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ArticleGenome biology2025

k-mer-based GWAS in a wheat collection reveals novel and diverse sources of powdery mildew resistance.

Benjamin Jaegle, Yoav Voichek, Max Haupt, Alexandros G Sotiropoulos, Kevin Gauthier, Matthias Heuberger, Esther Jung, Gerhard Herren, Victoria Widrig, Rebecca Leber and 10 more

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Article in Genome biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors.

Benjamin JaegleDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland. benjamin.jaegle@botinst.uzh.ch.
Yoav VoichekGregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Vienna, 1030, Austria.
Max HauptLeibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, Seeland, 06466, Germany.
Alexandros G SotiropoulosCentre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia.
Kevin GauthierAgroscope, Breeding of Crop Plants and Genetic Resources, Plant Breeding, Route de Duillier 60, Nyon, 1260, Switzerland.
Matthias HeubergerDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland.
Esther JungDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland.
Gerhard HerrenDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland.
Victoria WidrigDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland.
Rebecca LeberDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland.
Yipu LiDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland.
Beate SchierscherAgroscope, Breeding of Crop Plants and Genetic Resources, Plant Breeding, Route de Duillier 60, Nyon, 1260, Switzerland.
Sarah SerexAgroscope, Breeding of Crop Plants and Genetic Resources, Plant Breeding, Route de Duillier 60, Nyon, 1260, Switzerland.
Maja BoczkowskaPlant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute in Radzikow, Blonie, 05-870, Poland.
Marta-Puchta JasińskaPlant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute in Radzikow, Blonie, 05-870, Poland.
Paulina BolcPlant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute-National Research Institute in Radzikow, Blonie, 05-870, Poland.
Boulos ChalhoubAgroscope, Breeding of Crop Plants and Genetic Resources, Plant Breeding, Route de Duillier 60, Nyon, 1260, Switzerland.
Nils SteinLeibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, Seeland, 06466, Germany.
Beat KellerDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland. bkeller@botinst.uzh.ch.
Javier Sánchez-MartínDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland. j.sanchezmartin@usal.es.

Funding

European Union's Horizon 2020 862613Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2022-142651OA-I00Ramon y Cajal Fellowship RYC2021-032699-ISchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 310030B_182833
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wheat genetic resources hold the diversity required to mitigate agricultural challenges from climate change and reduced inputs. Using DArTseq, we genotype 461 wheat landraces and cultivars and evaluate them for powdery mildew resistance. By developing a k-mer-based GWAS approach with fully assembled genomes of Triticum aestivum and its progenitors, we uncover 25% more resistance-associated k-mers than single-reference methods, outperforming SNP-based GWAS in both loci detection and mapping precision. In total, we detect 34 powdery mildew resistance loci, including 27 potentially novel regions. Our approach underscores the importance of integrating multiple reference genomes to unlock the potential of wheat germplasm.

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Disease ResistanceGenome-Wide Association StudyPlant DiseasesTriticumAscomycotaGenome, PlantGenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait Loci

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PMID40533797
PMCPMC12175386

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