QTL Mapping for Domestication-Related Characteristics in Field Cress (Lepidium campestre)-A Novel Oil Crop for the Subarctic Region.

ABSTRACT: Domestication of a new crop requires identification and improvement of desirable characteristics Field cress (Lepidium campestre) is being domesticated as a new oilseed crop, particularly for northern temperate regions.. In the present study, an F₂ mapping population and its F₃ progenies were used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for plant height (PH), number of stems per plant (NS), stem growth orientation (SO), flowering habit (FH), earliness (ER), seed yield per plant (SY), pod shattering resistance (SHR), and perenniality (PE). A highly significant correlation (p < 0.001) was observed between several pairs of characteristics, including SY and ER (negative) or ER and PE (positive). The inclusive composite interval mapping appro

SUBMITTER: Hammenhag C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7603098 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature