Natural variation and genetic analysis of the tiller angle gene MsTAC1 in Miscanthussinensis
Natural variation and genetic analysis of the tiller angle gene MsTAC1 in Miscanthussinensis
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DOI:
10.1007/s00425-014-2070-x
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发表时间:
2014-04
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4.3
通讯作者:
Hua Zhao;Zexun Huai;Yingjie Xiao;Xiaohua Wang;Jiangyan Yu;G. Ding;Junhua Peng
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作者:
Hua Zhao;Zexun Huai;Yingjie Xiao;Xiaohua Wang;Jiangyan Yu;G. Ding;Junhua Peng
Biomass yield is an important target trait inMiscanthusbreeding for desirable energy crops. Tiller angle is a key trait of plant architecture because it determines planting density and further influences biomass yield through affecting photosynthesis efficiency.TAC1, a major gene involved in tiller and leaf angle control in rice and maize, respectively, has been extensively studied. Nucleotide variation at this gene,MsTAC1, was investigated in 33Miscanthus sinensisaccessions collected from different areas in China, and one genotype ofMiscanthus×giganteus. A total of 136 loci, including 129 single base substitutions and seven InDels, occurred within theMsTAC1gene of 1,874 bp. The genetic diversity atMsTAC1is characterized by high nucleotide diversity (πvalue) and high heterozygosity. Clustering analysis indicated that the phylogenetic tree of the 33M.sinensisaccessions was correlated with their geographical sites of origin. The neutrality test revealed no strong selection pressure on coding and non-coding region variations of theMsTAC1gene in the accessions. Phenotype evaluations were conducted for tiller angle and five other traits in theMiscanthuspanels in the first two growth years of 2009 and 2010. Analysis of variance showed significant phenotypic variations in the examined traits. Association analysis using 246 markers detected 88 loci associated with all the test traits in either 1 or 2 years, and 11 of the 88 were year reproducible and thus reliable. These associations indicate that the variation ofMsTAC1affects the phenotypic value of the tiller angle, tiller number and biomass yield, suggesting that allelic variation inMsTAC1affects multiple traits and demonstrates its significance inMiscanthusbreeding programs.