Introgressing the Aegilops tauschii genome into wheat as a basis for cereal improvement
Introgressing the Aegilops tauschii genome into wheat as a basis for cereal improvement
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DOI:
10.1038/s41477-021-00934-w
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发表时间:
2021
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18
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作者:
Zhou Yun;Bai Shenglong;Li Hao;Sun Guiling;Zhang Dale;Ma Feifei;Zhao Xinpeng;Nie Fang;Li Jingyao;Chen Liyang;Lv Linlin;Zhu Lele;Fan Ruixiao;Ge Yifan;Shaheen Aaqib;Guo Guanghui;Zhang Zhen;Ma Jianchao;Liang Huihui;Qiu Xiaolong;Hu Jiamin;Sun Ting;Hou Jingyi;H
Increasing crop production is necessary to feed the world’s expanding population, and crop breeders often utilize genetic variations to improve crop yield and quality. However, the narrow diversity of the wheat D genome seriously restricts its selective breeding. A practical solution is to exploit the genomic variations ofAegilops tauschiivia introgression. Here, we established a rapid introgression platform for transferring the overall genetic variations ofA. tauschiito elite wheats, thereby enriching the wheat germplasm pool. To accelerate the process, we assembled four new reference genomes, resequenced 278 accessions ofA. tauschiiand constructed the variation landscape of this wheat progenitor species. Genome comparisons highlighted diverse functional genes or novel haplotypes with potential applications in wheat improvement. We constructed the core germplasm ofA. tauschii, including 85 accessions covering more than 99% of the species’ overall genetic variations. This was crossed with elite wheat cultivars to generate anA. tauschii-wheat synthetic octoploid wheat (A-WSOW) pool. Laboratory and field analysis with two examples of the introgression lines confirmed its great potential for wheat breeding. Our high-quality reference genomes, genomic variation landscape ofA. tauschiiand the A-WSOW pool provide valuable resources to facilitate gene discovery and breeding in wheat.