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A Simple Protocol for Mapping the Plant Root System Architecture Traits

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Published on: February 10, 2023

A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection.

Charlotte Rambla¹, Sarah Van Der Meer¹, Kai P Voss-Fels¹

¹Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.

|January 11, 2022

Summary

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This study introduces a single plant selection (SPS) framework combining phenotypic selection, marker-assisted selection (MAS), and speed breeding to rapidly enhance root traits in wheat. The approach successfully modified root architecture, creating new elite lines for improved crop performance.

Keywords:

Root biomass Root system Root traits Segregating populations Seminal root angle Single plant selection Speed breeding Wheat breeding

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Area of Science:

Plant breeding
Agronomy
Genetics

Background:

Improving crop yield stability requires enhancing root traits, but traditional breeding methods are slow.
Innovative strategies are needed to accelerate the development of elite germplasm with desirable root characteristics for diverse environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and demonstrate a framework for rapidly modifying root traits in elite wheat germplasm.
To integrate phenotypic selection, marker-assisted selection (MAS), and speed breeding for efficient trait introgression.

Main Methods:

Developed a single plant selection (SPS) approach using non-destructive screening for seminal root angle and root biomass.
Integrated MAS with KASP markers for a root biomass quantitative trait locus (QTL) and employed speed breeding.
Applied SPS in a backcrossing program to modify the root system of elite bread wheat line Borlaug100.

Main Results:

Demonstrated non-destructive methods for assessing seminal root angle and root biomass in wheat seedlings.
Achieved a significant shift (30°) in mean seminal root angle within one generation via bi-directional selection.
Developed BC2F4:F5 introgression lines with diverse root configurations and modified root biomass within 18 months, retaining elite above-ground traits.

Conclusions:

The SPS approach provides a rapid and effective method for manipulating root traits in crop breeding.
Newly developed elite wheat lines with altered root systems offer valuable resources for studying genotype-by-environment interactions and improving crop productivity.