Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (S1): 29-39. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195296

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Mixed Major Gene+Polygene Genetic Analysis of Fruit Shape-related Traits in Oriental Melon

CHEN Yingda1, JIA Weirong1, SUN Hao1, PAN Yupeng2, ZHANG Lijuan1, XU Meng1, LIU Zhenning1, ZHANG Ning1   

  1. 1 College of Agriculture and Forestry,Linyi University,Shandong Province University Characteristic Laboratory of Crop Molecular Design and Precision Breeding,Linyi 276000,China
    2 College of Horticulture,Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100,China
  • Received:2024-07-17 Published:2025-12-29

Abstract:

The study aimed to explore the genetic mechanism of fruit shape in oriental melon.The parents,M125(Elongate)and M30(Near round),were used to build the six generation populations,and the genetic patterns of fruit longitudinal diameter,transverse diameter,and shape index were studied using the method of main gene+multiple gene generation analysis.The results showed that significant positive correlation between fruit longitudinal diameter and shape index,and the correlation values were high in 2021-2023.In three years,the genetic models of fruit longitudinal diameter,transverse diameter,and shape index were MX2-ADI-ADI,two pairs of additive-dominant-epistatic master genes+additive-dominant-epistatic polygenes.In the first-order genetic parameters,the additive effect values of the two main genes controlling the fruit longitudinal diameter,transverse diameter,and shape index were equal and positive in the three years(da=db>0),and it had a synergistic effect.The absolute value of the dominant effect of the first pair of major genes controlling fruit longitudinal diameter in 2021 and 2023 was significantly higher than that of the second pair of major genes,while the dominant effect of the second major gene was slightly higher than that of the first pair of major gene in 2022.The additive effects of the two pairs of major genes controlling fruit transverse diameter showed little variation across different years and were all negative,indicating that the dominant effects of the major genes had a negative impact on fruit diameter.The absolute value of the dominant effect of the first pair of major genes controlling fruit shape index was greater than that of the second pair of major genes,indicating that the first pair of major genes played a leading role in the dominant effects.The second-order genetic parameters showed that in the F2,from 2021 to 2023,the heritability of main genes for fruit longitudinal diameter was 81.51%,72.16%,80.77%,respectively.The heritability of major genes for transverse diameter was 77.88%,69.94%,65.90%,respectively.The heritability of main genes for fruit shape index was 80.41%,70.81%,82.49%,respectively.The inheritance of the three fruit shape traits in Oriental melon is quantitative traits,and the heritability of major genes in F2 generation was high.Therefore,the three fruit shape traits were selected in early generations during the oriental melon breeding.

Key words: Oriental melon, Fruit shape-related traits, Major gene+polygene, Genetic analysis

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CHEN Yingda, JIA Weirong, SUN Hao, PAN Yupeng, ZHANG Lijuan, XU Meng, LIU Zhenning, ZHANG Ning. Mixed Major Gene+Polygene Genetic Analysis of Fruit Shape-related Traits in Oriental Melon[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2025, 40(S1): 29-39. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195296.

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