Genome-Wide Association Studies for Striga asiatica Resistance in Tropical Maize
| Autor: | Stanford Mabasa, Arthur Pfunye, Rwafa Rwafa, Edmore Gasura |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
biology Article Subject Pharmaceutical Science food and beverages Intercropping 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences QH426-470 Heritability biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Cultural control Agronomy Striga Germination Striga asiatica Shoot 040103 agronomy & agriculture Genetics 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Weed Molecular Biology 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Genomics, Vol 2021 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2314-436X |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2021/9979146 |
| Popis: | Striga asiatica L. is a parasitic weed in cereal crops including maize leading to tremendous yield losses up to 100% under severe infestation. The available S. asiatica control methods include cultural control options such as uprooting and burning the Striga plants before they flower, field sanitation, crop rotation, intercropping, organic matter usage, improved fallows, and application of herbicides. Resource limitation among smallholder farmers renders almost all of the control methods impossible. Development and use of Striga resistant genotypes are seen as the most feasible management option. Marker identification formulates tools that are faster, cheaper, and easier to utilise in breeding for S. asiatica resistance which has low heritability. The objective of this study was to identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for Striga resistance using the genome-wide association study (GWAS). Genotyping by sequencing was done on tropical maize inbred lines followed by their evaluation for Striga resistance. Analysis of variance showed significant ( p < 0.05 ) variation among evaluated genotypes for Striga resistance traits such as germination distance, germination percentage, haustoria root attachments, total Striga plants emerged, total biomass, and growth rate. There were also significant differences ( p < 0.05 ) for cobs, leaves, stems, and roots weight. The broad sense heritability was fairly high (up to 61%) for most traits. The means for derived traits on stress tolerance indices were subjected to a t -test, and significant differences ( p < 0.05 ) were found for leaves, stem, roots, shoots, and total biomass. The Manhattan plots from GWAS showed the presence of three SNP markers on chromosome numbers 5, 6, and 7 for total Striga plants emerged. The identified markers for resistance to S. asiatica should be validated and utilised to breed for Striga resistance in tropical maize. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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