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Chlorine and potassium content are important traits related to combustion quality of Miscanthus species. These traits were analysed in a cross between F1.1 and F1.7 entries of Miscanthus sinensis Anderss, both lines offspring of the cross between MS-90-2 and MS-88-110. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses were performed on a previous linkage map constructed with the offspring cross mapping strategy. The mapqtl 4.0 package was used to perform QTL analyses. Six potential QTLs were detected with data collected over a 2-year period. Of these, four were associated with chlorine and two with potassium. These results could be used as an initial step to develop a marker-aided selection programme for biomass with low mineral content.
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This research was supported by project FAIR CT98-3571. The population used in this study was developed by K.K. Petersen and K. Kristiansen (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences). The first author gratefully acknowledges the Consejería de Educación y Ciencia of the Junta de Andalucía for a pre-doctoral fellowship.
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Atienza, S.G., Satovic, Z., Petersen, K.K. et al. Identification of QTLs influencing combustion quality in Miscanthus sinensis Anderss. II. Chlorine and potassium content. Theor Appl Genet 107, 857–863 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-003-1218-z
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