Molecular Detection of Dwarf Genes in 211 Sichuan Wheat Varieties(Lines)
[Objective]This study investigates the distribution of dwarf genes in wheat varieties(lines)in Sichuan,and assesses the effects of dwarf genes aggregation on plant height,spike length and inter-node length in wheat.[Method]The plant height,spike length and internode length of 211 wheat variet-ies(lines)were measured during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 growing seasons.Dwarf genes Rht-B1b,Rht-D1b,Rht5,Rht8,Rht9,Rht10,Rht12,and Rht13 were identified using molecular markers.[Result]The distribution frequencies of Rht-B1b,Rht-D1b,Rht5,Rht8,Rht9,Rht12,and Rht13 among the 211 materials were 81.0%,95.7%,28.4%,51.2%,29.4%,19.9%,and 8.1%,respectively.Rht10 was not detected in any of the materials.A total of 43 different gene combinations were identified.The ranking of culm reduction effects of the dwarf genes was Rht9>Rht5>Rht12>Rht8>Rht13.The height dwarfization effect of promoted varieties and reserve lines was 9.8%and 9.3%,respectively.The inter-node dwarfization effect value of section 4(base section 2)was 22.27%and 25.91%,respectively.[Con-clusion]The most widely used dwarf genes in wheat in the Sichuan area are Rht-B1b,Rht-D1b and Rht8,and the applications of Rht5,Rht9 and Rht12 are increasing.