirmed that in cultivar‘Amigo', Pm17 and leaf rust resistance gene Lr24 are located on a translocated chromosome involving 1 A and 1B, respectively.     

Cytogenetical studies in wheat XVI. Chromosome location of a new gene for resistance to leaf rust in a Japanese wheat-rye translocation line

Summary A leaf rust resistant wheat-rye translocation stock, ST-1, introduced from Japan, comprised distinct morphological types. One type possessed a T1BL·1RS chromosome with genes Lr26, Yr9 and Sr31. A second type carried a new gene, Lr45, located in a large segment of rye chromosome translocated to wheat chromosome 2A. Its structure was identified as T2AS-2RS·2RL. Despite the homoeology of the 2A and 2R chromosomes and the high level of compensation provided by the translocation, Lr45 was not normally inherited and is probably associated with agronomic deficiencies that will prevent its exploitation in agriculture.Contribution No. 94-509-J from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.     

Characterization of stem rust resistant derivatives of wheat cultivar Amigo

Summary Originally developed for resistance to greenbug derived from Insave rye, Amigo wheat carries two genes for resistance to stem rust. One of these genes is associated with a rye chromosome 1RS segment carrying the Sec-1 protein marker and presumably greenbug resistance. The second gene which is genetically linked to leaf rust resistance is associated with an Agropyron-derived segment. Rust tests in Canada confirmed that these genes were Sr24 and Lr24. In contrast to Agent and certain 3D/Ag derivatives from Dr. E.R. Sears, the Amigo source of Sr24/Lr24 freely recombined with white seed colour during backcrossing.     

Leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes Lr54 and Yr37 transferred to wheat from Aegilops kotschyi

The tendency of unpaired meiotic chromosomes to undergo centric misdivision was exploited to translocate leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes from an Aegilops kotschyi addition chromosome to a group 2 chromosome of wheat. Monosomic and telosomic analyses showed that the translocation occurred to wheat chromosome arm 2DL. The introgressed region did not pair with the corresponding wheat 2DL telosome during meiosis suggesting that a whole arm may have been transferred. Female transmission of the resistance was about 55% whereas male transmission was strongly preferential (96%). The symbols Lr54 and Yr37 are proposed to designate the new resistance genes.