1. Combining higher accumulation of amylopectin, lysine and tryptophan in maize hybrids through genomics-assisted stacking of waxy1 and opaque2 genes.
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Talukder ZA, Muthusamy V, Chhabra R, Gain N, Reddappa SB, Mishra SJ, Kasana R, Bhatt V, Chand G, Katral A, Mehta BK, Guleria SK, Zunjare RU, and Hossain F
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- Genotype, Selection, Genetic, Amylopectin metabolism, Chimera genetics, Chimera metabolism, Genes, Plant genetics, Genes, Recessive genetics, Genomics methods, Lysine metabolism, Plant Breeding methods, Tryptophan metabolism, Zea mays genetics, Zea mays metabolism
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Waxy maize rich in amylopectin has emerged as a preferred food. However, waxy maize is poor in lysine and tryptophan, deficiency of which cause severe health problems. So far, no waxy hybrid with high lysine and tryptophan has been developed and commercialized. Here, we combined recessive waxy1 (wx1) and opaque2 (o2) genes in the parental lines of four popular hybrids (HQPM1, HQPM4, HQPM5, and HQPM7) using genomics-assisted breeding. The gene-based markers, wx-2507F/RG and phi057 specific for wx1 and o2, respectively were successfully used to genotype BC
1 F1 , BC2 F1 and BC2 F2 populations. Background selection with > 100 SSRs resulted in recovering > 94% of the recurrent parent genome. The reconstituted hybrids showed 1.4-fold increase in amylopectin (mean: 98.84%) compared to the original hybrids (mean: 72.45%). The reconstituted hybrids also showed 14.3% and 14.6% increase in lysine (mean: 0.384%) and tryptophan (mean: 0.102%), respectively over the original hybrids (lysine: 0.336%, tryptophan: 0.089%). Reconstituted hybrids also possessed similar grain yield (mean: 6248 kg/ha) with their original versions (mean: 6111 kg/ha). The waxy hybrids with high lysine and tryptophan assume great significance in alleviating malnutrition through sustainable and cost-effective means. This is the first report of development of lysine and tryptophan rich waxy hybrids using genomics-assisted selection., (© 2022. The Author(s).)- Published
- 2022
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