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Introgression of the coupled Fhb1-Sr2 to increase Fusarium head blight and stem rust resistance of elite wheat cultivars

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M. Raffo Open the ORCID record for M. Raffo [Opens in a new window] ,
G. Azzimonti ,
S. Pereyra ,
C. Pritsch ,
B. Lado ,
S. Dreisigacker ,
M. Quincke ,
A. Castro ,
P. Silva  and
R. García
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M. Raffo
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
G. Azzimonti
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
S. Pereyra
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
C. Pritsch
Affiliation:
Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la República, Garzón 780, CP 12900 Montevideo, Uruguay
B. Lado
Affiliation:
Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la República, Garzón 780, CP 12900 Montevideo, Uruguay
S. Dreisigacker
Affiliation:
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico, DF, Mexico
M. Quincke
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
A. Castro
Affiliation:
Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la República, Garzón 780, CP 12900 Montevideo, Uruguay
P. Silva
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
R. García
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
F. Pereira
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
S. Germán*
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11.500, CP 70006 Colonia, Uruguay
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Author for correspondence: S. Germán, E-mail: sgerman@inia.org.uy
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Abstract

Fusarium head blight (FHB) and stem rust (SR) threaten the sustainability of wheat production worldwide. Fhb1 and Sr2 confer partial durable resistance to FHB and SR, respectively. Despite resistant alleles of both genes are linked in repulsion, lines with Fhb1-Sr2 in coupling were developed at the University of Minnesota, USA. Marker-assisted backcrossing was used to incorporate the coupled Fhb1-Sr2 into four elite INIA-Uruguay spring wheat varieties lacking both genes and expressing different levels of FHB and SR resistance. In each case, the initial cross between the donor line and recurrent parent was backcrossed three times. Genotypes carrying Fhb1-Sr2 were selected using the molecular marker UMN10. In BC3F3 families, retention of Fhb1-Sr2 was further confirmed with the markers SNP3BS-8 and Sr2-ger9 for Fhb1 and Sr2, respectively. BC3F3 homozygous lines contrasting at UMN10, SNP3BS-8 and Sr2-ger9 were obtained to quantify the effect of Fhb1-Sr2 on the resistance to FHB under controlled conditions and to SR under field conditions. After 26 months period, successful introgression of Fhb1-Sr2 into the four cultivars was achieved, representing novel wheat genetic resources. Lines homozygous for the resistant alleles of Fhb1 were significantly more resistant to FHB as reflected by an 18% reduction of average FHB area under the disease progress curve. A significant effect of Sr2 on SR field resistance was observed in lines derived from the most susceptible cultivar ‘Génesis 2375’. The most resistant lines to both diseases are expected to be valuable genetic resources in breeding for durable resistance to FHB and SR.

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Fusarium head blightstem rustTriticum aestivumUMN10
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Research Article
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Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , February 2022 , pp. 36 - 45
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of NIAB

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