ArticleTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2017
Genome-wide association mapping and agronomic impact of cowpea root architecture.
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- Crop Landraces and Indigenous Varieties: A Valuable Source of Genes for Plant Breeding.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Major RNAi Genes Highlighting Their Associated Factors in Cowpea (BioMed research international · 2023Article
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- Functional implications of multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma for soil resource capture and crop improvement.AoB PLANTS · 2022Review
- Genetic architecture of salt tolerance in a Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) cowpea population.BMC genomics · 2022Article
- Loci discovery, network-guided approach, and genomic prediction for drought tolerance index in a multi-parent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) cowpea population.Horticulture research · 2021Article
- Complementary Phenotyping of Maize Root System Architecture by Root Pulling Force and X-Ray Imaging.Plant phenomics (Washington, D.C.) · 2021Article
- Assessment of root phenotypes in mungbean mini-core collection (MMC) from the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) Taiwan.PloS one · 2021Article
- Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Candidate Genes for Flowering Time in Cowpea (Frontiers in genetics · 2021Article
- Constraints and Prospects of Improving Cowpea Productivity to Ensure Food, Nutritional Security and Environmental Sustainability.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Review
- Insights Into the Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits in Napier Grass (Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
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Abstract
key messageGenetic analysis of data produced by novel root phenotyping tools was used to establish relationships between cowpea root traits and performance indicators as well between root traits and Striga tolerance. Selection and breeding for better root phenotypes can improve acquisition of soil resources and hence crop production in marginal environments. We hypothesized that biologically relevant variation is measurable in cowpea root architecture. This study implemented manual phenotyping (shovelomics) and automated image phenotyping (DIRT) on a 189-entry diversity panel of cowpea to reveal biologically important variation and genome regions affecting root architecture phenes. Significant variation in root phenes was found and relatively high heritabilities were detected for root traits assessed manually (0.4 for nodulation and 0.8 for number of larger laterals) as well as repeatability traits phenotyped via DIRT (0.5 for a measure of root width and 0.3 for a measure of root tips). Genome-wide association study identified 11 significant quantitative trait loci (QTL) from manually scored root architecture traits and 21 QTL from root architecture traits phenotyped by DIRT image analysis. Subsequent comparisons of results from this root study with other field studies revealed QTL co-localizations between root traits and performance indicators including seed weight per plant, pod number, and Striga (Striga gesnerioides) tolerance. The data suggest selection for root phenotypes could be employed by breeding programs to improve production in multiple constraint environments.
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