title: Genome-wide association mapping revealed a diverse genetic basis of seed dormancy across subpopulations in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Seed dormancy is an adaptive trait employed by flowering plants to avoid harsh environmental conditions for the continuity of their next generations. In cereal crops, moderate seed dormancy could help prevent pre-harvest sprouting and improve grain yield and quality. We performed a genome wide association study (GWAS) for dormancy, based on seed germination percentage (GP) in freshly harvested seeds (FHS) and after-ripened seeds (ARS) in 350 worldwide accessions that were characterized with strong population structure of indica, japonica and Aus subpopulations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The germination tests revealed that Aus and indica rice had stronger seed dormancy than japonica rice in FHS. Association analysis revealed 16 loci significantly associated with GP in FHS and 38 in ARS. Three out of the 38 loci detected in ARS were also detected in FHS and 13 of the ARS loci were detected near previously mapped dormancy QTL. In FHS, three of the association loci were located within 100 kb around previously cloned GA/IAA inactivation genes such as GA2ox3, EUI1 and GH3-2 and one near dormancy gene, Sdr4. In ARS, an association signal was detected near ABA signaling gene ABI5. No association peaks were commonly detected among the sub-populations in FHS and only one association peak was detected in both indica and japonica populations in ARS. Sdr4 and GA2OX3 haplotype analysis showed that Aus and indica II (IndII) varieties had stronger dormancy alleles whereas indica I (IndI) and japonica had weak or non-dormancy alleles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The association study and haplotype analysis together, indicate an involvement of independent genes and alleles contributing towards regulation and natural variation of seed dormancy among the rice sub-populations.
authors.affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant, Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. rizzy8@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Risper Auma
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Magwa
authors.affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant, Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. zhaouu.2014@foxmail.com.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant, Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. yzxing@mail.hzau.edu.cn.|Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Hubei, China. yzxing@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yongzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006239:Haplotypes; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics*; D057445:Plant Dormancy / Q000235:genetics*; D012639:Seeds / Q000235:genetics*
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