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Analysis of quantitative trait loci underlying the period of reproductive growth stages in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.)

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Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) underlying reproductive growth stages are important for molecular breeding of soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Most of these QTLs identified so far derived from a single environment, and thus may be influenced by specific environmental conditions. In this study (from 2004 to 2005), analysis of QTLs underlying the period to reach a given reproductive growth stage was performed in three different environments (Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China). QTL analysis was achieved with a recombination inbred line (RIL) population consisting of 153 lines. The RIL population derived from a cross between an American semi-dwarf cultivar (cv. Charleston) and a Chinese line with a short growth stage (cv. Dongnong 594). The growth stage data of soybean was recorded for each day. QTLs for all eight reproductive growth stages of soybean (R1 to R8) were analyzed by a composite interval mapping method combined with a mixed genetic model. Fifty-four QTLs displayed main effects and 56 QTL pairs showed epistatic effects. Two marker intervals (Satt173–Satt581, Satt402–Satt267), located on the linkage group O and D1a respectively, strongly influenced plant developmental processes during reproductive growth stages. The findings of this study open the possibility to modulate the structure of soybean growth stages by marker-assisted selection and pyramiding QTL analysis.

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This research was supported by the National “973” Project (Grant No. 2004CB117203-5), by the Scientific Research Fund of the Heilongjiang Provincial Education Department (Grant No. 10551029), by Projects of the National “863” Project (Grant No. 2006AA10104-3) and by the Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science-Research Foundation (Grant No. LHK-04014).

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  1. Soybean Research Institute, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, P.R. China

    Da-Wei Xin, Hong-Mei Qiu, Da-Peng Shan, Cai-Yun Shan & Qing-Shan Chen

  2. School of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Bio-control, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, P.R. China

    Da-Wei Xin & Christian Staehelin

  3. Land Reclamation Research & Breeding Centre of Heilongjiang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, P.R. China

    Chun-Yan Liu & Guo-Hua Hu

  4. National Research Center of Soybean Engineering and Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150050, P.R. China

    Guo-Hua Hu

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H.-M. Qiu and D.-W. Xin contributed equally to this work.

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Xin, DW., Qiu, HM., Shan, DP. et al. Analysis of quantitative trait loci underlying the period of reproductive growth stages in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.). Euphytica 162, 155–165 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9652-2

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