Marker assisted pyramiding of drought yield QTLs into a popular Malaysian rice cultivar MR219

摘要

BackgroundThree drought yield QTLs, qDTY2.2, qDTY3.1, and qDTY12.1 with consistent effect on grain yield under reproductive stage drought stress were pyramided through marker assisted breeding with the objective of improving the grain yield of the elite Malaysian rice cultivar MR219 under reproductive stage drought stress. Foreground selection using QTL specific markers, recombinant selection using flanking markers, and background selection were performed. BC1F3-derived lines with different combinations of qDTY2.2, qDTY3.1, and qDTY12.1 were evaluated under both reproductive stage drought stress and non-stress during the dry seasons of 2013 and 2014 at IRRI.