Transfer of rust resistance genes from Triticum species to common wheat
Date
2003
Authors
Marais G.F.
Pretorius Z.A.
Marais A.S.
Wellings C.R.
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A programme aiming to transfer leaf rust resistance genes identified in a collection of wild Triticum species was initiated in 1993. In 2000, 25 promising backcross populations were available, 19 of which bred true for resistance. Seedlings of the above lines were tested with nine leaf rust, four stem rust and two stripe rust pathotypes endemic to South Africa. A subset of five lines in which resistance (derived from T. dicoccoides, T. sharonense, T. speltoides and T. peregrinum) appeared to be integrated on wheat chromosomes and six addition lines with added chromosomes from T. kotschyi, T. peregrinum, T. umbellulatum, T. macrochaetum and T. neglectum appeared to have wide spectrum resistances, and were retained. In several instances promising stem rust and/or stripe rust resistance genes were co-transferred with leaf rust resistance. The stripe rust resistance was also effective to four Australian pathotypes and appeared to be novel. Temporary gene designations were assigned to the resistance genes in four euploid derivatives.
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biological control, disease resistance, hybridization, rust disease, Puccinia, Puccinia graminis, Puccinia striiformis, Puccinia triticina, Triticum, Triticum aestivum
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South African Journal of Plant and Soil
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