Isolation and characterization of a wheat--Psathyrostachys huashanica 'Keng' 3Ns disomic addition line with resistance to stripe rust

Genome. 2014 Jan;57(1):37-44. doi: 10.1139/gen-2013-0199. Epub 2014 Jan 2.

Abstract

We isolated a wheat germplasm line, 22-2, which was derived from common wheat (Triticum aestivum '7182') and Psathyrostachys huashanica 'Keng' (2n = 2x = 14, NsNs). Genomic composition and homoeologous relationships of 22-2 was analyzed using cytology, genomic in situ hybridization (GISH), EST-SSR, and EST-STS to characterize the alien chromatin in the transfer line. The cytological investigations showed that the chromosome number and configuration were 2n = 44 = 22 II. Mitotic and meiotic GISH using P. huashanica genomic DNA as the probe indicated that 22-2 contained a pair of P. huashanica chromosomes. The genomic affinities of the introduced P. huashanica chromosomes were determined by EST-SSR and EST-STS using multiple-loci markers from seven wheat homoeologous groups between the parents and addition line. One EST-SSR and 17 EST-STS markers, which were located on the homoeologous group 3 chromosomes of wheat, amplified polymorphic bands in 22-2 that were unique to P. huashanica. Thus, these markers suggested that the introduced Ns chromosome pair belonged to homoeologous group 3, so we designated 22-2 as a 3Ns disomic addition line. Based on disease reaction to mixed races (CYR31, CYR32, and Shuiyuan14) of stripe rust in the adult stages, 22-2 was found to have high resistance to stripe rust, which was possibly derived from its P. huashanica parent. Consequently, the new disomic addition line 22-2 could be a valuable donor source for wheat improvement depending on the excellent agronomic traits, especially, the introduction of novel disease resistance genes into wheat during breeding programs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Basidiomycota / growth & development*
  • Chromatin / genetics*
  • Chromosome Pairing
  • Chromosomes, Plant
  • Cytogenetic Analysis
  • Disease Resistance
  • Genetic Markers
  • Hybridization, Genetic
  • Plant Diseases / genetics*
  • Poaceae / genetics*
  • Poaceae / growth & development
  • Poaceae / microbiology
  • Triticum / genetics*
  • Triticum / growth & development
  • Triticum / microbiology
  • Uniparental Disomy

Substances

  • Chromatin
  • Genetic Markers