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Mapping of iron and zinc quantitative trait loci in soybean for association to iron deficiency chlorosis resistance
Keith E. King; Gregory A. Peiffer; Manju Reddy; Nick Lauter; Shun Fu Lin; Silvia Cianzio; Randy C. Shoemaker
Original research article
Field experiment
Soybean
Iron
Zinc
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year
2013
Country
United States
Abstract

Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in soybean results in yield losses or in extreme cases death. Breeding for resistance has shown limited success with no cultivar having complete resistance. Mineral content of the soybean could be an indicator of the ability of the plant to withstand the effects of IDC. Iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) concentration was examined in soybean seed and leaves. SSR, RFLP, and BARCSOYSSR markers were used to construct a linkage map used for mapping of Fe and Zn concentrations. The QTL analysis for the combined data identified one major QTL for seed Fe accumulation on chromosome 20 that explained 21.5% of the variation. This QTL was in the marker interval pa_515-1-Satt239, with marker pa_515-1 previously being used to map an Fe-efficiency QTL. This provides the first evidence of a potential genetic link between Fe-efficiency and Fe accumulation in the soybean seed.

Keywords

soybean; iron deficiency chlorosis; Fe; Zn; QTL; seed Fe; leaf Fe; genetic marker; genotype resistance

Outcomes reported
Nutrient uptake
Synthesis
Key insight
In Ames, Iowa field trials, a major chromosome-20 QTL explained a substantial share of seed Fe variation, supporting a genetic link between soybean iron-efficiency and seed iron accumulation, while Zn relationships were more diffuse.
Limitations
This was a genotype-mapping study rather than a direct micronutrient fertilizer trial, so agronomic treatment response was not estimated.
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