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Single nucleotide polymorphism markers linked to QTL for wheat yield traits

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Continuous improvement in grain yield is one of the major challenges for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding worldwide. This study characterized quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying wheat grain yield and its components using a high-density genetic linkage map developed from a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from ‘Ning7840’ × ‘Clark’. The map consisted of 594 single nucleotide polymorphism and 404 simple sequence repeat markers covering a genetic distance of 4225.7 cM. The RIL population was evaluated for grain yield (GY), spike number per m2 (SNPM), kernel number per spike (KNPS), and thousand-kernel weight (TKW) in three Oklahoma locations from 2001 to 2003. A total of 29 additive QTL (eight for GY, two for SNPM, five for KNPS, and 14 for TKW) were mapped on 13 chromosomes. Eight pairs of epistatic QTL were detected for different yield components: four for GY, two for KNPS, and two for TKW. Four additive QTL, including two for GY and two for KNPS, showed additive × environment interactions. QTL that were repeatable in multiple environments were identified for all traits except SNPM. Positive alleles were dispersed between the two parents for all traits, with ‘Clark’ contributing slightly more. Seven pleiotropic loci were co-localized for at least two traits. Interestingly, all co-localized loci overlapped for TKW, and four of them overlapped for GY. Thus, selecting QTL for TKW may simultaneously select for or against yield or other yield components in breeding.

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Acknowledgments

This is contribution number 15-264-J from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. This project was partly funded by the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants CAP project 2011-68002-30029 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture; and the Science and Technology Innovation Team Plan (2014KCT-25) from Shaanxi province, China. We also thank the International Wheat SNP Consortium for assembling the wheat 9 K iSelect chip. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the US Department of Agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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  1. College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China

    Chunlian Li & Zhonghua Wang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China

    Chunlian Li & Zhonghua Wang

  3. Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA

    Chunlian Li & Guihua Bai

  4. Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA

    Guihua Bai

  5. Department of Plant and Soil Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA

    Brett F. Carver

  6. Cereal Crops Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA

    Shiaoman Chao

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Li, C., Bai, G., Carver, B.F. et al. Single nucleotide polymorphism markers linked to QTL for wheat yield traits. Euphytica 206, 89–101 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-015-1475-3

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