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Molecular marker-assisted selection for malting quality traits in barley

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Selection for malting quality in breeding programs by micromalting and micromashing is time-consuming, and resource-intensive. More efficient and feasible approaches for identifying genotypes with good malting quality would be highly desirable. With the advent of molecular markers, it is possible to map and tag the loci affecting malting quality. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of molecular marker assisted selection for malting quality traits. Two major quantitative trait loci (QTL) regions in six-row barley for malt extract percentage, α-amylase activity, diastatic power, and malt β-glucan content on chromosomes 1 (QTL1) and 4 (QTL2) have been previously identified. The flanking markers, Brz and Amy2, and WG622 and BCD402B, for these two major QTL regions were used in marker-assisted selection. Four alternative selection strategies; phenotypic selection, genotypic selection, tandem genotypic and phenotypic selection, and combined phenotypic and genotypic selection, were compared for both single and multiple trait selection in a population consisting of 92 doubled haploid lines derived from ‘Steptoe’ × ‘Morex’ crosses. Marker assisted selection for QTL1 (tandem genotypic and phenotypic selection, and combined phenotypic and genotypic selection) was more effective than phenotypic selection, but for QTL2 was not as effective as phenotypic selection due to a lack of QTL2 effects in the selection population. The effectiveness of tandem genotypic and phenotypic selection makes marker assisted selection practical for traits which are extremely difficult or expensive to measure such as most malting quality traits. It can substantially eliminate undesirable genotypes by early genotyping and keeping only desirable genotypes for later phenotypic selection.

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  1. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA

    F. Han & S.E. Ullrich

  2. Universitat de Lleida-IRTA, 25196, Lleida, Spain

    I. Romagosa

  3. Cereal Crops Research Unit, USDA-ARS, 501 N. Walnut St., Madison, WI, 53705, USA

    B. L. Jones

  4. Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    P.M. Hayes

  5. National Small Grains Germplasm Research Facility, P.O. Box 307, Aberdeen, ID, 83210, USA

    D.M. Wesenberg

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Han, F., Romagosa, I., Ullrich, S. et al. Molecular marker-assisted selection for malting quality traits in barley. Molecular Breeding 3, 427–437 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009608312385

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