Abstract
Maize rough dwarf disease (MRDD) caused by pathogenic viruses in the genus Fijivirus in the family Reoviridae is one of the most destructive diseases in maize. The pyramiding of effective resistance genes into maize varieties is a potential approach to reduce the damage resulting from the disease. Two major quantitative trait loci (QTLs) (qMrdd2 and qMrdd8) have been previously identified. The resistance genes ZmGLK36 and ZmGDIα-hel have also been cloned with the functional markers Indel-26 and IDP25K, respectively. In this study, ZmGLK36 and ZmGDIα-hel were introgressed to improve MRDD resistance of maize lines (Zheng58, Chang7-2, B73, Mo17, and their derived hybrids Zhengdan958 and B73 × Mo17) via marker-assisted selection (MAS). The converted lines and their derived hybrids, carrying one or two genes, were evaluated for MRDD resistance using artificial inoculation methods. The double-gene pyramiding lines and their derived hybrids exhibited increased resistance to MRDD compared to the monogenic lines and the respective hybrids. The genetic backgrounds of the converted lines were highly similar (90.85–98.58%) to the recurrent parents. In addition, agronomic trait evaluation demonstrated that pyramiding lines with one or two genes and their derived hybrids were not significantly different from the recurrent parents and their hybrids under nonpathogenic stress, including period traits (tasseling, pollen shedding, and silking), yield traits (ear length, grain weight per ear and 100-kernel weight) and quality traits (protein and starch content). There were differences in plant architecture traits between the improved lines and their hybrids. This study illustrated the successful development of gene pyramiding for improving MRDD resistance by advancing the breeding process.
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This work was supported by a grant from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFD1201802), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32301799) and the Agricultural Science & Technology Innovation Program.
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The experiment was designed and conceived by JW and JZ; GL and ZX were responsible for data analysis, manuscript writing, and artificial inoculation of RBSDV; ZZ and JH extracted the DNA; XL, ZH and ML provided the material; DZ, JW, CM and HY recorded and analyzed the agronomic traits and MRDD resistance. All authors read and approved the manuscript.
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Li, G., Xu, Z., Wang, J. et al. Gene pyramiding of ZmGLK36 and ZmGDIα-hel for rough dwarf disease resistance in maize. Mol Breeding 44, 25 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-024-01466-9
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