ArticleBMC plant biology2025
A sexual/apomictic consensus linkage map of Eragrostis curvula at tetraploid level.
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- A pangenome-based approach reveals genes associated with polyploidy and apomixis in Eragrostis curvula.The plant genome · 2026Article
- Paradigm shift in apomixis research: Targeting mutants with elements of apomixis in sexual crops.Planta · 2026Review
- Basis of apomixis in flowering plants - state of the art and research perspectives.Plant reproduction · 2026Review
- Genetic Variation for Autumn-Winter Forage Yield in a Segregating Tetraploid FPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Precise Reproductive Calendar of Sexual and Apomictic Genotypes ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Integrative gene expression and heterologous functional analysis identify candidate regulators of apomixis inFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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backgroundApomixis is an asexual reproduction process that allows plants to bypass meiosis and fertilization, resulting in clonal seeds that are genetically identical to the maternal genotype. Eragrostis curvula is a grass species used as model to disclose the mechanism associated to diplosporous apomixis. Previously, the first E. curvula linkage maps were developed using a F1 population derived from a cross between a sexual female parent (cv. OTA-S) and a facultative apomictic pollen donor (cv. Don Walter). Even though this work allows the identification a markers linked to apomixis in the male parent, the number of hybrids was not enough to produce a consensus map. Here, a new population is presented, increasing the number of genotyped hybrids to 107 which allows the construction of a consensus map and the development of KASP markers.
resultsWe constructed a consensus linkage map at the tetraploid level using a mapping population segregating for reproductive mode. Within this map, a region associated with apomeiosis (the APO locus) was identified using maternal and paternal SNP markers, along with three paternal markers that exhibited strong linkage with the trait. KASP markers were developed, one of which demonstrated 100% concordance with the cytoembryological phenotype of individuals in both the mapping population and other E. curvula genotypes. Through synteny analysis, the APO locus was mapped onto the E. curvula reference genome, and two genes that could be part of molecular pathways involved in apomeiosis were proposed.
conclusionsThis study presents the first consensus genetic map and the development of KASP markers for phenotyping reproductive modes in E. curvula. This map enables the association of the apomixis-determining region with molecular markers from both parental genotypes, including the reference sexual tetraploid genotype of the species (OTA-S). The development and validation of co-dominant molecular KASP markers linked to the APO locus provide a crucial tool for future research and breeding.
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