Table 1 Summary of the aims of this study, and the methods and genotypes used in the experiments.

From: 1RS arm of Secale cereanum ‘Kriszta’ confers resistance to stripe rust, improved yield components and high arabinoxylan content in wheat

Aim

Method

Genotype

Assessment of infection responses to natural stripe rust infections under field conditions (2014–2016), in order to compare the resistance of the lines carrying 1RS of different origin.

Visual observation and scoring according to the modified Cobb scale (percentages of infected leaf area)

Mv9kr1 (parent of ‘179’), ‘Kriszta’ (parent of ‘179’), ‘179’, ‘C5’, ‘D5’ (T1BL.1RS wheat lines), DA1R (Mv9kr1/‘Kriszta’ 1R addition line), ‘Mv Magdaléna’ (T1BL.1RS - ‘Petkus’)

Comparision of infection responses to leaf rust and powdery mildew under greenhouse conditions.

Artificial inoculation

Mv9kr1, ‘Kriszta’, ‘179’, ‘Mv Magdaléna’

Determination of morphological changes caused by the presence of ‘Kriszta’ 1RS (and/or lack of 1BS) in the Mv9kr1 genetic background.

Measurements both in field and after harvest

Mv9kr1, ‘Kriszta’, ‘179’

Detection of putative cytomolecular differences between 1RS chromosme arm of the stripe rust-susceptible ‘Mv Magdaléna’ (‘Petkus’ origin) and that of the resistant wheat line ‘179’.

Fluorescent in situ hybridization with repetitive DNA probe pSc179.2

Várda (S. cereale, parent of ‘Kriszta’), S. strictum (parent of ‘Kriszta’), ‘R797’, ‘Kriszta’ (S. cereanum parent of ‘179’), ‘179’, ‘Mv Magdaléna’

Detection of changes in the storage protein composition and dietary fiber content of the line ‘179’ caused by the presence of ‘Kriszta’ 1RS arm in the Mv9kr1 genetic background.

Kjeldahl-method SE-HPLC RP-HPLC Colorimetry

Mv9kr1, ‘Kriszta’, ‘179’

Detection of putative differences in the ω-secalin subunit composition encoded by the Sec-1 locus on 1RS arms of different origin (‘Petkus’ vs. ‘Kriszta’).

Acid-polyacrylamid gel electrophoresis

Mv9kr1, ‘Kriszta’, ‘179’, ‘Mv Magdaléna’, Chinese Spring (as a reference)

Detection of putative differences at the DNA level between 1RS arms of ‘Petkus’ and ‘Kriszta’ origin, and selection of ‘Kriszta’ 1RS-specific markers for future use in development of other 1RS introgression lines.

SSR and ISBP marker analyses

Mv9kr1, ‘Kriszta’, ‘179’, ‘Mv Magdaléna’

Assessment of allelic variations between stripe rust-resistant and -sensitive T1RS.1BL lines.

DArTseq platform

Mv9kr1 (susceptible), ‘179’, ‘C5’, ‘D5’ (resistant), ‘Mv Magdaléna’ (susceptible), DA1R (susceptible)