QTL Mapping of Fusarium Head Blight and Correlated Agromorphological Traits in an Elite Barley Cultivar Rasmusson.

ABSTRACT: Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an important fungal disease affecting the yield and quality of barley and other small grains. Developing and deploying resistant barley cultivars is an essential component of an integrated strategy for reducing the adverse effects of FHB. Genetic mapping studies have revealed that resistance to FHB and the accumulation of pathogen-produced mycotoxins are controlled by many quantitative trait loci (QTL) with minor effects and are highly influenced by plant morphological traits and environmental conditions. Some prior studies aimed at mapping FHB resistance have used populations derived from crossing a Swiss landrace Chevron with elite breeding lines/cultivars. Both Chevron and Peatland, a sib-line of Chevron, were used as founders in the University of Minnesota

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6127635 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature