title: QTL mapping of early flowering and resistance to ascochyta blight in chickpea.
abstract: In western Canada, chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) production is challenged by short growing seasons and infestations with ascochyta blight. Research was conducted to determine the genetic basis of the association between flowering time and reaction to ascochyta blight in chickpea. Ninety-two chickpea recombinant inbred lines (RILs) developed from a cross between ICCV 96029 and CDC Frontier were evaluated for flowering responses and ascochyta blight reactions in growth chambers and fields at multiple locations and during several years. A wide range of variation was exhibited by the RILs for days to flower, days to maturity, node of first flowering, plant height, and ascochyta blight resistance. Moderate to high broad sense heritability was estimated for ascochyta blight reaction (H(2) = 0.14-0.34) and for days to flowering (H(2) = 0.45-0.87) depending on the environments. Negative correlations were observed among the RILs for days to flowering and ascochyta blight resistance, ranging from r = -0.21 (P < 0.05) to -0.58 (P < 0.0001). A genetic linkage map consisting of eight linkage groups was developed using 349 SNP markers. Seven QTLs for days to flowering were identified that individually explained 9%-44% of the phenotypic variation. Eight QTLs were identified for ascochyta blight resistance that explained phenotypic variation ranging from 10% to 19%. Clusters of QTLs for days to flowering and ascochyta blight resistances were found on chromosome 3 at the interval of 8.6-23.11 cM and on chromosome 8 at the interval of 53.88-62.33 cM.
authors.affiliation: Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.|Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
authors.forename: Ketema
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Daba
authors.affiliation: Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.|Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deokar
authors.affiliation: Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.|Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banniza
authors.affiliation: Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.|Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Warkentin
authors.affiliation: Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.|Crop Development Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tar'an
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000502:physiology*; D002170:Canada; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D029863:Cicer / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004351:Drug Resistance; D035264:Flowers / Q000254:growth & development; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers
keywords: Ascochyta rabiei; Cicer arietinum; QTL; QTLs; early flowering; floraison hâtive