QTL mapping of a partial resistance to the corn delphacid‐transmitted viruses in Lepidopteran‐resistant maize line Mp705

A partial resistance to maize mosaic virus (MMV) and maize stripe virus (MStV) was mapped in a RILs population derived from a cross between lines MP705 (resistant) and B73 (susceptible). A genetic map constructed from 131 SSR markers spanned 1399 cM with an average distance of 9.6 cM. A total of 10 QTL were detected for resistance to MMV and MStV, using composite interval mapping. A major QTL explaining 34–41% of the phenotypic variance for early resistance to MMV was detected on chromosome 1. Another major QTL explaining up to 30% of the phenotypic variation for all traits of resistance to MStV was detected in the centromeric region of chromosome 3 (3.05 bin). After adding supplementary SSR markers, this region was found to correspond well to the one where a QTL of resistance to MStV already was located in a previous mapping study using an F₂ population derived from a cross between Rev81 and B73. These results suggested that these QTL of resistance to MStV detected on chromosome 3 could be allelic in maize genome.     

Identification of quantitative trait loci with main and epistatic effects for plant architecture traits in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Plant architecture is important for cotton cultivation and breeding. In this study, two mapping generations/populations F₂ and F_2:3 in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), derived from ‘Baimian1’ and TM‐1, were used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for 10 plant architecture traits. A total of 55 main‐effect QTLs (M‐QTLs) were detected. Four common M‐QTLs, qTFB‐10(F₂/F_2:3) for total fruit branches, qFBL‐26b(F₂)/qFBL‐26(F_2:3) for fruit branch length, qFBA‐5(F₂/F_2:3) for fruit branch angle and qFBN‐26b(F₂)/qFBN‐26(F_2:3) for fruit branch nodes, were found. The synergistic alleles and the negative alleles can be utilized in cotton plant architecture breeding programmes according to specific breeding objectives. Altogether 54 pairs of epistatic QTLs (E‐QTLs) exhibiting the interactions of additive‐by‐additive (AA), additive‐by‐dominant (AD), dominant‐by‐additive (DA) and dominant‐by‐dominant (DD) were detected. The epistasis appeared to be an important contributor to genetic variation in cotton plant architecture traits. Therefore, the identified markers associated with E‐QTLs as well as M‐QTLs will be of importance in future breeding programmes to develop cotton cultivars exhibiting desirable plant architecture.     

玉米籽粒主要品质性状的分子遗传研究进展

玉米是全球最主要的粮食作物之一,提高玉米籽粒品质是当今世界玉米育种领域高度关注的问题。因为传统常规育种方法具有育种时间长且转化率低等限制因素,所以解决这一问题最经济有效的方法就是利用分子标记进行辅助选择育种。为了给今后玉米品质性状的分子设计育种提供参考,本研究总结了国内外玉米籽粒品质性状的QTL定位、分子标记辅助改良和候选基因克隆及转基因技术应用的相关研究进展。指出玉米优质基因资源的利用还不够充分,现有分子标记技术在玉米育种中的应用还不够广泛,今后应改进育种方法和品质鉴定技术,以缩短玉米育种周期。     

Quantitative resistance to Botrytis cinerea from Solanum neorickii

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is susceptible to gray mold (Botrytis cinerea). Quantitative resistance to B. cinerea was previously identified in a wild relative, S. neorickii G1.1601. The 122 F₃ families derived from a cross between the susceptible S. lycopersicum cv. Moneymaker and the partially resistant S. neorickii G1.1601 were tested for susceptibility to B. cinerea using a stem bioassay. Three putative quantitative trait loci (pQTL) were detected: pQTL3 and pQTL9 reducing lesion growth (LG) and pQTL4 reducing disease incidence (DI). For each pQTL, a putative homologous locus was identified recently in another wild tomato relative, S. habrochaites LYC4. pQTL3 was confirmed by assessing disease resistance in BC₃S₁ and BC₃S₂ progenies of S. neorickii G1.1601. pQTL4 was not statistically confirmed but the presence of the S. neorickii resistance allele reduced DI in all three tested populations. The reduction in LG of pQTL9 was not confirmed but rather, this locus conferred a reduced DI, similar to observations in the QTL study using S. habrochaites. The results are discussed in relation to other disease resistance loci identified in studies with other wild tomato relatives.     

小麦茎秆断裂强度相关性状QTL的连锁和关联分析

小麦茎秆断裂强度与倒伏特性关系密切,并对产量有很大影响。本研究旨在解析茎秆断裂强度的遗传机制,开发与该性状紧密连锁/关联的分子标记。利用山农01-35′藁城9411重组自交系(RIL)群体(含173个F8:9株系)和由205个品种(系)构成的自然群体,借助90 k小麦SNP基因芯片、DArT芯片及传统分子标记技术,在2个环境中对两群体的茎秆断裂强度相关性状进行连锁分析和全基因组关联分析。利用已构建的高密度连锁图谱,在4B染色体的TDURUM_CONTIG63670_287–IACX557和EX_C101685–RAC875_C27536等区段上,检测到9个控制小麦茎秆断裂强度、株高、茎秆第2节间充实度、茎秆第2节壁厚相关性状的加性QTL,可解释表型变异9.40%~36.30%。同时,利用包含24 355个SNP位点的复合遗传图谱,在自然群体中检测到37个与茎秆断裂强度相关性状(P0.0001)的标记,分别位于1A、1B、2B、2D、3A、3B、4A、4B、5A、5B、5D、6B、7A、7B和7D染色体,可解释表型变异7.76%~36.36%。在4B染色体上,以连锁分析检测到控制茎秆断裂强度的RAC875_C27536与关联分析检测到的Tdurum_contig4974_355标记,在复合遗传图谱上的距离为6.7 cM,说明该区段存在控制小麦茎秆断裂强度的重要基因。     

控制水稻品种Koshihikari抽穗期的数量性状位点

利用Koshihikari × Kasalath BILs群体及相应的Kasalath/Koshihikari CSSLs群体,在江苏南京和海南陵水两个环境下对抽穗期的QTL定位分析。结果表明,在两地重复检测到3个QTL,分别位于第3、6和8染色体上;在qHd-3和qHd-8位点,来自Koshihikari等位基因能够提早抽穗,在qHd-6位点,来自Koshihikari等位基因能够延迟抽穗;第3染色体qHd-3和第7染色体非加性QTL之间存在上位性互作,通过重组自交系和置换系相互验证发现,qHd-3 所在的标记区间与W008的Kasalath插入片段位置大体一致,qHd-8所在的标记区间与W023、W024的Kasalath插入片段相吻合,qHd-7-1所在的标记区间位于W20的Kasalath片段之内,表明确实存在这3个位点。同时还对Koshihikari × 桂朝2号RILs抽穗期的QTL定位分析,在南京和海南分别检测到3个加性抽穗期QTL,1对非加性抽穗期QTL存在互作。     

陆地棉优质纤维QTL的分子标记筛选及优质来源分析

利用陆地棉优质品系7235、渝棉1号做亲本, 以7235 × 渝棉1号的F2与F2:3分离群体为材料, 开展不同来源棉花高强纤维QTL微卫星标记筛选, 为进一步进行优质纤维QTL聚合育种提供基础。通过5 514对SSR引物对亲本进行多态性筛选, 获得117个多态性标记, 用其中80个标记构建了总长为1 147.8 cM的遗传图谱; 应用复合区间作图法分析了该组合的F2单株和F2:3家系纤维品质性状, 共检测到36个纤维品质数量性状基因座(QTL), 其中与纤维长度、比强度、细度、伸长率及整齐度相关的QTL各6、8、7、8和7个, 分别解释各性状表型变异的3.4%~14.4%、5.0%~42.4%、6.5%~11.7%、5.1%~19.4%和6.9%~14.0%。通过分析来源于7235和渝棉1号高强QTL的染色体分布, 表明两亲本在D7、D8、D9染色体上都存在控制纤维比强度的QTL, 其中存在于D7和D8染色体上来自双亲的QTL紧密连锁, 成簇分布在染色体上的一定区间内。而在D7和D9染色体上也发现双亲完全相同的优质QTL, 其优质供体可能来自陆地棉优质品系PD4381。进一步分析了获得的QTL在聚合育种中的应用潜力。     

陆地棉遗传图谱构建及产量和纤维品质性状QTL定位

利用3 458对SSR引物筛选陆地棉中棉所35和渝棉1号间的多态性引物, 获得173对。以多态性引物检测(渝棉1号×中棉所35)F₂群体180个单株的标记基因型, 共获得178个标记位点。构建的遗传连锁图谱包括148个标记, 36个连锁群, 总长1 309.2 cM, 标记间平均距离8.8 cM, 覆盖棉花基因组的29.5%。36个连锁群中的28个分别被定位于20条染色体, 8个连锁群未定位于染色体。以渝棉1号×中棉所35的F₂、F_2:3群体的产量、纤维品质性状鉴定结果, 利用区间作图方法, 检测到4个产量性状QTL, 即2个衣分(LP)、1个铃重(BW)、1个籽指(SD); 5个纤维品质性状QTL, 即1个纤维长度(FL)、2个纤维比强度(FS)和2个纤维细度(FF)。LP1、BW、SD、FL和FS1被定位于第7染色体, LP2、FS2、FF1和FF2被分别位于第15、21、9和20染色体。5个纤维品质QTL的有利等位基因均来源于渝棉1号。     

玉米苗期在盐胁迫下耐盐相关QTL分析

通过对玉米耐盐性状基因的QTL定位,找到耐盐性状控制位点在染色体上的位置,来帮助耐盐玉米品种的选育和基因的克隆。本研究选用耐盐自交系8723和盐敏感自交系P138为材料构建的F2群体,通过Jionmap 4.0软件对F2群体构建分子遗传连锁图谱。构建了一个包含有174个SSR标记位点的分子遗传连锁图谱,平均分布在玉米的10条染色体上共2 764.3 cM,标记区间平均间距为15.88 cM。通过对表型数据的分析,对玉米的4个植株性状进行了QTL定位。结果共检测到8个与玉米苗期耐盐性状相关的QTLs,分别位于2号、4号、6号、9号染色体上。本研究结果为幼苗在盐碱地正常生长提供科学依据。