Abstract
Identification of new sources of resistance to Russian wheat aphid (RWA) (Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) has become very important with the identification of several new biotypes since 2003. Our objective was to characterize inheritance and expression of resistance to RWA biotype 2 from three tetraploid wheat landraces (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. dicoccon) during transfer to hexaploid wheat. Resistant tetraploid accessions PI 624903, PI 624904, and PI 624908 were crossed to the susceptible hexaploid cultivars ‘Len’ and ‘Coteau’. Resistant F1 progeny were advanced to the F2:3 by self-pollination and to the BC1F2 and BC2F1 by backcrossing. Leaf rolling and chlorosis were recorded in standard seedling screening tests on F1 and F2:3 individuals while the F2, BC1F1, BC1F2, and BC2F1 were scored as resistant or susceptible. Segregation in the BC1F1 and BC2F1 fit a 1:1 resistant:susceptible ratio, indicative of control by a single dominant gene. Segregation for resistance in the F2 did not fit 3:1, 13:3, or 15:1 ratios for any of the resistant accessions. Expression of resistance in homogeneous resistant F2:3 lines was greater than susceptible checks, similar to the resistant tetraploid accessions, and less than a line carrying the Dn7 resistance gene. Resistance derived from these tetraploid accessions will be useful to broaden the base of RWA resistance available for use in wheat breeding.
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Appreciation is extended to John Stromberger, Jeff Rudolph, Scott Reid, and Emily Heaton for assistance with handling greenhouse material, screening and scoring material, and DNA marker and cytogenetic analyses. Research supported in part by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, and USDA-CSREES Special Research Grants Nos. 2003-34205-13636 and 2006-34205-17358, and the National Research Initiative of USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service CAP Grant No. 2006-55606-16629.
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Beyer, B.M., Haley, S.D., Lapitan, N.L.V. et al. Inheritance of Russian wheat aphid resistance from tetraploid wheat accessions during transfer to hexaploid wheat. Euphytica 179, 247–255 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-010-0299-4
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