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QTL controlling fiber quality traits under salt stress in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

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QTL for fiber quality traits under salt stress discerned candidate genes controlling fatty acid metabolism. Salinity stress seriously affects plant growth and limits agricultural productivity of crop plants. To dissect the genetic basis of response to salinity stress, a recombinant inbred line population was developed to compare fiber quality in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under salt stress and normal conditions. Based on three datasets of (1) salt stress, (2) normal growth, and (3) the difference value between salt stress and normal conditions, 51, 70, and 53 QTL were mapped, respectively. Three QTL for fiber length (FL) (qFL-Chr1-1, qFL-Chr5-5, and qFL-Chr24-4) were detected under both salt and normal conditions and explained 4.26%, 9.38%, and 3.87% of average phenotypic variation, respectively. Seven genes within intervals of two stable QTL (qFL-Chr1-1 and qFL-Chr5-5) were highly expressed in lines with extreme long fiber. A total of 35 QTL clusters comprised of 107 QTL were located on 18 chromosomes and exhibited pleiotropic effects. Thereinto, two clusters were responsible for improving five fiber quality traits, and 6 influenced FL and fiber strength (FS). The QTL with positive effect for fiber length exhibited active effects on fatty acid synthesis and elongation, but the ones with negative effect played passive roles on fatty acid degradation under salt stress.

SUBMITTER: Guo AH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7843563 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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QTL controlling fiber quality traits under salt stress in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

Guo An-Hui AH Su Ying Y Huang Yi Y Wang Yu-Mei YM Nie Hu-Shuai HS Zhao Nan N Hua Jin-Ping JP

TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik 20210102 2

<h4>Key message</h4>QTL for fiber quality traits under salt stress discerned candidate genes controlling fatty acid metabolism. Salinity stress seriously affects plant growth and limits agricultural productivity of crop plants. To dissect the genetic basis of response to salinity stress, a recombinant inbred line population was developed to compare fiber quality in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under salt stress and normal conditions. Based on three datasets of (1) salt stress, (2) norma ...[more]

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