title: Identification of QTLs associated with seedling root traits and their correlation with plant height in wheat.
abstract: Genetic relationships between plant height and root morphology were investigated in a diverse set of wheat germplasm [199 double-haploid progeny derived from a cross between Avalon and Cadenza (Triticum aestivum L.), Rht near-isogenic lines (NILs), and accessions from the Watkins Collection] to investigate whether Rht genes controlling shoot height also control seedling root growth. A germination paper screen was developed to measure seedling root length (distinguishing seminal axes from seminal lateral roots), surface area, volume, and dry weight, and these were compared with shoot dry weight and the root to shoot ratio. Field experiments were conducted to measure mature plant height (PH) and grain characteristics for the mapping population. Forty-three quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for PH, root and seed traits were identified. Some QTLs for roots and either height or seed characteristics were coincident: chromosome 2D had co-locating root and PH QTLs; chromosomes 4D had co-locating root, PH, and seed QTLs; chromosome 5A and 6A had co-locating root and seed QTLs; and other non-co-locating root and PH QTLs were found on chromosomes 3A and 3B. Rht NILs illustrated that some known dwarfing genes reduce both PH and root proliferation. However, analysis of 25 short and 23 tall lines from the Watkins wheat germplasm collection indicated that PH and root proliferation are not simply related.
authors.affiliation: College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
authors.forename: Caihong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Yinli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Malcolm J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hawkesford
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D017343:Genes, Plant; D018525:Germination; D008126:Lod Score; D010641:Phenotype; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D036226:Seedlings / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D012639:Seeds / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D014908:Triticum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development
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