Musharib Gull , Asif B. Shikari , Gazala H. Khan , Parvaze A. Sofi , Nakeeb-Un- Nisa , M. Ashraf Ahanger , Basu Sudhakar Reddy , Aravind Jukanti , S.M. Zargar , F.A. Mohiddin , Shabir H. Wani , Suhail Ashraf , Mahandiya Iqbal , Shahid Mushtaq , Najeeb Ul Rehman Sofi
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Pigmented rices are popular and are grown in specific ecological niches in various Indian states. The most prominent among them is red rice which is known for its distinctive flavour, texture and micronutrients (Fe & Zn). Zag is a cultivated red rice landrace from Jammu and Kashmir known for having comparatively higher levels of iron and zinc. However, the area under this cultivar is shrinking because it is highly susceptible to blast disease caused by Magnophortheoryzae, where losses are often as high as 70 % and complete yield loss may occur. To address this, in the present study a three-gene donor line, DHMAS70Q164-1b harbouring resistance genes Pi54, Pi1, and Pita, was used to incorporate the three genes into the genetic background of red the rice cultivar Zag using a marker-assisted backcross breeding programme (MABC). Foreground selection was carried out using molecular markers Pi54MAS, RM224 and YL 155/87 to select for genes Pi54, Pi1 and Pita respectively. In the BC1F1 15 plants were screened for the genes Pi54, Pi1 and Pita and two of these plants K16-32-2 and K16-32-6 were found to be heterozygous for all three genes. The three-gene BC1F1 plants were selfed to produce a BC1F2generation. Based on plant and grain type 100 BC1F2 were selected and subjected to selection for identification of homozygotes for the three genes. Six BC1F2 plants out of 100 were found to be homozygotes for all the three genes, two were positive for two genes (Pi1+Pita) and two were positive for the Pita gene. These 10-backcross derived blast resistant lines were subjected to background analysis using a total of 67 genome wide polymorphic markers including KASP SNP genotyping with 51 SNPs. The introgressed lines were evaluated for agronomic traits and cooking quality as well as grain Zn and Fe content. The promising introgressed lines namelyK16-32-2-20, K16-32-2-22, K16-32-6-51 and K16-32-6-81 recorded a background genome recovery of 69, 86, 84 and 80 % respectively. The derived lines expressed resistance to diagnostic isolates under controlled conditions and showed resistance under natural field conditions. The backcross derived lines possess cooking quality traits and Fe & Zn content equal to those of the recurrent parent Zag. The lines are proposed for multi-location testing after seed multiplication and can be recommended as genetically improved resistant versions of the red rice var. Zag.
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