This study identifies quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for essential minerals in wheat grain by analyzing three biparental populations. Twenty-three QTLs, mapped in at least two sample sets with LOD scores above five in at least one set, were identified across 14 chromosomes. The gene responsible for the strongest QTL (chromosome 5A for Ca) was identified as an ATPase transporter gene (*TraesCS5A02G543300*) using mutagenesis. These findings facilitate the improvement of grain nutritional quality.
Publisher
Communications Biology
Published On
Aug 15, 2024
Authors
Petros P. Sigalas, Peter R. Shewry, Andrew Riche, Luzie Wingen, Cong Feng, Ajay Siluveru, Noam Chayut, Amanda Burridge, Cristobal Uauy, March Castle, Saroj Parmar, Charlie Philp, David Steele, Simon Orford, Michelle Leverington-Waite, Shifeng Cheng, Simon Griffiths, Malcolm J. Hawkesford
Tags
quantitative trait loci
wheat grain
essential minerals
calcium
ATPase transporter gene
nutritional quality
biparental populations
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