Comparing the Potential of Marker-Assisted Selection and Genomic Prediction for Improving Rust Resistance in Hybrid Wheat

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Title: Comparing the Potential of Marker-Assisted Selection and Genomic Prediction for Improving Rust Resistance in Hybrid Wheat
Authors: Ulrike Beukert, Patrick Thorwarth, Yusheng Zhao, C. Friedrich H. Longin, Albrecht Serfling, Frank Ordon, Jochen C. Reif
Source: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 11 (2020)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Plant culture
Subject Terms: resistance breeding, leaf rust (Puccinia triticina), stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis Westend), genome-wide selection, marker-assisted selection, Plant culture, SB1-1110
More Details: Improving leaf rust and stripe rust resistance is a central goal in wheat breeding. The objectives of this study were to (1) elucidate the genetic basis of leaf rust and stripe rust resistance in a hybrid wheat population, (2) compare the findings using a previously published hybrid wheat data set, and (3) contrast the prediction accuracy with those of genome-wide prediction. The hybrid wheat population included 1,744 single crosses from 236 parental lines. The genotypes were fingerprinted using a 15k SNP array and evaluated for leaf rust and stripe rust resistance in multi-location field trials. We observed a high congruency of putative quantitative trait loci (QTL) for leaf rust resistance between both populations. This was not the case for stripe rust resistance. Accordingly, prediction accuracy of the detected QTL was moderate for leaf rust but low for stripe rust resistance. Genome-wide selection increased the prediction accuracy slightly for stripe rust albeit at a low level but not for leaf rust. Thus, our findings suggest that marker-assisted selection seems to be a robust and efficient tool to improve leaf rust resistance in European wheat hybrids.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1664-462X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.594113/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-462X
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.594113
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f91ccd3e856a4155b8917a1b7518c978
Accession Number: edsdoj.f91ccd3e856a4155b8917a1b7518c978
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:1664462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2020.594113
Published in:Frontiers in Plant Science
Language:English