Marker-assisted pyramiding of lycopene-ε-cyclase, β-carotene hydroxylase1 and opaque2 genes for development of biofortified maize hybrids

Malnutrition affects growth and development in humans and causes socio-economic losses. Normal maize is deficient in essential amino acids, lysine and tryptophan; and vitamin-A. Crop biofortification is a sustainable and economical approach to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition. We combined favorable alleles of crtRB1 and lcyE genes into opaque2 (o2)-based four inbreds viz. QLM11, QLM12, QLM13, and QLM14 using marker-assisted backcross breeding. These are parents of quality protein maize versions of two elite hybrids viz. Buland and PMH1, grown in India. Gene-based SSRs for o2 and InDel markers for crtRB1 and lcyE were successfully employed for foreground selection in BC1F1, BC2F1, and BC2F2 generations. The recurrent parent genome recovery ranged from 88.9 to 96.0% among introgressed progenies. Kernels of pyramided lines possessed a high concentration of proA (7.14-9.63 ppm), compared to 1.05 to 1.41 ppm in the recurrent parents, while lysine and tryptophan ranged from 0.28-0.44% and 0.07-0.09%, respectively. The reconstituted hybrids (RBuland and RPMH1) showed significant enhancement of endosperm proA (6.97-9.82 ppm), tryptophan (0.07-0.09%), and lysine (0.29-0.43%), while grain yield was at par with their original versions. The dissemination of reconstituted hybrids holds significant promise to alleviate vitamin-A deficiency and protein-energy malnutrition in developing countries.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 11(2021), 1 vom: 16. Juni, Seite 12642

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singh, Jagveer [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Shikha [VerfasserIn]
Kaur, Amandeep [VerfasserIn]
Vikal, Yogesh [VerfasserIn]
Cheema, Amandeep Kaur [VerfasserIn]
Bains, Balraj Kaur [VerfasserIn]
Kaur, Noorpreet [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Gurjit Kaur [VerfasserIn]
Malhotra, Pawan Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Ashok [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Priti [VerfasserIn]
Muthusamy, Vignesh [VerfasserIn]
Kaur, Amarjeet [VerfasserIn]
Chawla, Jasbir Singh [VerfasserIn]
Hossain, Firoz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

01YAE03M7J
11103-57-4
8DUH1N11BX
Beta Carotene
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 5.5.-
Genetic Markers
Intramolecular Lyases
Journal Article
K3Z4F929H6
Lycopene cyclase-isomerase
Lysine
Opaque-2 protein, Zea mays
Plant Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transcription Factors
Tryptophan
Vitamin A

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Date Completed 04.11.2021

Date Revised 04.11.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-021-92010-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32682989X