The spikelet number per spike(SNS)contributes greatly to grain yield in wheat.Identifying various genes that control wheat SNS is vital for yield improvement.This study used a recombinant inbred line population genoty...The spikelet number per spike(SNS)contributes greatly to grain yield in wheat.Identifying various genes that control wheat SNS is vital for yield improvement.This study used a recombinant inbred line population genotyped by the Wheat55K single-nucleotide polymorphism array to identify two major and stably expressed quantitative trait loci(QTLs)for SNS.One of them(QSns.sau-2SY-2D.1)was reported previously,while the other(QSns.sau-2SY-7A)was newly detected and further analyzed in this study.QSns.sau-2SY-7A had a high LOD value ranging from 4.46 to 16.00 and explained 10.21-40.78%of the phenotypic variances.QSns.sau-2SY-7A was flanked by the markers AX-110518554 and AX-110094527 in a 4.75-cM interval on chromosome arm 7AL.The contributions and interactions of both major QTLs were further analyzed and discussed.The effect of QSns.sau-2SY-7A was successfully validated by developing a tightly linked kompetitive allele specific PCR marker in an F_(2:3) population and a panel of 101 high-generation breeding wheat lines.Furthermore,several genes including the previously reported WHEAT ORTHOLOG OF APO1(WAPO1),an ortholog of the rice gene ABERRANT PANICLE ORGANIZATION 1(APO1)related to SNS,were predicted in the interval of QSns.sau-2SY-7A.In summary,these results revealed the genetic basis of the multi-spikelet genotype of wheat line 20828 and will facilitate subsequent fine mapping and breeding utilization of the major QTLs.展开更多
基金supported by the projects from the Applied Basic Research Programs of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province, China (2020YJ0140 and 2021YJ0503)the International Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchanges Program of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province, China (2021YFH0083 and 2022YFH0053)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31971937 and 31970243)the Key Projects of Scientific and Technological Activities for Overseas Students of Sichuan Province, China
文摘The spikelet number per spike(SNS)contributes greatly to grain yield in wheat.Identifying various genes that control wheat SNS is vital for yield improvement.This study used a recombinant inbred line population genotyped by the Wheat55K single-nucleotide polymorphism array to identify two major and stably expressed quantitative trait loci(QTLs)for SNS.One of them(QSns.sau-2SY-2D.1)was reported previously,while the other(QSns.sau-2SY-7A)was newly detected and further analyzed in this study.QSns.sau-2SY-7A had a high LOD value ranging from 4.46 to 16.00 and explained 10.21-40.78%of the phenotypic variances.QSns.sau-2SY-7A was flanked by the markers AX-110518554 and AX-110094527 in a 4.75-cM interval on chromosome arm 7AL.The contributions and interactions of both major QTLs were further analyzed and discussed.The effect of QSns.sau-2SY-7A was successfully validated by developing a tightly linked kompetitive allele specific PCR marker in an F_(2:3) population and a panel of 101 high-generation breeding wheat lines.Furthermore,several genes including the previously reported WHEAT ORTHOLOG OF APO1(WAPO1),an ortholog of the rice gene ABERRANT PANICLE ORGANIZATION 1(APO1)related to SNS,were predicted in the interval of QSns.sau-2SY-7A.In summary,these results revealed the genetic basis of the multi-spikelet genotype of wheat line 20828 and will facilitate subsequent fine mapping and breeding utilization of the major QTLs.
