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TaWUS2D regulates the number of grains per spikelet by enhancing the number of fertile ovaries in Multi-Ovary Wheat

Schoen, A. W.; Sharma, P. K.; Mahlandt, A.; Chen, A.; Sheng, H.; Kochian, L.; Gao, P.; Xiang, D.; Quilichini, T.; Venglat, P.; Wang, S.; Yadav, I. S.; Gu, Y.; Rodriguez-Leal, D.; Luo, W.; Qi, Y.; Meier, N.; Kajla, A.; Willman, M.; Brown-Guedira, G.; Youngblood, C.; Hulse-Kemp, A.; Murphy, A.; Gill, B.; Uauy, C.; Datla, R.; Rawat, N.; Tiwari, V.

2025-02-08 plant biology
10.1101/2025.02.05.636547 bioRxiv
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Innovative genetic improvements in the staple crop Triticum aestivum (bread wheat) are urgently needed to address the growing global food security crisis. Here, we report the map-based cloning of TaWUS2D, the gene responsible for the dominant multi-ovary phenotype in wheat. Multi-ovary lines are characterized by the development of three fertile ovaries per floret that results in three grains, as opposed to wildtype single ovary wheat. We used HiFi long-reads to assemble a 14.48 Gbp genome scaffold assembly in the background of mutli-ovary wheat line MOV. Using high-resolution genetic mapping, combined with additional genomic resources, we defined the Mov-1 locus to a 135 Kbp region containing two genes. Using five independent deletion mutants and eight TILLING mutants, we demonstrate that a functional WUSCHEL-like protein, TaWUS2D, is required for the multi-ovary phenotype. TaWUS2D is upregulated in the MOV genetic background. This research lays the groundwork for developing new approaches to improve wheat production potential and sustainability in the face of current and future global food challenges.

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