Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Resistance to soil waterlogging stress is an important plant breeding objective in high rainfall or poorly drained areas across many countries in the world. The present study was conducted to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) a...

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Main Authors: Zhou Meixue, Mendham Neville, Vaillancourt René, Li Haobing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/401
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author Zhou Meixue
Mendham Neville
Vaillancourt René
Li Haobing
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Vaillancourt René
Li Haobing
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Resistance to soil waterlogging stress is an important plant breeding objective in high rainfall or poorly drained areas across many countries in the world. The present study was conducted to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with waterlogging tolerance (e.g. leaf chlorosis, plant survival and biomass reduction) in barley and compare the QTLs identified across two seasons and in two different populations using a composite map constructed with SSRs, RFLP and Diversity Array Technology (DArT) markers.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Twenty QTLs for waterlogging tolerance related traits were found in the two barley double haploid (DH) populations. Several of these QTLs were validated through replication of experiments across seasons or by co-location across populations. Some of these QTLs affected multiple waterlogging tolerance related traits, for example, QTL Q<sub>wt</sub>4-1 contributed not only to reducing barley leaf chlorosis, but also increasing plant biomass under waterlogging stress, whereas other QTLs controlled both leaf chlorosis and plant survival.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Improving waterlogging tolerance in barley is still at an early stage compared with other traits. QTLs identified in this study have made it possible to use marker assisted selection (MAS) in combination with traditional field selection to significantly enhance barley breeding for waterlogging tolerance. There may be some degree of homoeologous relationship between QTLs controlling barley waterlogging tolerance and that in other crops as discussed in this study.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-533673538ec8470fa10df2715371cf1a2022-12-21T23:47:10ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642008-08-019140110.1186/1471-2164-9-401Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)Zhou MeixueMendham NevilleVaillancourt RenéLi Haobing<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Resistance to soil waterlogging stress is an important plant breeding objective in high rainfall or poorly drained areas across many countries in the world. The present study was conducted to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with waterlogging tolerance (e.g. leaf chlorosis, plant survival and biomass reduction) in barley and compare the QTLs identified across two seasons and in two different populations using a composite map constructed with SSRs, RFLP and Diversity Array Technology (DArT) markers.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Twenty QTLs for waterlogging tolerance related traits were found in the two barley double haploid (DH) populations. Several of these QTLs were validated through replication of experiments across seasons or by co-location across populations. Some of these QTLs affected multiple waterlogging tolerance related traits, for example, QTL Q<sub>wt</sub>4-1 contributed not only to reducing barley leaf chlorosis, but also increasing plant biomass under waterlogging stress, whereas other QTLs controlled both leaf chlorosis and plant survival.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Improving waterlogging tolerance in barley is still at an early stage compared with other traits. QTLs identified in this study have made it possible to use marker assisted selection (MAS) in combination with traditional field selection to significantly enhance barley breeding for waterlogging tolerance. There may be some degree of homoeologous relationship between QTLs controlling barley waterlogging tolerance and that in other crops as discussed in this study.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/401
spellingShingle Zhou Meixue
Mendham Neville
Vaillancourt René
Li Haobing
Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)
BMC Genomics
title Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)
title_full Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)
title_fullStr Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)
title_full_unstemmed Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)
title_short Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (<it>Hordeum vulgare </it>L.)
title_sort comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley it hordeum vulgare it l
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