SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of QTLs Associated with Root Traits and Implications for Maize Breeding.
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- A systematic review to identify target genes that modulate root system architecture in response to abiotic stress.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
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- Meta-QTL Analysis and Identification of Candidate Genes Associated with Stalk Lodging in Maize (Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- Phytic acid is an available phosphorus source for maize plants in juvenile phase belonging to two populations with different breeding backgrounds.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Mining candidate genes for maize plant height based on a GWAS, Meta-QTL, and WGCNA.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Genome-wide association study and haplotype analyses reveal the genetic architecture of agronomic traits and sugars in sweet sorghum.Frontiers in genetics · 2025Article
- Silage maize as a potent candidate for sustainable animal husbandry development-perspectives and strategies for genetic enhancement.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Review
- Unravelling the genetic framework associated with grain quality and yield-related traits in maize (Frontiers in genetics · 2023Article
- Detection of consensus genomic regions and candidate genes for quality traits in barley using QTL meta-analysis.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
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Abstract
Root system architecture (RSA), also known as root morphology, is critical in plant acquisition of soil resources, plant growth, and yield formation. Many QTLs associated with RSA or root traits in maize have been identified using several bi-parental populations, particularly in response to various environmental factors. In the present study, a meta-analysis of QTLs associated with root traits was performed in maize using 917 QTLs retrieved from 43 mapping studies published from 1998 to 2020. A total of 631 QTLs were projected onto a consensus map involving 19,714 markers, which led to the prediction of 68 meta-QTLs (MQTLs). Among these 68 MQTLs, 36 MQTLs were validated with the marker-trait associations available from previous genome-wide association studies for root traits. The use of comparative genomics approaches revealed several gene models conserved among the maize, sorghum, and rice genomes. Among the conserved genomic regions, the ortho-MQTL analysis uncovered 20 maize MQTLs syntenic to 27 rice MQTLs for root traits. Functional analysis of some high-confidence MQTL regions revealed 442 gene models, which were then subjected to in silico expression analysis, yielding 235 gene models with significant expression in various tissues. Furthermore, 16 known genes viz.,
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