Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize

Tritrophic interactions allow plants to recruit natural enemies for protection against herbivory. Here we investigated genetic variability in induced responses to stemborer egg-laying in maize Zea mays (L.) (Poaceae). We conducted a genome wide association study (GWAS) of 146 maize genotypes compris...

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Autores principales: Tamiru, A., Paliwal, R., Manthi, S.J., Odeny, Damaris Achieng, Midega, C.A., Khan, Z.R., Pickett, J.A., Bruce, T.J.
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Publicado: Springer 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110934
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author Tamiru, A.
Paliwal, R.
Manthi, S.J.
Odeny, Damaris Achieng
Midega, C.A.
Khan, Z.R.
Pickett, J.A.
Bruce, T.J.
author_browse Bruce, T.J.
Khan, Z.R.
Manthi, S.J.
Midega, C.A.
Odeny, Damaris Achieng
Paliwal, R.
Pickett, J.A.
Tamiru, A.
author_facet Tamiru, A.
Paliwal, R.
Manthi, S.J.
Odeny, Damaris Achieng
Midega, C.A.
Khan, Z.R.
Pickett, J.A.
Bruce, T.J.
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description Tritrophic interactions allow plants to recruit natural enemies for protection against herbivory. Here we investigated genetic variability in induced responses to stemborer egg-laying in maize Zea mays (L.) (Poaceae). We conducted a genome wide association study (GWAS) of 146 maize genotypes comprising of landraces, inbred lines and commercial hybrids. Plants were phenotyped in bioassays measuring parasitic wasp Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) attraction to volatiles collected from plants exposed to stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs. Genotyping-by-sequencing was used to generate maize germplasm SNP data for GWAS. The egg-induced parasitoid attraction trait was more common in landraces than in improved inbred lines and hybrids. GWAS identified 101 marker-trait associations (MTAs), some of which were adjacent to genes involved in the JA-defence pathway (opr7, aos1, 2, 3), terpene biosynthesis (fps3, tps2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), benzoxazinone synthesis (bx7, 9) and known resistance genes (e.g. maize insect resistance 1, mir1). Intriguingly, there was also association with a transmembrane protein kinase that may function as a receptor for the egg elicitor and other genes implicated in early plant defence signalling. We report maize genomic regions associated with indirect defence and provide a valuable resource for future studies of tritrophic interactions in maize. The markers identified may facilitate selection of indirect defence by maize breeders.
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spelling CGSpace1109342025-11-12T05:33:32Z Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize Tamiru, A. Paliwal, R. Manthi, S.J. Odeny, Damaris Achieng Midega, C.A. Khan, Z.R. Pickett, J.A. Bruce, T.J. maize zea mays stem eating insects genotypes pests of plants inbred lines Tritrophic interactions allow plants to recruit natural enemies for protection against herbivory. Here we investigated genetic variability in induced responses to stemborer egg-laying in maize Zea mays (L.) (Poaceae). We conducted a genome wide association study (GWAS) of 146 maize genotypes comprising of landraces, inbred lines and commercial hybrids. Plants were phenotyped in bioassays measuring parasitic wasp Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) attraction to volatiles collected from plants exposed to stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs. Genotyping-by-sequencing was used to generate maize germplasm SNP data for GWAS. The egg-induced parasitoid attraction trait was more common in landraces than in improved inbred lines and hybrids. GWAS identified 101 marker-trait associations (MTAs), some of which were adjacent to genes involved in the JA-defence pathway (opr7, aos1, 2, 3), terpene biosynthesis (fps3, tps2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), benzoxazinone synthesis (bx7, 9) and known resistance genes (e.g. maize insect resistance 1, mir1). Intriguingly, there was also association with a transmembrane protein kinase that may function as a receptor for the egg elicitor and other genes implicated in early plant defence signalling. We report maize genomic regions associated with indirect defence and provide a valuable resource for future studies of tritrophic interactions in maize. The markers identified may facilitate selection of indirect defence by maize breeders. 2020 2021-01-22T10:20:37Z 2021-01-22T10:20:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110934 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Tamiru, A., Paliwal, R., Manthi, S.J., Odeny, D.A., Midega, C.A., Khan, Z.R., ... & Bruce, T.J. (2020). Genome wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call-for-help” defence trait in maize. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-12.
spellingShingle maize
zea mays
stem eating insects
genotypes
pests of plants
inbred lines
Tamiru, A.
Paliwal, R.
Manthi, S.J.
Odeny, Damaris Achieng
Midega, C.A.
Khan, Z.R.
Pickett, J.A.
Bruce, T.J.
Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize
title Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize
title_full Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize
title_fullStr Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize
title_full_unstemmed Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize
title_short Genome-wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call‑for‑help” defence trait in maize
title_sort genome wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced call for help defence trait in maize
topic maize
zea mays
stem eating insects
genotypes
pests of plants
inbred lines
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110934
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