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Identification of QTL for resistance to head smut in maize (Zea mays. L)

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Head smut (HS) is one of the most devastating diseases of maize in spring production regions in China. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for HS resistance were identified in this study to provide theoretical and applied tools for breeding HS resistance in maize. QTL associated with HS resistance were identified in a F2:3 population derived from a T32 (highly resistant genotype) × HC (highly susceptible genotype) cross. Analysis in each of three environments and a collective analysis across all three environments were used to identify QTL in the F2:3 population. A significant difference in HS resistance was found between the inbred lines, ‘T32’ and ‘HC’. Large genetic variation and transgressive segregation in the F2:3 population were observed between the three different sites, Guian (GA), Huaxi (HX), and Pingba (PB). Two stable and novel QTL for resistance to HS were detected in the different environments that were located within the bnlg1014 to umc2224 (qHS1) interval on chromosome 1 and in the umc1006 to umc1857 (qHS6) interval on chromosome 6. Both QTL can be used for further fine mapping, marker-assisted selection breeding, and theoretical studies on HS resistance in maize.

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Abbreviations

HS:

Head smut

QTL:

Quantitative trait loci

MAS:

Marker-assisted selection

GA:

Guian

HX:

Huaxi

PB:

Pingba

JA:

Joint analysis

cM:

Centimorgans

CIM:

Compound intervals mapping

HS1 :

An antidisease position on chromosome 1 in maize

NILs:

Near-isogenic lines

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Mr. Ming liang Zhou for his support with field work in this research.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32060488), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31460384), and Guizhou Province Science & Technology Cooperation Plan [LH (2015)7671].

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    Hongbo Qiu, Kang Tan, Chunhong Li, Tao Shen & Zhi Zhang

  2. Agricultural and Rural Affairs Bureau of Pengxi County, Suining, 629100, China

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Qiu, H., Tan, K., Li, C. et al. Identification of QTL for resistance to head smut in maize (Zea mays. L). Euphytica 217, 185 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02916-7

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