Abstract
Abstract Increasing soybean yield plays a key role in meeting the high demand for protein in Europe and other countries. The aim of this study was to dissect the genetic architecture underlying seed yield, plant height, protein yield and thousand‐seed weight in early‐maturing soybean. To this end, we performed QTL mapping based on 944 RILs derived from a half‐diallel crossing design of five parents. We identified five to eight QTL for each of the four agronomic traits and some explained a considerable proportion of the genotypic variance. The three major QTL showed pleiotropic effects on two or more traits. Fine characterization revealed the maturity genes E1 and E3 , and the stem growth habit gene Dt2 as likely candidates underlying these QTL. In general, the allele increasing seed yield also resulted in taller plants, which needs to be considered during selection due to an increased risk of lodging. Collectively, our results underline the strong effect of some loci like the E1 gene on a range of traits including seed yield, making them attractive targets for a marker‐assisted selection.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Five to eight QTL were identified for each of four agronomic traits.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxt0 - Outcome
- QTL for each of the four agronomic traitse0
- Value
- five to eight QTLe0
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Verbatim
e0“We identified five to eight QTL for each of the four agronomic traits”
t0“soybean”
e1“We identified five to eight QTL for each of the four agronomic traits”
Claim · model-written summary
Some QTL explained a considerable proportion of genotypic variance.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Gene
- QTLe2
- Outcome
- genotypic variancee0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“some explained a considerable proportion of the genotypic variance”
t0“soybean”
e1“some explained a considerable proportion of the genotypic variance”
e2“We identified five to eight QTL for each of the four agronomic traits”
Claim · model-written summary
Three major QTL affected two or more traits.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Gene
- QTLe0
- Outcome
- pleiotropic effects on two or more traitse0
- Value
- three major QTLe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The three major QTL showed pleiotropic effects on two or more traits”
t0“soybean”
e1“The three major QTL showed pleiotropic effects on two or more traits”
Claim · model-written summary
E1 and E3 were likely candidates underlying the QTL.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Gene
- E1 and E3e0
- Outcome
- likely candidates underlying these QTLe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fine characterization revealed the maturity genes E1 and E3 , and the stem growth habit gene Dt2 as likely candidates underlying these QTL”
t0“soybean”
e1“Fine characterization revealed the maturity genes E1 and E3 , and the stem growth habit gene Dt2 as likely candidates underlying these QTL”
Claim · model-written summary
Dt2 was a likely candidate underlying the QTL.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Gene
- Dt2e0
- Outcome
- likely candidates underlying these QTLe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fine characterization revealed the maturity genes E1 and E3 , and the stem growth habit gene Dt2 as likely candidates underlying these QTL”
t0“soybean”
e1“Fine characterization revealed the maturity genes E1 and E3 , and the stem growth habit gene Dt2 as likely candidates underlying these QTL”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed yield increasing alleles generally also produced taller plants.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Gene
- allele increasing seed yielde0
- Outcome
- taller plantse0
- Direction
- tallere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the allele increasing seed yield also resulted in taller plants”
t0“soybean”
e1“the allele increasing seed yield also resulted in taller plants”