DurdusTools—An Online Genetic Distance Calculation Tool for Efficient Variety Testing in Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.)

The management of variety collections can be supported by integrating molecular data into Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS) testing. DurdusTools is a genetic distance (GD) calculation tool that supports planning field trials in durum wheat. A commercially available single-nucleotide poly...

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Autores: Ribarits, Alexandra, Bomers, Svenja, Zerak, Tadej, Alber, Oliver, Seereiter, Jakob, Escolano García, Antonio, Lázaro Somoza, Ana, Giulini, Anna Pia Maria, Somogyi, Ferenc, Kőrösi, Sándor, Taferner-Kriegl, Jutta
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/373607
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/373607
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:DUS
Distinctness
Genetic selection
Microarray
Molecular data
Plant
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Variety identification
Descrição
Resumo:The management of variety collections can be supported by integrating molecular data into Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS) testing. DurdusTools is a genetic distance (GD) calculation tool that supports planning field trials in durum wheat. A commercially available single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) wheat microarray is used to profile varieties and candidate varieties. Their molecular profiles are stored in a database. SNP markers selected based on quality parameters are used to calculate the pairwise genetic distance (GD) between the varieties. Combining molecular and variety information creates a downloadable, user-friendly Excel-based output. The file shows the pairwise GD of the varieties most similar to the candidate variety of interest and selected variety information. After the first year of field trials, the DUS experts use the phenotypic assessment data together with the GD information to select genotypes to be grown in the field for side-by-side comparisons. The principles of DurdusTools allow for an easy integration of molecular data into DUS testing. Using the tool requires neither specific infrastructure nor molecular expert knowledge and was developed by its users for DUS testing purposes. This makes DurdusTools an easily accessible and user-friendly tool that supports variety selection for DUS field trials through an improved data basis.