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QTL mapping of coleorhiza length in maize ( Zea mays L. ) under two germination environmental conditions
Author(s) -
Jiang Xuwen,
Tian Baohua,
Zhang Weimin,
Wang Guoying,
Wang Jianhua
Publication year - 2011
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.1439-0523.2011.01893.x
Subject(s) - quantitative trait locus , biology , inbred strain , zea mays , population , germination , allele , genetic linkage , genetics , horticulture , agronomy , gene , demography , sociology
With 2 figures and 3 tablesAbstract In our present study, using molecular marker technology, we aimed to identify the genetic factors controlling the length of coleorhiza during seed germination based on a population of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from Xinzi517 × B73. The genetic linkage map was constructed with 255 simple sequence repeat markers, which covered 2399 cM of maize genome with an average mapping distance of 9.4 cM. We detected a total of 10 putative quantitative trait loci (QTLs) using composite interval mapping, among which six QTLs were detected on chromosomes 1, 2, 7 and 9 (10°C, 28 day), whereas four QTLs were detected on chromosomes 1, 2, 3 and 9 (25°C, 7 day). The percentage of phenotypic variance ( R 2 ) explained by QTL ranged from 5.18 to 16.67 (10°C, 28 day) and 6.73–11.46 (25°C, 7 day), respectively. These results provided the foundation for detecting additional QTL and discovering more favourable alleles for high vigour seed of maize in future study.