Authors: Shigeki Moriya Hiroshi Iwanami Takashi Haji Kazuma Okada Masahiko Yamada Toshiya Yamamoto Kazuyuki Abe
Publish Date: 2015/05/24
Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 59-
Abstract
Vegetative propagation enables the multiplication of plants that are genetically identical to the original Hardwood cuttings have a low cost advantage and are used widely for the propagation of JM series apple rootstocks which root well from hardwood cuttings To breed new apple rootstocks with similarly high rooting capabilities the development of a markerassisted selection method is desirable Therefore it is important to understand the genetic mechanisms behind the rooting capabilities of hardwood cuttings We identified quantitative trait loci QTLs for the rooting capability of ‘JM7’ using a QTL analysis with phenotypic data obtained under two environmental conditions The QTLs for rooting rate and root quantity colocated The QTL for rooting rate explained 66 of the genetic variance and 57 of the phenotypic variance Graphical genotyping and database searching revealed candidate genes including three related to auxin response one related to ethylene response and a gene encoding a WRKY transcription factorThis work was supported by the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization Research Project No 211 “Establishment of an Integrated Basis for Development and Application of Advanced Tools for DNA MarkerAssisted Selection in Horticultural Crops”
Keywords: