Multi-environment QTL analysis delineates a major locus associated with homoeologous exchanges for water-use efficiency and seed yield in allopolyploid Brassica napus
H. Raman, R. Raman, R. Pirathiban, B. McVittie, N. Sharma, S. Liu, Y. Qiu, A. Zhu, A. Killian, B. Cullis, G. Farquhar, H. S. Williams, R. White, D. Tabah, A. Easton, Y. Zhang
This study identifies a major QTL on chromosome A09 associated with water-use efficiency and seed yield in Brassica napus, linked to homoeologous exchanges and gene expression differences.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2021 · PreprintPlant Biology