Multiparent-Derived, Marker-Assisted Introgression Lines of the Elite Indian Rice Cultivar, ‘Krishna Hamsa’ Show Resistance against Bacterial Blight and Blast and Tolerance to Drought

Badri, J and Lakshmidevi, G and JaiVidhya, L R K and Prasad, M S and Laha, G S and Lakshmi, V J and Isetty, S R and Padmashree, R and Balakrishnan, D and Varanasi, V V P and Jukanti, A K and Singh, U M and Singh, V K and Kumar, A and Ram, T and Rao, L V S and Sundaram, R M (2022) Multiparent-Derived, Marker-Assisted Introgression Lines of the Elite Indian Rice Cultivar, ‘Krishna Hamsa’ Show Resistance against Bacterial Blight and Blast and Tolerance to Drought. Plants (TSI), 11 (5). pp. 1-21. ISSN 2223-7747

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Abstract

Major biotic stresses viz., bacterial blight (BB) and blast and brown plant hopper (BPH) coupled with abiotic stresses like drought stress, significantly affect rice yields. To address this, marker-assisted intercross (IC) breeding involving multiple donors was used to combine three BB resistance genes—xa5, xa13 and Xa21, two blast resistance genes—Pi9 and Pi54, two BPH resistance genes—Bph20 and Bph21, and four drought tolerant quantitative trait loci (QTL)—qDTY1.1, qDTY2.1, qDTY3.1 and qDTY12.1—in the genetic background of the elite Indian rice cultivar ‘Krishna Hamsa’. Three cycles of selective intercrossing followed by selfing coupled with foreground selection and phenotyping for the target traits resulted in the development of 196 introgression lines (ILs) with a myriad of gene/QTL combinations. Based on the phenotypic reaction, the ILs were classified into seven phenotypic classes of resistance/tolerance to the following: (1) BB, blast and drought—5 ILs; (2) BB and blast—10 ILs; (3) BB and drought—9 ILs; (4) blast and drought—42 ILs; (5) BB—3 ILs; (6) blast—84 ILs; and (7) drought—43 ILs; none of the ILs were resistant to BPH. Positive phenotypic response (resistance) was observed to both BB and blast in 2 ILs, BB in 9 ILs and blast in 64 ILs despite the absence of corresponding R genes. Inheritance of resistance to BB and/or blast in such ILs could be due to the unknown genes from other parents used in the breeding scheme. Negative phenotypic response (susceptibility) was observed in 67 ILs possessing BB-R genes, 9 ILs with blast-R genes and 9 ILs harboring QTLs for drought tolerance. Complex genic interactions and recombination events due to the involvement of multiple donors explain susceptibility in some of the marker positive ILs. The present investigation successfully demonstrates the possibility of rapid development of multiple stress-tolerant/resistant ILs in the elite cultivar background involving multiple donors through selective intercrossing and stringent phenotyping. The 196 ILs in seven phenotypic classes with myriad of gene/QTL combinations will serve as a useful genetic resource in combining multiple biotic and abiotic stress resistance in future breeding programs.

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Others
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Uncontrolled Keywords: rice, Krishna Hamsa, marker-assisted introgression, bacterial leaf blight, blast, drought, intercrossing, forward breeding
Subjects: Others > Plant Breeding
Others > Rice
Others > Drought
Depositing User: Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2024 08:41
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2024 08:41
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12591
Official URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/5/622
Projects: Marker-assisted introgression of different traits to develop new generation rice varieties
Funders: Government of India - Department of Biotechnology
Acknowledgement: Nagarjuna E., Ashok J., Laxmi Bhavani P., Swathi G. and Vishnuvardhan Reddy are greatly acknowledged for their technical support in field and lab.
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