Triticale (×Triticosecale Wittmack) is a commercial hybrid harboring wheat (Triticum sp.) and rye (Secale cereale L.) genomes. The limited genetic diversity of this crop resulted in the collapse of fungal disease resistance. Leaf rust disease, caused by Puccinia triticina Eriks. is reported to reduce the triticale yield significantly (more than 30%). There is a need to enlarge the genetic variability of this crop including leaf resistance genes. The main aim of this research was to transfer Lr39 and Lr54 leaf rust resistance genes into triticale from Aegilops tauschii and Ae. kotschyi, respectively. A reaction of seedlings of 200 plants of two triticale-Aegilops translocation lines (Bogo-2Dt.2R and Sekundo-2Sk.2R) was compared after inoculation with a natural mixture of P. triticina races, specific to triticale. Before inoculation, each plant was screened using molecular cytogenetics and molecular markers linked to leaf rust resistance genes. Presence of Aegilops chromosome segments was confirmed using genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). Lr39 and Lr54 leaf rust resistance genes were identified using Xgdm35 and S14 molecular markers, respectively. After inoculation, a significant improvement of resistance severity was observed in Sekundo-2Sk.2R in comparison with triticale cv. Sekundo plants. The resistance level of Bogo-2Dt.2R did not differ compared to triticale cv. Bogo plants. It was shown, that Lr39 gene did not increase the leaf rust resistance level of triticale cv. Bogo.

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Supporting Information 1. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s HSD test for leaf rust infection scores (independent samples) of three groups of plants: 1) triticale cv. Bogo, 2) triticale cv. Sekundo and 3) wheat cv. Michgan Amber. HSD - the absolute (unsigned) difference between any two sample means required for significance at the designated level HSD[.05] for the .05 level; HSD[.01] for the .01 level.
Supporting Information 2. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s HSD test for leaf rust infection scores (independent samples) of Bogo-2Dt.2R translocation line after: 1) 5, 2) 10 and 3) 15 days post inoculation (dpi). HSD - the absolute (unsigned) difference between any two sample means required for significance at the designated level HSD[.05] for the .05 level; HSD[.01] for the .01 level.
Supporting Information 3. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s HSD test for leaf rust infection scores (independent samples) of Sekundo-2Sk.2R translocation line after: 1) 5, 2) 10 and 3) 15 days post inoculation (dpi).
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Posted 18 Feb, 2021
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Posted 18 Feb, 2021
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Triticale (×Triticosecale Wittmack) is a commercial hybrid harboring wheat (Triticum sp.) and rye (Secale cereale L.) genomes. The limited genetic diversity of this crop resulted in the collapse of fungal disease resistance. Leaf rust disease, caused by Puccinia triticina Eriks. is reported to reduce the triticale yield significantly (more than 30%). There is a need to enlarge the genetic variability of this crop including leaf resistance genes. The main aim of this research was to transfer Lr39 and Lr54 leaf rust resistance genes into triticale from Aegilops tauschii and Ae. kotschyi, respectively. A reaction of seedlings of 200 plants of two triticale-Aegilops translocation lines (Bogo-2Dt.2R and Sekundo-2Sk.2R) was compared after inoculation with a natural mixture of P. triticina races, specific to triticale. Before inoculation, each plant was screened using molecular cytogenetics and molecular markers linked to leaf rust resistance genes. Presence of Aegilops chromosome segments was confirmed using genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). Lr39 and Lr54 leaf rust resistance genes were identified using Xgdm35 and S14 molecular markers, respectively. After inoculation, a significant improvement of resistance severity was observed in Sekundo-2Sk.2R in comparison with triticale cv. Sekundo plants. The resistance level of Bogo-2Dt.2R did not differ compared to triticale cv. Bogo plants. It was shown, that Lr39 gene did not increase the leaf rust resistance level of triticale cv. Bogo.

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This is a list of supplementary files associated with this preprint. Click to download.
Supporting Information 1. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s HSD test for leaf rust infection scores (independent samples) of three groups of plants: 1) triticale cv. Bogo, 2) triticale cv. Sekundo and 3) wheat cv. Michgan Amber. HSD - the absolute (unsigned) difference between any two sample means required for significance at the designated level HSD[.05] for the .05 level; HSD[.01] for the .01 level.
Supporting Information 2. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s HSD test for leaf rust infection scores (independent samples) of Bogo-2Dt.2R translocation line after: 1) 5, 2) 10 and 3) 15 days post inoculation (dpi). HSD - the absolute (unsigned) difference between any two sample means required for significance at the designated level HSD[.05] for the .05 level; HSD[.01] for the .01 level.
Supporting Information 3. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s HSD test for leaf rust infection scores (independent samples) of Sekundo-2Sk.2R translocation line after: 1) 5, 2) 10 and 3) 15 days post inoculation (dpi).
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