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Title: Haplotype diversity of stem rust resistance loci in uncharacterized wheat lines

Author
item LONG-XI, YU - Cornell University
item LIU, SIXIN - University Of Minnesota
item ANDERSON, JAMES - University Of Minnesota
item SINGH, RAVI - International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
item Jin, Yue
item DUBCOVSKY, JORGE - University Of California
item Brown-Guedira, Gina
item BHAVANI, SRIDHAR - International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
item MORGOUNOV, ALEXEY - International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
item HE, ZHONGHU - Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences
item HEURTA-ESPINO, JULIO - International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
item SORRELLS, MARK - Cornell University

Submitted to: Molecular Breeding
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/28/2010
Publication Date: 1/28/2010
Citation: Long-Xi, Y., Liu, S., Anderson, J.A., Singh, R.P., Jin, Y., Dubcovsky, J., Brown Guedira, G.L., Bhavani, S., Morgounov, A.I., He, Z., Heurta-Espino, J., Sorrells, M.E. 2010. Haplotype Diversity of Stem Rust Resistance Loci in Uncharacterized Wheat Lines. Molecular Breeding. 26:667-680.

Interpretive Summary: Wheat stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, is one of the most destructive diseases of wheat. Use of resistant cultivars is the most economic means of controlling the disease. Little is known about the resistance genotypes of widely used wheat germplasm. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of several known stem rust resistance genes in a large collection of elite wheat breeding lines representing the current breeding gene pools from an international breeding program that could be exposed to the Ug99 stem rust races. In this study, a diverse collection of wheat germplasm was haplotyped for stem rust resistance genes Sr2, Sr22, Sr24, Sr25, Sr26, Sr36, Sr40 and 1A.1R using linked microsatellite or simple sequence repeat (SSR) and sequence tagged site (STS) markers. Breeders can use this information to design crosses that assemble new, potentially durable combinations of stem rust resistance genes. The results provide useful information for stem rust resistance breeding and pyramiding.

Technical Abstract: Stem rust is one of the most destructive diseases of wheat worldwide. The recent emergence of wheat stem rust race Ug99 (TTKS based on the North American stem rust race nomenclature system) and related strains threaten global wheat production because they overcome widely used genes that had been effective for many years. Host resistance is likely to be more durable when several stem rust resistance genes are pyramided in a single wheat variety, however, little is known about the resistance genotypes of widely used wheat germplasm. In this study, a diverse collection of wheat germplasm was haplotyped for stem rust resistance genes Sr2, Sr22, Sr24, Sr25, Sr26, Sr36, Sr40 and 1A.1R using linked microsatellite or simple sequence repeat (SSR) and sequence tagged site (STS) markers. Haplotype analysis indicated that 83 out of 115 current wheat breeding lines from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) likely carry Sr2. Among those, five out of 94 CIMMYT spring lines tested had both Sr2 and Sr25 haplotypes. Eight out of 22 Agriculture Research Service (ARS) lines likely have Sr2 and a few have Sr24, Sr36 and 1A.1R. Two out of 43 Chinese accessions have Sr2. No line was found to have the Sr26 and Sr40 haplotypes in this panel of accessions. DArT genotyping was used to identify new markers associated with the major stem resistance genes. Four DArT markers were significantly associated with Sr2 and one with Sr25. Principal component analysis grouped wheat lines from similar origins. Almost all CIMMYT spring wheats were clustered together as a large group and separated from the winter wheats. The results provide useful information for stem rust resistance breeding and pyramiding.