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Identification of QTLs for 14 Agronomically Important Traits in Setaria italica Based on SNPs Generated from High-Throughput Sequencing.

ABSTRACT: Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is an important crop possessing C4 photosynthesis capability. The S. italica genome was de novo sequenced in 2012, but the sequence lacked high-density genetic maps with agronomic and yield trait linkages. In the present study, we resequenced a foxtail millet population of 439 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) and developed high-resolution bin map and high-density SNP markers, which could provide an effective approach for gene identification. A total of 59 QTL for 14 agronomic traits in plants grown under long- and short-day photoperiods were identified. The phenotypic variation explained ranged from 4.9 to 43.94%. In addition, we suggested that there may be segregation distortion on chromosome 6 that is significantly distorted toward Zhang gu. The newly identified QTL will provide a platform for sequence-based research on the S. italica genome, and for molecular marker-assisted breeding.

SUBMITTER: Zhang K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5427501 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of QTLs for 14 Agronomically Important Traits in Setaria italica Based on SNPs Generated from High-Throughput Sequencing.

Zhang Kai K Fan Guangyu G Zhang Xinxin X Zhao Fang F Wei Wei W Du Guohua G Feng Xiaolei X Wang Xiaoming X Wang Feng F Song Guoliang G Zou Hongfeng H Zhang Xiaolei X Li Shuangdong S Ni Xuemei X Zhang Gengyun G Zhao Zhihai Z

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Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is an important crop possessing C4 photosynthesis capability. The S. italica genome was de novo sequenced in 2012, but the sequence lacked high-density genetic maps with agronomic and yield trait linkages. In the present study, we resequenced a foxtail millet population of 439 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) and developed high-resolution bin map and high-density SNP markers, which could provide an effective approach for gene identification. A ...[more]

PMID: 28364039

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Identification of QTLs for 14 Agronomically Important Traits in Setaria italica Based on SNPs Generated from High-Throughput Sequencing.

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Identification of QTLs for 14 Agronomically Important Traits in <i>Setaria italica</i> Based on SNPs Generated from High-Throughput Sequencing.

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