Refining the Genomic Region Containing a Major Locus Controlling Fruit Maturity in Peach
dc.contributor.author | Elsadr, H. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Sherif, Sherif M. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Banks, T. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Somers, D. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Jayasankar, S. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-23T16:50:04Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-23T16:50:04Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2019-05-17 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Maturity date (MD), defined as the duration between the first calendar day of the year and maturity, and fruit development period (FDP), defined as the duration between full bloom and maturity, are highly variable in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. There is a need to discover molecular markers associated with these traits in order to enhance the efficiency and reliability of breeding for extending the harvest season in peach. An association mapping population consisting of 132 peach accessions was phenotypically evaluated for MD and FDP, and genotypically characterized using the genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach. The phenotypic and genotypic data collected were used to conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS). The GWAS identified three SNPs on chromosome 4 that are significantly associated with both FDP and MD. These three SNPs covered a region of 43,067 bp; we referred to this region as the MD/FDP locus. Seven genes were identified in the MD/FDP locus. One or more of these genes is believed to regulate some aspect of maturity in peach. The data reported here is expected to aid in marker-assisted seedling selection (MASS) targeted towards widening peach germplasm for maturity, particularly early maturity. | en |
dc.description.notes | We thank Glen Alm for his expertise and contribution in field tree management and collecting phenotypic data; Dr. Islam El-Sharkawy for his continued support in understanding the analysed data; Beatrice Amyotte for her generous advice and support in the statistical analysis of the data; Dr. Mohammed Abo-Ismail for his assistance with the principle component analysis; The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP), Ontario Tender Fruit Marketing Board for funding the project; as well as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Robert P. Knowles Scholarships to H.E. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP), Ontario Tender Fruit Marketing Board | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Robert P. Knowles Scholarships | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44042-4 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2045-2322 | en |
dc.identifier.other | 7522 | en |
dc.identifier.pmid | 31101872 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91922 | en |
dc.identifier.volume | 9 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer Nature | en |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | traits | en |
dc.subject | heritability | en |
dc.subject | association | en |
dc.subject | genes | en |
dc.title | Refining the Genomic Region Containing a Major Locus Controlling Fruit Maturity in Peach | en |
dc.title.serial | Scientific Reports | en |
dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | StillImage | en |
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