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Stripe rust and leaf rust resistance QTL mapping, epistatic interactions, and co-localization with stem rust resistance loci in spring wheat evaluated over three continents

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In wheat, advantageous gene-rich or pleiotropic regions for stripe, leaf, and stem rust and epistatic interactions between rust resistance loci should be accounted for in plant breeding strategies.

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Leaf rust (Puccinia triticina Eriks.) and stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. tritici Eriks) contribute to major production losses in many regions worldwide. The objectives of this research were to identify and study epistatic interactions of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for stripe and leaf rust resistance in a doubled haploid (DH) population derived from the cross of Canadian wheat cultivars, AC Cadillac and Carberry. The relationship of leaf and stripe rust resistance QTL that co-located with stem rust resistance QTL previously mapped in this population was also investigated. The Carberry/AC Cadillac population was genotyped with DArT® and simple sequence repeat markers. The parents and population were phenotyped for stripe rust severity and infection response in field rust nurseries in Kenya (Njoro), Canada (Swift Current), and New Zealand (Lincoln); and for leaf rust severity and infection response in field nurseries in Canada (Swift Current) and New Zealand (Lincoln). AC Cadillac was a source of stripe rust resistance QTL on chromosomes 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 5B, and 7B; and Carberry was a source of resistance on chromosomes 2B, 4B, and 7A. AC Cadillac contributed QTL for resistance to leaf rust on chromosome 2A and Carberry contributed QTL on chromosomes 2B and 4B. Stripe rust resistance QTL co-localized with previously reported stem rust resistance QTL on 2B, 3B, and 7B, while leaf rust resistance QTL co-localized with 4B stem rust resistance QTL. Several epistatic interactions were identified both for stripe and leaf rust resistance QTL. We have identified useful combinations of genetic loci with main and epistatic effects. Multiple disease resistance regions identified on chromosomes 2A, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, and 7B are prime candidates for further investigation and validation of their broad resistance.

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Acknowledgments

Financial support was received from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Western Grains Research Foundation, and Secan Associates. Technical support from SPARC wheat breeding and molecular group, and Plant and Food Research, New Zealand and CIMMYT-Kenya technical staff is greatly appreciated.

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  1. Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, Canada

    A. Singh, R. E. Knox, R. M. DePauw, A. K. Singh, R. D. Cuthbert & H. L. Campbell

  2. Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

    A. Singh & A. K. Singh

  3. Plant and Food Research, Christchurch, New Zealand

    S. Shorter

  4. CIMMYT, Nairobi, Kenya

    S. Bhavani

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Singh, A., Knox, R.E., DePauw, R.M. et al. Stripe rust and leaf rust resistance QTL mapping, epistatic interactions, and co-localization with stem rust resistance loci in spring wheat evaluated over three continents. Theor Appl Genet 127, 2465–2477 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-014-2390-z

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