Association mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clones
Abstract Background White Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is primarily a dioecious species with distinct male and female plants. Its breeding is constrained by sexual reproduction abnormalities, resulting in low success rates in cross-pollination. An accurate method for early detection of this plan...
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author | Asrat Asfaw Jean M. Mondo Paterne A. Agre Robert Asiedu Malachy O. Akoroda |
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description | Abstract Background White Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is primarily a dioecious species with distinct male and female plants. Its breeding is constrained by sexual reproduction abnormalities, resulting in low success rates in cross-pollination. An accurate method for early detection of this plant’s sex and compatible fertile parents at the seedling stage would improve levels of cross-pollination success in breeding. We used the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to dissect the molecular basis of plant sex and cross-compatibility-related traits in a panel of 112 parental clones used in D. rotundata crossing blocks from 2010 to 2020. Results Population structure and phylogeny analyses using 8326 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers grouped the 112 white yam clones into three subpopulations. Using Multi-locus random-SNP-effect Mixed Linear Model, we identified three, one, and three SNP markers that were significantly associated with the average crossability rate (ACR), the percentage of high crossability (PHC), and the plant sex, respectively. In addition, five genes considered to be directly linked to sexual reproduction or regulating the balance of sex hormones were annotated from chromosomal regions controlling the assessed traits. This study confirmed the female heterogametic sex determination (ZZ/ZW) system proposed for D. rotundata. Conclusions This study provides valuable insights on the genomic control of sex identity and cross-pollination success in D. rotundata. It, therefore, opens an avenue for developing molecular markers for predicting plant sex and cross-pollination success at the early growth stage before field sex expression in this crop. |
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spelling | doaj.art-2bdb570fbe4b4c638895aa3b364518f62022-12-22T03:31:10ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292022-06-0122111210.1186/s12870-022-03673-yAssociation mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clonesAsrat Asfaw0Jean M. Mondo1Paterne A. Agre2Robert Asiedu3Malachy O. Akoroda4International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Department of Agronomy, University of IbadanAbstract Background White Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is primarily a dioecious species with distinct male and female plants. Its breeding is constrained by sexual reproduction abnormalities, resulting in low success rates in cross-pollination. An accurate method for early detection of this plant’s sex and compatible fertile parents at the seedling stage would improve levels of cross-pollination success in breeding. We used the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to dissect the molecular basis of plant sex and cross-compatibility-related traits in a panel of 112 parental clones used in D. rotundata crossing blocks from 2010 to 2020. Results Population structure and phylogeny analyses using 8326 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers grouped the 112 white yam clones into three subpopulations. Using Multi-locus random-SNP-effect Mixed Linear Model, we identified three, one, and three SNP markers that were significantly associated with the average crossability rate (ACR), the percentage of high crossability (PHC), and the plant sex, respectively. In addition, five genes considered to be directly linked to sexual reproduction or regulating the balance of sex hormones were annotated from chromosomal regions controlling the assessed traits. This study confirmed the female heterogametic sex determination (ZZ/ZW) system proposed for D. rotundata. Conclusions This study provides valuable insights on the genomic control of sex identity and cross-pollination success in D. rotundata. It, therefore, opens an avenue for developing molecular markers for predicting plant sex and cross-pollination success at the early growth stage before field sex expression in this crop.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03673-yCandidate genesCross-pollination successD. rotundataPopulation structureSex determination |
spellingShingle | Asrat Asfaw Jean M. Mondo Paterne A. Agre Robert Asiedu Malachy O. Akoroda Association mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clones BMC Plant Biology Candidate genes Cross-pollination success D. rotundata Population structure Sex determination |
title | Association mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clones |
title_full | Association mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clones |
title_fullStr | Association mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clones |
title_full_unstemmed | Association mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clones |
title_short | Association mapping of plant sex and cross-compatibility related traits in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) clones |
title_sort | association mapping of plant sex and cross compatibility related traits in white guinea yam dioscorea rotundata poir clones |
topic | Candidate genes Cross-pollination success D. rotundata Population structure Sex determination |
url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03673-y |
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