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Allele variation in loci for adaptive response in Bulgarian wheat cultivars and landraces and its effect on heading date

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2011

Stanislav Kolev ,
Dimitar Vassilev ,
Kostadin Kostov  and
Elena Todorovska
Stanislav Kolev
Affiliation:
AgroBioInstitute, 8 Dragan Tsankov, Str., 1164Sofia, Bulgaria
Dimitar Vassilev
Affiliation:
AgroBioInstitute, 8 Dragan Tsankov, Str., 1164Sofia, Bulgaria
Kostadin Kostov
Affiliation:
Dobroudzha Agricultural Institute, 9200G. Toshevo, Bulgaria
Elena Todorovska*
Affiliation:
AgroBioInstitute, 8 Dragan Tsankov, Str., 1164Sofia, Bulgaria
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: e.g.todorovska@gmail.com
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Abstract

Allele composition at the major growth habit (Ppd-D1, Vrn-1, Rht-1 and Rht8) loci was determined in 52 Bulgarian bread wheat cultivars and landraces, using recently developed diagnostic molecular markers. The study showed that Bulgarian wheat germplasm varies for photoperiod, vernalization and height-reducing genes. The photoperiod-sensitive allele (Ppd-D1b) was the most frequent one in the old cultivars and landraces (90.9%), while the photoperiod-insensitive allele (Ppd-D1a) showed the highest frequency in the modern cultivars (96.71%). The alleles conferring winter growth habit (vrn-A1, vrn-B1 and vrn-D1) were more common in both the old (72.7%) and the modern (93.3%) wheat genotypes. The spring allele Vrn-A1c was not detected in Bulgarian germplasm, while the spring allele Vrn-B1 was found only in the old genotypes (13.6%). The semi-dwarfing allele Rht-B1b was observed in several modern cultivars. Seven allele variants were found in the microsatellite locus Xgwm261, closely located to the Rht8 gene. Among them, alleles of 164, 212 and 216 bp length were specific for the old genotypes studied, while alleles of 192 and 202 bp length were specific for the modern ones. The allele combination Rht-B1b//192 or 202 bp allele (Xgwm261 locus)//Ppd-D1a//vrn-A1/vrn–B1/vrn-D1 was detected in most of the early-heading modern cultivars. Our study emphasizes on the plasticity of the adaptive response of bread wheat cultivars sown in Bulgaria, as well as on the effect of variation for major growth habit on some yield and reproductive characteristics.

Keywords

adaptive response genes (Ppd-D1Vrn-A1Vrn-B1Vrn-DRht8 and Rht-1); allele composition; molecular markers; wheat (T. aestivum L.)
Type
Research Article
Information
Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , July 2011 , pp. 251 - 255
Copyright
Copyright © NIAB 2011

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