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The selection and application of peduncle length QTL QPL_6D.1 in modern wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding

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QPL_6D.1b displayed an additive effect with Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b in reducing wheat plant height and peduncle length, which confers shorter peduncle length and more kernels per spike, and had been broadly selected by Chinese modern wheat cultivars.

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Peduncle length (PL), as the key component of wheat plant height (PH), plays critical role in determining wheat lodging resistance and wheat pathogen resistance; then, its breeding selection and genetic basis remain largely unclear. Here the PH and PL were investigated in 406 wheat accessions in eight environments. In this study, a PL preferentially QTL QPL_6D.1 was identified in six environments by GWAS, which explained 13.6–24.2% of wheat PL variations in natural population. The allele QPL_6D.1b displayed a significantly additive effect with Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b in controlling PH and PL and could freely combined with Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b in current wheat cultivars. Haplotypic analysis demonstrates the QPL_6D.1b has been selected by Chinese modern wheat cultivar and confers shorter PL and more kernels per spike, highlighting its potentials in wheat breeding.

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All data, models or code generated or used during the study is available from the corresponding author by request. The phenotypes and SNP data are available in https://iwheat.net/resource/ for free download.

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We thank Pro. Guoyue Chen and Pro. Zhien Pu for field investigations in Sichuan Province.

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This study was funded by the “Integration of Two Chains” Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province “Wheat Seed Industry Innovation Project” and National Natural Science Foundation of China [31571756 and 31501380] and Key R&D Program of Yangling Seed Industry Innovation Center (Ylzy-xm-01).

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SB Xu and WQ Ji designed the concept and experiments. ZH Liu and XJ Lai performed field investigation. ZH Liu, P Zhao, XM Wang and SB Xu analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript. All the authors were involved in the revision of the manuscript and approved the final manuscript.

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Manhattan and Q–Q plots for plant height and peduncle length. The dash line indicates the P = 1 × 10−4. The black line indicates the P =1 × 10−7. The data come from the BLUP values (n = 406) of eight conditions, as shown in Table S1. (TIF 12538 kb)

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Liu, Z., Zhao, P., Lai, X. et al. The selection and application of peduncle length QTL QPL_6D.1 in modern wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding. Theor Appl Genet 136, 32 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04274-5

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