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  • Agricultural Science
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science

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  • Abiotic stresses like salinity, submergence, and drought significantly reduce rice productivity.
  • Developing climate-resilient rice varieties is crucial for global food security.
  • The Improved White Ponni (IWP) variety, though high-yielding, is susceptible to these major abiotic stresses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introgress multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with abiotic stress tolerance into the IWP rice variety.
  • To develop a multi-stress resistant rice line with improved yield potential.
  • To assess the effectiveness of targeted QTLs in enhancing tolerance to salt, submergence, and drought.

Main Methods:

  • Introgression of five specific QTLs (Sub1 + SalT + DTY2.2 + DTY3.1 + DTY6.1) into the IWP background using foreground marker selection.
  • Phenotypic selection based on grain quality and stress performance in segregating populations.
  • Background genome recovery analysis to ensure genetic purity of selected lines.
  • Evaluation of advanced lines for stress resistance and yield.

Main Results:

  • Identified superior F3 lines exhibiting over 80% genome recovery of the IWP parent.
  • Two lines, F3-IWP-747-301 and F3-IWP-747-338, demonstrated resistance to all three abiotic stresses (salt, submergence, drought).
  • These elite lines maintained desirable grain quality (medium-thin kernel, intermediate gelatinisation temperature) and showed enhanced yield.

Conclusions:

  • The introgressed QTLs effectively mitigate yield loss caused by salt, submergence, and drought stress.
  • The developed IWP variant possesses multi-abiotic stress resistance, offering a promising solution for sustainable rice production.
  • This study provides a foundation for breeding rice varieties with robust tolerance to diverse environmental challenges.