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Title Linkages and interactions analysis of major effect drought grain yield QTLs in rice
 
Names Vikram, P.
Mallikarjuna Swamy, B.P.
Dixit, S.
Trinidad, J.
Sta Cruz, T.
Maturan, P.C.
Amante, M.
Arvind Kumar
Date Issued 2016 (iso8601)
Abstract Quantitative trait loci conferring high grain yield under drought in rice are important genomic resources for climate resilient breeding. Major and consistent drought grain yield QTLs usually co-locate with flowering and/or plant height QTLs, which could be due to either linkage or pleiotropy. Five mapping populations used for the identification of major and consistent drought grain yield QTLs underwent multiple-trait, multiple-interval mapping test (MT-MIM) to estimate the significance of pleiotropy effects. Results indicated towards possible linkages between the drought grain yield QTLs with co-locating flowering and/or plant height QTLs. Linkages of days to flowering and plant height were eliminated through a markerassisted breeding approach. Drought grain yield QTLs also showed interaction effects with flowering QTLs. Drought responsiveness of the flowering locus on chromosome 3 (qDTY3.2) has been revealed through allelic analysis. Considering linkage and interaction effects associated with drought QTLs, a comprehensive marker-assisted breeding strategy was followed to develop rice genotypes with improved grain yield under drought stress.
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Access Condition Open Access
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10883/18143