International Database for Barley Genes and Barley Genetic Stocks
BGS 304, White streak 2, wst2
Stock number: BGS 304
Locus name: White streak 2
Locus symbol: wst2
Previous nomenclature and gene symbolization:
White streak 2 = wst2 (3).
Inheritance:
Monofactorial recessive (3).
Located in chromosome 5HL (3); wst2.b is about 3.6 cM proximal from the srh1 (short rachilla hair 1) locus (3). Based on retained molecular markers, the wst2.b allele was not retained during backcrossing in the Bowman backcross-derived line BW911 (1).
Located in chromosome 5HL (3); wst2.b is about 3.6 cM proximal from the srh1 (short rachilla hair 1) locus (3). Based on retained molecular markers, the wst2.b allele was not retained during backcrossing in the Bowman backcross-derived line BW911 (1).
Description:
When plants are grown at low temperatures, mutants exhibited wide and numerous white stripes on the developing leaves and plants become almost albinic or chlorotic. Exposure to 3 C for about two weeks immediately after sowing induced on the first and second leaf blades distinct streaks. As temperatures rise, subsequent leaf blades had only a few narrow white stripes (3). Because of poor expression under warm environments, retention of the wst2.b mutant in the Bowman backcross-derived line, BW911, did not occur (2). However, the vrs5.n allele at the intermedium spike-c (int-c) was likely retained in BW911, based on spike phenotype and the presence of donor parent DArT markers in the region from 2_1385 to 2_1397 (positions 31.82 to 47.80 cM) in 4HS bins 03 to 05 (1, 2).
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Origin of mutant:
A spontaneous mutant in a Japanese naked "uzu" cultivar grown on Manabe Island (3).
Mutational events:
wst2.b in OUL067 (GSHO 766) (3).
Mutant used for description and seed stocks:
wst2.b in OUL067 (GSHO 766); wst2.b is unlikely to be in Bowman (PI 483237)*5 (GSHO 2102, BW911, NGB 22342).
References:
1. Druka, A., J. Franckowiak, U. Lundqvist, N. Bonar, J. Alexander, K. Houston, S. Radovic, F. Shahinnia, V. Vendramin, M. Morgante, N. Stein, and R. Waugh. 2011. Genetic dissection of barley morphology and development. Plant Physiol. 155:617-627.
2. Franckowiak, J.D. (Unpublished).
3. Takahashi, R., and I. Moriya. 1969. Inheritance and linkage studies in barley. IV. Linkages of four variegated mutants. Ber. Ohara Inst. landw. Biol., Okayama Univ. 15:35-46.
2. Franckowiak, J.D. (Unpublished).
3. Takahashi, R., and I. Moriya. 1969. Inheritance and linkage studies in barley. IV. Linkages of four variegated mutants. Ber. Ohara Inst. landw. Biol., Okayama Univ. 15:35-46.
Prepared:
T.E. Haus and T. Tsuchiya. 1971. Barley Genet. Newsl. 1:163.
Revised:
J.D. Franckowiak and T. Konishi. 1997. Barley Genet. Newsl. 26:255.
J.D. Franckowiak. 2016. Barley Genet. Newsl. 46:83.
J.D. Franckowiak. 2016. Barley Genet. Newsl. 46:83.
