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Mining of QTL for Spring Bread Wheat Spike Productivity and Grain Quality by Comparison of Spring Wheat Varieties Bred in Different Decades of the Last Century in Russia and Germany

Version 1 : Received: 1 March 2024 / Approved: 4 March 2024 / Online: 5 March 2024 (09:54:58 CET)

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Shvachko, N.; Solovyeva, M.; Rozanova, I.; Kibkalo, I.; Kolesova, M.; Brykova, A.; Andreeva, A.; Zuev, E.; Börner, A.; Khlestkina, E. Mining of QTLs for Spring Bread Wheat Spike Productivity by Comparing Spring Wheat Cultivars Released in Different Decades of the Last Century. Plants 2024, 13, 1081. Shvachko, N.; Solovyeva, M.; Rozanova, I.; Kibkalo, I.; Kolesova, M.; Brykova, A.; Andreeva, A.; Zuev, E.; Börner, A.; Khlestkina, E. Mining of QTLs for Spring Bread Wheat Spike Productivity by Comparing Spring Wheat Cultivars Released in Different Decades of the Last Century. Plants 2024, 13, 1081.

Abstract

Climate change, growing world population and increasing food demand require higher yields and adaptability of crops, including spring bread wheat. Modern plant breeding based on achievements of genetics has a significant impact on plant resistance to diseases, climate variability and other factors. Genome wide association studies (GWAS) is one of genetics tools for mining of genome loci associated with economically important traits. In the current study, we applied GWAS to reveal QTL for spike productivity and grain quality using a panel of spring varieties of Triticum aestivum L. bred in different decades of the last century in Russia and Germany. The study has enabled to find new genetic markers associated with grain yield and quality. Studying genetic basis of grain yield and quality by comparison of wheat varieties from different breeding periods, including landraces preserved as the source of valuable genetic diversity for breeding and genetic studies, makes it possible not only to understand selection processes in the past, but also to develop strategies for future breeding work.

Keywords

conservation of genetic diversity, grain quality, GWAS, landraces, spring bread wheat, spike productivity

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Plant Sciences

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