Expression Analysis of an Introgressed Gene in Bread Wheat

We introgressed a drought related genomic region identified in a South Australian cultivar into an European elite cultivar. We confirmed the successful introgression of the drought related key region using a linked molecular marker. In order to limit the loss of yield characteristics from the elite cultivar, backcrossing was performed until BC3F2. Expression analysis of the introgressed gene in BC3F2 will also be highlighted. Future directions include extensive characterization of the obtained plants for their yield components and water use efficiency under water limited conditions. With this research, we aim to develop bread wheat cultivars with high field performance in drought prone environments.