Frontiers in Plant Science (Jul 2021)

Characterization, Identification and Evaluation of Wheat-Aegilops sharonensis Chromosome Derivatives

  • Xiaolu Wang,
  • Xiaolu Wang,
  • Xiaolu Wang,
  • Zhihui Yu,
  • Hongjin Wang,
  • Jianbo Li,
  • Jianbo Li,
  • Jianbo Li,
  • Ran Han,
  • Ran Han,
  • Ran Han,
  • Wenjing Xu,
  • Wenjing Xu,
  • Wenjing Xu,
  • Guangrong Li,
  • Jun Guo,
  • Jun Guo,
  • Jun Guo,
  • Yan Zi,
  • Yan Zi,
  • Yan Zi,
  • Faji Li,
  • Faji Li,
  • Faji Li,
  • Dungong Cheng,
  • Dungong Cheng,
  • Dungong Cheng,
  • Aifeng Liu,
  • Aifeng Liu,
  • Aifeng Liu,
  • Haosheng Li,
  • Haosheng Li,
  • Haosheng Li,
  • Zujun Yang,
  • Jianjun Liu,
  • Jianjun Liu,
  • Jianjun Liu,
  • Cheng Liu,
  • Cheng Liu,
  • Cheng Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.708551
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Aegilops sharonensis, a wild relative of wheat, harbors diverse disease and insect resistance genes, making it a potentially excellent gene source for wheat improvement. In this study, we characterized and evaluated six wheat-A. sharonensis derivatives, which included three disomic additions, one disomic substitution + monotelosomic addition and two disomic substitution + disomic additions. A total of 51 PLUG markers were developed and used to allocate the A. sharonensis chromosomes in each of the six derivatives to Triticeae homoeologous groups. A set of cytogenetic markers specific for A. sharonensis chromosomes was established based on FISH using oligonucleotides as probes. Molecular cytogenetic marker analysis confirmed that these lines were a CS-A. sharonensis 2Ssh disomic addition, a 4Ssh disomic addition, a 4Ssh (4D) substitution + 5SshL monotelosomic addition, a 6Ssh disomic addition, a 4Ssh (4D) substitution + 6Ssh disomic addition and a 4Ssh (4D) substitution + 7Ssh disomic addition line, respectively. Disease resistance investigations showed that chromosome 7Ssh of A. sharonensis might harbor a new powdery mildew resistance gene, and therefore it has potential for use as resistance source for wheat breeding.

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