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PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 176, Issue 4, Pages 514-521Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.01.007
Keywords
Soybean (Glycine max [L] Merr.); Seed-flooding tolerance; Intervarietal variation; QTL analysis; Seed coat color; Seed weight
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
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In soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), varieties with seed-flooding tolerance at the geminating stage are desirable for breeding in countries with much rainfall at sowing time. Our study revealed great intervarietal variation in seed-flooding tolerance as evaluated by germination rate (GR) and normal seedling rate (NS). Pigmented seed coat and small seed weight tended to give a positive effect on seed-flooding tolerance. Subsequently, QTL analysis of GR and NS were performed and a total of four QTLs were detected. Among them, Sft1 on the linkage group H (LG_H) exhibited a large effect on GR after a 24 h treatment; however, Sft2 near the I locus on LG_A2 involved in seed coat pigmentation exhibited the largest effect on seed-flooding tolerance. Sft1, Sft3 and Sft4 were independent of seed coat color and seed weight. Based on the results, we discussed the physiological effects of genetic factors responsible for seed-flooding tolerance in soybean. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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