Linkage mapping evidence for a syntenic QTL associated with flowering time in perennial C 4 rhizomatous grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass

Flowering in perennial species is directed via complex signalling pathways that adjust to developmental regulations and environmental cues. Synchronized flowering in certain environments is a prerequisite to commercial seed production, and so the elucidation of the genetic architecture of flowering...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global change biology. Bioenergy 2021-01, Vol.13 (1), p.98-111
Hauptverfasser: Jensen, Elaine, Shafiei, Reza, Ma, Xue-Feng, Serba, Desalegn D, Smith, Daniel P, Slavov, Gancho T, Robson, Paul, Farrar, Kerrie, Thomas Jones, Sian, Swaller, Timothy, Flavell, Richard, Clifton-Brown, John, Saha, Malay C, Donnison, Iain
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Zusammenfassung:Flowering in perennial species is directed via complex signalling pathways that adjust to developmental regulations and environmental cues. Synchronized flowering in certain environments is a prerequisite to commercial seed production, and so the elucidation of the genetic architecture of flowering time in and switchgrass could aid breeding in these underdeveloped species. In this context, we assessed a mapping population in and two ecologically diverse switchgrass mapping populations over 3 years from planting. Multiple flowering time quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified in both species. Remarkably, the most significant and switchgrass QTL proved to be syntenic, located on linkage groups 4 and 2, with logarithm of odds scores of 17.05 and 21.8 respectively. These QTL regions contained three flowering time transcription factors: , MADS-box and gibberellin-responsive bHLH137. The former is emerging as a key component of the age-related flowering time pathway.
ISSN:1757-1693
1757-1707
DOI:10.1111/gcbb.12755