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The evaluation of FHB resistance QTLs introgressed into elite Canadian spring wheat germplasm

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FHB resistance QTL alleles from Nyuubai, Sumai-3, and Wuhan-1 were evaluated for their effect on Fusarium head blight (FHB) index, Fusarium damaged kernels (FDK), deoxynivalenol (DON) accumulation, plant height, anthesis date, and numerous grain quality traits in three elite Canadian spring wheat backgrounds. The three FHB resistance parameters were negatively correlated with plant height in the three populations. The Wuhan-1 4B resistance allele was the most effective resistance allele but was associated with a 9.3 cm increase in plant height. The Wuhan-1 2D, Nyuubai 3BSc, Sumai-3 3BSc, Nyuubai 5AS, and Sumai-3 5AS alleles were also effective FHB resistance alleles in these populations. The Nyuubai and Sumai-3 3BS alleles were the least effective of the FHB resistance alleles in the FHB nursery tests. The Sumai-3 5AS resistance allele was significantly associated with reduced grain protein content, while the same trend was observed for the Nyuubai 5AS resistance allele but was not significant. FHB resistance tended to increase with more FHB resistance alleles introgressed into the elite genetic background, which suggested that marker-assisted selection (MAS) will prove useful for improving FHB resistance in Canadian germplasm.

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The authors acknowledge Zlatko Popovic for help with genotyping, the CRC wheat quality team, the SPARC breeding crew for technical assistance and Sally Buffam and Anic Perrier for DON analysis. Funding for this research was provided by the Western Grains Research Foundation producer checkoff and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Matching Investment Initiative. This is Contribution No. 1940 of the Cereal Research Centre Winnipeg.

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  1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Cereal Research Centre, 195 Dafoe Rd, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 2M9

    C. A. McCartney, D. J. Somers, J. Thomas, S. L. Fox, D. G. Humphreys, O. Lukow, B. D. McCallum & J. Gilbert

  2. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereals and Oilseeds Research Centre, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0C6

    G. Fedak, M. E. Savard & W. Cao

  3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, 1 Airport Road, P.O. Box 1030, Swift Current, SK, Canada, S9H 3X2

    R. M. DePauw

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McCartney, C.A., Somers, D.J., Fedak, G. et al. The evaluation of FHB resistance QTLs introgressed into elite Canadian spring wheat germplasm. Mol Breeding 20, 209–221 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-007-9084-z

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