First genetic maps development and QTL mining in Ranunculus asiaticus L. through ddRADseq.

ABSTRACT: Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus L.; 2x=2n=16; estimated genome size: 7.6Gb) is an ornamental and perennial crop native of Asia Minor and Mediterranean basin, marketed both as cut flower or potted plant. Currently new varieties are developed by selecting plants carrying desirable traits in segregating progenies obtained by controlled mating, which are propagated through rhizomes or micro-propagated in vitro. In order to escalate selection efficiency and respond to market requests, more knowledge of buttercup genetics would facilitate the identification of markers associated with loci and genes controlling key ornamental traits, opening the way for molecular assisted breeding programs. Reduced-representation sequencing (RRS) represents a powerful tool for plant genotypi

SUBMITTER: Martina M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539318 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature