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Published on: July 1, 2020
Dissecting genetic architecture of growth and yield traits in horsegram using GWAS
Sunny Choudhary1, Manisha Gautam1, Rakesh Kumar Chahota2
1Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University Palampur, Kangra, 176062, India.
Abstract:
Horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum), a member of the Fabaceae family, is a nutritious and low-cost legume used for both grain and fodder. This study employed a genome-wide association approach to identify loci linked to key agronomic traits in horsegram. Plant height, seed size, and shoot fresh weight were evaluated in a panel of 96 diverse genotypes. GBS was performed using the Illumina HiSeq platform, yielding 20,241 high-quality SNPs after filtering at a 5% minor allele frequency. Population structure analysis classified genotypes into three admixed subgroups. Phenotyping was conducted over three consecutive years at two locations in Himachal Pradesh (Palampur and Bajaura) using a randomized block design with two replications. GWAS analyses using GLM, MLM, FarmCPU, and BLINK models identified eight markers for plant height, three for seed size, and five for shoot fresh weight across different chromosomes. These markers provide valuable tools for accelerating trait improvement in future horsegram breeding programs.
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