A genome-wide association study identified SNP markers and candidate genes associated with morphometric fruit quality traits in mangoes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) are a widely grown fruit tree crop across the world, but breeding new varieties can take 15-20 years due to its long juvenile period and high heterozygosity. Marker-assisted selection can accelerate breeding new mango cultivars with desirable traits for fruit quality, storage, horticulture, pest and disease resistance, and nutrition.

Results

To achieve this, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to discover molecular markers for 14 morphometric and economically important fruit traits of 161 mango accessions with diverse genetic backgrounds. These traits included pulp and brix; fruit weight, length, thickness, and width; stone weight, length, thickness, and width; and seed weight, length, thickness, and width. In this re

SUBMITTER: Eltaher S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806778 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature