野生大豆ZYD00006回交导入系构建

为挖掘野生大豆优异稀有基因，2006年至今以栽培大豆绥农14（轮回亲本）与野生大豆ZYD00006（供体 亲本）为双亲材料，经杂交、回交，标记辅助选择构建获得一套覆盖野生大豆全基因组的染色体片段导入系（代换 系）。该群体共 192个株系，包含野生大豆目标导入片段 237个，平均每个连锁群的导入片段个数为 11.85个；导入 片段总长度1865.17 cM，覆盖整个基因组的82.43%。其中L连锁群野生大豆基因组覆盖率最高，为100%，N连锁群 覆盖最低为 53.17%。最长导入片段 43.30 cM，最短导入片段 0.22 cM。高度一致的遗传背景对大豆重要基因及野 生大豆特有优异基因挖掘具有重要意义。同时，野生资源的引入极大丰富了栽培大豆的遗传基础，进而使得导入 系后代表型变异丰富，为大豆遗传育种提供重要的材料基础。     

野生大豆回交导入系蛋白质含量性状的QTL分析

以野生型大豆ZYD00006（供体亲本）与黑龙江省主栽品种绥农14（轮回亲本）所构建的回交导入系（1204株）为研究材料,利用WinQTL2.5的复合区间作图法(CIM)在9个连锁群定位了16个与蛋白质含量相关的QTL（14个正效应,2个负效应）;导入系群体经过严格的蛋白质含量筛选鉴定,得到10个蛋白质含量性状明显大于轮回亲本的导入系株行。利用这10个高蛋白含量株行（选择群体）结合随机对照群体,通过基于遗传搭车原理的卡方分析,检测到分布于10个连锁群上的17个与大豆蛋白质含量相关的标记位点,对蛋白质含量表现为正效应。两种方法共同检测到7个QTL。这些材料和位点将为高蛋白含量相关基因克隆及分子辅助育种提供重要的材料基础和标记信息。     

利用野生大豆染色体片段代换系定位单株粒重QTL

以野生大豆ZYD00006为供体亲本,黑龙江省主栽品种绥农14为轮回亲本,连续多年回交并自交,构建了高世代染色体片段代换系BC3F3代161个株行。该群体经多代回交的遗传背景相对一致,大大提高了QTL定位的准确度。结合单因素方差分析法和独立样本T检验法对群体进行QTL定位,共获得9个单株粒重的QTL,分布于7个连锁群。两种方法中均被检测到的有3个QTL,分别为QSW-J-1、QSW-J-2和QSW-G-1;QSW-G-1和QSW-G-2与已有研究结果相吻合;其余7个QTL为新发现QTL,可能是本材料特有位点;其中QSW-J-1的导入片段长度是7.0 c M,且加性效应值为-2.7 g,可作为继续研究的首选位点。     

利用高世代回交群体对大豆小粒性状的基因型分析及QTL定位

利用野生型大豆ZYD00006（供体亲本）与主栽品种绥农14（轮回亲本）所构建的高世代回交导入系,经过严格的百粒重筛选鉴定,得到43个百粒重性状明显小于轮回亲本的导入系个体。利用这套选择群体结合随机对照群体和基因型分析,通过基于遗传搭车原理的卡方分析,检测到分布于7个连锁群上的9个与大豆小粒性状相关的QTL位点,对小粒性状表现为正效应,为大豆小粒性状分子辅助育种提供有用的分子标记。     

利用近等基因系研究3个抗水稻纹枯病QTL的聚合效应

利用特青/Lemont组合的回交群体,证实了特青第7染色体上存在抗纹枯病QTL qSB7Tq。以Lemont为轮回亲本,通过分子标记辅助连续回交结合性状鉴定,构建了qSB7Tq与另外两个抗水稻纹枯病QTL qSB9Tq（位于特青第9染色体）和qSB11Le（位于Lemont第11染色体）的一套近等基因系,对各抗性QTL的单个效应及其聚合效应进行了研究。3个抗性QTL单独存在或在聚合状态下均能显著提高水稻品种对纹枯病的抗性水平。但是,不同抗性QTL之间可能普遍存在一定的负向互作关系。讨论了一致的遗传背景对QTL研究的重要性,以及不同QTL的聚合效应及互作关系对育种实践的意义。     

水稻近等基因系构建及应用研究进展

近等基因系是作物遗传育种研究中常用的遗传群体,具有遗传背景简单的特点。介绍了回交转育、从突变体中和高世代群体中分离以及其他综合方法等构建水稻近等基因系的方法,综述了近等基因系在水稻基因定位、基因效应研究、品种选育、生理机能和重要农艺性状鉴定等方面的应用情况。     

小麦抗白粉病的遗传改良及多系品系的配制

为了培育抗白粉病的综合性状优良的小麦品种,采用滚动回交与遗传标记相结合的方法,排除了供体亲本中的不良性状,把抗白粉病基因Pm4α、Pm2、Pm6、Pm21以及Compton的慢白粉病性等转入综合性状较好的轮回亲本背景,与背景材料的丰产、早熟、优质、抗病等数量性状相结合,育成了一系列优良的近等基因系,其中扬麦10号、11号、12号等已经通过品种审定,在生产上大面积推广。同时构建了抗白粉病多系品系。并提出了把一系列重要农艺性状象转育Pm基因一样转育成综合丰产性好的近等基因系,然后在它们之间进行逐一回交,以构建聚合育种体系的构想。     

影响水稻株高和剑叶宽主效QTL对人工选择的响应

 利用粳稻Lemont导入籼稻特青背景构建的高代回交导入系和重组自交系群体,在北京和海南两地检测影响株高和剑叶宽的稳定表达的主效QTL,分析这些主效QTL在导入系和重组自交系群体的不同选择强度（5%、10%和20%）的极端群体中的等位基因偏离,研究不同性状的主效QTL对不同选择强度的响应及不同遗传结构群体对主效QTL人工选择响应的影响。结果表明,导入系的选择群体中所有主效QTL等位基因的偏离方向都使得供体等位基因频率增加,等位基因产生偏离的性状选择方向及供体等位基因的偏离方向与基因的加性效应方向完全一致,而重组自交系的选择群体中主效QTL等位基因的偏离既有供体等位基因增加的,也有等位基因降低的,两种群体中不同性状的主效QTL等位基因偏离与选择强度密切相关。通过比较不同群体结构的主效QTL定位及对选择响应的异同,发现一些假阳性QTL和在随机作图群体中漏检的QTL,强调作图群体QTL定位结果验证的重要性。鉴于不同群体、不同性状和不同主效QTL的选择响应特点,对不同主效QTL在基于常规表型选择和分子标记辅助选择回交育种中的利用价值及注意事项进行了探讨。     

一个水稻根长QTL qRL4的分离鉴定

为了分离鉴定qRL4,以超级稻协优9308衍生重组自交系与轮回亲本中恢9308(R9308)回交多代的高代回交群体为材料,利用琼脂无土栽培技术,开展水稻根长QTL qRL4的分离鉴定研究,最后将qRL4定位在第4染色体分子标记RM5687与InDel49间624.6kb范围内。此基因的定位与分离鉴定将有助于水稻根长相关遗传机理的研究,为探究在基因水平上的水稻根系形态建成奠定了坚实基础。     

马来西亚普通野生稻增产QTL的分子标记辅助选择及其育种效果

位于马来西亚普通野生稻（Oryza rufipogon）第1和第2染色体上的两个主效增产QTL（yld1.1和yld2.1）分别具有18%和17%的增产效果。为探明野生稻增产QTL对杂交水稻产量性状改良的效果,以超级杂交稻亲本9311为受体和轮回亲本,马来西亚普通野生稻为增产QTL供体进行杂交和连续回交,并利用与这两个增产QTL紧密连锁的4个SSR分子标记对回交群体进行分子鉴定和辅助选择。产量比较试验结果显示, 育成的携带野生稻增产QTL的9311改良系比受体9311增产,主要表现为有效穗数和每穗总粒数显著增加;携带野生稻增产QTL的稳定株系所配杂交组合也比对照显著增产。研究表明野生稻增产QTL yld1.1和QTL yld2.1导入栽培水稻品种的遗传背景后能显著提高产量潜力,可作为超级杂交稻育种重要资源。     

Marker-Assisted Introgression of Quantitative Resistance Gene pi21 Confers Broad Spectrum Resistance to Rice Blast

The quantitative resistance gene pi21 from Sensho was introgressed to an indica breeding line IR63307-4B-13-2, a pyramiding line IRBB4/5/13/21, and a tropical japonica line Kinandang Patong by marker-assisted backcrossing. A total of 192 improved lines at the BC_4F_3 and BC_4F_4 generations were developed and confirmed to have the gene introgression via genotyping using a pi21-specific In Del marker. Thirteen randomly selected improved lines, representing all the three genetic backgrounds, demonstrated resistance against leaf blast composites in the field and a broader spectrum resistance against individual isolates compared to the recurrent parents in the glasshouse. Specifically, the tested lines exhibited pi21-acquired resistance against 11 leaf blast isolates that elicited susceptible reactions from the recurrent parents. All the tested lines maintained a comparative heading date, and similar or improved panicle length, number of primary branches per panicle and number of total grains per panicle relative to the recurrent parents. The physical grain characteristics of the recurrent parents were also maintained in the 13 lines tested, although variability in the amylose content and chalkiness degree was observed. The successful marker-assisted introgression of pi21 in diverse genetic backgrounds and the resulting broader spectrum resistance of improved lines against leaf blast indicate the potential of pi21 for deployment in cultivars grown across other rice growing regions in Asia.     

Introgression of Gene for Non-Pollen Type Thermo-Sensitive Genic Male Sterility to Thai Rice Cultivars

For the two-line hybrid rice system, pol en sterility is regulated by recessive gene that responds to temperature. The recessive gene controlling thermo-sensitive genetic male sterility （TGMS） is expressed when the plants are grown in conditions with higher or lower critical temperatures. To transfer tgms gene（s） control ing TGMS to Thai rice cultivars by backcross breeding method, a male sterile line was used as a donor parent while Thai rice cultivars ChaiNat 1, PathumThani 1, and SuphanBuri 1 were used as recurrent parents. The BC2F2 lines were developed from backcrossing and selfing. Moreover, the simple sequence repeat （SSR） markers were developed for identifying tgms gene and the linked marker was used for assisting selection in backcrossing. The identification lines were confirmed by pol en observation. The results showed the success of introgression of the tgms gene into Thai rice cultivars. These lines will be tested for combining ability and used as female parent in hybrid rice production in Thailand.     

Recent Advances in Marker-Assisted Selection for Drought Tolerance in Pearl Millet

Abstract

Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is the staple cereal of the hottest, driest areas of the tropics and subtropics. Drought stress is a regular occurrence in these regions, making stress tolerance an essential attribute of new pearl millet cultivars. Recent breeding research has mapped several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for components of grain and stover yield per se, as well as yield maintenance, under terminal drought stress conditions. We report here the evaluation of these QTLs as possible selection criteria for improving stress tolerance of an elite hybrid cultivar. Initial evaluations, based on hybrids made with topcross pollinators bred from lines selected directly from the mapping population, indicated an advantage to the QTL-based topcross hybrids. This advantage seemed to be related to a particular plant phenotype that was similar to that of the drought tolerant parent of the mapping population. Subsequent evaluations were based on testcross hybrids of drought tolerance QTL introgression lines in the background of the drought-sensitive parent of the mapping population, H 77/833-2. These introgression lines were bred by limited marker-assisted backcrossing of a putative major drought tolerance QTL into H 77/833-2 from the mapping population’s drought tolerant parent. Several of these QTL introgression lines had a significant positive general combining ability for grain yield under terminal stress and significantly out-yielded testcross hybrids made with the original recurrent parent both in unrelieved terminal drought stress and in gradient stress evaluations.     

Selection before backcross during exotic germplasm introgression

Introgression of genes from exotic germplasm into breeding populations can broaden the genetic base of crop improvement. Only a very small percentage of genetic variability has been used in crop breeding programs. Traditionally, F₁ plants are used to backcross to the adapted lines or populations. An alternative approach is to backcross the F₂ individuals selected for agronomic acceptability. Our objective was to determine whether selection before backcross would lead to more progenies with both high yield and acceptable levels of agronomic performance than direct backcross without selection. To test the feasibility of the proposed approach, we conducted parallel experiments in which two exotic sorghum accessions were crossed to two adapted sorghum parents and further backcrossing was conducted with either F₁ or selected F₂ plants. Fifty random S₁ families were evaluated in three test environments. Although selection before backcross resulted in a higher frequency of families with maturity equal to or earlier than those of the adapted parents, no consistent changes in grain yield and plant height were observed between populations with and without selection. Similar results were found with either an inbred or a population as the recurrent parents. Given these findings and the extra generation required, we do not recommend selection before backcross in the process of introgression of exotic germplasm.     

Use of Major Quantitative Trait Loci to Improve Grain Yield of Rice

Further improvement of rice productivity remains a challenge. Breeding is perceived as an important option to increase rice yield. However, the genetic progress of grain yield in most rice breeding programs was slow in the last decades. Although great progress in rice genomics and molecular biology has been achieved, the effect of such technological innovations on rice breeding is far small. Marker-assisted selection （MAS） for a few target quantitative trait loci （QTLs） has significant effects in improving qualitative traits, such as disease resistance. The success of MAS has therefore motivated breeders to identify and use major QTLs for yield and yield component traits. In this review, we summarized the recent methods in QTL identification, including novel statistical methods for linkage and association mapping, special population types, and whole-genome sequencing. We reviewed the successful application of marker-assisted gene introgression and gene pyramiding to improve grain yield and discussed the design of efficient MAS schemes to further increase the success rate of breeding programs. The use of well-characterized major QTLs through introgression and gene pyramiding is proven effective in improving grain yield, particularly yield under abiotic stress. Major QTLs that are stable across genetic background and growing environments are often found in less adapted germplasms, such as landraces and wild relatives. Advanced backcross QTL analysis and introgression lines, which integrate QTL discovery and utilization, are important methods for exploiting major QTLs contained in such germplasms. Next-generation sequencing substantially increases mapping resolution and accelerates the identification of casual genes underlying major QTLs. Practical guidelines derived from theoretical and empirical studies are given to guide the design of efficient marker-assisted gene introgression and pyramiding schemes.     

Improvement of rice drought tolerance through backcross breeding: Evaluation of donors and selection in drought nurseries

A large-scale backcross breeding project has been undertaken to improve drought tolerance in rice. Over 160 donor cultivars from 25 countries have been used in this project, representing a significant proportion of the genetic variation in cultivated rice. These cultivars were evaluated in field experiments in the Philippines to assess their responses to drought in terms of plant height, heading date, and grain yield. Drought was imposed near heading stage, in experiments that were established either in lowland (anaerobic) fields or upland (aerobic) soil. Despite the poor adaptation of some cultivars to the tropics, it was possible to identify significant variation in plant response to drought treatments, and contrasting effects on flowering delay and growth. Subsequently, 325 BC₂F₂ bulk populations, developed by backcrossing many of these donors to one of three elite recurrent parents, were screened under drought in lowland or upland nurseries. Stress levels were managed to eliminate almost all seed set in recurrent parents, and those progeny that produced grain were selected as being putatively drought-tolerant. The selection intensity varied across years and in selection environments with more severe stress, higher selection intensity could be imposed. The number of plants selected within a population was not associated with the per se drought response of the donors in the direct evaluation, indicating the wide presence of cryptic genetic variation for drought tolerance in the apparently drought-susceptible cultivars. The genetic background of the recurrent parent affected the number of plants selected, as did the selection environment (upland versus lowland nurseries). These drought-selected introgression lines represent a useful genetic resource to develop improved cultivars for farmers in rainfed or water-scarce rice-growing regions, and also to improve our understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of drought tolerance in rice. Genetic analysis of the selected lines, reported elsewhere, indicated specific regions of high introgression. Yield evaluations of the selected lines are now underway across a range of drought scenarios.     

小麦粒重主效QTL近等基因系的构建和效应评价

粒重是影响小麦产量的主要因素之一。QGw.nau-5A是一个从我国小麦骨干亲本南大2419中鉴定的粒重主效QTL。为评价该QTL不同等位基因对粒重的效应及在育种中的应用潜力,利用分子标记辅助选择技术,分别将南大2419和早洋麦的QGw.nau-5A区段导入望水白和川麦42,构建了不同背景的近等基因系,并比较了不同背景下粒重QTL的效应。结果表明,QGw.nau-5A能在不同背景下显著提高小麦粒重,与轮回亲本相比,近等基因系的百粒重显著增加0.2~0.6g。QGw.nau-5A等位变异对粒重的贡献存在差异,与川麦42的等位变异相比,南大2419和早洋麦的等位变异均能增加粒重,但后者效应更大。     

应用回交转育法选育纤维用亚麻不育系

回交转育是选育雄性不育系最快最有效的方法。本试验选用生产上大面积推广的综合性状优良的纤维用亚麻品种做轮回亲本，对油用雄性核不育系材料进行回交转育，经过三次回交和两次不育株与可育株杂交，成功培育出4个综合性状优良的纤雏用亚麻雄性核不育系。