Genetic Improvement of Wheat with Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance in China

Cheng Chang; Haiping Zhang; Jie Lu; Hongqi Si; Chuanxi Ma

doi:10.3390/genes14040837

Genetic Improvement of Wheat with Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance in China

Genes (Basel). 2023 Mar 30;14(4):837. doi: 10.3390/genes14040837.

Authors

Cheng Chang¹, Haiping Zhang¹, Jie Lu¹, Hongqi Si¹, Chuanxi Ma¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southern Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.

Abstract

Wheat pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) refers to the germination of seeds directly on the spike due to rainy weather before harvest, which often results in yield reduction, quality deterioration, and seed value loss. In this study, we reviewed the research progress in the quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection and gene excavation related to PHS resistance in wheat. Simultaneously, the identification and creation of germplasm resources and the breeding of wheat with PHS resistance were expounded in this study. Furthermore, we also discussed the prospect of molecular breeding during genetic improvement of PHS-resistant wheat.

Keywords: common wheat; gene; germplasm resources; pre-harvest sprouting; wheat variety breeding.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosome Mapping
Plant Breeding*
Quantitative Trait Loci
Seeds / genetics
Triticum* / genetics

Grants and funding

This work was supported by grants from the University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province (GXXT-2021-058), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Joint Fund Projects, U20A2033), and Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (2108085MC98), Scientific Research Project of higher education in Anhui Province (2022AH050885) and Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production (JCIC-MCP).