title: Identification of QTLs influencing combustion quality in Miscanthus sinensis Anderss. II. Chlorine and potassium content.
abstract: Chlorine and potassium content are important traits related to combustion quality of Miscanthus species. These traits were analysed in a cross between F(1.1) and F(1.7) entries of Miscanthus sinensis Anderss, both lines offspring of the cross between MS-90-2 and MS-88-110. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses were performed on a previous linkage map constructed with the offspring cross mapping strategy. The mapqtl 4.0 package was used to perform QTL analyses. Six potential QTLs were detected with data collected over a 2-year period. Of these, four were associated with chlorine and two with potassium. These results could be used as an initial step to develop a marker-aided selection programme for biomass with low mineral content.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agronomía y Mejora Genética Vegetal, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Apdo. 4084, 14080 Córdoba, Spain. es2atpes@uco.es
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Atienza
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Satovic
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dolstra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín
mesh_terms: D002713:Chlorine / Q000378:metabolism*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D018744:DNA, Plant; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D010641:Phenotype; D006109:Poaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; D002713:Chlorine; D011188:Potassium