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Mapping quantitative trait loci for heat tolerance of reproductive traits in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).


ABSTRACT: Global warming has become a worldwide concern due to its adverse effects on agricultural output. In particular, long-term mildly high temperatures interfere with sexual reproduction and thus fruit and seed set. To uncover the genetic basis of observed variation in tolerance against heat, a bi-parental F2 mapping population from two contrasting cultivars, i.e. Nagcarlang and NCHS-1, was generated and phenotyped under continuous mild heat conditions for a number of traits underlying reproductive success, i.e. pollen viability, pollen number, style length, anther length, style protrusion, female fertility and flowering characteristics, i.e. inflorescence number and flowers per inflorescence. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were identified for most of these traits, including a single, highly significant one for pollen viability, which accounted for 36% of phenotypic variation in the population and modified pollen viability under high temperature with around 20%. QTLs for some traits colocalised, indicating trait dependency or pleiotropic-effect loci. We conclude that a limited set of major genes determines differences in performance of reproductive traits under continuous mild heat in tomato. The results contribute to our fundamental understanding of pollen thermotolerance and may support development of more heat-tolerant tomato varieties.

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5395597 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mapping quantitative trait loci for heat tolerance of reproductive traits in tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>).

Xu Jiemeng J   Driedonks Nicky N   Rutten Marc J M MJM   Vriezen Wim H WH   de Boer Gert-Jan GJ   Rieu Ivo I  

Molecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement 20170418 5


Global warming has become a worldwide concern due to its adverse effects on agricultural output. In particular, long-term mildly high temperatures interfere with sexual reproduction and thus fruit and seed set. To uncover the genetic basis of observed variation in tolerance against heat, a bi-parental F<sub>2</sub> mapping population from two contrasting cultivars, i.e. Nagcarlang and NCHS-1, was generated and phenotyped under continuous mild heat conditions for a number of traits underlying rep  ...[more]

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