Genetics of Na+ exclusion and salinity tolerance in Afghani durum wheat landraces

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Shamaya, Nawar Jalal
Shavrukov, Yuri
Langridge, Peter
Roy, Stuart John cc
Tester, Mark A. cc
KAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
Plant Science Program
Desert Agriculture Initiative
Date
2017-11-21

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Abstract
BackgroundSelecting for low concentration of Na+ in the shoot provides one approach for tackling salinity stress that adversely affects crop production. Novel alleles for Na+ exclusion can be identified and then introduced into elite crop cultivars.ResultsWe have identified loci associated with lower Na+ concentration in leaves of durum wheat landraces originating from Afghanistan. Seedlings of two F2 populations derived from crossings between Australian durum wheat (Jandaroi) and two Afghani landraces (AUS-14740 and AUS-14752) were grown hydroponically and evaluated for Na+ and K+ concentration in the third leaf. High heritability was found for both third leaf Na+ concentration and the K+/Na+ ratio in both populations. Further work focussed on line AUS-14740. Bulk segregant analysis using 9 K SNP markers identified two loci significantly associated with third leaf Na+ concentration. Marker regression analysis showed a strong association between all traits studied and a favourable allele originating from AUS-14740 located on the long arm of chromosome 4B.ConclusionsThe candidate gene in the relevant region of chromosome 4B is likely to be the high affinity K+ transporter B1 (HKT1;5-B1). A second locus associated with third leaf Na+ concentration was located on chromosome 3BL, with the favourable allele originating from Jandaroi; however, no candidate gene can be identified.
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Shamaya NJ, Shavrukov Y, Langridge P, Roy SJ, Tester M (2017) Genetics of Na+ exclusion and salinity tolerance in Afghani durum wheat landraces. BMC Plant Biology 17. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-017-1164-6.
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This study was primarily supported by the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics within The University of Adelaide through grants from the Australian Research Council and the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Financial support from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is also gratefully acknowledged. The funders have no role in the study design, data analysis and interpretation, and manuscript writing.
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Springer Nature
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BMC Plant Biology
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1471-2229
DOI
10.1186/s12870-017-1164-6
PubMed ID
29157217
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http://hdl.handle.net/10754/626200
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-017-1164-6
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Articles; Plant Science Program; Desert Agriculture Initiative; Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
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