Thinopyrum bessarabicum:biochemical and cytological markers for the detection of genetic introgression in its hybrid derivatives withTriticum aestivumL.
✍ Scribed by M. D. H. M. William; A. Mujeeb-Kazi
- Book ID
- 104670095
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 624 KB
- Volume
- 86-86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-5752
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✦ Synopsis
Thinopyrum bessarabicum (2n = 2x = 14, JJ) with its unique property of salt tolerance provides a potential means for the transfer of this important and complex trait into cultivated wheat through intergeneric hybridization. To accomplish this, diagnostic markers for detecting the presence of Th. bessarabicum chromosomes in a wheat background have to be established. The C-banded karyotype of Th. bessarabicum distinctly identifies individual Th. bessarabicum chromosomes and separates them from those of Triticum aestivum. Also, seven protein/isozymes, i.e., malate dehydrogenase, high-molecular-weight glutenin, Superoxide dismutase, grain esterase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, β-amylase and α-amylase, were identified as being positive markers specific to Th. bessarabicum; these were also expressed in the T. aestivum/Th. bessarabicum amphiploid. These diagnostic biochemical markers could be useful in detecting and establishing homoeology of Th. bessarabicum chromosomes in T. aestivum/Th. bessarabicum intergeneric hybrid derivatives.