Heat stress is detrimental to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity. In this study, we aimed to select heat-tolerant plants from a multiple synthetic derivatives (MSD) population and evaluate their agronomic and physiological traits. We selected six tolerant plants from the population with the background of the cultivar 'Norin 61' (N61) and established six MNH (MSD population of N61 selecte...

The domestication gene Q is largely responsible for the widespread cultivation of wheat because it confers multiple traits. However, underlying molecular mechanisms how regulates these traits remain unclear. In this study, we identify a Q-interacting protein TaLAX1, basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor, through yeast two-hybrid assays. Using biochemical and genetic approaches, explore ro...

Gametocidal (Gc) chromosomes can ensure their preferential transmission by killing the gametes without themselves through causing chromosome breakage and therefore have been exploited as an effective tool for genetic breeding. However, to date very little is known about the molecular mechanism of Gc action. In this study, we used methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) technique to ...

Twelve greenbug (Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)) biotype E-resistant synthetic hexaploid wheats synthesized by crossing Triticum dicoccum Schrank. and Aegilops tauschii (Coss.) Schmal. were evaluated for the three known insect resistance categories, including antibiosis, anti-xenosis, and tolerance. Different methods were evaluated for calculating antibiosis and tolerance. Calculating intrinsic ...

The wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr1 encodes a typical coiled-coil nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat (CC-NBS-LRR) of protein containing 1 344 amino acids. WR003, cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) marker is derived from the LRR regions Lr1. In this study, worldwide collection 120 Aegilops tauschii accessions and 282 hexaploid varieties was screened for alleles using spec...