In:
Crop Science, Wiley, Vol. 50, No. 3 ( 2010-05), p. 815-825
Abstract:
The maize weevil (MW), Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.), is a globally distributed pest that causes severe losses in stored maize ( Zea mays L.) worldwide. A previous study identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) contributing to reduced grain damage and losses by MW in the maize mapping population CML290 × Muneng‐8128C0HC1‐18‐2‐1‐1. This study was conducted to identify QTL associated with the identified biochemical bases of resistance in the maize grain. Eleven traits were analyzed on grain samples from F 2 lines across two environments: p ‐coumaric acid (p‐CA), cis ‐ and trans ‐ferulic acid (FA), four isomers of diferulic acids (DiFA), phenolic acid amides ( p ‐coumaroyl‐feruloyl putrescine [CFP] and diferuloyl putrescine [DFP] ), total DiFA and total phenols acids (PhA). Significant variations were observed for most of the traits, while heritabilities ranged from 0.09 to 0.79. Ten QTL were identified for trans ‐ and cis ‐FA, 8,5′‐DiFA, 8‐O‐4′‐DiFA, 8,5′‐diferulic acid benzofuran form, DFP, and CFP while seven QTL were identified for p ‐CA, 5,5′‐DiFA, FA, total DiFAs, and total PhA. These QTL were dispersed across the maize genome and explain between 25 and 47% of the phenotypic variance (σ 2 p ) and 50 to 98% of the genotypic variance (σ 2 g ). Nine regions were common between QTL associated with MW susceptibility and cell wall bound compounds, suggesting a strong genetic association with MW resistance in tropical maize.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0011-183X
,
1435-0653
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2009.07.0415
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2010
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1480918-7
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