Genes/QTLs Associated to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in some Promising Lines of Wheat

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.

2 Crops and Horticultural Sciences Research Department, Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Gorgan, Iran.

3 Crops and Horticultural Sciences Research Department, Ardebil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Ardebil, Iran

Abstract

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a destructive disease of wheat in northern parts of Iran. In addition to yield loss, FHB may be a threat for human and animal health due to mycotoxin production by the pathogen causing the disease. The present study was conducted to examine SSR markers associated with resistance to FHB in selecting for resistance among twenty promising lines of wheat. The reactions of these genotypes to FHB were also determined under field and greenhouse conditions to confirm the effectiveness of the markers tested. In the present study, four out of 43 SSR markers including Xbarc117, Xgwm304, Xgwm261 and Xgwm282 were associated to FHB resistance genes/QTLs, in some of the promising lines. Phenotypic data also supported the effectiveness of these SSR markers for marker-assisted selection. The results of this study can be used for selection of resistant genotypes and providing cultivars/lines identification information in releasing new wheat cultivars.

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Seed and Plant Journal
Volume 33, Issue 2
August 2017
Pages 153-175

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