Introgression of a major gene for high grain protein content in some indian bread wheat cultivars

Kumar, J and Jaiswal, V and Kumar, A and Kumar, N and Mir, R R and et al, . (2011) Introgression of a major gene for high grain protein content in some indian bread wheat cultivars. Field Crops Research, 123 (3). pp. 226-233. ISSN 0378-4290

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Abstract

In bread wheat, high grain protein content (GPC) determines nutritional value, processing properties and quality of the end-product. In view of this, marker-assisted selection (MAS) was performed for introgression of a major gene for high GPC (Gpc-B1) into 10 wheat genotypes. As a result, 124 BC3F5/F6 progenies with Gpc-B1 were developed and evaluated in multi-location field trials. Significant interaction of Gpc-B1 with the recipient parent genotypes and the environment was noticed. However, a total of seven MAS-derived progenies with significantly higher GPC (14.83–17.85%) than their recipient parental genotypes and having no yield penalty were obtained. In these selected progenies, no significant negative correlation of grain yield with GPC (%) or protein yield was observed suggesting that GPC could be improved without yield penalty. This study thus suggested that MAS in combination with phenotypic selection is a useful strategy for development of wheat genotypes with high GPC associated with no loss in yield

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bread wheat; Grain protein content; Leaf rust; MAS
Subjects:	Others > Wheat
Depositing User:	Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2013 06:27
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2013 06:27
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6931
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2011.05.013
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