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Relationships of Genes for Reaction to Stem Rust from ‘Marquis’ and ‘Reliance’ Wheat to Other Sr Genes 1
Author(s) -
Williams N. D.,
Kaveh Hossein
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1976.0011183x001600040033x
Subject(s) - biology , stem rust , gene , genetics , chromosome , allele , botany
We determined the allelic and linkage relations among genes for stem rust ( Puccinia graminis Pers. f. sp. tritici Eriks. & E. Henn.) resistance in wheat lines designated Mq‐A, Mq‐B, Mq‐C, and R l ‐B‐1, which were derived from crosses of ‘Little Club’ with ‘Marquis’ or ‘Reliance’ wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. em Thell.). The four derived lines were crossed with 14 tester lines having genes for resistance known to be located on specific chromosomes of ‘Hope,’ ‘Thatcher,’ ‘Red Egyptian,’ ‘Timstein,’ and an atypical Marquis selection. All F 1 's were selfed, and certain F 1 's were testcrossed with Little Club. The F 2 's and testcross‐F 1 's were tested for seedling reaction to races 111, 121, or 29 of P. graminis f. sp. tritici . Segregation for resistant and susceptible seedlings in the F 2 and testcross populations indicated nonallelism, and absence of segregation indicated allelism or close linkage. The gene for resistance in Mq‐A was the same as, allelic to, or closely linked with Sr18 on chromosome 1D of Hope. Sr19 in Mq‐B was linked with Sr9a on chromosome 2B of Red Egyptian (p = 0.24 ± 0.03) and with Sr9d on 2B of Hope (p = 0.24 ± 0.02). A gene in R l ‐B‐1 for resistance to culture 111‐SS2 of race 111 was the same as, allelic to, or closely linked with Sr16 on chromosome 2B of Thatcher. One of two genes in substitution line Chinese Spring(Mq‐2B) was Sr16 . A gene in R l ‐B‐1 for resistance to culture GB121‐1 of race 121 was the same as, allelic to, or closely linked with Sr5 on chromosome 6D of Thatcher. Sr20 from Mq‐C segregated independently of the other genes for resistance.