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Validation of the effects of the Gpc-B1 high grain protein concentration locus from Lillian hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using locus specific markers

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Wheat grain protein concentration (GPC) is negatively associated with economic grain yield (GY) hindering attempts to improve these traits simultaneously. Studies indicate the incorporation of the Gpc-B1 high grain protein gene from emmer wheat into commercial wheat cultivars improves grain quality and nitrogen use efficiency with little effect on GY. Molecular markers are helpful in tracking such genes in breeding lines. Our objectives were to study the cultivar Lillian which has Xucw71 and Xuhw89 marker molecular variants commonly associated with Gpc-B1, in order to (1) validate the efficacy of the genetic markers for selecting Gpc-B1 associated with high GPC from Lillian, and (2) assess the effect of the presence of the DNA segment linked to these markers on GPC, GY and yield related traits in genetic populations. Four genetic populations deriving from the Gpc-B1 donor Lillian were developed and partitioned using markers Xucw71 and Xuhw89 into two groups of lines, one group bearing homozygous Gpc-B1 (M+) and the second the homozygous null (M−) allele. Field tests were conducted at Swift Current and Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan, and Lethbridge, Alberta over 2 years. Gpc-B1 significantly influenced GPC, GY, thousand kernel weight (TKW) and test weight, but its effect on plant maturity was inconsistent showing variable effects in different populations and environments. Significantly higher GPC (P ≤ 0.0001) was detected in lines with the M+ than the M− allele. Genetic markers Xucw71 and Xuhw89 were effective in discriminating Gpc-B1 from Lillian confirming their value in marker assisted breeding.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the producer funded Wheat Check-off (administered by the Western Grains Research Foundation) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and technical assistance provided by members of the wheat breeding and molecular biology research group at SCRDC-AAFC is sincerely appreciated.

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  1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current Research and Development Centre (SCRDC), 1 Airport Road, P.O. Box 1030, Swift Current, SK, S9H 3X2, Canada

    Firdissa E. Bokore, Ron E. Knox, Richard D. Cuthbert, Fran R. Clarke, Yuefeng Ruan & Heather L. Campbell

  2. Advancing Wheat Technologies, 870 Field Drive, Swift Current, SK, Canada

    Ron M. DePauw

  3. OR Melhoramento de Sementes, 71 Rua Joao Battisti, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

    Igor P. Valerio

  4. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, 5403 1st Avenue South, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1, Canada

    Brian L. Beres

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Bokore, F.E., Knox, R.E., DePauw, R.M. et al. Validation of the effects of the Gpc-B1 high grain protein concentration locus from Lillian hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using locus specific markers. Euphytica 215, 2 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2322-0

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