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Acta Agron Sin ›› 2016, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 1592-1600.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1006.2016.01592

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QTL Mapping for Ear Architectural Traits under Three Plant Densities in Maize

WANG Hui,LIANG Qian-Jin,HU Xiao-Jiao,LI Kun,HUANG Chang-Ling,WANG Qi,HE Wen-Zhao,WANG Hong-Wu*,LIU Zhi-Fang*   

  1. Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China?
  • Received:2016-03-03 Revised:2016-06-20 Online:2016-11-12 Published:2016-07-04
  • Contact: Liu Zhifang,E-mail: liuzhifang@caas.cn; Wang hongwu,E-mail: wanghongwu@caas.cn E-mail:1300272654@qq.com
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    This study was supported by the China National 973 Project (2014CB138200), Program of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology (D141100005014003), and Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP) of CAAS.

Abstract:

To identify genetic factors of ear architectural traits response to plant density, we developed a recombination inbred line (RIL) mapping population with 220 families from a cross between two maize inbred lines, Zheng 58 and HD568. The filed experiments were performed in 2014 and 2015 seasons of Beijing and Hainan. The ear architectural traits including ear length, ear diameter, ear row number and kernel number per row were evaluated under three plant densities in each environment. With the BLUP value estimated by SAS software, QTLs for ear architectural traits were detected by inclusive composite interval mapping (ICIM) using Windows QTL ICI-Mapping software. In total, 42 QTLs were detected under three plant densities, each QTL explained phenotypic variation ranging from 4.20% to 14.07%. One QTL related to ear row number on chromosome 2 was repeatedly detected under three plant densities. Four QTLs related to ear diameter, ear row number and kernel number per row were commonly detected under two plant densities, among them an ear row number QTL was located on chromosome 4 with explained 10.88% and 14.07% of phenotypic variance under plant density of 52 500 plants ha-1 and 67 500 plants ha-1. In addition, we found three QTLs for different ear architectural traits on chromosomes 2, 4 and 9 simultaneously. This study revealed the genetic mechanisms of ear architectural traits changed under different plant densities. The QTLs stably expressed under different plant densities can be applied in fine mapping and marker assisted selection in density tolerance breeding of maize.

Key words: Maize, Ear architectural traits, Plant density, QTL, BLUP

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