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Using leaf osmotic potential and plant survival rate as chilling-tolerant trait indices, we identified two major quantitative trait loci qLOP2 and qPSR2 - 1 (39.3-kb region) and Os02g0677300 as the cold-inducible gene for these loci.
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Chilling stress tolerance (CST) at the seedling stage is an important trait affecting rice production in temperate climate and high-altitude areas. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with CST, a mapping population consisting of 151 BC2F1 plants was constructed by using chilling-tolerant Dongxiang wild rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.) as a donor parent and chilling-sensitive indica as a recurrent parent. With leaf osmotic potential (LOP) and plant survival rate (PSR) as chilling-tolerant trait indexes, two major QTLs, qLOP2 (LOD = 3.8) and qPSR2-1 (LOD = 3.3), were detected on the long arm of chromosome 2 by composite interval mapping method in QTL Cartographer software, which explained 10.1 and 12.3 % of the phenotypic variation, respectively. In R/QTL analyzed result, their major effects were also confirmed. Using molecular marker RM318 and RM106, qLOP2 and qPSR2-1 have been introgressed into chilling-sensitive varieties (93-11 and Yuefeng) by marker-assisted selection procedure (MAS), which resulted in 16 BC5F3 BILs that chilling tolerance have significantly enhanced compare with wild-type parents (P < 0.01). Therefore, two large segregating populations of 11,326 BC4F2 and 8,642 BC4F3 were developed to fine mapping of qLOP2 and qPSR2-1. Lastly, they were dissected to a 39.3-kb candidate region between marker RM221 and RS8. Expression and sequence analysis results indicated that Os02g0677300 was a cold-inducible gene for these loci. Our study provides novel alleles for improving rice CST by MAS and contributes to the understanding of its molecular mechanisms.
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Abbreviations
- CST:
-
Chilling stress tolerance
- QTL:
-
Quantitative trait locus
- PSR:
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Plant survival rate
- LOP:
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Leaf osmotic potential
- BIL:
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Backcross introgression lines
- CBF:
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Calmodulin-binding transcription activator
- DREB:
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Dehydration-responsive element binding
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This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31401365), Natural Science Foundation (BK2011426 and BK2011427) of Jiangsu Province, National Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System Special Fund (CARS-01-45), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions and International Atomic Energy Agency (12228/RO).
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Supplementary Fig. 3 Expression analysis of OsLti6a, OsLti6b, and P5CS by real-time PCR for plants maintained at 4°C for different durations. *Significant difference from Nanjing 11 with a P value = 0.01 (TIFF 4690 kb)
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Xiao, N., Huang, Wn., Li, Ah. et al. Fine mapping of the qLOP2 and qPSR2-1 loci associated with chilling stress tolerance of wild rice seedlings. Theor Appl Genet 128, 173–185 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-014-2420-x
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