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Mapping QTLs of yield-related traits using RIL population derived from common wheat and Tibetan semi-wild wheat

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QTLs controlling yield-related traits were mapped using a population derived from common wheat and Tibetan semi-wild wheat and they provided valuable information for using Tibetan semi-wild wheat in future wheat molecular breeding.

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Tibetan semi-wild wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp tibetanum Shao) is a kind of primitive hexaploid wheat and harbors several beneficial traits, such as tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. And as a wild relative of common wheat, heterosis of yield of the progeny between them was significant. This study focused on mapping QTLs controlling yield-related traits using a recombined inbred lines (RILs) population derived from a hybrid between a common wheat line NongDa3331 (ND3331) and the Tibetan semi-wild wheat accession Zang 1817. In nine location–year environments, a total of 148 putative QTLs controlling nine traits were detected, distributed on 19 chromosomes except for 1A and 2D. Single QTL explained the phenotypic variation ranging from 3.12 to 49.95 %. Of these QTLs, 56 were contributed by Zang 1817. Some stable QTLs contributed by Zang 1817 were also detected in more than four environments, such as QPh-3A1, QPh-4B1 and QPh-4D for plant height, QSl-7A1 for spike length, QEp-4B2 for ears per plant, QGws-4D for grain weight per spike, and QTgw-4D for thousand grain weight. Several QTL-rich Regions were also identified, especially on the homoeologous group 4. The TaANT gene involved in floral organ development was mapped on chromosome 4A between Xksm71 and Xcfd6 with 0.8 cM interval, and co-segregated with the QTLs controlling floret number per spikelet, explaining 4.96–11.84 % of the phenotypic variation. The current study broadens our understanding of the genetic characterization of Tibetan semi-wild wheat, which will enlarge the genetic diversity of yield-related traits in modern wheat breeding program.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31290210) and 863 Project of China (2012AA10A309).

Authors’ contributions

Gang Liu performed the whole experiment and drafted the manuscript, Lijia Jia and Lahu Lu performed the phenotypic analysis of the RILs population, Dandan Qin performed the mapping of the TaANT gene, Jinping Zhang and Panfeng Guan performed the genotyping of the RILs population, Zhongfu Ni and Yingyin Yao analyzed the data, Qixin Sun and Huiru Peng designed the experiment and revised the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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    Gang Liu, Lijia Jia, Lahu Lu, Dandan Qin, Jinping Zhang, Panfeng Guan, Zhongfu Ni, Yingyin Yao, Qixin Sun & Huiru Peng

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Liu, G., Jia, L., Lu, L. et al. Mapping QTLs of yield-related traits using RIL population derived from common wheat and Tibetan semi-wild wheat. Theor Appl Genet 127, 2415–2432 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-014-2387-7

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