Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia

The wheat NAM-B1 and NAM-A1 genes are positively associated with grain protein content (GPC) in wheat. We conducted molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in 51 Australian wheat varieties (Triticum aestivum L.), with the aim of improving GPC and nitrogen-usage efficiency in Australian wheat....

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Main Authors: Yang, R., Juhasz, A., Zhang, Y., Chen, X., She, M., Zhang, J., Maddern, R., Edwards, I., Diepeveen, Dean, Islam, S., Ma, W.
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Published: CSIRO Publishing 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74148
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author Yang, R.
Juhasz, A.
Zhang, Y.
Chen, X.
Zhang, Y.
She, M.
Zhang, J.
Maddern, R.
Edwards, I.
Diepeveen, Dean
Islam, S.
Ma, W.
author_facet Yang, R.
Juhasz, A.
Zhang, Y.
Chen, X.
Zhang, Y.
She, M.
Zhang, J.
Maddern, R.
Edwards, I.
Diepeveen, Dean
Islam, S.
Ma, W.
author_sort Yang, R.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The wheat NAM-B1 and NAM-A1 genes are positively associated with grain protein content (GPC) in wheat. We conducted molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in 51 Australian wheat varieties (Triticum aestivum L.), with the aim of improving GPC and nitrogen-usage efficiency in Australian wheat. In summary, the wild type NAM-B1 gene, which originated from Israel, was identified in two Australian wheat varieties. Five varieties contained a deletion allele, whereas the majority (43) harboured a non-functional NAM-B1 allele and one variety contained both functional and non-functional alleles. Twenty-six Australian wheat varieties contained the NAM-A1a haplotype, which was similar to its well-characterised homoeolog NAM-B1 wild type and associated with high GPC. The NAM-D1 gene in the 51 wheat varieties was also characterised, and no gene variation in the exon regions was noted; only two single-nucleotide polymorphisms in introns 1 and 2 were found among the 51 varieties.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-741482019-07-16T08:13:43Z Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia Yang, R. Juhasz, A. Zhang, Y. Chen, X. Zhang, Y. She, M. Zhang, J. Maddern, R. Edwards, I. Diepeveen, Dean Islam, S. Ma, W. The wheat NAM-B1 and NAM-A1 genes are positively associated with grain protein content (GPC) in wheat. We conducted molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in 51 Australian wheat varieties (Triticum aestivum L.), with the aim of improving GPC and nitrogen-usage efficiency in Australian wheat. In summary, the wild type NAM-B1 gene, which originated from Israel, was identified in two Australian wheat varieties. Five varieties contained a deletion allele, whereas the majority (43) harboured a non-functional NAM-B1 allele and one variety contained both functional and non-functional alleles. Twenty-six Australian wheat varieties contained the NAM-A1a haplotype, which was similar to its well-characterised homoeolog NAM-B1 wild type and associated with high GPC. The NAM-D1 gene in the 51 wheat varieties was also characterised, and no gene variation in the exon regions was noted; only two single-nucleotide polymorphisms in introns 1 and 2 were found among the 51 varieties. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74148 10.1071/CP18273 CSIRO Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Yang, R.
Juhasz, A.
Zhang, Y.
Chen, X.
Zhang, Y.
She, M.
Zhang, J.
Maddern, R.
Edwards, I.
Diepeveen, Dean
Islam, S.
Ma, W.
Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia
title Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia
title_full Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia
title_fullStr Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia
title_full_unstemmed Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia
title_short Molecular characterisation of the NAM-1 genes in bread wheat in Australia
title_sort molecular characterisation of the nam-1 genes in bread wheat in australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74148