Journal
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages 1999-2006Publisher
GENETICS SOCIETY AMERICA
DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400240
Keywords
Crop domestication; introgression; insect; resistance; genetics; wheat
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- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2011-68002-30029, 2017-67007-25939]
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2013-67013-21106]
- Montana Wheat and Barley Committee
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The wheat stem sawfly (WSS) (Cephus cinctus Norton) is a major yield-reducing pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Varieties with pith-filled, or solid, stems provide a measure of resistance by inhibiting larval survival inside the stem. Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) has resistance to the wheat stem sawfly even in the absence of known genes for stem solidness. To determine the genetic basis of resistance in durum wheat, a susceptible durum wheat, PI 41353, was identified from among 1,211 landrace accessions from around the world screened in WSS-infested sites. A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of 105 individuals was developed from a cross of PI 41353 with a typically resistant variety, Pierce. The RIL were screened in a total of three WSS-infested locations in Montana over a two year period. A genetic map was constructed with 2,867 SNP-based markers. A quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis identified six QTL associated with resistance. An allele from resistant cultivar Pierce at a QTL on chromosome 3A, Qss.msub-3AL, caused a 25% reduction in stem cutting. Assessment of near-isogenic lines that varied for alleles at Qss.msub-3AL showed that the Pierce allele was also associated with higher stem solidness as measured early in stem development, which is a critical stage for WSS oviposition and larval development. Stem solidness of Pierce and other resistant durum wheat lines largely disappeared later in plant development. Results suggest a genetic mechanism for WSS resistance observed in durum wheat, and provide an additional source of WSS resistance for hexaploid bread wheat.
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