Identification and molecular mapping of a major quantitative trait locus underlying branch angle in soybean.

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Title: Identification and molecular mapping of a major quantitative trait locus underlying branch angle in soybean.
Authors: Clark, Chancelor B.1 (AUTHOR), Wang, Weidong1 (AUTHOR), Wang, Ying1,2 (AUTHOR), Fear, Gabriel J.1 (AUTHOR), Wen, Zixiang3,4 (AUTHOR), Wang, Dechun3 (AUTHOR), Ren, Bo1,5 (AUTHOR) bren@genetics.ac.cn, Ma, Jianxin1 (AUTHOR) maj@purdue.edu
Source: Theoretical & Applied Genetics. Mar2022, Vol. 135 Issue 3, p777-784. 8p.
Subjects: National Basketball Association, Locus (Genetics), Gene mapping, Plant productivity, Plant variation, Soybean
Abstract: Key message: A major quantitative trait locus (QTL) modulating soybean (Glycine max) branch angle was identified by linkage analysis using two bi-parental mapping populations with and without pedigree from wild soybean (Glycine soja). Soybean branch angle is a critical architectural trait that affects many other traits of agronomic importance associated with the plant's productivity and grain yield and is thus a vital consideration in soybean breeding. However, the genetic basis for modulating this important trait in soybean and many other crops remain unknown. Previously, we developed a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from a cross between a domesticated soybean (Glycine max) variety, Williams 82, and a wild soybean (Glycine soja) accession, PI 479,752, and observed drastic variation in plant architecture including branch angle among individual RILs. In this study, one of the RILs possessing extremely wide branch angle (WBA) was crossed with an elite soybean cultivar (LD00-3309) possessing narrow branch angle (NBA) to produce an F2 population composed of 147 plants and F2-derived F3 families for inheritance analysis and QTL mapping. We found that branch angle is controlled by a major QTL located on chromosome 19, designated qGmBa1 and that WBA—derived from the wild soybean accession—is dominant over NBA. This locus was also detected as a major one underlying branch angle by QTL mapping using a subset of the soybean nested association mapping (SoyNAM) population composed of 140 RILs, which were derived from a cross between a landrace, PI 437169B, possessing WBA and an elite variety, IA3023, possessing NBA. Molecular markers located in the QTL region defined by both mapping populations can be used for marker-assisted selection of branch angle in soybean breeding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Key message: A major quantitative trait locus (QTL) modulating soybean (Glycine max) branch angle was identified by linkage analysis using two bi-parental mapping populations with and without pedigree from wild soybean (Glycine soja). Soybean branch angle is a critical architectural trait that affects many other traits of agronomic importance associated with the plant's productivity and grain yield and is thus a vital consideration in soybean breeding. However, the genetic basis for modulating this important trait in soybean and many other crops remain unknown. Previously, we developed a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from a cross between a domesticated soybean (Glycine max) variety, Williams 82, and a wild soybean (Glycine soja) accession, PI 479,752, and observed drastic variation in plant architecture including branch angle among individual RILs. In this study, one of the RILs possessing extremely wide branch angle (WBA) was crossed with an elite soybean cultivar (LD00-3309) possessing narrow branch angle (NBA) to produce an F2 population composed of 147 plants and F2-derived F3 families for inheritance analysis and QTL mapping. We found that branch angle is controlled by a major QTL located on chromosome 19, designated qGmBa1 and that WBA—derived from the wild soybean accession—is dominant over NBA. This locus was also detected as a major one underlying branch angle by QTL mapping using a subset of the soybean nested association mapping (SoyNAM) population composed of 140 RILs, which were derived from a cross between a landrace, PI 437169B, possessing WBA and an elite variety, IA3023, possessing NBA. Molecular markers located in the QTL region defined by both mapping populations can be used for marker-assisted selection of branch angle in soybean breeding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00405752
DOI:10.1007/s00122-021-03995-9