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Simple sequence repeat markers linked to a major QTL controlling pod shattering in soybean
Author(s) -
Funatsuki H.,
Ishimoto M.,
Tsuji H.,
Kawaguchi K.,
Hajika M.,
Fujino K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
plant breeding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1439-0523
pISSN - 0179-9541
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2006.01199.x
Subject(s) - quantitative trait locus , biology , point of delivery , population , microsatellite , marker assisted selection , genetic linkage , cultivar , genetic marker , molecular marker , agronomy , genetics , horticulture , allele , gene , demography , sociology
Shattering of soybean pods prior to harvest leads to a reduction in yield. In order to identify simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers linked to quantitative trait loci (QTLs) conditioning pod shattering, QTL analysis was conducted using an recombinant inbred line (RIL) population segregating for this trait. The degrees of pod‐shattering resistance were evaluated by heat treatment applied to pods harvested from plants in the field and in a growth chamber. Composite interval mapping identified one major QTL between SSR markers Sat_093 and Sat_366 on linkage group J for both environments. The position and the effect of this QTL were confirmed in an F 2 population derived from a cross between the pod shattering‐susceptible parental cultivar and a pod shattering‐resistant RIL. The SSR markers linked to the major QTL will be useful for marker‐assisted selection in soybean‐breeding programmes.