Introgression of Thinopyrum elongatum DNA fragments carrying resistance to fusarium head blight into Triticum aestivum cultivar Chinese Spring is associated with alteration of gene expression.

Genome ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparna Haldar ◽  
Farideh Tekieh ◽  
Margaret Balcerzak ◽  
Danielle Wolfe ◽  
DaEun Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Wheat Chromosome ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Resistance Locus ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Thinopyrum Elongatum

The tall wheatgrass species <i>Thinopyrum elongatum</i> carries on the long arm of its chromosome 7E a locus contributing strongly to resistance to fusarium head blight (FHB), a devastating fungal disease affecting wheat crops in all temperate areas of the world. Introgression of <i>Th. elongatum</i> 7E chromatin into chromosome 7D of wheat was induced by the <i>ph1b</i> mutant of CS. Recombinants between chromosome 7E and wheat chromosome 7D, induced by the <i>ph1b</i> mutation, were monitored by a combination of molecular markers and phenotyping for FHB resistance. Progeny of up to five subsequent generations derived from two lineages, 64-8 and 32-5, were phenotyped for FHB symptoms and genotyped using published and novel 7D- and 7E-specific markers. Fragments from the distal end of 7EL, still carrying FHB resistance and estimated to be less than 114 and 66 Mbp, were identified as introgressed into wheat chromosome arm 7DL of progeny derived from 64-8 and 32-5, respectively. Gene expression analysis revealed variation in the level of expression of genes from the distal ends of 7EL and 7DL in the introgressed progeny. The 7EL introgressed material will facilitate use of the 7EL FHB resistance locus in wheat breeding programs.

scholarly journals Alien chromatin but not Fhb7 confers Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat breeding

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianrui Guo ◽  
Qinghua Shi ◽  
Jing Yuan ◽  
Mian Wang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance ◽  
Resistance Breeding ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Translocation Lines ◽  
High Level ◽  
Thinopyrum Elongatum

AbstractFusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium species, seriously threaten global wheat production. Three wheat-Th.elongatum FHB resistant translocation lines have been developed and used for breeding. Transcriptomic analysis identified a derivative glutathione S-transferase transcript T26102, which was homologous to Fhb7 and induced dramatically by Fusarium graminearum. Homologs of Fhb7 were detected in several genera in Triticeae, including Thinopyrum, Elymus, Leymus, Pseudoroegeria and Roegeria. Several wheat-Thinopyrum translocation lines carrying Fhb7 remain susceptible to FHB, and transgenic plants overexpressing the T26102 on different backgrounds did not improve the FHB resistance. Taken as a whole, we show the application of the chromatin derived from diploid Thinopyrum elongatum successfully conferring wheat with high level FHB resistance independent of the Fhb7.One Sentence SummaryThinopyrum elongatum chromatin from 7EL was successfully applied to wheat FHB resistance breeding, but the resistant gene other than the reported Fhb7 remained unknown.

The effect of 3BS locus of Sumai 3 on Fusarium head blight resistance in Australian wheats

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 603 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Q. Xie ◽  
M. C. Zhang ◽  
S. Chakraborty ◽  
C. J. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Backcross Populations ◽  
Australian Wheat ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Sumai 3

The 3BS allele of Sumai 3 has been the main source of Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance worldwide. Using molecular markers and FHB resistance screenings, we have analysed the effects of this allele in two backcross and two 4-way F2 populations derived from elite Australian cultivars. Compared to individuals without the Sumai 3 allele, individuals with the allele showed an average 32.0% reduction in FHB severity as measured by number of diseased spikelets. This value was slightly reduced to 29.2% when the total number of spikelets was taken into account by expressing severity as the proportion of diseased spikelets. When compared to the parental cultivars, progeny with the 3BS allele of Sumai 3 offered, on average, 43.3% reduction in FHB severity. Significant differences were not detected between progeny that were homozygous or heterozygous for the 3BS locus, indicating a dominant inheritance of this locus. These results confirm that the 3BS allele controls a large component of the FHB resistance in Sumai 3, which can be readily incorporated and detected in backcross populations using molecular markers. The materials derived from this study could offer significant benefits to the Australian wheat breeding programs.

scholarly journals Fusarium head blight resistance in European winter wheat: insights from genome-wide transcriptome analysis

BMC Genomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Buerstmayr ◽  
Christian Wagner ◽  
Tetyana Nosenko ◽  
Jimmy Omony ◽  
Barbara Steiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Secondary Cell Wall ◽  
Fungal Colonization ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
European Winter Wheat ◽  
Fhb Resistance

Abstract Background Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating disease of wheat worldwide. Resistance to FHB is quantitatively controlled by the combined effects of many small to medium effect QTL. Flowering traits, especially the extent of extruded anthers, are strongly associated with FHB resistance. Results To characterize the genetic basis of FHB resistance, we generated and analyzed phenotypic and gene expression data on the response to Fusarium graminearum (Fg) infection in 96 European winter wheat genotypes, including several lines containing introgressions from the highly resistant Asian cultivar Sumai3. The 96 lines represented a broad range in FHB resistance and were assigned to sub-groups based on their phenotypic FHB severity score. Comparative analyses were conducted to connect sub-group-specific expression profiles in response to Fg infection with FHB resistance level. Collectively, over 12,300 wheat genes were Fusarium responsive. The core set of genes induced in response to Fg was common across different resistance groups, indicating that the activation of basal defense response mechanisms was largely independent of the resistance level of the wheat line. Fg-induced genes tended to have higher expression levels in more susceptible genotypes. Compared to the more susceptible non-Sumai3 lines, the Sumai3-derivatives demonstrated higher constitutive expression of genes associated with cell wall and plant-type secondary cell wall biogenesis and higher constitutive and Fg-induced expression of genes involved in terpene metabolism. Gene expression analysis of the FHB QTL Qfhs.ifa-5A identified a constitutively expressed gene encoding a stress response NST1-like protein (TraesCS5A01G211300LC) as a candidate gene for FHB resistance. NST1 genes are key regulators of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in anther endothecium cells. Whether the stress response NST1-like gene affects anther extrusion, thereby affecting FHB resistance, needs further investigation. Conclusion Induced and preexisting cell wall components and terpene metabolites contribute to resistance and limit fungal colonization early on. In contrast, excessive gene expression directs plant defense response towards programmed cell death which favors necrotrophic growth of the Fg pathogen and could thus lead to increased fungal colonization.

scholarly journals Identification of a Novel Genomic Region Associated With Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Chinese Winter Wheat

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunzhe Zhao ◽  
Xinying Zhao ◽  
Mengqi Ji ◽  
Wenqi Fang ◽  
Hong Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Scab Resistance ◽  
Yield Reduction ◽  
Transferase Activity ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Fhb Resistance

Abstract Background: Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a disease affecting wheat spikes caused by Fusarium species, which leads to cases of severe yield reduction and seed contamination. Therefore, identifying resistance genes from various sources is always of importance to wheat breeders. In this study, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) focusing on FHB using a high-density genetic map constructed with 90K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays in a panel of 205 elite winter wheat accessions, was conducted in 3 environments. Results: Sixty-six significant marker–trait associations (MTAs) were identified (P<0.001) on fifteen chromosomes explaining 5.4–11.2% of the phenotypic variation therein. Some important new genomic regions involving FHB resistance were found on chromosomes 2A, 3B, 5B, 6A, and 7B. On chromosome 7B, 6 MTAs at 92 genetic positions were found in 2 environments. Moreover, there were 11 MTAs consistently associated with diseased spikelet rate and diseased rachis rate as pleiotropic effect loci. Eight new candidate genes of FHB resistance were predicated in wheat. Of which, three genes: TraesCS5D01G006700, TraesCS6A02G013600, and TraesCS7B02G370700 on chromosome 5DS, 6AS, and 7BL, respectively, were important in defending against FHB by regulating chitinase activity, calcium ion binding, intramolecular transferase activity, and UDP-glycosyltransferase activity in wheat. In addition, a total of six excellent alleles associated with wheat scab resistance were discovered. Conclusion: These results provide important genes/loci for enhancing FHB resistance in wheat breeding populations by marker-assisted selection.

scholarly journals Molecular Characterization and Expression of PFT, an FHB Resistance Gene at the Fhb1 QTL in Wheat

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (6) ◽  
pp. 730-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi He ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Dawood Ahmad ◽  
Lei Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Defense Responses ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Flanking Sequence ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Trait Locus ◽  
Sumai 3

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive fungal disease in wheat worldwide. Efforts have been carried out to combat this disease, and the pore-forming toxin-like (PFT) gene at the quantitative trait locus (QTL) Fhb1 was isolated and found to confer resistance to FHB in Sumai 3. In this study, we characterized PFT in 348 wheat accessions. Four haplotypes of PFT were identified. The wild haplotype of PFT had higher resistance than other haplotypes and explained 13.8% of phenotypic variation in FHB resistance by association analysis. PFT was highly expressed during early flowering and increased after Fusarium graminearum treatment in Sumai 3. Analysis of the 5′ flanking sequence of PFT predicted that the cis elements of the PFT promoter were related to hormones and biological defense responses. However, PFT existed not only in the FHB-resistant accessions but also in some susceptible accessions. These results suggested that FHB resistance in a diverse range of wheat genotypes is partially conditioned by PFT. The profiling of FHB resistance and the PFT locus in this large collection of wheat germplasm may prove helpful for incorporating FHB resistance into wheat breeding programs, although more work is needed to reveal the exact role of the QTL Fhb1 in conferring resistance to fungal spread.

scholarly journals A Quantitative Proteomics View on the Function of Qfhb1, a Major QTL for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat

Pathogens ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moustafa Eldakak ◽  
Aayudh Das ◽  
Yongbin Zhuang ◽  
Jai Rohila ◽  
Karl Glover ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Starch Synthesis ◽  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Trait Locus

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a highly detrimental disease of wheat. A quantitative trait locus for FHB resistance, Qfhb1, is the most utilized source of resistance in wheat-breeding programs, but very little is known about its resistance mechanism. In this study, we elucidated a prospective FHB resistance mechanism by investigating the proteomic signatures of Qfhb1 in a pair of contrasting wheat near-isogenic lines (NIL) after 24 h of inoculation of wheat florets by Fusarium graminearum. Statistical comparisons of the abundances of protein spots on the 2D-DIGE gels of contrasting NILs (fhb1+ NIL = Qfhb1 present; fhb1- NIL = Qfhb1 absent) enabled us to select 80 high-ranking differentially accumulated protein (DAP) spots. An additional evaluation confirmed that the DAP spots were specific to the spikelet from fhb1- NIL (50 spots), and fhb1+ NIL (seven spots). The proteomic data also suggest that the absence of Qfhb1 makes the fhb1- NIL vulnerable to Fusarium attack by constitutively impairing several mechanisms including sucrose homeostasis by enhancing starch synthesis from sucrose. In the absence of Qfhb1, Fusarium inoculations severely damaged photosynthetic machinery; altered the metabolism of carbohydrates, nitrogen and phenylpropanoids; disrupted the balance of proton gradients across relevant membranes; disturbed the homeostasis of many important signaling molecules induced the mobility of cellular repair; and reduced translational activities. These changes in the fhb1- NIL led to strong defense responses centered on the hypersensitive response (HSR), resulting in infected cells suicide and the consequent initiation of FHB development. Therefore, the results of this study suggest that Qfhb1 largely functions to either alleviate HSR or to manipulate the host cells to not respond to Fusarium infection.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Canadian barley breeding lines for Fusarium head blight resistance

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 923-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyao He ◽  
Mohamed Osman ◽  
James Helm ◽  
Flavio Capettini ◽  
Pawan K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Breeding Lines ◽  
Barley Breeding ◽  
Days To Heading ◽  
Fhb Resistance

He, X., Osman, M., Helm, J., Capettini, F. and Singh, P. K. 2015. Evaluation of Canadian barley breeding lines for Fusarium head blight resistance. Can. J. Plant Sci. 95: 923–929. Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major challenge to the successful production of barley in Canada, as well as for end-users such as the malting and brewing industries. Due to the quantitative inheritance of FHB resistance, continuous effort is required to identify breeding lines with improved FHB resistance and incorporate them into crossing schemes to enhance FHB resistance. In the present study, 402 advanced breeding lines from Alberta, Canada, were evaluated in the FHB screening nursery at CIMMYT, Mexico. In 2011 and 2012, FHB incidence was measured on a scale of 1 to 4 to eliminate the most susceptible lines. In 2013 and 2014, 181 lines with the lowest disease scores in the previous 2 yr were tested in replicated experiments for field FHB index, Fusarium-damaged kernels, and deoxynivalenol content. Agronomic and morphological traits, specifically days to heading, plant height, and row and hull types were also evaluated in relations to FHB parameters. Correlation coefficients among the three FHB parameters in both 2013 and 2014 were all significant at P<0.0001, ranging from 0.36 to 0.63. Additional correlation analysis showed that late-maturing, tall, and two-row lines tended to have lower disease, whereas hull type did not show a significant correlation with FHB. Several lines with high and stable FHB resistance similar to that of the resistant checks were identified. These could be used in breeding programs as resistance sources or be registered as new cultivars if their overall attributes meet commercial standards.

scholarly journals Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization and Fusarium Head Blight of Five Wheat Thinopyrum Intermedium Partial Amphiploids

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Shuwei Cheng ◽  
Yue Shi ◽  
Shuxin Zhang ◽  
Wei Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Thinopyrum Intermedium ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Multicolor Fish ◽  
Wheat Diseases ◽  
Cytogenetic Characterization ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Partial Amphiploids ◽  
Best Disease

Abstract Background: Partial amphiploids created by crossing octoploid tritelytrigia and Thinopyrum intermedium are important intermediates in wheat breeding because of their resistance to major wheat diseases. We examined the chromosome compositions of five wheat Th. intermedium partial amphiploids using GISH and multicolor FISH. Results: The result revealed that five lines had 10 14 J genome chromosomes from Th. intermedium and 42 common wheat chromosomes, using the J genomic DNA from Th. bessarabicum and the oligo probes pAs1 1 , pAs1 3 , AFA 4 , GAA ) 10, and pSc119.2 1 . Five lines resembled the parent Ganmai 8 but had better protein contents. P rotein contents of t wo lines HS2 2 and HS2 5 were up to more than 20%. Evaluation of Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance revealed that the percent of symptomatic spikelets (PSS) of these lines were below 30%. Lines HS2 2, HS2 4, HS2 5, and HS2 16 were less than 20%. Line HS2 5 with 14 J genome chromosomes from Th. intermedium showed the best disease resistance, with PSS values of 10.8% and 16.6% in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Conclusions: New wheat Th. intermedium amphiploids with the J genome chromosomes were identified and can be considered as a valuable source of FHB resistance in wheat breeding.

Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in European Winter Wheat: Insights From Genome-Wide Transcriptome Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Buerstmayr ◽  
Christian Wagner ◽  
Tetyana Nosenko ◽  
Jimmy Omony ◽  
Barbara Steiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Secondary Cell Wall ◽  
Fungal Colonization ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
European Winter Wheat ◽  
Fhb Resistance

Abstract Background Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating disease of wheat worldwide. Resistance to FHB is quantitatively controlled by the combined effects of many small to medium effect QTL. Flowering traits, especially the extent of extruded anthers, are strongly associated with FHB resistance. Results To characterize the genetic basis of FHB resistance, we generated and analyzed phenotypic and gene expression data on the response to Fusarium graminearum (Fg) infection in 96 European winter wheat genotypes, including several lines containing introgressions from the highly resistant Asian cultivar Sumai3. The 96 lines represented a broad range in FHB resistance and were assigned to sub-groups based on their phenotypic FHB severity score. Comparative analyses were conducted to connect sub-group-specific expression profiles in response to Fg infection with FHB resistance level. Collectively, over 12300 wheat genes were Fusarium responsive. The core set of genes induced in response to Fg was common across different resistance groups, indicating that the activation of basal defense response mechanisms was largely independent of the resistance level of the wheat line. Fg-induced genes tended to have higher expression levels in more susceptible genotypes. Compared to the more susceptible non-Sumai3 lines, the Sumai3-derivatives demonstrated higher constitutive expression of genes associated with cell wall and plant-type secondary cell wall biogenesis and higher constitutive and Fg-induced expression of genes involved in terpene metabolism. Gene expression analysis of the FHB QTL Qfhs.ifa-5A identified a constitutively expressed gene encoding a stress response NST1-like protein (TraesCS5A01G211300LC) as a candidate gene for FHB resistance. NST1 genes are key regulators of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in anther endothecium cells. Whether the stress response NST1-like gene affects anther extrusion, thereby affecting FHB resistance, needs further investigation. Conclusion Induced and preexisting cell wall components and terpene metabolites contribute to resistance and limit fungal colonization early on. In contrast, excessive gene expression directs plant defense response towards programmed cell death which favors necrotrophic growth of the Fg pathogen and could thus lead to increased fungal colonization.

scholarly journals Type II Fusarium head blight susceptibility conferred by a region on wheat chromosome 4D

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (16) ◽  
pp. 4703-4714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Hales ◽  
Andrew Steed ◽  
Vincenzo Giovannelli ◽  
Christopher Burt ◽  
Marc Lemmens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Chinese Spring ◽  
Wheat Chromosome ◽  
Addition Line ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Susceptibility Factor ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Grain Yield And Quality ◽  
Wheat Lines

Abstract Fusarium head blight (FHB) causes significant grain yield and quality reductions in wheat and barley. Most wheat varieties are incapable of preventing FHB spread through the rachis, but disease is typically limited to individually infected spikelets in barley. We point-inoculated wheat lines possessing barley chromosome introgressions to test whether FHB resistance could be observed in a wheat genetic background. The most striking differential was between 4H(4D) substitution and 4H addition lines. The 4H addition line was similarly susceptible to the wheat parent, but the 4H(4D) substitution line was highly resistant, which suggests that there is an FHB susceptibility factor on wheat chromosome 4D. Point inoculation of Chinese Spring 4D ditelosomic lines demonstrated that removing 4DS results in high FHB resistance. We genotyped four Chinese Spring 4DS terminal deletion lines to better characterize the deletions in each line. FHB phenotyping indicated that lines del4DS-2 and del4DS-4, containing smaller deletions, were susceptible and had retained the susceptibility factor. Lines del4DS-3 and del4DS-1 contain larger deletions and were both significantly more resistant, and hence had presumably lost the susceptibility factor. Combining the genotyping and phenotyping results allowed us to refine the susceptibility factor to a 31.7 Mbp interval on 4DS.

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