Comprehensive evaluation of mapping complex traits in wheat using genome-wide association studies

DK Saini, Y Chopra, J Singh, KS Sandhu, A Kumar… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are effectively applied to detect the marker trait
associations (MTAs) using whole genome-wide variants for complex quantitative traits in …

Consensus genomic regions associated with multiple abiotic stress tolerance in wheat and implications for wheat breeding

MJ Tanin, DK Saini, KS Sandhu, N Pal, S Gudi… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In wheat, a meta-analysis was performed using previously identified QTLs associated with
drought stress (DS), heat stress (HS), salinity stress (SS), water-logging stress (WS), pre …

Meta-QTL analysis in wheat: progress, challenges and opportunities

D Sharma, A Kumari, P Sharma, A Singh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
Wheat, an important cereal crop globally, faces major challenges due to increasing global
population and changing climates. The production and productivity are challenged by …

Unravelling consensus genomic regions associated with quality traits in wheat using meta-analysis of quantitative trait loci

S Gudi, DK Saini, G Singh, P Halladakeri, P Kumar… - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion Meta-analysis in wheat for three major quality traits identified 110 meta-
QTL (MQTL) with reduced confidence interval (CI). Five GWAS validated MQTL (viz., 1A. 1 …

Meta-QTLs, ortho-MQTLs and candidate genes for the traits contributing to salinity stress tolerance in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

N Pal, DK Saini, S Kumar - Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021 - Springer
A meta-analysis of QTLs associated with the traits contributing to salinity tolerance was
undertaken in wheat to detect consensus and robust meta-QTLs (MQTLs) using 844 known …

Consensus genomic regions associated with grain protein content in hexaploid and tetraploid wheat

P Saini, I Sheikh, DK Saini, RR Mir, HS Dhaliwal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A meta-analysis of QTLs associated with grain protein content (GPC) was conducted in
hexaploid and tetraploid wheat to identify robust and stable meta-QTLs (MQTLs). For this …

Comprehensive meta-QTL analysis for dissecting the genetic architecture of stripe rust resistance in bread wheat

S Kumar, DK Saini, F Jan, S Jan, M Tahir, I Djalovic… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Yellow or stripe rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is
an important disease of wheat that threatens wheat production. Since developing resistant …

Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and meta-QTL analysis for kernel size-related traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

J Ma, Y Liu, P Zhang, T Chen, T Tian, P Wang, Z Che… - BMC Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Background Kernel size-related traits, including kernel length (KL), kernel width (KW), kernel
diameter ratio (KDR) and kernel thickness (KT), are critical determinants for wheat kernel …

Meta-QTLs for multiple disease resistance involving three rusts in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

N Pal, I Jan, DK Saini, K Kumar, A Kumar… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Key message In wheat, multiple disease resistance meta-QTLs (MDR-MQTLs) and
underlying candidate genes for the three rusts were identified which may prove useful for …

Genome-wide meta-QTL analyses provide novel insight into disease resistance repertoires in common bean

A Rahmanzadeh, B Khahani, SM Taghavi, M Khojasteh… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is considered a staple food in a
number of developing countries. Several diseases attack the crop leading to substantial …