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Evaluation of new breeding lines of white lupin with improved resistance to anthracnose

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Since the mid-1990s, the cultivation of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) has rapidly decreased in Germany and other countries in Central Europe because of the occurrence of Colletotrichum lupini, the causal agent of the fungal disease anthracnose, and the lack of varieties with a sufficient resistance towards this disease. To reestablish the relevance of cultivating white lupins, the development of new varieties with improved resistance is vital. In the study presented here, new breeding lines were evaluated from 2012 to 2014 on a total of five experimental sites in Germany. In each year, at least on one site a high disease pressure with good differentiation built up from natural seed infestations, so that evaluation and further selection for resistance was possible in all 3 years. The breeding lines showed improved performance of resistance towards C. lupini (anthracnose disease score 3.8 on average of all breeding lines and environments) compared to the reference varieties (anthracnose disease score 5.8). Improved resistance had a favorable effect on grain yield, particularly in environments with high disease pressure, and yield stability. Average grain yields were 2.6 t ha−1 for the breeding lines and 1.5 t ha−1 for the reference cultivars. Among the tested range of white lupins, the breeding material showed consistently higher grain yields on average of all environments compared to the rather low and variable yielding reference cultivars. The alkaloid content varied among environments and breeding lines.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to sincerely thank Herbert Geißendörfer, who initially started breeding these white lupins and was involved in initiating and starting this project. Special thanks are due to Manuel Deyerler and Dörte Schweneker, who were essential for the success of the project. Gratitude is owed to Georg Salzeder, Thomas Haubold, Lukas Wolters, and Hendrik Bothe for their support with the field trials. Furthermore, we would like to thank Prof. Dr. Wink from the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology of Heidelberg University for conducting the alkaloid analysis, and Siegfried Schedel from Schedel—Der ökologische Backspezialist for testing these new breeding lines for bakery products. The project was supported by funds of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) based on a decision of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany via the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) under the innovation support program.

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  1. Institute for Organic Farming, Soil and Resource Management, Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Lange Point 12, 85354, Freising, Germany

    Irene Jacob & Peer Urbatzka

  2. Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, Steimker Weg 7, 27330, Asendorf, Germany

    Ulf Feuerstein

  3. Saatzucht, Landwirtschaftliche Lehranstalten Triesdorf, Markgrafenstr. 12, 91746, Weidenbach, Germany

    Markus Heinz

  4. Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Giggenhauser Str. 35, 85354, Freising, Germany

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This article is part of the Topical Collection on Plant Breeding: the Art of Bringing Science to Life. Highlights of the 20th EUCARPIA General Congress, Zurich, Switzerland, 29 August–1 September 2016.

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Jacob, I., Feuerstein, U., Heinz, M. et al. Evaluation of new breeding lines of white lupin with improved resistance to anthracnose. Euphytica 213, 236 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-017-2011-4

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