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Mapping QTLs for phytochemical compounds and fruit quality in peach

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Genetic control and location of QTLs associated with phytochemical compounds and fruit quality in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] were evaluated using an F2 mapping population (ZC2) derived from cross between ‘Zin Dai’ × ‘Crimson Lady’. Antioxidant capacity, accumulation of phenolic compounds (total phenolics, flavonoids, and anthocyanins), and fruit quality traits (fruit diameter, fruit weight, fruit firmness, soluble solids concentration, titratable acidity, and ripening index) were evaluated for 2 years (2013–2014). Fourteen QTLs for phytochemical and fruit quality traits were identified in 5 LGs, with two QTL clusters (qPC.ZC_5.1_2014 and qPC.ZC_7.1) observed on LGs 5 and 7. The QTL cluster qPC.ZC_5.1_2014 was associated with antioxidant capacity, flavonoids, anthocyanin content, and SSC, while qPC.ZC_7.1 exhibited association only with flavonoids and fruit ripening index. QTL clusters associated with different fruit quality traits were observed on LGs 1 and 6. Candidate gene analyses of the QTL cluster on LG5 (qPC.ZC_5.1_2014) revealed 14 candidate genes in peach with functional annotation related to biosynthesis pathway of phytochemical compounds.

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Abbreviations

ATCYN:

Anthocyanin

C3GE:

Cyanidin-3-glucoside equivalents

CE:

Catechin equivalents

CG:

Candidate gene

FRDIA:

Fruit diameter

FRFRM:

Fruit firmness

FRRP:

Fruit ripening, ripening index

FRW:

Fruit weight

FV:

Flavonoids

FW:

Fresh weight

GAE:

Gallic acid equivalents

GDR:

Genome Database for Rosaceae

IM:

Interval mapping

KW:

Kruskal-Wallis

LG:

Linkage group

LOD:

Logarithm of the odds

MQM:

Multiple QTL mapping

PHE:

Total phenolics

QTL:

Quantitative trait loci

RAC:

Relative antioxidant capacity

SNP:

Single nucleotide polymorphism

SSC:

Soluble solids concentration

TE:

Trolox equivalents

TITA:

Titratable acidity

ZC2:

Zin Dai × Crimson Lady

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial contributions towards AA PhD from the CBIE Libyan-North American Scholarship Program.

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This work was supported by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program at the US Department of Agriculture through grant 12-25-B-1695. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.

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  1. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

    Asma Abdelghafar, Cassia da Silva Linge & Ksenija Gasic

  2. Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya

    Asma Abdelghafar

  3. Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Byron, GA, 31008, USA

    William R. Okie

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AA collected and analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; CDSL assisted with data analyses and manuscript preparation; KG designed the experiment, provided the resources for data collection, and assisted with data analyses and manuscript preparation; WRO provided the F2 material, and all authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Abdelghafar, A., da Silva Linge, C., Okie, W.R. et al. Mapping QTLs for phytochemical compounds and fruit quality in peach. Mol Breeding 40, 32 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-020-01114-y

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