title: Association analysis of genes involved in maize (Zea mays L.) root development with seedling and agronomic traits under contrasting nitrogen levels.
abstract: A better understanding of the genetic control of root development might allow one to develop lines with root systems with the potential to adapt to soils with limited nutrient availability. For this purpose, an association study (AS) panel consisting of 74 diverse set of inbred maize lines were screened for seedling root traits and adult plant root traits under two contrasting nitrogen (N) levels (low and high N). Allele re-sequencing of RTCL, RTH3, RUM1, and RUL1 genes related to root development was carried out for AS panel lines. Association analysis was carried out between individual polymorphisms, and both seedling and adult plant traits, while controlling for spurious associations due to population structure and kinship relations. Based on the SNPs identified in RTCL, RTH3, RUM1, and RUL1, lines within the AS panel were grouped into 16, 9, 22, and 7 haplotypes, respectively. Association analysis revealed several polymorphisms within root genes putatively associated with the variability in seedling root and adult plant traits development under contrasting N levels. The highest number of significantly associated SNPs with seedling root traits were found in RTCL (19 SNPs) followed by RUM1 (4 SNPs) and in case of RTH3 and RUL1, two and three SNPs, respectively, were significantly associated with root traits. RTCL and RTH3 were also found to be associated with grain yield. Thus considerable allelic diversity is present within the candidate genes studied and can be utilized to develop functional markers that allow identification of maize lines with improved root architecture and yield under N stress conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mu'tah University, P.O. Box 7, Karak, Jordan, abdelghani@mutah.edu.jo.
authors.forename: Adel H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Abdel-Ghani
authors.forename: Bharath
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jordon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pace
authors.forename: Constantin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Pedro J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Portilla
authors.forename: Jenaro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reyes-Matamoros
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: San Martin
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lübberstedt
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D018533:Biomass; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D017343:Genes, Plant; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium / Q000235:genetics; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010641:Phenotype; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci / Q000235:genetics*; D036226:Seedlings / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D009584:Nitrogen
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