Abstract
Among yield contributing traits, the contribution of canopy activity related traits has been less studied. In this study, quantitative trait loci (QTL) for the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) at the seedling (NDVI-S) and grain filling (NDVI-10) stages and the chlorophyll (Chl) content at the grain filling stage (Chl-10) were mapped using three recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations of wheat derived from the following crosses: Doumai × Shi 4185 (D × S), Gaocheng 8901 × Zhoumai 16 (G × Z) and Linmai 2 × Zhong 892 (L × Z). In the three RIL populations, 6, 16 and 14 QTL were identified for NDVI-S, NDVI-10 and Chl-10, respectively. Furthermore, 6, 10 and 10 of the QTL were newly detected. Three QTL QNDVI-10.caas-4BS, QNDVI-10.caas-4DS and QChl-10.caas-4BS, were commonly detected in two populations. Twelve QTL clusters for both canopy activity related traits in the present study and grain yield (GY) related traits in our previous study were identified. NDVI-S is phenotypically and genetically correlated with thousand-kernel weight (TKW), which can be used to select lines with a high TKW. The QTL clusters harbouring QTL for canopy activity related traits and GY related traits are valuable in marker-assisted selection (MAS) of loci with pleiotropic effects. In addition, the stable QTL QNDVI-S.caas-1AL and QNDVI-10.caas-3B can be used to identify high NDVI lines at the seedling and grain filling stages, respectively. Our study provided new insight into the genetic architecture of the GY based on canopy activity related traits.
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Abbreviations
- ANOVA:
-
Analysis of variance
- BLUE:
-
Best linear unbiased estimation
- Chl:
-
Chlorophyll
- FLL:
-
Flag leaf length
- FLW:
-
Flag leaf width
- GY:
-
Grain yield
- GWAS:
-
Genome-wide association study
- h b 2 :
-
Broad-sense heritability
- HD:
-
Heading date
- ICIM:
-
Inclusive composite interval mapping
- IPT:
-
Isopentenyl transferase
- KL:
-
Kernel length
- KNS:
-
Kernel number per spike
- KW:
-
Kernel width
- LOD:
-
Logarithm of odds
- MAS:
-
Marker-assisted selection
- NDVI:
-
Normalized difference vegetation index
- PH:
-
Plant height
- QTL:
-
Quantitative trait loci
- R 2 :
-
Phenotypic variance explained
- RIL:
-
Recombinant inbred line
- SDW:
-
Spike dry weight
- SL:
-
Spike length
- SN:
-
Spike number per unit area
- SNP:
-
Single nucleotide polymorphism
- SPAD:
-
Soil and plant analyzer development
- TKW:
-
Thousand-kernel weight
- UIL:
-
Uppermost internode length
- YHRVWD:
-
Yellow and Huai River Valleys Wheat Zone
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This work was funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0100600, 2016YFD0101802, 2016YFD0100502, 2016YFE0108600), Agricultural Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CXGC2016B01, CXGC2018E01), TaiShan Industrial Experts Programme (No.tscy20190106), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (31371623, 31461143021).
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Table S10
Details of frame SNP markers mapped in the linkage maps for the Doumai × Shi 4185, Gaocheng 8901 × Zhoumai 16 and Linmai 2 × Zhong 892 RIL populations (Li et al. 2018) (XLSX 385 kb)
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Mean, standard deviation (SD), and range of canopy activity related traits in the Doumai×Shi 4185 RIL population. Table S2 Mean, standard deviation (SD), and range of canopy activity related traits in the Gaocheng 8901×Zhoumai 16 RIL population. Table S3 Mean, standard deviation (SD), and range of canopy activity related traits in the Linmai 2×Zhong 892 RIL population. Table S4 Analysis of variance and broad-sense heritabilities (hb2) for canopy activity related traits in the Doumai×Shi 4185 RIL population. Table S5 Analysis of variance and broad-sense heritabilities (hb2) for canopy activity related traits in the Gaocheng 8901 ×Zhoumai 16 RIL population. Table S6 Analysis of variance and broad-sense heritabilities (hb2) for canopy activity related traits in the Linmai 2×Zhong 892 RIL population. Table S7 Number and distribution of frame markers in the genetic linkage map constructed with the Doumai × Shi 4185 RIL population (Li et al. 2018). Table S8 Number and distribution of frame markers in the genetic linkage map constructed with the Gaocheng 8901 × Zhoumai 16 RIL population (Li et al. 2018). Table S9 Number and distribution of frame markers in the genetic linkage map constructed with the Linmai 2 × Zhong 892 RIL population (Li et al. 2018). Table S11 Correlation coefficients between canopy activity related traits in the present study and grain yield related traits in our previous study (Li et al. 2018) in the Doumai × Shi 4185 RIL population. Table S12 Correlation coefficients between canopy activity related traits in the present study and grain yield related traits in our previous study (Li et al. 2018) in the Gaocheng 8901 × Zhoumai 16 RIL population. Table S13 Correlation coefficients between canopy activity related traits in the present study and grain yield related traits in our previous study (Li et al. 2018) in the Linmai 2 × Zhong 892 RIL population. (DOCX 33 kb)
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Li, F., Wen, W., Liu, J. et al. Genome-wide linkage mapping for canopy activity related traits using three RIL populations in bread wheat. Euphytica 217, 67 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02797-w
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