Journal
PLANT AND SOIL
Volume 329, Issue 1-2, Pages 139-153Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0141-8
Keywords
Arsenic; Ionomics; Iron; QTL mapping; Rice; Selenium
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- BBSRC-DFID [BBF0041841]
- EU [015468]
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Research into the composition of cereal grains is motivated by increased interest in food quality. Here multi-element analysis is conducted on leaves and grain of the Bala x Azucena rice mapping population grown in the field. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for the concentration of 17 elements were detected, revealing 36 QTLs for leaves and 41 for grains. Epistasis was detected for most elements. There was very little correlation between leaf and grain element concentrations. For selenium, lead, phosphorus and magnesium QTLs were detected in the same location for both tissues. In general, there were no major QTL clusters, suggesting separate regulation of each element. QTLs for grain iron, zinc, molybdenum and selenium are potential targets for marker assisted selection to improve seed nutritional quality. An epistatic interaction for grain arsenic also looks promising to decrease the concentration of this carcinogenic element.
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