Utilization of alien genes to enhance Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat – A review

Authors: Cai, X.¹; Chen, P.²; Xu, S.³; Oliver, R.⁴; Chen, X.⁴

Source: Euphytica, Volume 142, Number 3, April 2005 , pp. 309-318(10)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive disease of wheat worldwide. Sources of resistance to FHB are limited in wheat. Search for novel sources of effective resistance to this disease has been an urgent need in wheat breeding. Fusarium head blight resistance has been identified in relatives of wheat. Alien chromatin carrying FHB resistance genes has been incorporated into wheat through chromosome addition, substitution, and translocation. Relatives of wheat demonstrate a great potential to enhance resistance of wheat to FHB.

Keywords: alien gene transfer; disease resistance; Fusarium head blight; wheat; wide hybridization

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-005-2437-y

Affiliations: 1: Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105, U.S.A., Email: xiwen.cai@ndsu.edu 2: Cytogenetics Institute, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, P. R. China, 3: USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105-5677, U.S.A., 4: Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105, U.S.A.,

Publication date: 2005-04-01