QTL mapping for plant-height traits has not been hitherto reported in high-oil maize. A high-oil maize inbred ‘GY220’ was crossed with two dent maize inbreds (‘8984’ and ‘ 8622’) to generate two connected F₂:₃ populations. Four plant-height traits were evaluated in 284 and 265 F₂:₃ families. Single-trait QTL mapping and multiple-trait joint QTL mapping was used to detect QTLs for the traits and the genetic relationship between plant height (PH) and two other plant-height traits. A total of 28 QTLs and 12 pairs of digenic interactions among detected QTLs for four traits were detected in the two F F₂:₃ families. Only one marker was shared between the two populations. Joint analysis of PH with ear height (EH) and PH with top height (TH) detected 32 additional QTLs. Our results showed that QTL detection for PH was dependent on the genetic background of dent corn inbreds. Multiple-trait joint QTL analysis could increase the number of detected QTLs.
College of Agriculture, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Rd, Zhengzhou, P.R. China
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