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Characterization of the effect of a QTL for drought resistance in rice, qtl12.1, over a range of environments in the Philippines and eastern India

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A large-effect QTL for grain yield under drought conditions (qtl12.1) was reported in a rice mapping population derived from Vandana and Way Rarem. Here, we measured the effect of qtl12.1 on grain yield and associated traits in 21 field trials: ten at IRRI in the Philippines and 11 in the target environment of eastern India. The relative effect of the QTL on grain yield increased with increasing intensity of drought stress, from having no effect under well-watered conditions to having an additive effect of more than 40% of the trial mean in the most severe stress treatments. The QTL improved grain yield in nine out of ten direct-seeded upland trials where drought stress was severe or moderate, but no effect was measured under well-watered aerobic conditions or under transplanted lowland conditions. These trials confirm that qtl12.1 has a large and consistent effect on grain yield under upland drought stress conditions, in a wide range of environments.

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Abbreviations

DAS:

Days after seeding

DAT:

Days after transplanting

H :

Heritability

IRRI:

International Rice Research Institute

MAS:

Marker-assisted selection

QTL:

Quantitative trait loci

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Acknowledgments

The initial funding for this study was provided by Canadian International Development Agency. During 2007, the trials were supported with funds received from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Generation Challenge Program. The first author has been supported by the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Fonds Québécois de Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies. We acknowledge the work of Ma.-Theresa Sta-Cruz, Roger Magbanua and Modesto Amante for their assistance with the field trials performed at IRRI.

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  1. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines

    Jérôme Bernier, Arvind Kumar & Ramaiah Venuprasad

  2. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2R3

    Jérôme Bernier & Dean Spaner

  3. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur, 492 006, Chattisgarh, India

    Satish Verulkar & Praba R. Dongre

  4. Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), Hazaribag, 825 301, Jharkhand, India

    Nimai P. Mandal & Pramod K. Sinha

  5. College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Rewa, 486 004, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Puvvada Peeraju

  6. Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi, 834 006, Jharkhand, India

    R. N. Mahto

  7. International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apdo Postal 6-641, 06600, Mexico City, Mexico

    Gary Atlin

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Bernier, J., Kumar, A., Venuprasad, R. et al. Characterization of the effect of a QTL for drought resistance in rice, qtl12.1, over a range of environments in the Philippines and eastern India. Euphytica 166, 207–217 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9826-y

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