Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 923 maize lines and validation in bi-parental populations identified significant genomic regions for kernel-Zinc and-Iron in maize. Bio-fortification of maize with elevated Zinc (Zn) and Iron (Fe) holds considerable promise for alleviating under-nutrition amon...

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Main Authors: Hindu, Vemuri, Palacios-Rojas, Natalia, Babu, Raman, Suwarno, Willy B., Rashid, Zerka, Usha, Rayalcheruvu, Saykhedkar, Gajanan R., Nair, Sudha K.
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Published: Springer 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171138
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author Hindu, Vemuri
Palacios-Rojas, Natalia
Babu, Raman
Suwarno, Willy B.
Rashid, Zerka
Usha, Rayalcheruvu
Saykhedkar, Gajanan R.
Nair, Sudha K.
author_browse Babu, Raman
Hindu, Vemuri
Nair, Sudha K.
Palacios-Rojas, Natalia
Rashid, Zerka
Saykhedkar, Gajanan R.
Suwarno, Willy B.
Usha, Rayalcheruvu
author_facet Hindu, Vemuri
Palacios-Rojas, Natalia
Babu, Raman
Suwarno, Willy B.
Rashid, Zerka
Usha, Rayalcheruvu
Saykhedkar, Gajanan R.
Nair, Sudha K.
author_sort Hindu, Vemuri
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description Genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 923 maize lines and validation in bi-parental populations identified significant genomic regions for kernel-Zinc and-Iron in maize. Bio-fortification of maize with elevated Zinc (Zn) and Iron (Fe) holds considerable promise for alleviating under-nutrition among the world's poor. Bio-fortification through molecular breeding could be an economical strategy for developing nutritious maize, and hence in this study, we adopted GWAS to identify markers associated with high kernel-Zn and Fe in maize and subsequently validated marker-trait associations in independent bi-parental populations. For GWAS, we evaluated a diverse maize association mapping panel of 923 inbred lines across three environments and detected trait associations using high-density Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) obtained through genotyping-by-sequencing. Phenotyping trials of the GWAS panel showed high heritability and moderate correlation between kernel-Zn and Fe concentrations. GWAS revealed a total of 46 SNPs (Zn-20 and Fe-26) significantly associated (P ≤ 5.03 × 10-05) with kernel-Zn and Fe concentrations with some of these associated SNPs located within previously reported QTL intervals for these traits. Three double-haploid (DH) populations were developed using lines identified from the panel that were contrasting for these micronutrients. The DH populations were phenotyped at two environments and were used for validating significant SNPs (P ≤ 1 × 10-03) based on single marker QTL analysis. Based on this analysis, 11 (Zn) and 11 (Fe) SNPs were found to have significant effect on the trait variance (P ≤ 0.01, R2 ≥ 0.05) in at least one bi-parental population. These findings are being pursued in the kernel-Zn and Fe breeding program, and could hold great value in functional analysis and possible cloning of high-value genes for these traits in maize.
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spelling CGSpace1711382025-09-25T13:01:41Z Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize Hindu, Vemuri Palacios-Rojas, Natalia Babu, Raman Suwarno, Willy B. Rashid, Zerka Usha, Rayalcheruvu Saykhedkar, Gajanan R. Nair, Sudha K. biofortification maize zinc iron malnutrition genomes molecular cloning plant breeding genetic markers single nucleotide polymorphisms kernels Genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 923 maize lines and validation in bi-parental populations identified significant genomic regions for kernel-Zinc and-Iron in maize. Bio-fortification of maize with elevated Zinc (Zn) and Iron (Fe) holds considerable promise for alleviating under-nutrition among the world's poor. Bio-fortification through molecular breeding could be an economical strategy for developing nutritious maize, and hence in this study, we adopted GWAS to identify markers associated with high kernel-Zn and Fe in maize and subsequently validated marker-trait associations in independent bi-parental populations. For GWAS, we evaluated a diverse maize association mapping panel of 923 inbred lines across three environments and detected trait associations using high-density Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) obtained through genotyping-by-sequencing. Phenotyping trials of the GWAS panel showed high heritability and moderate correlation between kernel-Zn and Fe concentrations. GWAS revealed a total of 46 SNPs (Zn-20 and Fe-26) significantly associated (P ≤ 5.03 × 10-05) with kernel-Zn and Fe concentrations with some of these associated SNPs located within previously reported QTL intervals for these traits. Three double-haploid (DH) populations were developed using lines identified from the panel that were contrasting for these micronutrients. The DH populations were phenotyped at two environments and were used for validating significant SNPs (P ≤ 1 × 10-03) based on single marker QTL analysis. Based on this analysis, 11 (Zn) and 11 (Fe) SNPs were found to have significant effect on the trait variance (P ≤ 0.01, R2 ≥ 0.05) in at least one bi-parental population. These findings are being pursued in the kernel-Zn and Fe breeding program, and could hold great value in functional analysis and possible cloning of high-value genes for these traits in maize. 2018-07 2025-01-29T12:57:46Z 2025-01-29T12:57:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171138 en Open Access Springer Hindu, Vemuri; Palacios-Rojas, Natalia; Babu, Raman; Suwarno, Willy B.; Rashid, Zerka; Usha, Rayalcheruvu; Saykhedkar, Gajanan R.; and Nair, Sudha K. 2018. Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 131(7): 1443-1457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-018-3089-3
spellingShingle biofortification
maize
zinc
iron
malnutrition
genomes
molecular cloning
plant breeding
genetic markers
single nucleotide polymorphisms
kernels
Hindu, Vemuri
Palacios-Rojas, Natalia
Babu, Raman
Suwarno, Willy B.
Rashid, Zerka
Usha, Rayalcheruvu
Saykhedkar, Gajanan R.
Nair, Sudha K.
Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize
title Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize
title_full Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize
title_fullStr Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize
title_full_unstemmed Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize
title_short Identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize
title_sort identification and validation of genomic regions influencing kernel zinc and iron in maize
topic biofortification
maize
zinc
iron
malnutrition
genomes
molecular cloning
plant breeding
genetic markers
single nucleotide polymorphisms
kernels
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171138
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