From Genetic Maps to QTL Cloning: An Overview for Durum Wheat
Autor/a
Colasuonno, Pasqualina
Marcotuli, Ilaria
Gadaleta, Agata
Soriano, Jose Miguel
Fecha de publicación
2021-02-06ISSN
2223-7747
Resumen
Durum wheat is one of the most important cultivated cereal crops, providing nutrients to humans and domestic animals. Durum breeding programs prioritize the improvement of its main agronomic traits; however, the majority of these traits involve complex characteristics with a quantitative inheritance (quantitative trait loci, QTL). This can be solved with the use of genetic maps, new molecular markers, phenotyping data of segregating populations, and increased accessibility to sequences from next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. This allows for high-density genetic maps to be developed for localizing candidate loci within a few Kb in a complex genome, such as durum wheat. Here, we review the identified QTL, fine mapping, and cloning of QTL or candidate genes involved in the main traits regarding the quality and biotic and abiotic stresses of durum wheat. The current knowledge on the used molecular markers, sequence data, and how they changed the development of genetic maps and the characterization of QTL is summarized. A deeper understanding of the trait architecture useful in accelerating durum wheat breeding programs is envisioned.
Tipo de documento
Artículo
Versión del documento
Versión publicada
Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
633 - Cultivos y producciones
Páginas
25
Publicado por
MDPI
Publicado en
Plants
Citación
Colasuonno, Pasqualina, Ilaria Marcotuli, Agata Gadaleta, and Jose Miguel Soriano. 2021. "From Genetic Maps To QTL Cloning: An Overview For Durum Wheat". Plants 10 (2): 315. doi:10.3390/plants10020315.
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
MICIU/Programa Estatal de generación del conocimiento y fortalecimiento científico y tecnológico del sistema I+D+I/PID2019-109089RB-C31/ES/ /
Program
Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
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