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GrainGenes Reference Report: TAG-132-2707

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Reference	TAG-132-2707
Title	High-resolution mapping of rachis nodes per rachis, a critical determinant of grain yield components in wheat.
Journal	Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Year	2019
Volume	132
Pages	2071-2084
Author	Voss-Fels KP [ Show all 10 ]
Abstract	Increasing grain yield in wheat is a key breeding objective worldwide. Several component traits contribute to grain yield with spike attributes being among the most important. In this study, we performed a genome-wide association analysis for 12 grain yield and component traits measured in field trials with contrasting agrochemical input levels in a panel of 220 hexaploid winter wheats. A highly significant, environmentally consistent QTL was detected for number of rachis nodes per rachis (NRN) on chromosome 7AL. The five most significant SNPs formed a strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) block and tagged a 2.23 Mb region. Using pairwise LD for exome SNPs located across this interval in a large worldwide hexaploid wheat collection, we reduced the genomic region for NRN to a 258 Kb interval containing four of the original SNP and six high-confidence genes. The ortholog of one (TraesCS7A01G481600) of these genes in rice was ABBERANT PANICLE ORGANIZATION1 (APO1), which is known to have significant effects on panicle attributes. The APO1 ortholog was the best candidate for NRN and was associated with a 115 bp promoter deletion and two amino acid (C47F and D384 N) changes. Using a large worldwide collection of tetraploid and hexaploid wheat, we found 12 haplotypes for the NRN QTL and evidence for positive enrichment of two haplotypes in modern germplasm. Comparison of five QTL haplotypes in Australian yield trials revealed their relative, context-dependent contribution to grain yield. Our study provides diagnostic SNPs and value propositions to support deployment of the NRN trait in wheat breeding.
External Databases	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03383-4
Gene	WAPO1 (Triticum)
Summarized in	Dubcovsky J MAS Wheat. Bringing Genomics to the Wheat Fields. WAPO1. A candidate gene for spikelet number per spike MAS Wheat. Marker Assisted Selection in Wheat.

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