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Identification of Markers for Root Traits Related to Drought Tolerance Using Traditional Rice Germplasm

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Drought is one of the important constraints affecting rice productivity worldwide. The vigorous shoot and deep root system help to improve drought resistance. In present era, genome-wide association study (GWAS) is the preferred method for mapping of QTLs for complex traits such as root and drought tolerance traits. In the present study, 114 rice genotypes were evaluated for various root and shoot traits under water stress conditions. All genotypes showed a significant amount of variation for various root and shoot traits. Correlation analysis revealed that high dry shoot weight and fresh shoot weight is associated with root length, root volume, fresh root weight and dry root weight. A total of 11 significant marker-trait associations were detected for various root, shoot and drought tolerance traits with the coefficient of determination (R2) ranging from 18.99 to 53.41%. Marker RM252 and RM212 showed association with three root traits which suggests their scope for improvement of root system. In the present study, a novel QTL was detected for root length associated with RM127, explaining 19.30% of variation. The marker alleles with increasing phenotypic effects for root and drought-tolerant traits can be exploited for improvement of root and drought tolerance traits using marker-assisted selection.

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Verma, H., Sarma, R.N. Identification of Markers for Root Traits Related to Drought Tolerance Using Traditional Rice Germplasm. Mol Biotechnol 63, 1280–1292 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-021-00380-1

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