Table 1.
Background information on the 10 pairs of wheat near-isogenic lines (NILs) used in this study.
| Pair No. | NIL Names | Original NIL Name | Parents # | Targeted Traits to Develop NIL | Targeted QTL Name | Chromosomes | Marker Intervals of Target QTL † | Physical Positions (Mb) of Target QTL | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIL1a | qDSI.4B.1-1 | Dharwar Dry × C306 | Drought tolerance | qDSI.4B.1 | 4BS | gwm368-barc20 | 59.61–75.74 | [17,21] |
| NIL1b | qDSI.4B.1-1 | ||||||||
| 2 | NIL2a | qDSI.4B.1-2 | |||||||
| NIL2b | qDSI.4B.1-2 | ||||||||
| 3 | NIL3a | qDSI.4B.1-3 | |||||||
| NIL3b | qDSI.4B.1-3 | ||||||||
| 4 | NIL4a | qDSI.4B.1-4 | |||||||
| NIL4b | qDSI.4B.1-4 | ||||||||
| 5 | NIL5a | BD NIL-1 | Babax × Dharwar Dry | Drought tolerance | qDT.4A.1 | 4AS | Xgwm397-Xwmc491 | 0.14–94.02 | [18] |
| NIL5b | BD NIL-1 | ||||||||
| 6 | NIL6a | BD NIL-3 | |||||||
| NIL6b | BD NIL-3 | ||||||||
| 7 | NIL7a | BD NIL-4 | |||||||
| NIL7b | BD NIL-4 | ||||||||
| 8 | NIL8a | NIL-PHSR4BL-6R | Chara × DN5637B*8 | Preharvest sprouting resistance | QPhs.ocs-4B.1 | 4BL | Xgwm495-Xgwm375 | 482.82–568.56 | [19,22] |
| NIL8b | NIL-PHSR4BL-6S | ||||||||
| 9 | NIL9a | NIL 9 (+) | Cascades × W156 | Heat tolerance | QHtscc.ksu-7A | 7AL | Xbarc49-Xbarc121 | 155.05–611.84 | [20,23] |
| NIL9b | NIL 9 (−) | ||||||||
| 10 | NIL10a | NIL 10 (+) | |||||||
| NIL10b | NIL 10 (-) |
# Bold indicates donor parent of the positive allele of respective quantitative trait loci (QTL). † Bold indicates screening marker used for developing the NILs.