scholarly journals Genome-wide association mapping identifies Yellow Rust resistance locus in Ethiopian Durum Wheat germplasm

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisay Kidane Alemu ◽  
Ayele Badebo Huluka ◽  
Kassahun Tesfaye Geletu ◽  
Cristobal Uauy
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Yellow Rust ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Lattice Design ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Population Structure Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Yellow Rust Resistance ◽  
Improvement Programs

AbstractDurum wheat is an important cereal grown in Ethiopia, a country which is also its center for genetic diversity. Yellow (stripe) rust caused by Puccinia striiformis fsp tritici is one of the most devastating diseases threatening Ethiopian wheat production. To identify sources of genetic resistance to combat this pathogen, we conducted a genome wide association study of yellow rust resistance on 300 durum wheat accessions comprising 261 landraces and 39 cultivars. The accessions were evaluated for their field resistance in an alpha lattice design (10 × 30) in two replications at Meraro, Kulumsa and Chefe-Donsa in the 2015 and 2016 main growing seasons. Disease Scoring was carried out using a modified Cobb scale and then converted to Coefficient of Infection (CI). Analysis of the 35K Axiom Array genotyping data resulted in a total of 8,797 polymorphic SNPs of which 7,093 were used in subsequent analyses. Population structure analysis suggested two groups in which the cultivars clearly stood out separately from the landraces. We identified twelve SNPs significantly associated with yellow rust resistance across four chromosomes (1A, 1B, 2B, and 7B). Six of the SNPs (AX-95171339, AX-94436448, AX-95238778, AX-95096041, AX-94730403 & AX-94427201), were consistently identified on chromosome 1B at the three field locations and combined across the six environments. The phenotypic variation (R2) explained by all six SNPs on chromosome 1B ranged from 63.7 – 65.4%. Locus-based analysis of phenotypic values between resistant and susceptible allele resulted in a significant difference at (p < 0.001). Further investigation across the genomic interval encompassing the identified loci indicated the presence of disease resistance protein (NBS-LRR class) family and RPM1 in the vicinity of the loci. This study provides SNPs for tracking the QTL associated with yellow rust resistance in durum wheat improvement programs.

scholarly journals Genome-wide association mapping identifies yellow rust resistance loci in Ethiopian durum wheat germplasm

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0243675
Author(s):  
Sisay Kidane Alemu ◽  
Ayele Badebo Huluka ◽  
Kassahun Tesfaye ◽  
Teklehaimanot Haileselassie ◽  
Cristobal Uauy
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Association Study ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Yellow Rust ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Population Structure Analysis ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Yellow Rust Resistance

Durum wheat is an important cereal grown in Ethiopia, a country which is also its center for genetic diversity. Yellow (stripe) rust caused by Puccinia striiformis fsp tritici is one of the most devastating diseases threatening Ethiopian wheat production. To identify sources of genetic resistance and combat this pathogen, we conducted a genome wide association study of yellow rust resistance on 300 durum wheat accessions comprising 261 landraces and 39 cultivars. The accessions were evaluated for their field resistance using a modified Cobb scale at Meraro, Kulumsa and Chefe Donsa in the 2015 and 2016 main growing seasons. Analysis of the 35K Axiom Array genotyping data of the panel resulted in a total of 8,797 polymorphic SNPs of which 7,093 were used in subsequent analyses. Population structure analysis suggested two groups in which the cultivars clearly stood out separately from the landraces. Eleven SNPs significantly associated with yellow rust resistance were identified on four chromosomes (1A, 1B, 2B, and 5A) which defined at least five genomic loci. Six of the SNPs were consistently identified on chromosome 1B singly at each and combined overall environments which explained 62.6–64.0% of the phenotypic variation (R2). Resistant allele frequency ranged from 14.0–71.0%; Zooming in to the identified resistance loci revealed the presence of disease resistance related genes involved in the plant defense system such as the ABC transporter gene family, disease resistance protein RPM1 (NBS-LRR class), Receptor kinases and Protein kinases. This study has provided SNPs for tracking the loci associated with yellow rust resistance and a diversity panel which can be used for association study of other agriculturally important traits in durum wheat.

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal All-Stage Rust Resistance Loci in Elite Durum Wheat Genotypes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meriem Aoun ◽  
Matthew N. Rouse ◽  
James A. Kolmer ◽  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
Elias M. Elias
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Rust Pathogen ◽  
Rust Resistance Genes

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), and stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) are major diseases to wheat production globally. Host resistance is the most suitable approach to manage these fungal pathogens. We investigated the phenotypic and genotypic structure of resistance to leaf rust, stem rust, and stripe rust pathogen races at the seedling stage in a collection of advanced durum wheat breeding lines and cultivars adapted to Upper Mid-West region of the United States. Phenotypic evaluation showed that the majority of the durum wheat genotypes were susceptible to Pt isolates adapted to durum wheat, whereas all the genotypes were resistant to common wheat type-Pt isolate. The majority of genotypes were resistant to stripe rust and stem rust pathogen races. The durum panel genotyped using Illumina iSelect 90 K wheat SNP assay was used for genome-wide association mapping (GWAS). The GWAS revealed 64 marker-trait associations (MTAs) representing six leaf rust resistance loci located on chromosome arms 2AS, 2AL, 5BS, 6AL, and 6BL. Two of these loci were identified at the positions of Lr52 and Lr64 genes, whereas the remaining loci are most likely novel. A total of 46 MTAs corresponding to four loci located on chromosome arms 1BS, 5BL, and 7BL were associated with stripe rust response. None of these loci correspond to designated stripe rust resistance genes. For stem rust, a total of 260 MTAs, representing 22 loci were identified on chromosome arms 1BL, 2BL, 3AL, 3BL, 4AL, 5AL, 5BL, 6AS, 6AL, 6BL, and 7BL. Four of these loci were located at the positions of known genes/alleles (Sr7b, Sr8155B1, Sr13a, and Sr13b). The discovery of known and novel rust resistance genes and their linked SNPs will help diversify rust resistance in durum wheat.

The utility of NBS-profiling for characterization of yellow rust resistance in an F6 durum wheat population

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hale A. Tufan ◽  
Belgin Göçmen Taşkin ◽  
Ruth Maccormack ◽  
Lesley A. Boyd ◽  
Zeki Kaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Yellow Rust ◽  
Wheat Population ◽  
Nbs Profiling ◽  
Yellow Rust Resistance

scholarly journals Multiple-Race Stem Rust Resistance Loci Identified in Durum Wheat Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shitaye H. Megerssa ◽  
Karim Ammar ◽  
Maricelis Acevedo ◽  
Gina Brown-Guedira ◽  
Brian Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Stem Rust Resistance ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Genome Wide

Stem rust of wheat caused by Puccinia graminis Pers. f.sp. trtici Eriks and E. Henn., is the most damaging fungal disease of both common (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum (Triticum turgidum L., ssp. Durum) wheat. Continuously emerging races virulent to many of the commercially deployed qualitative resistance genes have caused remarkable loss worldwide and threaten global wheat production. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the response of a panel of 283 durum wheat lines assembled by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) to multiple races of stem rust in East Africa at the adult plant stage and map loci associated with field resistance. The lines were evaluated in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia and Njoro, Kenya from 2018 to 2019 in five environments (year × season). The panel was genotyped using genotyping-by-sequencing. After filtering, 26,439 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers and 280 lines and three checks were retained for analysis. Population structure was assessed using principal component analysis. Genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) was conducted using Genomic Association and Prediction Integrated Tool (GAPIT). The broad-sense heritability of the phenotype data revealed that 64–83% of the variation in stem rust response explained by the genotypes and lines with multiple race resistance were identified. GWAS analysis detected a total of 160 significant marker trait associations representing 42 quantitative trait loci. Of those, 21 were potentially novel and 21 were mapped to the same regions as previously reported loci. Known stem rust resistance genes/alleles were postulated including Sr8a, Sr8155B1, SrWeb/Sr9h, Sr11, Sr12, Sr13/Sr13 alleles, Sr17, Sr28/Sr16, Sr22, and Sr49. Lines resistant to multiple races in East Africa can be utilized as parents in durum wheat breeding programs. Further studies are needed to determine if there are new alleles at the Sr13 locus and potential markers for the known Sr13 alleles.

Genome-wide association studies revealed novel stripe rust resistance QTL in barley at seedling and adult-plant stages

Euphytica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 217 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjaya Gyawali ◽  
Sujan Mamidi ◽  
Shiaoman Chao ◽  
Subhash C. Bhardwaj ◽  
Pradeep S. Shekhawat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Stripe Rust Resistance ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Resistance Qtl ◽  
Genome Wide

An EST-SSR marker linked with yellow rust resistance in wheat

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ercan ◽  
F. Ertugrul ◽  
Y. Aydin ◽  
F. S. Akfirat ◽  
S. Hasancebi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Ssr Marker ◽  
Yellow Rust ◽  
Yellow Rust Resistance

scholarly journals Genome-wide association analysis of stripe rust resistance in modern Chinese wheat

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengjie Jia ◽  
Lijun Yang ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Garry Rosewarne ◽  
Junhui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Rust Resistance ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Stripe Rust Resistance ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Amplification Refractory Mutation System ◽  
Post Inoculation ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Chinese Wheat

Abstract Background Stripe rust (yellow rust) is a significant disease for bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. A genome-wide association study was conducted on 240 Chinese wheat cultivars and elite lines genotyped with the wheat 90 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays to decipher the genetic architecture of stripe rust resistance in Chinese germplasm. Results Stripe rust resistance was evaluated at the adult plant stage in Pixian and Xindu in Sichuan province in the 2015–2016 cropping season, and in Wuhan in Hubei province in the 2013–2014, 2016–2017 and 2018–2019 cropping seasons. Twelve stable loci for stripe rust resistance were identified by GWAS using TASSEL and GAPIT software. These loci were distributed on chromosomes 1B, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4B (3), 4D, 6D, and 7B and explained 3.6 to 10.3% of the phenotypic variation. Six of the loci corresponded with previously reported genes/QTLs, including Sr2/Yr30/Lr27, while the other six (QYr.hbaas-1BS, QYr.hbaas-2BL, QYr.hbaas-3AL, QYr.hbaas-4BL.3, QYr.hbaas-4DL, and QYr.hbaas-6DS) are probably novel. The results suggest high genetic diversity for stripe rust resistance in this population. The resistance alleles of QYr.hbaas-2AS, QYr.hbaas-3BS, QYr.hbaas-4DL, and QYr.hbaas-7BL were rare in the present panel, indicating their potential use in breeding for stripe rust resistance in China. Eleven penta-primer amplification refractory mutation system (PARMS) markers were developed from SNPs significantly associated with seven mapped QTLs. Twenty-seven genes were predicted for mapped QTLs. Six of them were considered as candidates for their high relative expression levels post-inoculation. Conclusion The resistant germplasm, mapped QTLs, and PARMS markers developed in this study are resources for enhancing stripe rust resistance in wheat breeding.

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Late Blight Tolerance Trait in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Wang ◽  
Meiling Zou ◽  
Long Zhao ◽  
Zhiqiang Xia ◽  
Jian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Solanum Tuberosum ◽  
Late Blight ◽  
Potato Breeding ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Solanum Tuberosum L ◽  
Potato Cultivars ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Population Structure Analysis ◽  
A Genome

Uncovering the genetic basis and optimizing the late blight tolerance trait in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) are crucial for potato breeding. Late blight disease is one of the most significant diseases hindering potato production. The traits of late blight tolerance were evaluated for 284 potato cultivars to identify loci significantly associated with the late blight tolerance trait. Of all, 37 and 15 were the most tolerant to disease, and 107 and 30 were the most susceptible. A total of 22,489 high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphisms and indels were identified in 284 potato cultivars. All the potato cultivars were clustered into eight subgroups using population structure analysis and principal component analysis, which were consistent with the results of the phylogenetic tree analysis. The average genetic diversity for all 284 potato cultivars was 0.216, and the differentiation index of each subgroup was 0.025–0.149. Genome-wide linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis demonstrated that the average LD was about 0.9 kb. A genome-wide association study using a mixed linear model identified 964 loci significantly associated with the late blight tolerance trait. Fourteen candidate genes for late blight tolerance traits were identified, including genes encoding late blight tolerance protein, chitinase 1, cytosolic nucleotide-binding site–leucine-rich repeat tolerance protein, protein kinase, ethylene-responsive transcription factor, and other potential plant tolerance-related proteins. This study provides novel insights into the genetic architecture of late blight tolerance traits and will be helpful for late blight tolerance in potato breeding.

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