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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2026

Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals the Genetic Architecture and Key Drought and Yield Related Genes in Common Vetch (Vicia sativa L.).

Wenxian Liu, Xianglong Zhao, Yanpeng Li, Qiang Zhou, Iain R Searle, Wengang Xie, Zhibiao Nan, Zhipeng Liu

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Wenxian LiuState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Xianglong ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Yanpeng LiState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Qiang ZhouState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Iain R SearleSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Wengang XieState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Zhibiao NanState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Zhipeng LiuState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7687-8256

Funding

the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project LP200200957the earmarked fund for CARS (CARS-34), the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32071862the Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Major Projects 22ZD6NA007the Leading Scientist Project of Gansu Province 23ZDKA013the State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems (Lanzhou University) SKLHIGA2024JBGS01
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Abstract

Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) is one of the most economically important annual pasture legumes worldwide. Many factors affect the yield of common vetch; however, the genetic architecture and gene functions associated with common vetch yield have not been explored. On the basis of 115.53 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 18.55 million insertions-deletions (InDels) identified in 222 diverse common vetch accessions, we performed a comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) on the 4-year results for six yield-related agronomic traits (water loss rate, dry weight, lodging index, stem thickness, absolute height and natural height). In total, 2864 SNPs and 481 InDels were respectively identified to be significantly associated with these six traits. Furthermore, a water loss rate-related candidate gene (Vs-pyruvate decarboxylase 2 [VsPDC2]) was functionally characterised and demonstrated to be a key regulator of the water loss rate in the heterologous species Arabidopsis thaliana. This study is the first to use GWAS to investigate the genetic architecture and key regulatory genes associated with drought tolerance and yield in common vetch, thereby providing valuable insights for common vetch breeding and future research.

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DroughtsGenes, PlantGenome-Wide Association StudyVicia sativaINDEL MutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait Locicandidate genescommon vetchdroughtgenome resequencegenome‐wide association study (GWAS)yield

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