High-density genetic linkage map construction and identification of fruit-related QTLs in pear using SNP and SSR markers

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TitleHigh-density genetic linkage map construction and identification of fruit-related QTLs in pear using SNP and SSR markers
AuthorsWu J, Li LT, Li M, Khan MA, Li XG, Chen H, Yin H, Zhang SL
TypeJournal Article
Journal NameJournal of experimental botany
Year2014
CitationWu J, Li LT, Li M, Khan MA, Li XG, Chen H, Yin H, Zhang SL. High-density genetic linkage map construction and identification of fruit-related QTLs in pear using SNP and SSR markers. Journal of experimental botany. 2014 Aug 16.

Abstract

Pear (Pyrus spp) is an important fruit crop, grown in all temperate regions of the world, with global production ranked after grape and apples among deciduous tree crops. A high-density linkage map is a valuable tool for fine mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) and map-based gene cloning. In this study, we firstly constructed a high-density linkage map of pear using SNPs integrated with SSRs, developed by the rapid and robust technology of restriction-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq). The linkage map consists of 3143 SNP markers and 98 SSRs, 3241 markers in total, spanning 2243.4 cM, with an average marker distance of 0.70 cM. Anchoring SSRs were able to anchor seventeen linkage groups to their corresponding chromosomes. Based on this high-density integrated pear linkage map and two years of fruit phenotyping, a total of 32 potential QTLs for 11 traits, including length of pedicel (LFP), single fruit weight (SFW), soluble solid content (SSC), transverse diameter (TD), vertical diameter (VD), calyx status (CS), flesh colour (FC), juice content (JC), number of seeds (NS), skin colour (SC), and skin smooth (SS), were identified and positioned on the genetic map. Among them, some important fruit-related traits have for the first time been identified, such as calyx status, length of pedicel, and flesh colour, and reliable localization of QTLs were verified repeatable. This high-density linkage map of pear is a worthy reference for mapping important fruit traits, QTL identification, and comparison and combination of different genetic maps.

Features
This publication contains information about 3,175 features:
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pedicel lengthqPL.BD-LG14.2008QTL
pedicel lengthqPL.BD-LG2.2009QTL
pedicel lengthqPL.BD-LG17.2009QTL
fruit fresh weightqFRW.BD-LG17.2008QTL
fruit fresh weightqFRW.BD-LG13.2009QTL
total water soluble contentqSSC.BD-LG10.2008QTL
total water soluble contentqSSC.BD-LG5.2009QTL
total water soluble contentqSSC.BD-LG14.2009QTL
Fruit widthqFRTDIA.BD-LG17.2008QTL
Fruit widthqFRTDIA.BD-LG3.2009QTL
Fruit widthqFRTDIA.BD-LG11.2009QTL
fruit lengthqFRVDIA.BD-LG17.2008QTL
fruit lengthqFRVDIA.BD-LG11.2009QTL
fruit lengthqFRVDIA.BD-LG17.2009QTL
fruit russet calyxqRC.BD-LG6.2008QTL
fruit russet calyxqRC.BD-LG6.2009QTL
fruit flesh colorqMCCL.BD-LG9.2008QTL
fruit flesh colorqMCCL.BD-LG9.2009QTL
fruit juicinessqFRJUC.BD-LG1.2008QTL
fruit juicinessqFRJUC.BD-LG5.2009QTL
seed numberqSDNB.BD-LG5.2008QTL
seed numberqSDNB.BD-LG14.2008QTL
seed numberqSDNB.BD-LG17.2008QTL
seed numberqSDNB.BD-LG5.2009QTL
seed numberqSDNB.BD-LG9.2009QTL

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Projects
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Project NameDescription
Pear-fruit_phenotype-Wu-2014
Featuremaps
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Map Name
Pear-BD-F1-2014-genetic
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