Detection of T. urartu Introgressions in Wheat and Development of a Panel of Interspecific Introgression Lines.

ABSTRACT: Tritcum urartu (2n = 2x = 14, A^uA^u), the A genome donor of wheat, is an important source for new genetic variation for wheat improvement due to its high photosynthetic rate and disease resistance. By facilitating the generation of genome-wide introgressions leading to a variety of different wheat-T. urartu translocation lines, T. urartu can be practically utilized in wheat improvement. Previous studies that have generated such introgression lines have been unable to successfully use cytological methods to detect the presence of T. urartu in these lines. Many have, thus, used a variety of molecular markers with limited success due to the low-density coverage of these markers and time-consuming nature of the techniques rendering

SUBMITTER: Grewal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6216105 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature