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Title: HIGH-TEMPERATURE ADULT PLANT (HTAP) STRIPE RUST RESISTANCE GENE YR36 FROM TRITICU TURGIDUM SSP. DICOCCOIDES IS CLOSELY LINKED TO THE GRAIN PROTEIN CONTENT LOCUS GPC-B1

Author
item UAUY, C - UNIV OF CA AT DAVIS
item BREVIS, J - UNIV OF CA AT DAVIS
item Chen, Xianming
item KHAN, I - UNIV OF CA AT DAVIS
item JACKSON, L - UNIV OF CA AT DAVIS
item CHICAIZA, O - UNIV OF CA AT DAVIS
item DISTELFELD, A - UNIV OF HAIFA ISRAEL
item FAHIMA, T - UNIV OF HAIFA ISRAEL
item DUBCOVSKY, J - UNIV OF CA AT DAVIS

Submitted to: Plant and Animal Genome VX Conference Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/1/2005
Publication Date: 1/1/2006
Citation: Uauy, C., Brevis, J.C., Chen, X., Khan, I., Jackson, L., Chicaiza, O., Distelfeld, A., Fahima, T., Dubcovsky, J. 2006. High-temperature adultiplant (htap) stripe rust resistance gene yr36 from triticu turgidum ssp. dicoccoides is closely linked to the grain protein content locus gpc-b1. Plant and Animal Genome Abstracts, pg 177. January 14-18, 2006, San Diego, CA.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Several new races of the stripe rust pathogen have become frequent throughout the wheat growing regions of the United States since 2000. These new races are virulent to most of the wheat seedling resistance genes limiting the resistance sources that can be used to combat this pathogen. High-temperature adult-plant (HTAP) stripe rust resistance due to its non-race-specific nature, but its use is limited by the lack of mapping information. We report here the identification of a new HTAP resistance gene from Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides (DIC) designated as Yr36. Lines carrying this gene were susceptible to almost all the stripe rust pathogen races tested at the seedling stage but showed adult-plant resistance to the prevalent races in California when tested at high diurnal temperatures. Isogenic lines for this gene were developed by six backcross generations. Field tests in two locations hsowed increased levels of field resistance to stripe rust and increased yields in isogenic lines carrying the Yr36 gene compared to those without the gene. Recombinant substitution lines of chromosome 6B from DIC in the isogenic background of durum cv. Langdon were used to map the Yr36 gene on the short arm of chromosome 6B completely linked to Xbarc101, and within a 2-cM interval defined by PCR-based markers Xucw71 and Xbarc136. Flanking locus Xucw71 is also closely linked to the grain protein content locus Gpc-B1 (0.3-cM). Marker-assisted selection strategies are presented to improve stripe rust resistance and simultaneously select for high or low Gpc-B1 alleles.