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Reference Report for RTN20220623.1
Title:Mapping and confirmation of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with carbon isotope ratio (13C) in soybean.
Authors:Bazzer, S.K., Kaler, A.S., King, C.A., Ray, J.D., Hwang, S, Purcell, L.C., Purcell, L.C.
Source:Bazzer et al., Crop Science 2020; 60:2479–2499
Abstract:Insufficient moisture availability often limits soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yield. Carbon isotope ratio (13C) provides an integrated measure of water use efficiency in C3 plants due to its substantial genetic variance, high heritability, and small genotype environment interaction (G X E). The objective of this study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with 13C using a recombinant inbred line population derived from a cross between KS4895 and Jackson. The field experiment was conducted in five environments to evaluate 13C under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Analysis of variance of 13C averaged over environment and irrigation treatment showed significant effects of genotype (G), environment (E), and G E interactions. Heritability of 13C in different environments and irrigation treatments ranged from 66 to 79%. Averaged over environments and irrigation treatments, heritability was 83%. A total of 24 QTLs associated with 13C were identified and clustered in nine genomic regions on seven chromosomes. The QTL clusters on Gm05 (1), Gm06 (2) and Gm20 (1) were detected across different environments and irrigation regimes. Collectively, these four QTL clusters accounted for 55% of the phenotypic variation in 13C. The QTLs on Gm06 and Gm20 also showed additive epistasis that contributed approximately 4.2% to the total phenotypic variation. Several identified 13 CQTLs over lapped with QTLs associated with other physiological traits related to plant water status, biological nitrogen fixation, and plant morphology. The identified genomic regions may be an important resource in genomic selection studies to improve drought tolerance.






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