scholarly journals The identification of QTLs associated with the in vitro response of rye (Secale cereale L.)

Author(s):  
Hanna Bolibok ◽  
Anna Gruszczyńska ◽  
Aneta Hromada-Judycka ◽  
Monika Rakoczy-Trojanowska

AbstractThis study was conducted in order to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for the in vitro culture response of winter rye (Secale cereale L.) immature embryos and immature inflorescences. A genetic linkage map comprising 67 SSRs, 9 ISSRs, 13 SAMPLs, 7 RAPDs, 2 SCARs and one EST marker was created based on the analyses of 102 recombinant inbred lines from the cross between lines L318 (which has a good response in tissue cultures) and L9 (which is unable to regenerate plants from somatic tissues and anthers). The map spans 979.2 cM, and the average distance between markers is 9.9 cM. Two characteristics were evaluated: callus induction (CI) and somatic embryogenesis ability (SE). They were expressed as the percentage of immature embryos/inflorescences producing callus (designated ECI/ICI) and the percentage of explants producing somatic embryos (ESE/ISE). All the analysed traits showed continuous variation in the mapping population but a non-normal frequency distribution. We identified nine putative QTLs controlling the tissue culture response of rye, explaining up to 41.6% of the total phenotypic variation: two QTLs for ECI — eci-1, eci-2; 4 for ESE — ece-1, ese-2, ese-3, ese-4; 2 for ICI — ici-1, ici2; and 1 for ISE — ise-1. They were detected on chromosomes 1R, 4R, 5R, 6R and 7R.

1982 ◽  
Vol 143 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Griffith ◽  
Gregory N. Brown

1988 ◽  
Vol 43 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margot Schulz ◽  
Gottfried Weissenböck

Developing primary leaves of Secale cereale L. exhibit a dynamic metabolism of the major flavonoid luteolin 7-O-[β-ᴅ-glucuronosyl(1→2)β-ᴅ-glucuronide]-4′-O-β-ᴅ-glucuronide (R1). Final steps of R, biosynthesis are sequential glucuronidations of luteolin, which are catalyzed by three specific UDP-glucuronate: flavone glucuronosyltransferases. These enzymes reach highest activities at the fourth and fifth day of leaf development, coinciding with maximal R, accumulation. The activities decrease with advancing age of the leaves. In contrast, a R1-specific β-glucuronidase, responsible for the hydrolysis of glucuronic acid in position 4′, shows increasing activity up to the 5th or 6th day; but this activity, leading to luteolin 7-O-diglucuronide (R2), is not reduced in later developmental stages. In this phase of leaf development, the amount of R, drastically drops, whereas R2 accumulates only slightly. From in vitro results and from feeding experiments using [14C]cinnamic acid, a precursor of R, biosynthesis, we conclude that the anabolic sequential glucuronidation takes place in young and expanding leaf tissue, whereas deglucuronidation occurs in nearly mature and mature tissue. The three glucuronosyltransferases as well as the β-glucuronidase, and the flavonoids R1 and R2 are localized in the mesophyll.


1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-427
Author(s):  
Y. T. Gan ◽  
J. G. McLeod ◽  
G. J. Scoles ◽  
G. L. Campbell

Rye (Secale cereale L.) grain with low extract viscosity (EV) and superior kernel characteristics is desired when used in diets of monogastric animals. Knowledge of the relationship between EV and kernel characteristics is needed to develop an efficient selection strategy for breeding cultivars that meet the two criteria. Grains of 11 open-pollinated population varieties/lines grown in 21 environments were studied to determine the relationship between EV and kernel weight (KWT) among genotypes and environmental effects. Grains of eight out of the eleven varieties/lines were screened into five kernel-size categories, <2.0, 2.0–2.4, 2.4–2.8, 2.8–3.2, >3.2 mm in kernel width, to determine the relationship between EV and kernel width within a genotype. EV was a linear function of KWT; high KWT is indicative of low EV. The degree of the relationship was affected by environment. For example, grains grown at Swift Current had a stronger relationship between EV and KWT than those from Lacombe (b = −1.67 vs. −0.31). For the grain from Swift Current, 60% of variability in EV was attributable to KWT, while for the grain from Lacombe only ≈ 20% of variability in EV was explainable by KWT. Among the various kernel-width categories within a genotype, 60 to 98% of variability in EV was attributable to kernel width, with some genotypes responding to a greater degree than others. In development of winter rye cultivars low in extract viscosity, breeders could combine kernel weight/width into the selection strategy to enhance the selection progress or use kernel weight/width as a reference in selection of extract viscosity trait. Key words: Pentosans, arabinoxylans, kernel weight, Secale cereale


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