Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 37-46. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194687

Special Issue: Wheat Soil fertilizer Biotechnology

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QTL Mapping and Genetic Effect Analysis of Calcium and Potassium Content in Wheat Grain

HONG Zhuangzhuang1,2, ZENG Zhankui1,2, SONG Junqiao1,2, LI Qiong1,2, YAN Qunxiang1,2, ZHAO Yue1,2, BI Junge1,2, ZHANG Wei3, WANG Chunping1,2   

  1. 1 College of Agriculture,Henan University of Science and Technology,Luoyang 471000,China
    2 The Shennong Laboratory,Zhengzhou 450099,China
    3 Luoyang Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center,Luoyang 471000,China
  • Received:2023-11-30 Published:2024-08-27

Abstract:

Calcium and potassium are important mineral nutrient elements in wheat.It is significant to explore the related genetic mechanisms and effects on human nutritional health.To provide a theoretical basis for biofortification breeding of trace elements in wheat grains,we used 164 F6 recombinant inbred lines(RILs)derived from Avocet/Chilero(AC)and 175 F6 RILs derived from Avocet/Huites(AH).Our investigation focused on phenotypic variations in grain calcium(GCa)and grain potassium(GK)content in five environments.QTL mapping was conducted with diversity arrays technology(DArT)chip.Nineteen QTLs associated with grain calcium content were identified,distributed on chromosomes 1A,1D,2A,2B,3A,3D,4A,4B,4D,5A,5B,7A,7B,and 7D,explaining 3.23%—16.29% of phenotypic variation.Simultaneously,23 QTLs linked to grain potassium content were identified on chromosomes 1B,2A,2B,3A,3B,4A,4D,5A,6A,6B,and 7D,explaining 3.31%—24.66% of phenotypic variation.QGCa.haust-1A,QGCa.haust-AC-5A and QGK.haust-AC-2A.2 were located in multiple environments.QGCa.haust-1A and QGCa.haust-AC-5A explained 7.82%—12.72% and 9.68%—15.57% of phenotypic variation,and the physical intervals were 498.67—532.21 Mb and 461.52—486.26 Mb,respectively.QGK.haust-AC-2A.2 explained 8.15%—15.20% of phenotypic variation,with a physical range of 354.61—462.37 Mb.The genetic effect analysis of QGCa.haust-1A,QGCa.haust-AC-5A,and QGK.haust-AC-2A.2 showed that each locus effectively increased the calcium and potassium content in wheat grain.Aggregation effect analysis indicated that the lines with QGCa.haust-1A and QGCa.haust-AC-5A effect loci had highly significantly higher calcium content than those with only a single locus.In summary,three stable loci of grain calcium and potassium content are mapped on chromosomes 1A,2A,and 5A,which could significantly increase calcium and potassium content in wheat grain.

Key words: Wheat, Calcium, Potassium, QTL, Genetic effect

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HONG Zhuangzhuang, ZENG Zhankui, SONG Junqiao, LI Qiong, YAN Qunxiang, ZHAO Yue, BI Junge, ZHANG Wei, WANG Chunping. QTL Mapping and Genetic Effect Analysis of Calcium and Potassium Content in Wheat Grain[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2024, 39(4): 37-46. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194687.

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