Genome-Wide Association Study and Identification of Candidate Genes Associated with Seed Number per Pod in Soybean.

ABSTRACT: Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) is one of the primary sources of plant protein and oil for human foods, animal feed, and industrial processing. The seed number per pod generally varies from one to four and is an important component of seed number per unit area and seed yield. We used natural variation in 264 landraces and improved cultivars or lines to identify candidate genes involved in the regulation of seed number per pod in soybean. Genome-wide association tests revealed 65 loci that are associated with seed number per pod trait. Among them, 11 could be detected in multiple environments. Candidate genes were identified for seed number per pod phenotype from the most significantly associated loci, including a gene encoding protein argonaute 4, a gene encoding histone acetyltran

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931350 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature