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Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling aluminium tolerance in bread wheat

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Aluminium (Al) toxicity is a major constraint to crop productivity in acidic soils. A quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis was performed to identify the genetic basis of Al tolerance in the wheat cultivar ‘Chinese Spring’. A nutrient solution culture approach was undertaken with the root tolerance index (RTI) and hematoxylin staining method as parameters to assess the Al tolerance. Using a set of D genome introgression lines, a major Al tolerance QTL was located on chromosome arm 4DL, explaining 31% of the phenotypic variance present in the population. A doubled haploid population was used to map a second major Al tolerance QTL to chromosome arm 3BL. This major QTL (Qalt CS .ipk-3B) in ‘Chinese Spring’ accounted for 49% of the phenotypic variation. Linkage of this latter QTL to SSR markers opens the possibility to apply marker-assisted selection (MAS) and pyramiding of this new QTL to improve the Al tolerance of wheat cultivars in breeding programmes.

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S. Navakode is sincerely grateful to Mr. K. Zaynali Nezhad, Ms. K. Neumann and Dr. E.K. Khlestkina for their help, co-operation and fruitful discussion.

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Navakode, S., Weidner, A., Lohwasser, U. et al. Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling aluminium tolerance in bread wheat. Euphytica 166, 283–290 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9845-8

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