TY  - JA
AU  - Yonghui He
AU  - Chenxi Wang
AU  - Xueyou Hu
AU  - Youle Han
AU  - Feng Lu
AU  - Huanhuan Liu
AU  - Xuecai Zhang
AU  - Zhitong Yin
TI  - Genetic basis and exploration of major expressed QTL qLA2-3 underlying leaf angle in maize
SN  - 2073-4395
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Basel (Switzerland)
PB  - MDPI
KW  - Plant anatomy
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Maize
KW  - Inbred lines
KW  - Quantitative Trait Loci
KW  - Quantitative trait loci mapping
N1  - Peer review; Open access
N2  - Leaf angle (LA) is closely related to plant architecture, photosynthesis and density tolerance in maize. In the current study, we used a recombinant inbred line population constructed by two maize-inbred lines to detect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling LA. Based on the average LA in three environments, 13 QTLs were detected, with the logarithm of odds ranging from 2.7 to 7.21, and the phenotypic variation explained by a single QTL ranged from 3.93% to 12.64%. A stable QTL, qLA2-3, on chromosome 2 was detected and was considered to be the major QTL controlling the LA. On the basis of verifying the genetic effect of qLA2-3, a fine map was used to narrow the candidate interval, and finally, the target segment was located at a physical distance of approximately 338.46 kb (B73 RefGen_v4 version), containing 16 genes. Re-sequencing and transcriptome results revealed that five candidate genes may be involved in the regulation of LA. The results enrich the information for molecular marker-assisted selection of maize LA and provide genetic resources for the breeding of dense planting varieties
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/10883/35037
DO  - https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14091978
T2  - Agronomy
ER  -