Genome-Wide Association Studies in Diverse Spring Wheat Panel for Stripe, Stem, and Leaf Rust Resistance
Deepender Kumar, Animesh Kumar, Vinod Chhokar, O. P. Gangwar, Subhash Bhardwaj, M. Sivasamy, S. V. Sai Prasad, T. L. Prakasha, Hanif Khan, Rajender Singh, Pradeep Sharma, Sonia Sheoran, Mir Asif Iquebal, Sarika Jaiswal, U. B. Angadi, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Anil Rai, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Ratan Tiwari
Abstract
NB-LRR, E3-ubiquitin protein ligase, ABC transporter protein, etc. Alien introgressed (on 1B and 3D) and pleiotropic (on 7D) resistance genes were captured in seedling and adult plant disease responses, respectively. The present study demonstrates the use of genome-wide association for identification of a large number of favorable alleles for leaf, stripe, and stem rust resistance for broadening the genetic base. Quick conversion of these QTL into user-friendly markers will accelerate the deployment of these resistance loci in wheat breeding programs.