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GrainGenes Reference Report: CRS-42-680

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Reference
CRS-42-680
Title
Mapping genes controlling variation in barley grain protein concentration
Journal
Crop Science
Year
2002
Volume
42
Pages
680-685
Author
See D
Kanazin V
Kephart K
Blake T
Abstract
Summary: Grain protein concentration is an important determinant of grain quality in many crops, including wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). While high grain protein percentage might be desirable in barley destined for monogastric feed, low grain protein concentration is desirable for malt and beer production. Low grain protein concentration is associated with increased levels of malt extract and reduced problems with beer chill haze. Molecular markers were used to map and characterize the genes responsible for low, stable grain protein concentration in a recombinant inbred line population developed from a cross between 'Karl' (CIho 15487), a low grain protein six-rowed barley, and 'Lewis' (CIho 15856), a standard two-rowed cultivar. Three major quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified which impacted grain protein percentage. Two of these grain protein effects appeared to result from gene action impacting flowering date. This pleiotropic relationship may be the main reason agronomically acceptable, low protein cultivars have yet to be released
Keyword
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barley
beer
date
determinant
feed
flowering
flowering date
fragment length polymorphism
gene
gene action
genome
grain protein
grain protein concentration
grain protein percentage
grain quality
haze
hordeum
hordeum vulgare
inbred line
linkage map
locus
malt
map
mapping
mapping genes
molecular marker
nitrogen
population
production
protein
protein concentration
qtl
quality
quantitative trait
quantitative trait loci
recombinant
recombinant inbred line
six-rowed
spring barley
sts-pcr
trait
trait loci
triticum
triticum aestivum
two-rowed

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