Spontaneous wheat-Aegilops biuncialis, Ae. geniculata and Ae. triuncialis amphiploid production, a potential way of gene transference
Keywords:
AEGILOPS, TRITICUM AESTIVUM, HYBRIDIZATION, HYBRIDS, POLYPLOIDY, GENE TRANSFER, INTROGRESSION
Abstract
Some F1 hybrid plants between three species of the Aegilops genus and different hexaploid wheat Triticum aestivum cultivars show certain self-fertility, with averages of F1 hybrids bearing F2 seeds of 8.17%, 5.12% and 48.14% for Aegilops biuncialis, Aegilops geniculata and Aegilops triuncialis respectively. In the Ae. triuncialis-wheat combination with ";Astral" wheat cultivar, the fertility was higher than that found in the other combinations. All the F2 seeds studied were spontaneous amphiploids (2n=10x=70). The present study evidences the possibility of spontaneous formation of amphiploids between these three Aegilops species and hexaploid wheat and discusses their relevance for gene transference. Future risk assessment of transgenic wheat cultivars needs to evaluate the importance of amphiploids as a bridge for transgene introgression and for gene escape to the wild.Downloads
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Published
2009-09-01
How to Cite
Loureiro, I., Escorial, C., García-Baudin, J., & Chueca, C. (2009). Spontaneous wheat-Aegilops biuncialis, Ae. geniculata and Ae. triuncialis amphiploid production, a potential way of gene transference. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(3), 614-620. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2009073-445
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Agricultural environment and ecology
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