Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study

The global spread of yellow rust has posed a significant threat to wheat production, making the identification of novel resistance-conferring genetic loci crucial. The near-Himalayan region has been proposed as the pathogen's origin and is characterized by strong and diverse disease pressure. Even t...

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Autores principales: Jung, Katharina, Akiyama, Reiko, Nie, Jilu, Nitta, Miyuki, Hamaya, Naoto-Benjamin, Qureshi, Naeela, Bhavani, Sridhar, Wicker, Thomas, Keller, Beat, Kishii, Masahiro, Nasuda, Shuhei, Shimizu, Kentaro K.
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Publicado: Springer 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179260
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author Jung, Katharina
Akiyama, Reiko
Nie, Jilu
Nitta, Miyuki
Hamaya, Naoto-Benjamin
Qureshi, Naeela
Bhavani, Sridhar
Wicker, Thomas
Keller, Beat
Kishii, Masahiro
Nasuda, Shuhei
Shimizu, Kentaro K.
author_browse Akiyama, Reiko
Bhavani, Sridhar
Hamaya, Naoto-Benjamin
Jung, Katharina
Keller, Beat
Kishii, Masahiro
Nasuda, Shuhei
Nie, Jilu
Nitta, Miyuki
Qureshi, Naeela
Shimizu, Kentaro K.
Wicker, Thomas
author_facet Jung, Katharina
Akiyama, Reiko
Nie, Jilu
Nitta, Miyuki
Hamaya, Naoto-Benjamin
Qureshi, Naeela
Bhavani, Sridhar
Wicker, Thomas
Keller, Beat
Kishii, Masahiro
Nasuda, Shuhei
Shimizu, Kentaro K.
author_sort Jung, Katharina
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The global spread of yellow rust has posed a significant threat to wheat production, making the identification of novel resistance-conferring genetic loci crucial. The near-Himalayan region has been proposed as the pathogen's origin and is characterized by strong and diverse disease pressure. Even though this makes wheat varieties from this region likely to harbor resistance, Asian germplasm has been highly underrepresented in modern breeding. To explore this potential, we screened an Asian nested association mapping (NAM) population comprising traditional and modern wheat varieties under artificial epidemics in multiple field trials. Combined quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping revealed the two resistance genes Lr67/Yr46/Sr55 and Lr34/Yr18/Sr57, as well as two potentially novel yellow rust resistance loci. The resistant allele of the first one, located on chromosome 3D, is unique to a traditional variety from Nepal, while the second one, found on chromosome 5B, is present in several NAM families. The broad geographic distribution of this QTL across regions with high disease pressure suggests it may serve as a durable source of resistance. Strong observed resistances were conferred by a combination of several resistance loci, suggesting the stacking of resistances as a successful strategy in yellow rust hotspot areas.
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spelling CGSpace1792602025-12-24T02:02:55Z Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study Jung, Katharina Akiyama, Reiko Nie, Jilu Nitta, Miyuki Hamaya, Naoto-Benjamin Qureshi, Naeela Bhavani, Sridhar Wicker, Thomas Keller, Beat Kishii, Masahiro Nasuda, Shuhei Shimizu, Kentaro K. rusts disease resistance wheat quantitative trait loci The global spread of yellow rust has posed a significant threat to wheat production, making the identification of novel resistance-conferring genetic loci crucial. The near-Himalayan region has been proposed as the pathogen's origin and is characterized by strong and diverse disease pressure. Even though this makes wheat varieties from this region likely to harbor resistance, Asian germplasm has been highly underrepresented in modern breeding. To explore this potential, we screened an Asian nested association mapping (NAM) population comprising traditional and modern wheat varieties under artificial epidemics in multiple field trials. Combined quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping revealed the two resistance genes Lr67/Yr46/Sr55 and Lr34/Yr18/Sr57, as well as two potentially novel yellow rust resistance loci. The resistant allele of the first one, located on chromosome 3D, is unique to a traditional variety from Nepal, while the second one, found on chromosome 5B, is present in several NAM families. The broad geographic distribution of this QTL across regions with high disease pressure suggests it may serve as a durable source of resistance. Strong observed resistances were conferred by a combination of several resistance loci, suggesting the stacking of resistances as a successful strategy in yellow rust hotspot areas. 2025-07 2025-12-23T19:39:09Z 2025-12-23T19:39:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179260 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Jung, K., Akiyama, R., Nie, J., Nitta, M., Hamaya, N., Qureshi, N., Bhavani, S., Wicker, T., Keller, B., Kishii, M., Nasuda, S., & Shimizu, K. K. (2025). Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 138(7), 135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-04886-z
spellingShingle rusts
disease resistance
wheat
quantitative trait loci
Jung, Katharina
Akiyama, Reiko
Nie, Jilu
Nitta, Miyuki
Hamaya, Naoto-Benjamin
Qureshi, Naeela
Bhavani, Sridhar
Wicker, Thomas
Keller, Beat
Kishii, Masahiro
Nasuda, Shuhei
Shimizu, Kentaro K.
Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study
title Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study
title_full Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study
title_fullStr Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study
title_full_unstemmed Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study
title_short Unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near-Himalayan region: insights from a nested association mapping study
title_sort unveiling yellow rust resistance in the near himalayan region insights from a nested association mapping study
topic rusts
disease resistance
wheat
quantitative trait loci
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179260
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