Genetic Dissection of Root Angle of Brassica napus in Response to Low Phosphorus

Xianjie Duan, Xiaohua Wang, Kemo Jin, Wei Wang, Haijiang Liu, Ling Liu, Ying Zhang, John P. Hammond, Philip J. White, Guangda Ding, Fangsen Xu, Lei Shi (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Plant root angle determines the vertical and horizontal distribution of roots in the soil layer, which further influences the acquisition of phosphorus (P) in topsoil. Large genetic variability for the lateral root angle (root angle) was observed in a linkage mapping population (BnaTNDH population) and an association panel of Brassica napus whether at a low P (LP) or at an optimal P (OP). At LP, the average root angle of both populations became smaller. Nine quantitative trait loci (QTLs) at LP and three QTLs at OP for the root angle and five QTLs for the relative root angle (RRA) were identified by the linkage mapping analysis in the BnaTNDH population. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) revealed 11 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with the root angle at LP (LPRA). The interval of a QTL for LPRA on A06 (qLPRA-A06c) overlapped with the confidence region of the leading SNP (Bn-A06-p14439400) significantly associated with LPRA. In addition, a QTL cluster on chromosome C01 associated with the root angle and the primary root length (PRL) in the "pouch and wick" high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) system, the root P concentration in the agar system, and the seed yield in the field was identified in the BnaTNDH population at LP. A total of 87 genes on A06 and 192 genes on C01 were identified within the confidence interval, and 14 genes related to auxin asymmetric redistribution and root developmental process were predicted to be candidate genes. The identification and functional analyses of these genes affecting LPRA are of benefit to the cultivar selection with optimal root system architecture (RSA) under P deficiency in Brassica napus.

Original languageEnglish
Article number697872
Number of pages12
JournalFrontiers in Plant Science
Volume12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Brassica napus
  • genome-wide association study
  • lateral root angle
  • phosphorus
  • quantitative trait loci

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Plant Science

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