Abstract
Four amphiploid lines (SHW) based on T. monococcum (Tm) and T. boeoticum (Tb) were crossed to T. durum varieties to generate 13 combinations. Field germination and winter survival of hybrid plants in F2 were assessed. Among all crosses, those with SHW8A-Tb and SHW9A-Tm showed highest field germination but with different degrees of spike fragility. The variation on seed number and weight per main spike was studied in F4–6 from SHW8A-Tb/Progres and SHW5A-Tb/Severina crosses after individual selection for these traits. Ten lines with durum phenotype from the former and three genotypes with dicoccum plant shape from the latter cross were developed. SDS-PAGE indicated the presence of HMW-GS 1Ax2*+1Aynull subunits in four lines, among which 1Ax2* was inherited from T. boeoticum acc.110 through SHW8A-Tb. Most of the selected genotypes possessed γ-gliadin45, which was relating to good end-use quality. Powdery mildew testing showed that all progenies resulted from the SHW8A-Tb/Progres were susceptible to 12 races of the pathogen, while three lines derived from the SHW5A-Tb/Severina cross behaved differently: G32 expressed resistance to six, G33 to 2, and G34 to 5 races. The selected genotypes from crosses involving SHW with T. boeoticum exhibited good breeding performance compared to tetraploid wheat parents, and might be of breeding interest to further research.
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Abbreviations
- SHW:
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synthetic hexaploid wheat
- HMW-GS:
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high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits
- Bgt:
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Blumeria graminis f. s. tritici
- PM:
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powdery mildew
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Daskalova, N., Doneva, S., Stanoeva, Y. et al. Progress in Tetraploid Wheat Breeding through the Use of Synthetic Hexaploid Amphiploids. CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 47, 157–169 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1556/0806.46.2018.063
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