Identifying QTL for high-temperature adult-plant resistance to stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) in the spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar ‘Louise

• Published in: Theoretical and applied genetics 2009-10, Vol.119 (6), p.1119-1128
• Main Authors: Carter, Arron Hyrum, Chen, X. M, Garland-Campbell, K, Kidwell, K. K
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agriculture; Alleles; Basidiomycota - genetics; Basidiomycota - immunology; Biochemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes, Plant; Classical genetics, quantitative genetics, hybrids; Crop diseases; Crosses, Genetic; Cultivars; DNA, Plant - isolation & purification; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genes; Genes, Plant; Genetic Markers; Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution; Germplasm; Hot Temperature; Immunity, Innate - genetics; Life Sciences; Lod Score; Minisatellite Repeats; Northwestern United States; Original Paper; Pathogens; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Diseases - genetics; Plant Diseases - immunology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant resistance; Polymorphism, Genetic; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Pteridophyta, spermatophyta; Puccinia striiformis; Quantitative Trait Loci; Reproducibility of Results; Seasons; Soil sciences; Temperature; Triticum - genetics; Triticum - immunology; Triticum aestivum; Vegetals; Wheat
• ISSN: 0040-5752; 1432-2242
• DOI: 10.1007/s00122-009-1114-2

Over time, many single, all-stage resistance genes to stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) are circumvented by race changes in the pathogen. In contrast, high-temperature, adult-plant resistance (HTAP), which only is expressed during the adult-plant stage and when air temperatures are warm, provides durable protection against stripe rust. Our objective was to identify major quantitative trait loci (QTL) for HTAP resistance to stripe rust in the spring wheat cultivar ‘Louise'. The mapping population consisted of 188 recombinant inbred lines (RIL) from a Louise (resistant) by ‘Penawawa' (susceptible) cross. F₅:₆ lines were evaluated for stripe rust reaction under natural infection in replicated field trials at five locations in the US Pacific Northwest in 2007 and 2008. Infection type (IT) and disease severity were recorded for each RIL 2-4 times per location. In all environments, Penawawa, the susceptible parent, was rated with an IT ranging from 6 to 8 at all growth stages evaluated. In contrast, Louise, the resistant parent, was rated with an IT of 2 or 3 across growth stages. Distribution of IT values was bimodal, indicating a single major gene was affecting the trait. The parents and RIL population were evaluated with 295 polymorphic simple sequence repeat and one single nucleotide polymorphism markers. One major QTL, designated QYrlo.wpg-2BS, associated with HTAP resistance in Louise, was detected on chromosome 2BS (LOD scores ranging from 5.5 to 62.3 across locations and years) within a 16.9 cM region flanked by Xwmc474 and Xgwm148. SSR markers associated with QYrlo.wpg-2BS are currently being used in marker-based forward breeding strategies to transfer the target region into adapted germplasm to improve the durability of resistance in resulting cultivars.