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A PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE AFLP MARKERS FOR LEAF RUST RESISTANCE GENE LR13 BY USING NEARISOGENIC LINES OF SPRING WHEAT CV. THATCHER

Fatma AYKUT TONK , Süer YÜCE

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to detect candidate DNA markers for leaf rust resistance gene Lr13. The NIL groups were constructed from a set of near isogenic lines of wheat cv. Thatcher containing in total 41 different Lr resistance genes. A total number of 246 primer combinations in the NIL groups were screened for DNA polymorphism by using the AFLP method. Twenty-eight AFLP primer combinations yielded 33 polymorphic bands in Tc+Lr13 line. To confirm these polymorphic bands, 28 primer combinations were investigated in 41 Thatcher near isogenic lines. Six primer combinations amplified specific band products in Tc+Lr13. It was concluded that these AFLP markers can be linked to Lr13 gene and in further studies on Lr13 resistance gene, these six AFLP markers should be analyzed in near isogenic lines. Also, construction of the NIL groups can be useful in terms of time and cost of the molecular researches including Thatcher near isogenic lines.

Keyword: : AFLP, leaf rust, Lr13, wheat. ,

Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio

Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Wielkopolska region at the Gorzyń Research Station, Poland (52.34°N, 15.54°E) in Central Europe. The study was conducted over a 3-year period (2017, 2018, 2019) as a two-factorial design with four replications in the RCBD. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of the cultivar (‘Bolero’, ‘Tytan’) and the inoculation (Nitragina–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora I–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora II–soil inoculation, HiStick® Lupin–seeds inoculation) on plant development, seeds chemical composition and yielding of narrow-leaved lupin. The weather conditions and experimental factors significantly influenced on productivity of narrow-leaved lupin ‘Tytan’. Drought during the growing season reduced seeds and protein yields. After inoculation of HiStck the seeds yield was significantly greater by 12.4% (p < 0.01) and the protein yield after application of Nitroflora I or HiStick by 13.9% (p < 0.01) and 19.2% (p < 0.01), respectively. Correlation coefficients showed strong relations between number of pods and seeds per plant in both cultivars regardless of the inoculation variant, however the strongest relations in both cultivar were proved on HiStick treatment.
Keyword: Biological nitrogen fixation, chemical composition, legumes, protein efficiency, yielding