Article
Association mapping and validation of QTLs for flour yield in the soft winter wheat variety Kitahonami.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ishikawa Goro, Nakamura Kazuhiro, Ito Hiroyuki, Saito Mika, Sato Mikako, Jinno Hironobu, Yoshimura Yasuhiro, Nishimura Tsutomu, Maejima Hidekazu, Uehara Yasushi, Kobayashi Fuminori, Nakamura Toshiki
Abstract excerpt
The winter wheat variety Kitahonami shows a superior flour yield in comparison to other Japanese soft wheat varieties. To map the quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with this trait, association mapping was performed using a panel of lines from Kitahonami's pedigree, along with leading Japanese varieties and advanced breeding lines. Using a mixed linear model corrected for kernel types and familial...
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