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Genome-wide association analysis identifies candidate genes associated with iron deficiency chlorosis in soybean
Sujan Mamidi; Shireen Chikara; R. Jay Goos; David L. Hyten; Deepti Annam; Samira Mafi Moghaddam; Rian K. Lee; Perry B. Cregan; Phillip E. McClean
Original research article
Field experiment
Soybean
Iron
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year
2011
Country
United States
Abstract

Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is a significant yield-limiting problem in several major soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] production regions in the United States. Soybean plants display a variety of symptoms that range from a slight yellowing of the leaf to interveinal chlorosis, to stunted growth that reduces yield. The objective of this analysis was to employ single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based genome-wide association mapping to uncover genomic regions associated with IDC tolerance. Two populations [2005 (n=143) and 2006 (n=141)] were evaluated in replicated, multilocation IDC trials. After controlling for population structure and individual relatedness, and selecting statistical models that minimized false positives, 42 and 88 loci, with minor allele frequency 10%, were significant in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The loci accounted for 74.5% of the phenotypic variation in IDC in2005 and 93.8% of the variation in 2006. Nine loci from seven genomic locations were significant in both years. These loci accounted for 43.7% of the variation in 2005 and 47.6% in 2006. A number of the loci discovered here mapped at or near previously discovered IDC quantitative trait loci (QTL). A total of 15 genes known to be involved in iron metabolism mapped in the vicinity (500 kb) of significant markers in one or both populations.

Keywords

soybean; iron deficiency chlorosis; GWAS; SNP; IDC tolerance; candidate genes

Outcomes reported
Plant growth
Soil properties
Physiological
Soil properties
Synthesis
Key insight
Nine loci from seven genomic regions were significant in both years, and 15 iron-metabolism genes mapped within 500 kb of IDC-associated markers.
Limitations
North Dakota IDC GWAS relied on chlorosis screening across calcareous sites and did not test micronutrient fertilizer rates or measure yield or tissue iron response.
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