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ArticleThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology2026

Dissecting Agronomically favorable genotypes in temperate japonica rice via haplotype analysis of a Japan-MAGIC population.

Hirofumi Fukuda, Akari Fukuda, Toshihiro Sakamoto, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Ken Naito, Taiji Kawakatsu, Jun-Ichi Yonemaru, Daisuke Ogawa

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Hirofumi Fukuda *Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, National Agricultural and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan.
Akari Fukuda *Institute of Crop Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8518, Japan.
Toshihiro SakamotoInstitute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan.
Yoshihiro KawaharaResearch Center for Advanced Analysis, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan.
Ken NaitoResearch Center of Genetic Resources, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan.
Taiji KawakatsuInstitute of Agrobiological Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6871-9199
Jun-Ichi YonemaruResearch Center for Agricultural Information Technology, National Agricultural and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan.
Daisuke OgawaInstitute of Crop Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8518, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-3182

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Ministry of Agriculture DIT2001Ministry of Agriculture J012037Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 23H04756Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 23H04968
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Abstract

Crop breeding assembles genomic variants into cultivars via crossing and selection. Phenotypic selection has improved yield and lodging tolerance but has limited genetic insights. We show how specific genomic variants and their combinations underpin advances in modern rice breeding in Japan. Through genome-wide association study using a multi-parent advanced-generation intercross population derived from four temperate japonica cultivars, we identified 11 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for key agronomic traits, including days to heading, shoot biomass, panicle length, and culm length under field conditions. GA20ox1, GA20ox2, and Hd1 were among the QTLs, and their natural variants were well conserved in temperate japonica cultivars bred in Japan, underscoring distinct selection pressures at these loci. By integrating genotype data with 5-year yield performance evaluation trials of elite cultivars, we found that cultivars carrying multiple-copy GA20ox1 and functional Hd1, together with non-functional ga20ox2, tended to have shorter culms and higher grain yield than cultivars with multiple-copy GA20ox1, functional Hd1, and GA20ox2. This yield advantage was consistent across latitudes in Japan. These results reveal favorable genotype combinations underlying modern japonica improvement and provide a genomic framework for breeding semi-dwarf, high-yielding cultivars adapted to temperate rice-growing regions in Asia.

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HaplotypesOryzaQuantitative Trait LociGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeJapanPhenotypePlant Breedingbreeding historycombinational genotypeselite cultivarOryza sativaquantitative trait locus (QTL)

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