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September 16-18, 2024 | Rome, Italy
GPMB 2022

Dan Singh Jakhar

Dan Singh Jakhar, Speaker at Plant Events
Agriculture University, Jodhpur, India
Title : Microsatellites facilitated investigation of quantitative trait loci for TLB resistance in maize

Abstract:

Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) incited by Exserohilum turcicum is a most persistent and destructive foliar disease of maize in a range of countries, including India. In Indian scenario, the states of Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh are the most affected by TLB disease. It causes substantial reductions in grain yield due to epiphytotics, these losses can range from 25% to 90%, depending on the severity of the disease. With the help of two mapping populations, F2:3 families and F2:6 families (RILs, Recombinant Inbred Lines), in two different environments, E1 (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India; 250N, 830E) and E2 (Nagenahalli, Karnataka, India; 120N, 760E) under artificial epiphytotic condition, this study attempts to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) by using microsatellites. A total of 23 QTLs for maize TLB resistance were found. Eight of these QTLs were found in the F2:3 mapping population of the CM 212 x V 336 cross, while fifteen QTLs were found in the RILs of the CM 212 x CM 145 cross. In order to advance resistance breeding programmes, this work attempts to identify and map the novel QTLs for TLB resistance in maize.

 

Biography:

(Dr. Singh graduated at the Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani in 2012 and Post-graduated at the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri in 2014. He received his PhD degree in 2018 at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in the discipline of Genetics & Plant Breeding and he obtained the position of Assistant Professor at the Agriculture University, Jodhpur. He has published 20 research papers in referred Journals, 2 Books, 4 Booklets or Practical manuals, 15 Popular articles, 6 Book chapters, 6 Review articles, as well as actively participated in 20 Seminar/Symposia/Workshop at national and International level.)

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