Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 77-87. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194641

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QTL Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis for Harvest Index and Related Traits in Castor

ZHANG Xiaoxiao, YIN Xuegui, LU Jiannong, HUANG Guanrong, ZHANG Liuqin, LIU Chaoyu, LIN Haihong, ZUO Jinying   

  1. College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences,Guangdong Ocean University,Zhanjiang 524088,China
  • Received:2024-01-22 Published:2024-06-28

Abstract:

In order to reveal the genetic law of Ricinus communis harvest index and explore its candidate genes,and provide a reference for the genetic improvement of castor harvest index.F2 and BC1(F1 × P2)populations were constructed by 9048×16-201 hybrid combination.The phenotypic traits and QTL mapping of harvest index and related traits were studied by inclusive composite interval mapping(ICIM-ADD)method and the main QTL cluster was verified in S1 population with the same method.It was found that the harvest index was significantly positively correlated with yield per plant,capsule number per plant,grain number per plant,seed setting rate of main panicle,positively correlated with seed setting rate per plant,seed setting rate of primary branch panicle,seed setting rate of secondary branch panicle,100-grain weight per plant and effective panicle number per plant,and negatively correlated with biomass and root weight.The yield per plant was positively correlated with other traits.A total of 31/21 QTLs underlying harvest index and related traits were detected in F2/BC1 populations,with a contribution ratio of 1.64%—19.96%/0.90%—11.51%,including 4 stable QTLs with favorable alleles from 16-201 and 5 major QTLs.Significantly,3 stable QTLs(FqSRPS3-3,FqSRPBS3-3 and BqSRSBS3-1)and 2 major QTLs(FqSRPS3-3/BqSRPS3-1 and BqSRPBS3-1)were clustered on the QTL-cluster1(RCM915—RCM950,997.10 kb)on chromosome 3,and 8 allelic QTLs from QTL-cluster1 were found in S1 population repeatedly.Therefore,3 candidate genes(Rc-US03g04790,Rc-US03g05640 and Rc-US03g05810)were selected in QTL-cluster1,which were differentially expressed in multiple tissues of both parents.The relative expression levels of each candidate gene in high-expression parents were 2.34—880.06 times,1.85—51.56 times and 2.01—236.03 times higher than those in low-expression parents.

Key words: Castor, Harvest index, QTL mapping, Major QTL, Candidate genes

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ZHANG Xiaoxiao, YIN Xuegui, LU Jiannong, HUANG Guanrong, ZHANG Liuqin, LIU Chaoyu, LIN Haihong, ZUO Jinying. QTL Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis for Harvest Index and Related Traits in Castor[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2024, 39(3): 77-87. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194641.

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