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QTL analysis of three flower-related traits based on an interspecific genetic map of Luffa

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To identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for flower-related characters in Luffa, a genetic map was constructed by using 110 F2 individuals derived from interspecific hybrids between Luffa acutangula Roxb. (inbred line ‘28-0-0’) and L. cylindrica Roem. (inbred line ‘37-0-1-1’). A total of 258 sequence-related amplified polymorphism markers were mapped on 24 linkage groups, spanning 822.86 cM, with a mean marker interval of 3.49 cM. Then, 23 QTLs were identified through composite interval mapping, and included nine, eight and six for first female flower node, male flower diameter and flowering time, respectively. Importantly, the above QTLs individually explained 0.03–24.61 % of total phenotypic variance of the corresponding trait. These findings provide a basis for molecular marker assisted breeding in Luffa.

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We acknowledge financial supports from Guangdong Modern Agriculture Industrial System Construction and Science and Technology Program of Guangdong, China(2012A020100006).

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    Junjie Cui, Jiaowen Cheng, Guoping Wang, Xin Tang, Mingbao Lin & Kailin Hu

  2. College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, People’s Republic of China

    Zhiming Wu

  3. Guangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510308, People’s Republic of China

    Lianfang Li

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Cui, J., Cheng, J., Wang, G. et al. QTL analysis of three flower-related traits based on an interspecific genetic map of Luffa . Euphytica 202, 45–54 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-014-1208-z

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