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Mapping QTLs of flag leaf morphological and physiological traits related to aluminum tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

ABSTRACT: Genetic improvement of aluminum (Al) tolerance is one of the cost-effective solutions to improve plant productivity in acidic soils around the world. This study was performed to progress our understanding of the genetic mechanisms of aluminum tolerance underlying wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) flag leaf morphological and physiological traits. A recombinant inbred line population derived from SeriM82 and Babax was used for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in wheat for tolerance to Al toxicity through 477 DNA markers. Based on a single-locus analysis, 48 QTLs including 16 putative and 32 suggestive QTLs were identified for all studied traits. Individual QTL explained 4.57-11.29% of the phenotypic variance in different environments during both the crop seasons. These QTLs located unevenly throughout the wheat genome. Among them, 52.08%, 29.17%, and 18.75% were in the A, B, and D genomes, respectively. Based on two-locus analysis, 54 additive QTLs and 6 pairs of epistatic effects were detected, among which 29 additive and 5 pairs of epistatic QTLs showed significant QTL?×?environment interactions. The highest number of stable QTLs was identified on genome A. Determining a number of QTL clusters indicated tight linkage or pleiotropy in the inheritance of different traits. The stable and major QTLs controlling traits in this research can be applied for verification in different environments and genetic backgrounds and identifying superior allelic variations in wheat to increase the performance of selection of high yielding lines adapted to Al stress in breeding programs.

SUBMITTER: Farokhzadeh S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6656840 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mapping QTLs of flag leaf morphological and physiological traits related to aluminum tolerance in wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.).

Farokhzadeh Sara S Fakheri Barat Ali BA Nezhad Nafiseh Mahdi NM Tahmasebi Sirous S Mirsoleimani Abbas A

Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology 20190506 4

Genetic improvement of aluminum (Al) tolerance is one of the cost-effective solutions to improve plant productivity in acidic soils around the world. This study was performed to progress our understanding of the genetic mechanisms of aluminum tolerance underlying wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) flag leaf morphological and physiological traits. A recombinant inbred line population derived from SeriM82 and Babax was used for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in wheat for tolerance to Al to ...[more]

PMID: 31402821

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