Molecular Approaches to Facilitate Marker-Assisted Selection for Soybean Aphid Resistance in Soybean

The objective of the fourth study was to test the associated effects of Rag1 on several important agronomic traits including yield in two elite Midwest adapted soybean backgrounds. This study was done because sometimes the introgression of resistance genes from nonadapted sources can carry undesirable genes through genetic linkages. To test for associated effects, field evaluations of two backcross populations segregating for Rag1 were conducted in multiple environments with no detectable soybean aphid infestations. This study revealed that Rag1 had no significant (P=0.05) associated effect on yield, plant height, and lodging score in either population. Rag1 was significantly (P=0.034) associated with a two-day delay in maturity in one population, and this maturity delay is likely caused by linkage between Rag1 and gene(s) that delayed maturity. This study indicates that Rag1 can be used for developing A. glycines resistant cultivars without an associated yield reduction in the Midwestern region of the USA.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Crop Sciences

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kim, Ki Seung

Contributors dc:contributor

• Diers, Brian W.

• Agriculture, Agronomy

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3392091

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85045