Molecular cytogenetic identification of a wheat - Thinopyrum ponticum substitution line with stripe rust resistance

Genome. 2017 Oct;60(10):860-867. doi: 10.1139/gen-2017-0099. Epub 2017 Jul 31.

Abstract

Thinopyrum ponticum (Th. ponticum) (2n = 10x = 70) is an important breeding material with excellent resistance and stress tolerance. In this study, we characterized the derivative line CH1113-B13-1-1-2-1 (CH1113-B13) through cytological, morphological, genomic in situ hybridization (GISH), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), expressed sequence tag (EST), and PCR-based landmark unique gene (PLUG) marker analysis. The GISH analysis revealed that CH1113-B13 contained 20 pairs of common wheat chromosomes and one pair of JSt genomic chromosomes. Linkage analysis of Th. ponticum using seven EST and seven PLUG markers indicated that the pair of alien chromosomes belonged to the seventh homeologous group. Nulli-tetrasomic and FISH analysis revealed that wheat 7B chromosomes were absent in CH1113-B13; thus, CH1113-B13 was identified as a 7JSt (7B) substitution line. Finally, adult-stage CH1113-B13 exhibited immunity to wheat stripe rust. This substitution line is therefore a promising germplasm resource for wheat breeding.

Keywords: FISH; GISH; Thinopyrum ponticum; Triticum aestivum; marqueurs moléculaires; molecular markers; résistance à la rouille striée; stripe rust resistance.

MeSH terms

  • Basidiomycota / pathogenicity
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • Disease Resistance / genetics
  • Electrophoresis
  • Expressed Sequence Tags
  • Genetic Linkage
  • Genetic Markers
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Plant Breeding
  • Plant Diseases / genetics
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology
  • Poaceae / genetics*
  • Triticum / genetics*
  • Triticum / microbiology*

Substances

  • Genetic Markers