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大豆生物量与产量组分间的相关及关联分析 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
生物量与后期的籽粒产量存在紧密联系,是决定作物经济产量的主要因素之一。本研究利用自然群体中的1142 SNP在2年环境下通过全基因组关联分析检测大豆基因组中与生物量及产量组分显著关联的SNP。结果表明:(1)生物量、百粒重和单株籽粒产量在自然群体中存在广泛的表型及遗传变异,并存在极显著的正相关,其中生物量与单株籽粒产量之间的相关略高于与百粒重;(2)两年环境下共检测到41、56和29个SNP分别与生物量、百粒重和单株籽粒产量显著关联,其中仅有6、19和1个SNP在2个环境中都被检测到;(3)共检测到15个SNP同时控制2个或2个以上性状,其中位于第19染色体上的BARC-029051-06057位点被检测到同时与生物量、百粒重和单株籽粒产量3个性状显著关联,表明有共同的遗传基础,同时也解释了性状间相关的遗传原因;(4)鉴定到的多个SNP与先前我们对叶绿素荧光参数及多个环境下产量相关性状的定位结果共位。这些显著关联SNP位点的鉴定,有助于理解生物量及产量相关性状的遗传机制,从而促进利用分子标记辅助选择聚合有利基因,实现未来大豆高产育种计划。 相似文献
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Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters are generally used to characterize the intrinsic action of photosystem II (PSII), which is interrelated with the photosynthetic capacity. Mapping of quantitative trait loci for chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and associated traits is important for genetic improvement in soybean. In this study, a genome-wide association analysis was conducted to detect key single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with chlorophyll content (chl) and chlorophyll fluorescence using 1,536 SNPs in a soybean landraces panel. The analysis revealed significant correlations among chl and five chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, including maximum quantum yield of PSII primary photochemistry in the dark-adapted state (Fv/Fm), light energy absorbed per reaction center (ABS/RC), quantum yield for electron transport (ETo/ABS), probability that a trapped exciton moves an electron into the electron transport chain beyond QA− (ETo/TRo), and performance index on absorption basis (PIABS). Genome-wide association analysis using a mixed linear model detected 51 SNPs associated with chl and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters. Among these identified SNPs, 14 SNPs were co-associated with two or more different traits in this study, and 8 SNPs were co-associated with soybean yield and yield components in our previous study. These significant SNPs will help to better understand the genetic basis of photosynthesis-related physiological traits, and facilitate the pyramiding of favorable alleles for photosynthetic traits in soybean marker assisted selection schemes for high photosynthetic efficiency. 相似文献
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Lihua Ning Guizhen Kan Wenkai Du Shiwei Guo Qing Wang Guozheng Zhang Hao Cheng Deyue Yu 《Breeding Science》2016,66(2):191-203
Tolerance to low-phosphorus soil is a desirable trait in soybean cultivars. Previous quantitative trait locus (QTL) studies for phosphorus-deficiency tolerance were mainly derived from bi-parental segregating populations and few reports from natural population. The objective of this study was to detect QTLs that regulate phosphorus-deficiency tolerance in soybean using association mapping approach. Phosphorus-deficiency tolerance was evaluated according to five traits (plant shoot height, shoot dry weight, phosphorus concentration, phosphorus acquisition efficiency and use efficiency) comprising a conditional phenotype at the seedling stage. Association mapping of the conditional phenotype detected 19 SNPs including 13 SNPs that were significantly associated with the five traits across two years. A novel cluster of SNPs, including three SNPs that consistently showed significant effects over two years, that associated with more than one trait was detected on chromosome 3. All favorable alleles, which were determined based on the mean of conditional phenotypic values of each trait over the two years, could be pyramided into one cultivar through parental cross combination. The best three cross combinations were predicted with the aim of simultaneously improving phosphorus acquisition efficiency and use efficiency. These results will provide a thorough understanding of the genetic basis of phosphorus deficiency tolerance in soybean. 相似文献
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中国野生大豆群体农艺加工性状与SSR关联分析和特异材料的遗传构成 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
选用204对SSR标记对全国野生大豆群体(174份代表性样本)的基因组扫描,采用TASSEL软件的GLM (general linear model)方法对百粒重、开花期、成熟期、干豆腐得率、干豆乳得率和耐淹性性状值关联分析,解析与性状关联位点的优异等位变异,鉴别出一批与农艺、加工性状关联的优异等位变异及携带优异等位变异的载体材料;进一步分析极值表型材料的遗传构成。结果表明: (1)累计51个位点(次)与性状关联,有些标记同时与2个或多个性状相关联,可能是性状相关的遗传基础;关联位点中累计16位点(次)与连锁分析定位的QTL一致;(2)与地方品种群体和育成品种群体的关联位点比较,发现野生群体关联位点只有少数与之相同,群体间育种性状的遗传结构有明显差异。(3)与多性状关联的位点其等位变异对不同性状的效应方向可相同可不同,如GMES5532a-A332对百粒重和耐淹性的相对死苗率都是增效效应,而GMES5532a-A344对百粒重是减效效应,对相对死苗率是增效效应;(4)极值表型材料间的遗传构成有很大差异。表型值大的材料携带较多增效效应大的位点等位变异,例如N23349的百粒重是9.08 g,含有4个增效效应较大的位点等位变异;表型值小的材料携带较多减效效应大的位点等位变异,如N23387的百粒重是0.75 g,含有4个减效效应较大的位点等位变异。关联作图得到的信息可以弥补连锁定位信息的不足,尤其是全基因组位点上复等位变异的信息为育种提供了亲本选配和后代等位条带辅助选择的依据。 相似文献
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Xue Zhao Hong Chang Lei Feng Yan Jing Weili Teng Lijuan Qiu Hongkun Zheng Yingpeng Han Wenbin Li 《Plant Breeding》2019,138(5):588-598
Saturated fatty acids (FA), an important component of soybean oil, plays a crucial role in the nutritional value of soybean oil through different concentration and relative proportions. In this study, an association population of 185 diverse soybean accessions was used to identify quantitative trait nucleotide (QTN) and scan candidate genes via genome‐wide association analysis (GWAS), which was based on high throughout single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) developed via the Specific Locus Amplified Fragment Sequencing (SLAF‐seq) approach. A total of 33,149 SNPs were identified with minor allele frequencies (MAF) >4%, which covered 97% of the soybean whole genome. For the two saturated FA concentration, including palmitic acid (PA) and stearic acid (SA), up to 65 SNPs were verified via GWAS. Among them, 35 and 16 SNPs loci were the novel loci for PA and SA, respectively. There were other six loci for PA and eight loci for SA overlapped or located in the linked genomic regions reported by the previous study. Furthermore, many loci were repeated in more than two environments, and four pair of pleiotropic loci (PA‐3‐2 and SA‐3‐2, PA‐11‐2 and SA‐11‐1, PA‐12‐2 and SA‐12‐1, and PA‐17‐1 and SA‐17‐2) had similar genomic regions, which might control both PA and SA simultaneously. A total of 49 genes, which could participate in lipid biosynthesis pathway or hormone metabolism, were identified as the potential candidate genes associated with saturated FA. The identified loci with beneficial alleles and the candidate genes would be valuable for studying the molecular mechanisms of saturated FA and further for improving nutritional value of soybean oil. 相似文献
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Selection of soybean elite cultivars based on phenotypic and genomic characters related to lodging tolerance 
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下载免费PDF全文 Zhangxiong Liu Huihui Li Xuhong Fan Wen Huang Jiyu Yang Yuhong Zheng Zixiang Wen Yinghui Li Dechun Wang Shuming Wang Lijuan Qiu 《Plant Breeding》2017,136(4):526-538
Soybean lodging can result in serious yield reduction. Detecting the quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with lodging tolerance for their further application in marker‐assisted selection (MAS) has the potential to enhance soybean breeding efficiency. In this study, a genome‐wide association analysis (GWAS) was performed to identify soybean accessions that could potentially be used to produce lodging‐tolerant varieties, based on the comprehensive evaluation of lodging scores (LS) obtained for the parental cultivar “Tokachi nagaha” and its 137 derived cultivars. Results showed that genotype, environment and genotype × environment interaction significantly influenced LS. Of the 31 significant SNPs identified, 22 were consistently detected in two or more environments and 27 SNPs were located in or close to agronomically important QTL mapped by linkage analysis. Best linear unbiased predictors (BLUPs) of LS tend to decrease with the elite alleles contained by accessions increasing. Some excellent accessions, with lower BLUPs and Di (stability coefficients) values and more elite alleles, were selected. This study contributed to understand the genetic mechanism of lodging, providing genetic and phenotypic information for MAS. 相似文献
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Quantitative trait loci for agronomic traits in soybean 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
There continues to be improvement in seed yields of soybean by conventional breeding, but molecular techniques may provide faster genetic gains. The objective of this study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with the agronomic traits seed yield, lodging, plant height, seed filling period and plant maturity in soybean. To achieve this objective, 101 F6‐derived recombinant inbred lines (RIL) from a population developed from a cross of N87‐984‐16 × TN93‐99 were used. Experiments were conducted in six environments during 2002–2003. Heritability estimates on an entry mean basis from data combined across environments ranged from 0.12 to 0.65 for seed yield and seed filling period, respectively. Composite interval mapping detected one QTL for yield (near Satt076), two for lodging (near Satt225 and Satt593) and four for maturity (near Satt263, Satt292, Satt293 and Satt591) in this population. Additional environmentally sensitive QTL for these traits, and for seed filling period and plant height are also reported. The QTL associated with agronomic traits that we report and the recently released germplasm (PI 636460) from this population may be useful in soybean breeding programmes. 相似文献
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Characterization of genotype by environment interactions in soybean breeding programmes of southeast Europe 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Southeast Europe is Europe's major production area of soybean of maturity groups (MG) 0, I and II, but genotype by environment interaction (GEI) for soybean traits in this region is still not characterized. The objective of this study was to characterize GEI in soybean grown in Croatia for seed yield, protein and oil content. Fourteen soybean cultivars of MG 0 and I were evaluated at 15 environments. In the combined anova , genotypes, environments and GEI were significant. All three seed traits were more affected by year than by location and seed yield and protein content were more sensitive to environmental changes than oil content. Genotype by environment interaction is generally of less importance than effects of genotypes and years, especially for oil content. High‐yielding genotypes had values of regression coefficient (b) close to 1, indicating that they were not responsive to extreme environments, either positive or negative. Means and b values were not correlated for yield and negatively correlated for protein and oil content, probably because of low‐input practice in the region. The absence of recognizable differences in means, b values and principal component scores of ammi analysis between two MGs for all traits indicated that soybean cultivars of MG 0 may be recommended for growing in the region because they responded similarly to environmental changes as do full‐season genotypes of MG I. 相似文献
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Zhenbin Hu Dan Zhang Guozheng Zhang Guizhen Kan Delin Hong Deyue Yu 《Breeding Science》2014,63(5):441-449
Wild soybean, the progenitor of cultivated soybean, is an important gene pool for ongoing soybean breeding efforts. To identify yield-enhancing quantitative trait locus (QTL) or gene from wild soybean, 113 wild soybeans accessions were phenotyped for five yield-related traits and genotyped with 85 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to conduct association mapping. A total of 892 alleles were detected for the 85 SSR markers, with an average 10.49 alleles; the corresponding PIC values ranged from 0.07 to 0.92, with an average 0.73. The genetic diversity of each SSR marker ranged from 0.07 to 0.93, with an average 0.75. A total of 18 SSR markers were identified for the five traits. Two SSR markers, sct_010 and satt316, which are associated with the yield per plant were stably expressed over two years at two experimental locations. Our results suggested that association mapping can be an effective approach for identifying QTL from wild soybean. 相似文献
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小麦株高QTL Qph.nau-5B的效应评价 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
株高直接影响小麦的产量潜力,也是植株抗倒伏性的重要组成部分。目前虽有大量株高相关QTL被鉴定到,但大多QTL的遗传效应仍不清楚。本研究前期利用小麦品种群体,通过关联分析鉴定到一个小麦株高主效QTL Qph.nau-5B。为了评价该QTL的效应,通过分子标记辅助选择分别构建了以南大2419、吉春1016和郑麦9023为供体亲本,中优9507为背景的3种等位变异的近等基因系,背景回复率均高于93%。在7个独立的试验环境中,所有近等基因系的株高较轮回亲本均显著降低,平均降幅为11.1 cm(10.3%)。Qph.nau-5B不同等位变异效应强弱不同,其中来源于吉春1016和郑麦9023的等位变异平均降秆效应相似(12.4 cm),显著大于南大2419的等位变异(8.6 cm),但各等位变异相对降秆效应大小受环境影响。此外,Qph.nau-5B对单株穗数、穗长、千粒重等农艺性状无明显负效应。本研究结果表明Qph.nau-5B具有重要的育种价值,可为小麦的株型分子设计育种提供基因资源。 相似文献
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株型是由多个形态和生理性状集成的复合性状,它与水稻产量密切相关。挖掘优异株型等位基因或QTL,对水稻超高产育种具有重要意义。本研究利用籼稻昌恢121和粳稻Koshihikari构建的208个染色体片段置换系(chromosome segment substitution lines, CSSLs),在3个环境下,对控制株高、剑叶形态和分蘖数的QTL进行检测,共鉴定到35个株型性状QTL,分布于11条染色体上(除9号染色体以外),解释表型变异2.00%～22.86%。值得关注的是qPH-1-1、qFLW-6和qFLA-3均能在3个环境下被检测到,其中qFLW-6为1个新鉴定到的剑叶宽QTL。对qPH-1-1和qFLA-3位点进行鉴定,验证了这2个位点等位基因的加性效应和环境稳定性。本研究为株型性状QTL的进一步精细定位、克隆及分子辅助聚合育种奠定了基础。 相似文献
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大豆产量及主要农艺性状QTL的上位性互作和环境互作分析 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
梁慧珍 余永亮 杨红旗 张海洋 董薇 李彩云 杜华巩鹏涛 刘学义 方宣钧 河南省农业科学院芝麻研究中心 河南郑州 东北油田盐碱植被恢复与重建教育部重点实验室/东北林业大学盐碱地生物资源环境研究中心 黑龙江哈尔滨 山西省农业科学院经济作物研究所 山西汾阳 海南省热带农业资源开发利用研究所 海南三亚 《作物学报》2014,40(1):37-44
以栽培大豆晋豆23为母本,半野生大豆灰布支黑豆ZDD2315为父本杂交衍生的F2:15和F2:16的447个RIL家系为遗传群体,绘制SSR遗传图谱,采用混合线性模型方法,对2年大豆小区产量及主要农艺性状进行加性QTL、加性×加性上位互作及环境互作分析。结果检测到9个与小区产量、茎粗、有效分枝、主茎节数、株高、结荚高度相关的QTL,分别位于J_2、I、M连锁群上,其中小区产量、茎粗、株高、有效分枝和主茎节数QTL的加性效应为正值,说明增加这些性状的等位基因来源于母本晋豆23。同时,检测到7对影响小区产量、茎粗、株高和结荚高度的加性×加性上位互作效应及环境互作效应的QTL,共发现14个与环境存在互作的QTL。上位效应和QE互作效应对大豆小区产量及主要农艺性状的遗传影响较大。大豆分子标记辅助育种中,既要考虑起主要作用的QTL,又要注重上位性QTL,才有利于性状的稳定表达和遗传。 相似文献
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我国黄淮和南方主要大豆育成品种家族产量和品质优异等位变异在系谱中遗传的研究 总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3
以往研究育成品种间的遗传关系只能通过系谱追踪进行一般性分析, 分子标记的发掘则提供了在位点及其等位变异基础上分析育成品种间遗传关系的手段。本研究在黄淮和南方190份大豆育成品种的85个SSR标记与农艺性状关联分析基础上, 将其中163份品种按系谱祖先归为58-161、徐豆1号、齐黄1号、南农493-1、南农1138-2五个家族, 对产量和品质性状进行优异等位变异在系谱中传承情况的分析。所涉及的最佳位点, 产量9个、百粒重3个、蛋白质含量2个、脂肪含量4个, 总解释率分别为91%、36%、13%和31%。每位点考查2个最优等位变异, 家族系谱祖先具有各自的优异等位变异, 随着育种轮次的增加在后育成品种中有丢失; 在系谱祖先基础上新品种衍生过程中吸纳其他亲本, 5个家族趋向共有大部分优异等位变异, 但频率分布不同。5个家族的品种所含有产量最多优异等位变异数未达饱和, 9个位点中最高含7个优异等位变异, 平均每个品种2.23个, 产量有进一步改良潜力。供试条件下高产品种平均产量是低产的2.36倍, 平均优异等位变异数是低产的4.17倍, 高、低产品种优异等位变异构成差异明显, 但高产品种间优异等位变异构成并不相同。也有的品种高产而优异等位变异数并不多, 有的品种优异等位变异较多但产量并不高。大豆育种不断从不同亲本中累积目标性状优异等位变异, 同时有些也在丢失, 应重视保存过时品种的优异等位变异, 以备后用。 相似文献
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Summary The magnitude of genetic expression and associations among traits are important for the prediction of response to selection in diverse environments and provide the basis for planning and evaluating breeding programs. In this regard, a cross classification mating design was used to produce hybrid sorghum populations, which were evaluated in a randomized completed block design with three replications at four environments in Northern Cameroon. Data on grain yield, days to anthesis, plant height, inflorescence length, threshing percentage and seed mass were collected and subjected to statistical genetic analyses. Significant genotype × environment interaction effects were observed for all traits. Genetic variance was essentially attributed to additive gene effects, with dominance variance for grain yield being negligible. However, the reverse was observed for threshability. Genetic variance components were much higher for plant height and grain yield than for days to anthesis, seed mass and threshability. Heritability estimates for plant height and inflorescence length were high (77 and 54 percent respectively) while the estimates for grain yield and threshability were low (14 and 5 percent respectively). Grain yield had positive genotypic correlation with most of the traits. Days to anthesis were negatively correlated with vegetative and reproductive traits. These results suggest that improvement of days to anthesis, plant height, and inflorescence length should be faster because of higher heritabilities and greater phenotypic variation. However, selection for earliness and reduced plant height would not be possible without hampering grain yield. Selecting for yield primary components namely inflorescence length and seed weight would be effective for increasing production. In addition, optimizing agronomic practices and improved experimental design would increase the selection efficiencies. 相似文献
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为了进一步发掘利用高营养物质含量的燕麦籽粒基因和种质资源,以西北农林科技大学引进的60份栽培型燕麦为研究材料,种植于四川成都金堂县和四川甘孜州康定县两个地点,对收获籽粒的6个营养指标、4个产量指标和7个农艺性状进行测定。通过对不同环境中燕麦各营养成分与农艺性状性状进行显著性差异分析、网络相关性分析及主成分分析,筛选出高品质基因型XO-1-6、XO-1-12和XO-1-16,高产基因型XO-1-16、XO-1-17和XO-1-19,而且金堂县的籽粒营养高于康定县,籽粒产量及农艺性状总体低于康定县,营养品质与产量呈负相关,与株高呈正相关,与分蘖数呈负相关,说明燕麦的营养成分和产量除了受遗传性质影响外还受环境的制约;可将17个性状综合为5个主成分。本研究为在该地区选育高品质及高产燕麦资源提供研究材料,为燕麦生产研究奠定理论基础,对燕麦品质的遗传改良具有重要的参考意义。 相似文献
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Identification and validation of number of pod ‐ and seed ‐ related traits QTLs in soybean 下载免费PDF全文
下载免费PDF全文 Jingyao Yu Shiyu Huang Xinyu Wang Chunyan Liu Tai Guo Rongsheng Zhu Xiaoxia Wu Zhenbang Hu Zhixin Wang Wei Zheng Zhenyu Zhang Haihong Zhao Nannan Wang Chunguang Cheng Dawei Xin Qingshan Chen Zhaoming Qi 《Plant Breeding》2018,137(5):730-745
Traits related to the number of pods and seeds are important yield factors on soybean. The relationships between phenotype and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of these traits may reveal the mechanisms underlying productivity. Our study objectives were to analyse phenotypic correlations, detect stable QTLs and identify candidate genes useful for marker‐assisted selection. Phenotypic analyses revealed that NThSP (number of three‐seeded pods) was positively correlated with NPPP (number of pods per plant) and SNPP (number of seeds per plant). Seventy‐five QTLs were identified based on the mean phenotypic data for at least 2 years. We detected two to 15 and one to three significant QTLs identified at the same location, respectively. Six consensus QTLs associated with at least two NPS‐related (number of pods and seeds related) traits were identified. Two of these were verified in another population. The QTLs for NPPP, SNPP and NThSP formed a consensus QTL cluster on GM02. Another 27 QTLs also formed clusters in five regions. Fifteen candidate genes were mined and discussed. The results will provide more information to soybean breeding. 相似文献
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Zhang Sujun Tang Liyuan Li Xinghe Wang Haitao Liu Cunjing Zhang Xiangyun Zhang Jianhong 《棉花学报》2019,31(5):414-426
[Objective] Molecular markers associated with agronomic and yield-related traits could provide useful references for improving the efficiency of Gossypium hirsutum breeding. [Method] In 147 upland cotton materials, 237 Simple Sequence Repeat(SSR) markers were assayed for polymorphisms. The population structure was analyzed using Structure 2.2. An association analysis between SSR markers and the agronomic and yield-related traits was performed using the Tassel 2.1 General Linear Model program. [Result] The average coefficients of variation for the five indicators varied from 7.28% to 21.06%, with an average of 13.47%, which indicated that the test population had a rich phenotypic diversity. The 237 SSR markers included 690 alleles belonging to 281 loci, with an average of 2.455 0 alleles per SSR marker (ranging from 2 to 6), and the average polymorphism information content value was 0.216 5. The test group could be divided into seven subgroups using Structure software. A genome-wide association analysis was conducted on five agronomic and yield-related traits from 2013 to 2015. There were 45 SSR loci and 1 locus significantly (P＜0.01) associated with boll weight and lint percentage, which were detected in 3 or more environments, and they explained 19.30% and 11.58%, respectively, of the phenotypic variation in the different environments (P＜0.01). Nine loci were significantly (P＜0.01) associated with agronomic traits at two or more bowing times, and one, four and four markers were associated with fruit branch number, boll number and plant height, explaining 9.96%, 7.00% and 5.57%, respectively, of the phenotypic variation in different environments. Sites significantly associated with boll weight, fruit branch number and plant height were simultaneously detected near BNL2448. [Conclusion] Many loci associated with the yield and other important agronomic traits of upland cotton were repeatedly detected in different environments using an association analysis. The results provide useful reference information for cotton molecular marker-assisted selection-based breeding. 相似文献
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棉花的产量及产量构成因子性状是以复杂的方式遗传,遗传力较低并易受环境条件影响。经典数量遗传学指出,上位性是复杂性状的遗传基础。本研究以湘杂棉2号F8和F9世代重组自交系为材料,调查了3个环境下的产量及产量构成因子性状,并构建了遗传连锁图。旨在定位产量及产量构成因子性状的上位性QTL并分析QTL与环境的互作效应。所有产量及产量构成因子性状均检测到上位性QTL,共检测到16对加性互作QTL（AA）,涉及的位点中仅4个有单位点效应,这反映了上位性的复杂性及其对产量和产量构成因子性状的重要贡献。共检测到17对QTL加性和环境互作（AE）,以及14对上位性QTL与环境的互作,表明环境因素对产量和产量构成因子性状起重要影响作用。研究结果还表明上位性效应作为湘杂棉2号的遗传基础起着重要作用。对各性状在不同环境的优良基因型进行了预测。综合优良家系（GSL）和特定环境下的优良家系（SL）的性状表现高于两亲本,表明湘杂棉2号重组自交系各性状都有提高的潜力。由于QTL加性和环境互作以及上位性QTL与环境互作的影响,预测的优良家系基因型会随着环境的改变而不同,表明应针对特定环境开展棉花育种。 相似文献
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Summary Forty-two crosses and their reciprocals in maize (Zea mays L.) involving inbred lines highly diverse for protein content were evaluated in four environments. Data were recorded on crude protein content of grain, protein yield, grain yield, 1000 kernel weight, dry matter content of ear at harves,, days to 50% slking, plant height, ear height, and early vigor. No significant variation due to reciprocal differences was observed for protein content and early vigor. For all other traits the variance component due to reciprocal x environment interactions was significant while the variance component due to reciprocal differences was significant only for kernel weight, dry matter content of ear, plant height, and ear height. The variance components due to nuclear differences and their interactions with environments were always highly significant and larger than the components due to reciprocal differences and reciprocal x environment interactions. The instability and low magnitude of reciprocal differences indicated that it might be difficult to exploit them commercially. However, seeing the presence of reciprocal differences for most of the traits studied, the evaluation of breeding materials for these differences seems to be important.The research work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Sonderforschungsbereich 142. 相似文献