文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Sha, Xiao-qian ¹ ; Guan, Hong-hui ² ; Zhou, Yu-qian ³ ; Su, Er-hu ⁴ ; Guo, Jian ² ; Li, Yong-xiang ² ; Zhang, Deng-feng ² ; Liu, Xu-yang ² ; He, Guan-hua ² ; Li, Yu ² ; Wang, Tian-yu ² ; Zou, Hua-wen ¹ ; Li, Chun-hui ² ;

作者机构： 1.Yangtze Univ, Coll Agr, Jingzhou 434000, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Crop Sci, State Key Lab Crop Gene Resources & Breeding, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China

3.Gansu Acad Agr Sci, Inst Ind Crops, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China

4.Inner Mongolia Acad Agr & Anim Husb Sci, Maize Res Inst, Hohhot 010031, Peoples R China

关键词： maize; root; aboveground agronomic traits; GWAS; candidate genes

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE （ 影响因子：4.8； 五年影响因子：4.8 ）

ISSN： 2095-3119

年卷期： 2023 年 22 卷 11 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The crown root system is the most important root component in maize at both the vegetative and reproductive stages. However, the genetic basis of maize crown root traits (CRT) is still unclear, and the relationship between CRT and aboveground agronomic traits in maize is poorly understood. In this study, an association panel including 531 elite maize inbred lines was planted to phenotype the CRT and aboveground agronomic traits in different field environments. We found that root traits were significantly and positively correlated with most aboveground agronomic traits, including flowering time, plant architecture and grain yield. Using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) coupled with resequencing, a total of 115 associated loci and 22 high-confidence candidate genes were identified for CRT. Approximately one-third of the genetic variation in crown root was co-located with 46 QTLs derived from flowering and plant architecture. Furthermore, 103 (89.6%) of 115 crown root loci were located within known domestication-and/ or improvement-selective sweeps, suggesting that crown roots might experience indirect selection in maize during domestication and improvement. Furthermore, the expression of Zm00001d036901, a high-confidence candidate gene, may contribute to the phenotypic variation in maize crown roots, and Zm00001d036901 was selected during the domestication and improvement of maize. This study promotes our understanding of the genetic basis of root architecture and provides resources for genomics-enabled improvements in maize root architecture.