Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 75-81. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20196050

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QTL Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis of the First Flower Node in Kenaf

LI Hui1,2, CHEN Anguo2, TANG Huijuan2, LUAN Mingbao2,3,4   

  1. 1 College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, China
    2 Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China
    3 National Nanfan Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
    4 National Center of Technology Innovation for Comprehensive Utilization of Saline-Alkali Land, Dongying 257300, China
  • Received:2025-04-18 Published:2026-06-28

Abstract:

In order to determine the genetic law of the first flower node in kenaf,an F2 population consisting of 148 individual plants was developed from the inbred lines K215 and K89,which showed significant differences in the first flower node position.The high-density genetic linkage map of kenaf was constructed using RAD-seq for bin marker genotyping.The map contained 3 418 bin markers unevenly distributed on 18 chromosomes,with a total genetic distance of 864.61 cM and an average genetic distance between markers of 0.25 cM.Based on the phenotypic data and genetic map of the first flower node,the first flower node QTL named FFN6 was detected using an interval mapping method.This QTL was located on chromosome 6,with a LOD value of 8.66,a phenotypic contribution rate of 13.77%,and an additive effect value of -19.97.The results indicated that the allele locus comes from the paternal K215 and had a negative regulatory effect on the first flower node.Based on the gene annotation information within the QTL mapping interval,seven candidate genes were preliminarily screened and obtained.The qRT-PCR results showed that under short-day conditions,the expression levels of Hc-bHLH6 and Hc-MYB6 genes significantly increased.The function of the two genes promotes the flowering of kenaf plants,which may be closely related to the node of the first flower of kenaf plants.

Key words: Kenaf, QTL, First flower node, Genetic linkage map

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LI Hui, CHEN Anguo, TANG Huijuan, LUAN Mingbao. QTL Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis of the First Flower Node in Kenaf[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2026, 41(3): 75-81. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20196050.

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