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Sharma SK, McLean K, Hedley PE, Dale F, Daniels S, Bryan GJ. Genotyping-by-sequencing targets genic regions and improves resolution of genome-wide association studies in autotetraploid potato. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:180. [PMID: 38980417 PMCID: PMC11233353 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04651-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE De novo genotyping in potato using methylation-sensitive GBS discovers SNPs largely confined to genic or gene-associated regions and displays enhanced effectiveness in estimating LD decay rates, population structure and detecting GWAS associations over 'fixed' SNP genotyping platform. Study also reports the genetic architectures including robust sequence-tagged marker-trait associations for sixteen important potato traits potentially carrying higher transferability across a wider range of germplasm. This study deploys recent advancements in polyploid analytical approaches to perform complex trait analyses in cultivated tetraploid potato. The study employs a 'fixed' SNP Infinium array platform and a 'flexible and open' genome complexity reduction-based sequencing method (GBS, genotyping-by-sequencing) to perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for several key potato traits including the assessment of population structure and linkage disequilibrium (LD) in the studied population. GBS SNPs discovered here were largely confined (~ 90%) to genic or gene-associated regions of the genome demonstrating the utility of using a methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme (PstI) for library construction. As compared to Infinium array SNPs, GBS SNPs displayed enhanced effectiveness in estimating LD decay rates and discriminating population subgroups. GWAS using a combined set of 30,363 SNPs identified 189 unique QTL marker-trait associations (QTL-MTAs) covering all studied traits. The majority of the QTL-MTAs were from GBS SNPs potentially illustrating the effectiveness of marker-dense de novo genotyping platforms in overcoming ascertainment bias and providing a more accurate correction for different levels of relatedness in GWAS models. GWAS also detected QTL 'hotspots' for several traits at previously known as well as newly identified genomic locations. Due to the current study exploiting genome-wide genotyping and de novo SNP discovery simultaneously on a large tetraploid panel representing a greater diversity of the cultivated potato gene pool, the reported sequence-tagged MTAs are likely to have higher transferability across a wider range of potato germplasm and increased utility for expediting genomics-assisted breeding for the several complex traits studied.
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- Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK.
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK.
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Park J, Whitworth J, Novy RG. QTL identified that influence tuber length-width ratio, degree of flatness, tuber size, and specific gravity in a russet-skinned, tetraploid mapping population. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1343632. [PMID: 38584948 PMCID: PMC10996053 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1343632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Potato tuber shape, size, and specific gravity are important agronomic traits in the russet market class of potatoes with an impact on quality, consistency, and product recovery of processed foods such as French fries. Therefore, identifying genetic regions associated with the three traits through quantitative trait locus/loci (QTL) analysis is a crucial process in the subsequent development of marker-assisted selection for use in potato breeding programs. QTL analysis was conducted on a tetraploid mapping population consisting of 190 individuals derived from the cross between two russet-skinned parents, Palisade Russet and the breeding clone ND028673B-2Russ. Field data collected over a 2-year period and used in the QTL analyses included tuber length-width and width-depth ratios that were obtained using a digital caliper. The width-depth ratio provided an assessment of the "flatness" of a tuber, which is of importance in potato processing. To cross-validate the accuracy and differences among tuber shape measurement methods, a trained evaluator also assessed the identical tubers based on 1-5 scale (compressed to long) visual assessment method. Furthermore, the weights of analyzed tubers and specific gravities were also collected during the phenotyping process for each mapping clone. A major tuber shape QTL was consistently observed on chromosome 10 with both the length-width ratio and visual assessments. On chromosome 4, a significant QTL for tuber shape from the visual assessment phenotypic data was also detected. Additionally, a tuber shape-related QTL on chromosome 6 was also detected from the length-width ratio data from 2020. Chromosome 2 was also identified as having a significant QTL for the width-depth ratio, which is of importance in influencing the flatness of a tuber. One significant QTL for tuber weight (i.e., tuber size) was observed on chromosome 5, and a significant QTL for specific gravity was found on chromosome 3. These significant and major QTL should be useful for developing marker-assisted selection for more efficient potato breeding.
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- Jaebum Park
- Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Aberdeen, ID, United States
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Li H, Brouwer M, Pup ED, van Lieshout N, Finkers R, Bachem CWB, Visser RGF. Allelic variation in the autotetraploid potato: genes involved in starch and steroidal glycoalkaloid metabolism as a case study. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:274. [PMID: 38475714 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10186-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuber starch and steroidal glycoalkaloid (SGA)-related traits have been consistently prioritized in potato breeding, while allelic variation pattern of genes that underlie these traits is less explored. RESULTS Here, we focused on the genes involved in two important metabolic pathways in the potato: starch metabolism and SGA biosynthesis. We identified 119 genes consisting of 81 involved in starch metabolism and 38 in the biosynthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids, and discovered 96,166 allelic variants among 2,169 gene haplotypes in six autotetraploid potato genomes. Comparative analyses revealed an uneven distribution of allelic variants among gene haplotypes and that the vast majority of deleterious mutations in these genes are retained in heterozygous state in the autotetraploid potato genomes. Leveraging full-length cDNA sequencing data, we find that approximately 70% of haplotypes of the 119 genes are transcribable. Population genetic analyses identify starch and SGA biosynthetic genes that are potentially conserved or diverged between potato varieties with varying starch or SGA content. CONCLUSIONS These results deepen the understanding of haplotypic diversity within functionally important genes in autotetraploid genomes and may facilitate functional characterization of genes or haplotypes contributing to traits related to starch and SGA in potato.
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- Hongbo Li
- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 386, Wageningen, 6700 AJ, the Netherlands
- Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 386, Wageningen, 6700 AJ, the Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 386, Wageningen, 6700 AJ, the Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 386, Wageningen, 6700 AJ, the Netherlands
- , SURFsara, Science Park 140, Amsterdam, 1098 XG, the Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 386, Wageningen, 6700 AJ, the Netherlands
- Gennovation B.V, Agro Business Park 10, Wageningen, 6708 PW, the Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 386, Wageningen, 6700 AJ, the Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, P. O. Box 386, Wageningen, 6700 AJ, the Netherlands.
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Gautam S, Pandey J, Scheuring DC, Koym JW, Vales MI. Genetic Basis of Potato Tuber Defects and Identification of Heat-Tolerant Clones. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:616. [PMID: 38475462 DOI: 10.3390/plants13050616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Heat stress during the potato growing season reduces tuber marketable yield and quality. Tuber quality deterioration includes external (heat sprouts, chained tubers, knobs) and internal (vascular discoloration, hollow heart, internal heat necrosis) tuber defects, as well as a reduction in their specific gravity and increases in reducing sugars that result in suboptimal (darker) processed products (french fries and chips). Successfully cultivating potatoes under heat-stress conditions requires planting heat-tolerant varieties that can produce high yields of marketable tubers, few external and internal tuber defects, high specific gravity, and low reducing sugars (in the case of processing potatoes). Heat tolerance is a complex trait, and understanding its genetic basis will aid in developing heat-tolerant potato varieties. A panel of 217 diverse potato clones was evaluated for yield and quality attributes in Dalhart (2019 and 2020) and Springlake (2020 and 2021), Texas, and genotyped with the Infinium 22 K V3 Potato Array. A genome-wide association study was performed to identify genomic regions associated with heat-tolerance traits using the GWASpoly package. Quantitative trait loci were identified on chromosomes 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 11 for external defects and on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 10, and 11 for internal defects. Yield-related quantitative trait loci were detected on chromosomes 1, 6, and 10 pertaining to the average tuber weight and tuber number per plant. Genomic-estimated breeding values were calculated using the StageWise package. Clones with low genomic-estimated breeding values for tuber defects were identified as donors of good traits to improve heat tolerance. The identified genomic regions associated with heat-tolerance attributes and the genomic-estimated breeding values will be helpful to develop new potato cultivars with enhanced heat tolerance in potatoes.
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- Sanjeev Gautam
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Sharma S, Friberg M, Vogel P, Turesson H, Olsson N, Andersson M, Hofvander P. Pho1a (plastid starch phosphorylase) is duplicated and essential for normal starch granule phenotype in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1220973. [PMID: 37636090 PMCID: PMC10450146 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1220973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Reserve starch from seeds and tubers is a crucial plant product for human survival. Much research has been devoted to quantitative and qualitative aspects of starch synthesis and its relation to abiotic factors of importance in agriculture. Certain aspects of genetic factors and enzymes influencing carbon assimilation into starch granules remain elusive after many decades of research. Starch phosphorylase (Pho) can operate, depending on metabolic conditions, in a synthetic and degradative pathway. The plastidial form of the enzyme is one of the most highly expressed genes in potato tubers, and the encoded product is imported into starch-synthesizing amyloplasts. We identified that the genomic locus of a Pho1a-type starch phosphorylase is duplicated in potato. Our study further shows that the enzyme is of importance for a normal starch granule phenotype in tubers. Null mutants created by genome editing display rounded starch granules in an increased number that contained a reduced ratio of apparent amylose in the starch.
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- Shrikant Sharma
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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Angelin-Bonnet O, Thomson S, Vignes M, Biggs PJ, Monaghan K, Bloomer R, Wright K, Baldwin S. Investigating the genetic components of tuber bruising in a breeding population of tetraploid potatoes. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:238. [PMID: 37147582 PMCID: PMC10161554 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04255-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tuber bruising in tetraploid potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) is a trait of economic importance, as it affects tubers' fitness for sale. Understanding the genetic components affecting tuber bruising is a key step in developing potato lines with increased resistance to bruising. As the tetraploid setting renders genetic analyses more complex, there is still much to learn about this complex phenotype. Here, we used capture sequencing data on a panel of half-sibling populations from a breeding programme to perform a genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) for tuber bruising. In addition, we collected transcriptomic data to enrich the GWAS results. However, there is currently no satisfactory method to represent both GWAS and transcriptomics analysis results in a single visualisation and to compare them with existing knowledge about the biological system under study. RESULTS When investigating population structure, we found that the STRUCTURE algorithm yielded greater insights than discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC). Importantly, we found that markers with the highest (though non-significant) association scores were consistent with previous findings on tuber bruising. In addition, new genomic regions were found to be associated with tuber bruising. The GWAS results were backed by the transcriptomics differential expression analysis. The differential expression notably highlighted for the first time the role of two genes involved in cellular strength and mechanical force sensing in tuber resistance to bruising. We proposed a new visualisation, the HIDECAN plot, to integrate the results from the genomics and transcriptomics analyses, along with previous knowledge about genomic regions and candidate genes associated with the trait. CONCLUSION This study offers a unique genome-wide exploration of the genetic components of tuber bruising. The role of genetic components affecting cellular strength and resistance to physical force, as well as mechanosensing mechanisms, was highlighted for the first time in the context of tuber bruising. We showcase the usefulness of genomic data from breeding programmes in identifying genomic regions whose association with the trait of interest merit further investigation. We demonstrate how confidence in these discoveries and their biological relevance can be increased by integrating results from transcriptomics analyses. The newly proposed visualisation provides a clear framework to summarise of both genomics and transcriptomics analyses, and places them in the context of previous knowledge on the trait of interest.
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- Olivia Angelin-Bonnet
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4412, New Zealand
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- School of Natural Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4412, New Zealand
- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4412, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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Vos PG, Paulo MJ, Bourke PM, Maliepaard CA, van Eeuwijk FA, Visser RGF, van Eck HJ. GWAS in tetraploid potato: identification and validation of SNP markers associated with glycoalkaloid content. MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2022; 42:76. [PMID: 37313326 PMCID: PMC10248624 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-022-01344-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a useful tool to unravel the genetic architecture of complex traits, but the results can be difficult to interpret. Population structure, genetic heterogeneity, and rare alleles easily result in false positive or false negative associations. This paper describes the analysis of a GWAS panel combined with three bi-parental mapping populations to validate GWAS results, using phenotypic data for steroidal glycoalkaloid (SGA) accumulation and the ratio (SGR) between the two major glycoalkaloids α-solanine and α-chaconine in potato tubers. SGAs are secondary metabolites in the Solanaceae family, functional as a defence against various pests and pathogens and in high quantities toxic for humans. With GWAS, we identified five quantitative trait loci (QTL) of which Sga1.1, Sgr8.1, and Sga11.1 were validated, but not Sga3.1 and Sgr7.1. In the bi-parental populations, Sga5.1 and Sga7.1 were mapped, but these were not identified with GWAS. The QTLs Sga1.1, Sga7.1, Sgr7.1, and Sgr8.1 co-localize with genes GAME9, GAME 6/GAME 11, SGT1, and SGT2, respectively. For other genes involved in SGA synthesis, no QTLs were identified. The results of this study illustrate a number of pitfalls in GWAS of which population structure seems the most important. We also show that introgression breeding for disease resistance has introduced new haplotypes to the gene pool involved in higher SGA levels in certain pedigrees. Finally, we show that high SGA levels remain unpredictable in potato but that α-solanine/α-chaconine ratio has a predictable outcome with specific SGT1 and SGT2 haplotypes. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-022-01344-2.
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- Peter G. Vos
- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Present Address: Centre for BioSystems Genomics, P.O. Box 98, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Current Address: HZPC, Edisonweg 5, 8501 XG Joure, The Netherlands
- Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Present Address: Centre for BioSystems Genomics, P.O. Box 98, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Biometris, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Biometris, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Present Address: Centre for BioSystems Genomics, P.O. Box 98, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Present Address: Centre for BioSystems Genomics, P.O. Box 98, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Villányi V, Gondor OK, Bánfalvi Z. Metabolite profiling of tubers of an early- and a late-maturing potato line and their grafts. Metabolomics 2022; 18:88. [PMID: 36334159 PMCID: PMC9637070 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-022-01950-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Earliness of tuberisation and the quality of potato tubers are important traits in potato breeding. The qualitative traits rely on the metabolite profile of tubers, which are storage organs and net importers of assimilates. Thus, the quality of tubers largely depends on the metabolites transported from leaves to developing tubers. OBJECTIVES To test the influence of canopy on the quality of tubers by metabolite profiling of tubers of an early- and a late-maturing potato line and their grafts. METHODS Potatoes were grown under greenhouse conditions, grafted and the tubers harvested at the end of the scions' vegetation period. Metabolite profiling of freshly harvested tubers was performed using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Statistical analyses were applied to determine the significant differences between the different tubers. RESULTS 99 metabolites were identified and an additional 181 peaks detected in chromatograms, out of which 186 were polar and 94 non-polar compounds. The concentrations of 113 metabolites were significantly different in the tubers from the early-maturing CE3130 and the late-maturing CE3027 line. Hetero-grafting resulted in considerable changes in the metabolite content of tubers. Especially, the effect of CE3027 on the metabolite composition of tubers formed on CE3130 rootstocks was readily apparent. Nevertheless, many compounds were present at similar levels in the tubers of hetero-grafted plants as was found in the tubers of their scion counterparts. CONCLUSION Hetero-grafting resulted in many compounds at similar concentrations in rootstock tubers as in scion tubers suggesting that these are transported from the source leaves to tubers.
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- Vanda Villányi
- Genetics and Biotechnology Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Szent-Györgyi A. u. 4, Gödöllő, 2100, Hungary
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- Centre for Agricultural Research, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Brunszvik u. 2, Martonvásár, 2462, Hungary
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Szent-Györgyi A. u. 4, Gödöllő, 2100, Hungary.
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Hu J, Mei M, Jin F, Xu J, Duan S, Bian C, Li G, Wang X, Jin L. Phenotypic variability and genetic diversity analysis of cultivated potatoes in China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:954162. [PMID: 36212356 PMCID: PMC9541749 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.954162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phenotypic evaluation and molecular biotechnology are both important in the identification and utilization of crop germplasm resources. In this study, the phenotypic variation and genetic diversity of 149 main potato cultivars in China were investigated with 12 phenotypic traits and 24 SSR markers. The coefficient of variation of 12 phenotypic traits ranged from 12.11% to 156.93%. The results of SSR markers exhibited a relatively high level of genetic variation (Na =5.458 ± 1.499, Ne =3.300 ± 1.087, I =1.397 ± 0.298, Ho =0.797 ± 0.178, He = 0.660 ± 0.117, and PIC=0.702 ± 0.087). Population structure and phylogenetic tree analysis divided the varieties into three subgroups. The results indicated that ninety percent of the molecular variance was attributed to within-group differences, and the remaining 10% was attributed to variation among groups. Consistent with previous report, alleles of the STI032 marker were significantly associated with tuber starch content and growth period traits in the population. The results of this study could facilitate the utilization of potato germplasm resources, molecular genetic breeding and improvement.
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- Jun Hu
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Runno-Paurson E, Nassar H, Tähtjärv T, Eremeev V, Hansen M, Niinemets Ü. High Temporal Variability in Late Blight Pathogen Diversity, Virulence, and Fungicide Resistance in Potato Breeding Fields: Results from a Long-Term Monitoring Study. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11182426. [PMID: 36145827 PMCID: PMC9502785 DOI: 10.3390/plants11182426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Long-term site-specific studies describing changes in the phenotypic variability of Phytophthora infestans populations allow quantitative predictions of pathogen spread and possible outbreaks of epidemics, and provide key input for regional resistance breeding programs. Late blight samples were collected from potato (Solanum tuberosum) breeding fields in Estonia during a twelve-year study period between 2001 and 2014. In total, 207 isolates were assessed for mating type and 235 isolates for metalaxyl resistance and 251 isolates for virulence factors. The frequency of mating types strongly fluctuated across the years, whereas the later period of 2010–2014 was dominated by the A2 mating. Despite fluctuations, both mating types were recorded in the same fields in most years, indicating sustained sexual reproduction of P. infestans with oospore production. Metalaxyl-resistant and intermediately resistant strains dominated in the first years of study, but with the progression of the study, metalaxyl-sensitive isolates became dominant, reaching up to 88%. Racial diversity, characterized by normalized Shannon diversity index decreased in time, varying from 1.00 in 2003 to 0.43 in 2013. The frequency of several virulence factors changed in a time-dependent manner, with R2 increasing and R6, R8, and R9 decreasing in time. Potato cultivar resistance background did not influence the frequency of P. infestans mating type, response to metalaxyl, and racial diversity. However, the diversity index decreased in time among isolates collected from resistant and susceptible cultivars, and remained at a high level in moderately resistant cultivars. These data demonstrate major time-dependent changes in racial diversity, fungicide resistance, and virulence factors in P. infestans, consistent with alterations in the control strategies and popularity of potato cultivars with different resistance.
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- Eve Runno-Paurson
- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Crop Research Institute, J. Aamisepa 1, 48309 Jõgeva, Estonia
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
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Phenotypic, molecular and biochemical evaluation of somatic hybrids between Solanum tuberosum and S. bulbocastanum. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4484. [PMID: 35296723 PMCID: PMC8927101 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08424-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Somatic hybridization has been frequently used to overcome sexual incompatibility between potato and its secondary germplasm. The primary objective of this study was to produce and evaluate somatic hybrids of Solanum tuberosum (Stub) and S. bulbocastanum (Sblb) for breeding purposes. In 2007, 23 somatic hybrids were produced using an electrofusion of mesophyll protoplasts of diploid (2n = 2x = 24) potato line StubDH165 and S. bulbocastanum PI24351 (Sblb66). Phenotype of somatic hybrids in field conditions were evaluated, together with constitution and stability of 30 nuclear (ncSSR) and 27 cytoplasmic (cpSSR) microsatellite markers and content of main glycoalkaloids. All somatic hybrids had very high field resistance against late blight, but the plants were infertile: the viability of pollen grains insignificantly varied between 0.58 and 8.97%. A significant somaclonal variation was observed in terms of the morphology of plants, the date of emergence, the quantity of harvested tubers, the content of glycoalkaloids in foliage, and nuclear microsatellite markers (ncSSR). The analysis of ncSSR identified five distinct genotypes of hybrids partly associated with phenotype variations. The process of somatic hybridization with regeneration of shoots was identified as the most likely source of somaclonal variation because the ncSSR genotypes of hybrids, which were maintained in vitro, remained stable for more than 10 years. The infertile somatic hybrids have no practical breeding potential, but they are considered very suitable for advanced studies of the differential expression of genes in the pathways linked to dormancy of tubers and synthesis of glycoalkaloids.
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Li J, Yu X, Zhang S, Yu Z, Li J, Jin X, Zhang X, Yang D. Identification of starch candidate genes using SLAF-seq and BSA strategies and development of related SNP-CAPS markers in tetraploid potato. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261403. [PMID: 34932571 PMCID: PMC8691606 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Potato starch is an essential nutrient for humans and is widely used worldwide. Locating relevant genomic regions, mining stable genes and developing candidate gene markers can promote the breeding of new high-starch potato varieties. A total of 106 F1 individuals and their parents (YSP-4 × MIN-021) were used as test materials, from which 20 plants with high starch content and 20 with low starch content were selected to construct DNA pools for site-specific amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq) and bulked segregation analysis (BSA). A genomic region related to the starch traits was first identified in the 0–5.62 Mb of chromosome 2 in tetraploid potato. In this section, a total of 41 non-synonymous genes, which were considered as candidate genes related to the starch trait, were annotated through a basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) search of multiple databases. Six candidate genes for starch (PGSC0003DMG400017793, PGSC0003DMG400035245, PGSC0003DMG400036713, PGSC0003DMG400040452, PGSC0003DMG400006636 and PGSC0003DMG400044547) were further explored. In addition, cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) markers were developed based on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites associated with the starch candidate genes. SNP-CAPS markers chr2-CAPS6 and chr2-CAPS21 were successfully developed and validated with the F2 population and 24 tetraploid potato varieties (lines). Functional analysis and cloning of the candidate genes associated with potato starch will be performed in further research, and the SNP-CAPS markers chr2-CAPS6 and chr2-CAPS21 can be further used in marker-assisted selection breeding of tetraploid potato varieties with high starch content.
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- Jiaqi Li
- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
- * E-mail: (SZ); (ZY)
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- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
- * E-mail: (SZ); (ZY)
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- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Agricultural College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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Park J, Massa AN, Douches D, Coombs J, Akdemir D, Yencho GC, Whitworth JL, Novy RG. Linkage and QTL mapping for tuber shape and specific gravity in a tetraploid mapping population of potato representing the russet market class. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:507. [PMID: 34732129 PMCID: PMC8565078 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03265-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tuber shape and specific gravity (dry matter) are important agronomic traits in potato processing and impact production costs, quality, and consistency of the final processed food products such as French fries and potato chips. In this study, linkage and QTL mapping were performed for these two traits to allow for the implementation of marker-assisted selection to facilitate breeding efforts in the russet market class. Two parents, Rio Grande Russet (female) and Premier Russet (male) and their 205 F1 progenies were initially phenotyped for tuber shape and specific gravity in field trials conducted in Idaho and North Carolina in 2010 and 2011, with specific gravity also being measured in Minnesota in 2011. Progenies and parents were previously genotyped using the Illumina SolCAP Infinium 8303 Potato SNP array, with ClusterCall and MAPpoly (R-packages) subsequently used for autotetraploid SNP calling and linkage mapping in this study. The 12 complete linkage groups and phenotypic data were then imported into QTLpoly, an R-package designed for polyploid QTL analyses. RESULTS Significant QTL for tuber shape were detected on chromosomes 4, 7, and 10, with heritability estimates ranging from 0.09 to 0.36. Significant tuber shape QTL on chromosomes 4 and 7 were specific to Idaho and North Carolina environments, respectively, whereas the QTL on chromosome 10 was significant regardless of growing environment. Single marker analyses identified alleles in the parents associated with QTL on chromosomes 4, 7, and 10 that contributed to significant differences in tuber shape among progenies. Significant QTL were also identified for specific gravity on chromosomes 1 and 5 with heritability ranging from 0.12 to 0.21 and were reflected across environments. CONCLUSION Fully automated linkage mapping and QTL analysis were conducted to identify significant QTL for tuber shape and dry matter in a tetraploid mapping population representing the russet market class. The findings are important for the development of molecular markers useful to potato breeders for marker-assisted selection for the long tuber shape and acceptable dry matter required by the potato industry within this important market class.
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- Jaebum Park
- USDA-ARS, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit, Aberdeen, ID 83210 USA
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- USDA-ARS, National Peanut Research Laboratory, Dawson, GA 39842 USA
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- USDA-ARS, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit, Aberdeen, ID 83210 USA
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Singh B, Goutam U, Kukreja S, Sharma J, Sood S, Bhardwaj V. Potato biofortification: an effective way to fight global hidden hunger. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:2297-2313. [PMID: 34744367 PMCID: PMC8526655 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01081-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hidden hunger is leading to extensive health problems in the developing world. Several strategies could be used to reduce the micronutrient deficiencies by increasing the dietary uptake of essential micronutrients. These include diet diversification, pharmaceutical supplementation, food fortification and crop biofortification. Among all, crop biofortification is the most sustainable and acceptable strategy to overcome the global issue of hidden hunger. Since most of the people suffering from micronutrient deficiencies, have monetary issues and are dependent on staple crops to fulfil their recommended daily requirements of various essential micronutrients. Therefore, increasing the micronutrient concentrations in cost effective staple crops seems to be an effective solution. Potato being the world's most consumed non-grain staple crop with enormous industrial demand appears to be an ideal candidate for biofortification. It can be grown in different climatic conditions, provide high yield, nutrition and dry matter in lesser time. In addition, huge potato germplasm have natural variations related to micronutrient concentrations, which can be utilized for its biofortification. This review discuss the current scenario of micronutrient malnutrition and various strategies that could be used to overcome it. The review also shed a light on the genetic variations present in potato germplasm and suggest effective ways to incorporate them into modern high yielding potato varieties.
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- Baljeet Singh
- Division of Crop Improvement and Seed Technology, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- Division of Crop Production, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement and Seed Technology, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement and Seed Technology, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India
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Zhang C, Yang Z, Tang D, Zhu Y, Wang P, Li D, Zhu G, Xiong X, Shang Y, Li C, Huang S. Genome design of hybrid potato. Cell 2021; 184:3873-3883.e12. [PMID: 34171306 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Reinventing potato from a clonally propagated tetraploid into a seed-propagated diploid, hybrid potato, is an important innovation in agriculture. Due to deleterious mutations, it has remained a challenge to develop highly homozygous inbred lines, a prerequisite to breed hybrid potato. Here, we employed genome design to develop a generation of pure and fertile potato lines and thereby the uniform, vigorous F1s. The metrics we applied in genome design included the percentage of genome homozygosity and the number of deleterious mutations in the starting material, the number of segregation distortions in the S1 population, the haplotype information to infer the break of tight linkage between beneficial and deleterious alleles, and the genome complementarity of the parental lines. This study transforms potato breeding from a slow, non-accumulative mode into a fast-iterative one, thereby potentiating a broad spectrum of benefits to farmers and consumers.
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- Chunzhi Zhang
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- The AGISCAAS-YNNU Joint Academy of Potato Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- The AGISCAAS-YNNU Joint Academy of Potato Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- The AGISCAAS-YNNU Joint Academy of Potato Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China.
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Schumacher C, Thümecke S, Schilling F, Köhl K, Kopka J, Sprenger H, Hincha DK, Walther D, Seddig S, Peters R, Zuther E, Haas M, Horn R. Genome-Wide Approach to Identify Quantitative Trait Loci for Drought Tolerance in Tetraploid Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22116123. [PMID: 34200118 PMCID: PMC8201130 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Drought represents a major abiotic stress factor negatively affecting growth, yield and tuber quality of potatoes. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses were performed in cultivated potatoes for drought tolerance index DRYM (deviation of relative starch yield from the experimental median), tuber starch content, tuber starch yield, tuber fresh weight, selected transcripts and metabolites under control and drought stress conditions. Eight genomic regions of major interest for drought tolerance were identified, three representing standalone DRYM QTL. Candidate genes, e.g., from signaling pathways for ethylene, abscisic acid and brassinosteroids, and genes encoding cell wall remodeling enzymes were identified within DRYM QTL. Co-localizations of DRYM QTL and QTL for tuber starch content, tuber starch yield and tuber fresh weight with underlying genes of the carbohydrate metabolism were observed. Overlaps of DRYM QTL with metabolite QTL for ribitol or galactinol may indicate trade-offs between starch and compatible solute biosynthesis. Expression QTL confirmed the drought stress relevance of selected transcripts by overlaps with DRYM QTL. Bulked segregant analyses combined with next-generation sequencing (BSAseq) were used to identify mutations in genes under the DRYM QTL on linkage group 3. Future analyses of identified genes for drought tolerance will give a better insight into drought tolerance in potatoes.
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- Christina Schumacher
- Department of Plant Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (C.S.); (S.T.); (F.S.)
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (C.S.); (S.T.); (F.S.)
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (C.S.); (S.T.); (F.S.)
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; (K.K.); (J.K.); (H.S.); (D.K.H.); (D.W.); (E.Z.); (M.H.)
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; (K.K.); (J.K.); (H.S.); (D.K.H.); (D.W.); (E.Z.); (M.H.)
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; (K.K.); (J.K.); (H.S.); (D.K.H.); (D.W.); (E.Z.); (M.H.)
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; (K.K.); (J.K.); (H.S.); (D.K.H.); (D.W.); (E.Z.); (M.H.)
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; (K.K.); (J.K.); (H.S.); (D.K.H.); (D.W.); (E.Z.); (M.H.)
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- Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Julius-Kühn Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Rudolf-Schick-Platz 3, 18190 Sanitz, Germany;
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- Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen, Dethlingen 14, 29633 Munster, Germany;
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; (K.K.); (J.K.); (H.S.); (D.K.H.); (D.W.); (E.Z.); (M.H.)
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany; (K.K.); (J.K.); (H.S.); (D.K.H.); (D.W.); (E.Z.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (C.S.); (S.T.); (F.S.)
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Unravelling Differences in Candidate Genes for Drought Tolerance in Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) by Use of New Functional Microsatellite Markers. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12040494. [PMID: 33800602 PMCID: PMC8067248 DOI: 10.3390/genes12040494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Potato is regarded as drought sensitive and most vulnerable to climate changes. Its cultivation in drought prone regions or under conditions of more frequent drought periods, especially in subtropical areas, requires intensive research to improve drought tolerance in order to guarantee high yields under limited water supplies. A candidate gene approach was used to develop functional simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for association studies in potato with the aim to enhance breeding for drought tolerance. SSR primer combinations, mostly surrounding interrupted complex and compound repeats, were derived from 103 candidate genes for drought tolerance. Validation of the SSRs was performed in an association panel representing 34 mainly starch potato cultivars. Seventy-five out of 154 SSR primer combinations (49%) resulted in polymorphic, highly reproducible banding patterns with polymorphic information content (PIC) values between 0.11 and 0.90. Five SSR markers identified allelic differences between the potato cultivars that showed significant associations with drought sensitivity. In all cases, the group of drought-sensitive cultivars showed predominantly an additional allele, indicating that selection against these alleles by marker-assisted breeding might confer drought tolerance. Further studies of these differences in the candidate genes will elucidate their role for an improved performance of potatoes under water-limited conditions.
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Huang L, Li M, Cao D, Yang P. Genetic dissection of rhizome yield-related traits in Nelumbo nucifera through genetic linkage map construction and QTL mapping. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 160:155-165. [PMID: 33497846 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a perennial aquatic plant with great value in ornamentation, nutrition, and medicine. Being a storage organ, lotus rhizome is not only used for vegetative reproduction, but also as a popular vegetable in Southeast Asia. Rhizome development, especially enlargement, largely determines its yield and hence becomes one of the major concerns in rhizome lotus breeding and cultivation. To obtain the genetic characteristic of this trait, and discover markers or genes associated with this trait, an F2 population was generated by crossing between temperate and tropical cultivars with contrasting rhizome enlargement. Based on this F2 population and Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS) technique, a genetic map was constructed with 1475 bin markers containing 12,113 SNP markers. Six traits associated with rhizome yield were observed over 3 years. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping analysis identified 22 QTLs that are associated with at least one of these traits, among which 9 were linked with 3 different intervals. Comparison of the genes located in these three intervals with our previous transcriptomic data showed that light and phytohormone signaling might contribute to the development and enlargement of lotus rhizome. The QTLs obtained here could also be used for marker-assisted breeding of rhizome lotus.
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- Longyu Huang
- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science, China; Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Institute of Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China; Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China; Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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eQTL mapping of the 12S globulin cruciferin gene PGCRURSE5 as a novel candidate associated with starch content in potato tubers. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17168. [PMID: 33051578 PMCID: PMC7553954 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74285-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Tuber starch content (TSC) is a very important trait in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). This study is the first to use expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) mapping of transcript-derived markers for TSC in potato. Thirty-four differentially expressed genes were selected by comparing the RNA-seq data of contrasting bulked segregants. For the 11 candidate genes, we determined their relative expression levels across the segregating diploid potato population using RT-qPCR. We detected 36 eQTL as candidate genes distributed on all twelve potato chromosomes, and nine of them overlapped with QTL for TSC. Peaks for two eQTL, eAGPaseS-a and ePGRCRURSE5, were close to the corresponding loci of the large subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPaseS-a) and the 12S globulin cruciferin gene (PGCRURSE5), respectively. The eQTL peaks for AGPaseS-a and PGRCRURSE5 explained 41.0 and 28.3% of the phenotypic variation at the transcript level. We showed the association of the DNA markers for AGPaseS-a and PGRCRURSE5 with QTL for TSC, and significant correlation between the expression level of PGRCRURSE5 and TSC. We did not observe a significant correlation between the expression level of AGPaseS-a and TSC. We concluded that the cruciferin gene PGRCRURSE5 is a novel candidate involved in the regulation of starch content in potato tubers.
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Luo T, Xia W, Gong S, Mason AS, Li Z, Liu R, Dou Y, Tang W, Fan H, Zhang C, Xiao Y. Identifying Vitamin E Biosynthesis Genes in Elaeis guineensis by Genome-Wide Association Study. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:678-685. [PMID: 31858793 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Elaeis guineensis is a tropical oil crop and has the highest oil yield per unit area. Palm oil has high palmitic acid content and is also rich in vitamins, including vitamin E. We conducted genome-wide association studies in a diversity panel of 161 E. guineensis accessions to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) linked with vitamin E and validated candidate genes in these marker-associated intervals. Based on the SNPs reported in our previous research, 47 SNP markers were detected to be significantly associated with the variation of tocopherol and tocotrienol content at a cutoff P value of 6.3 × 10-7. A total of 656 candidate genes in the flanking regions of the 47 SNPs were identified, followed by pathway enrichment analysis. Of these candidate genes, EgHGGT (homogentisate geranylgeranyl transferase) involved in the biosynthesis of tocotrienols had a higher expression level in the mesocarp compared to other tissues. Expression of the EgHGGT gene was positively correlated with the variation in α-tocotrienol content. Induced overexpression of the gene in Arabidopsis caused a significant increase in vitamin E content and production of α-tocotrienols compared to wild Arabidopsis.
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- Tingting Luo
- National Research Center of Rapeseed Engineering and Technology, College of Plant Science and Technology , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops , Hainan University , Haikou 570228 , P.R China
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- Coconut Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Wenchang 571339 , P.R. China
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- Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition , Justus Liebig University Giessen , Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 , Giessen 35392i , Germany
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- Coconut Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Wenchang 571339 , P.R. China
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafe Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Region , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou 571101 , China
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- Coconut Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Wenchang 571339 , P.R. China
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- Coconut Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Wenchang 571339 , P.R. China
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- Coconut Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Wenchang 571339 , P.R. China
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- Coconut Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Wenchang 571339 , P.R. China
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- National Research Center of Rapeseed Engineering and Technology, College of Plant Science and Technology , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- Coconut Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Wenchang 571339 , P.R. China
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafe Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Region , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou 571101 , China
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Relationships between composition, microstructure and cooking performances of six potato varieties. Food Res Int 2018; 114:10-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Sharma SK, MacKenzie K, McLean K, Dale F, Daniels S, Bryan GJ. Linkage Disequilibrium and Evaluation of Genome-Wide Association Mapping Models in Tetraploid Potato. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2018; 8:3185-3202. [PMID: 30082329 PMCID: PMC6169395 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have become a powerful tool for analyzing complex traits in crop plants. The current study evaluates the efficacy of various GWAS models and methods for elucidating population structure in potato. The presence of significant population structure can lead to detection of spurious marker-trait associations, as well as mask true ones. While appropriate statistical models are needed to detect true marker-trait associations, in most published potato GWAS, a 'one model fits all traits' approach has been adopted. We have examined various GWAS models on a large association panel comprising diverse tetraploid potato cultivars and breeding lines, genotyped with single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. Phenotypic data were generated for 20 quantitative traits assessed in different environments. Best Linear Unbiased Estimates (BLUEs) for these traits were obtained for use in assessing GWAS models. Goodness of fit of GWAS models, derived using different combinations of kinship and population structure for all traits, was evaluated using Quantile-Quantile (Q-Q) plots and genomic control inflation factors (λGC). Kinship was found to play a major role in correcting population confounding effects and results advocate a 'trait-specific' fit of different GWAS models. A survey of genome-wide linkage disequilibrium (LD), one of the critical factors affecting GWAS, is also presented and our findings are compared to other recent studies in potato. The genetic material used here, and the outputs of this study represent a novel resource for genetic analysis in potato.
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- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS), Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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Li X, Xu J, Duan S, Bian C, Hu J, Shen H, Li G, Jin L. Pedigree-Based Deciphering of Genome-Wide Conserved Patterns in an Elite Potato Parental Line. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:690. [PMID: 29875792 PMCID: PMC5974212 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Elite parental lines are more likely to breed fine varieties, but knowledge about elite parents and their genetic backgrounds is limited. In this paper, we investigated the pedigree relationships of potato varieties bred worldwide and in China. Several elite parents were identified, and these parents were more frequently used as parents in breeding programs across different time periods and countries. We next used 2b-RAD, a reduced-representation sequencing method, to genotype the elite parent Mira and 24 of its offspring. These cultivars span 5 generations, making this lineage the longest continuous pedigree among Chinese bred potatoes. A total of 47,314 tetraploid single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified by FreeBayes were used to trace the conserved segments of the Mira genome. The conserved segments had identical or similar allele-specific SNPs across the analyzed genotypes. In Mira, 3,788 segments comprising over 10,000 bp, or 20.8% of the genome, were defined as conserved segments. These segments contain genes involved in crucial biological processes that are of special interest to breeders. These regions, which have been conserved across generations of highly selective breeding, may be helpful for further breeding and performing genome-wide breeding by design.
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- Xiaochuan Li
- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Bijie Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bijie, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Ahmed S, Zhou X, Pang Y, Jin L, Bao J. Improving Starch‐Related Traits in Potato Crops: Achievements and Future Challenges. STARCH-STARKE 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/star.201700113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Sulaiman Ahmed
- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural ScienceCollege of Agriculture and BiotechnologyZhejiang UniversityHuajiachi CampusHangzhou310029China
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural ScienceCollege of Agriculture and BiotechnologyZhejiang UniversityHuajiachi CampusHangzhou310029China
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural ScienceCollege of Agriculture and BiotechnologyZhejiang UniversityHuajiachi CampusHangzhou310029China
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- Department of PotatoInstitute of Vegetables and FlowersChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing100081China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root CropMinistry of AgricultureBeijing100081P.R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural ScienceCollege of Agriculture and BiotechnologyZhejiang UniversityHuajiachi CampusHangzhou310029China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Tuber and Root CropMinistry of AgricultureBeijing100081P.R. China
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Bali S, Robinson BR, Sathuvalli V, Bamberg J, Goyer A. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with high folate content in wild potato species. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193415. [PMID: 29474475 PMCID: PMC5825101 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Micronutrient deficiency, also known as the hidden hunger, affects over two billion people worldwide. Potato is the third most consumed food crops in the world, and is therefore a fundamental element of food security for millions of people. Increasing the amount of micronutrients in food crop could help alleviate worldwide micronutrient malnutrition. In the present study, we report on the identification of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with folate, an essential micronutrient in the human diet. A high folate diploid clone Fol 1.6 from the wild potato relative Solanum boliviense (PI 597736) was crossed with a low/medium folate diploid S. tuberosum clone USW4self#3. The resulting F1 progeny was intermated to generate an F2 population, and tubers from 94 F2 individuals were harvested for folate analysis and SNP genotyping using a SolCap 12K Potato SNP array. Folate content in the progeny ranged from 304 to 2,952 ng g-1 dry weight. 6,759 high quality SNPs containing 4,174 (62%) polymorphic and 2,585 (38%) monomorphic SNPs were used to investigate marker-trait association. Association analysis was performed using two different approaches: survey SNP-trait association (SSTA) and SNP-trait association (STA). A total of 497 significant SNPs were identified, 489 by SSTA analysis and 43 by STA analysis. Markers identified by SSTA were located on all twelve chromosomes while those identified by STA were confined to chromosomes 2, 4, and 6. Eighteen of the significant SNPs were located within or in close proximity to folate metabolism-related genes. Forty two SNPs were identical between SSTA and STA analyses. These SNPs have potential to be used in marker-assisted selection for breeding high folate potato varieties.
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- Sapinder Bali
- Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, Hermiston, OR, United States of America
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- Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, Hermiston, OR, United States of America
- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States of America
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- Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, Hermiston, OR, United States of America
- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States of America
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- USDA/Agricultural Research Service, US Potato Genebank, Sturgeon Bay, WI, United States of America
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- Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, Hermiston, OR, United States of America
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States of America
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Sverrisdóttir E, Byrne S, Sundmark EHR, Johnsen HØ, Kirk HG, Asp T, Janss L, Nielsen KL. Genomic prediction of starch content and chipping quality in tetraploid potato using genotyping-by-sequencing. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2017; 130:2091-2108. [PMID: 28707250 PMCID: PMC5606954 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-2944-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Genomic prediction models for starch content and chipping quality show promising results, suggesting that genomic selection is a feasible breeding strategy in tetraploid potato. Genomic selection uses genome-wide molecular markers to predict performance of individuals and allows selections in the absence of direct phenotyping. It is regarded as a useful tool to accelerate genetic gain in breeding programs, and is becoming increasingly viable for crops as genotyping costs continue to fall. In this study, we have generated genomic prediction models for starch content and chipping quality in tetraploid potato to facilitate varietal development. Chipping quality was evaluated as the colour of a potato chip after frying following cold induced sweetening. We used genotyping-by-sequencing to genotype 762 offspring, derived from a population generated from biparental crosses of 18 tetraploid parents. Additionally, 74 breeding clones were genotyped, representing a test panel for model validation. We generated genomic prediction models from 171,859 single-nucleotide polymorphisms to calculate genomic estimated breeding values. Cross-validated prediction correlations of 0.56 and 0.73 were obtained within the training population for starch content and chipping quality, respectively, while correlations were lower when predicting performance in the test panel, at 0.30-0.31 and 0.42-0.43, respectively. Predictions in the test panel were slightly improved when including representatives from the test panel in the training population but worsened when preceded by marker selection. Our results suggest that genomic prediction is feasible, however, the extremely high allelic diversity of tetraploid potato necessitates large training populations to efficiently capture the genetic diversity of elite potato germplasm and enable accurate prediction across the entire spectrum of elite potatoes. Nonetheless, our results demonstrate that GS is a promising breeding strategy for tetraploid potato.
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- Elsa Sverrisdóttir
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200, Slagelse, Denmark
- Crop Science Department, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, 8830, Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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Schönhals EM, Ding J, Ritter E, Paulo MJ, Cara N, Tacke E, Hofferbert HR, Lübeck J, Strahwald J, Gebhardt C. Physical mapping of QTL for tuber yield, starch content and starch yield in tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by means of genome wide genotyping by sequencing and the 8.3 K SolCAP SNP array. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:642. [PMID: 28830357 PMCID: PMC5567664 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3979-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Tuber yield and starch content of the cultivated potato are complex traits of decisive importance for breeding improved varieties. Natural variation of tuber yield and starch content depends on the environment and on multiple, mostly unknown genetic factors. Dissection and molecular identification of the genes and their natural allelic variants controlling these complex traits will lead to the development of diagnostic DNA-based markers, by which precision and efficiency of selection can be increased (precision breeding). Results Three case-control populations were assembled from tetraploid potato cultivars based on maximizing the differences between high and low tuber yield (TY), starch content (TSC) and starch yield (TSY, arithmetic product of TY and TSC). The case-control populations were genotyped by restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) and the 8.3 k SolCAP SNP genotyping array. The allele frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were compared between cases and controls. RADseq identified, depending on data filtering criteria, between 6664 and 450 genes with one or more differential SNPs for one, two or all three traits. Differential SNPs in 275 genes were detected using the SolCAP array. A genome wide association study using the SolCAP array on an independent, unselected population identified SNPs associated with tuber starch content in 117 genes. Physical mapping of the genes containing differential or associated SNPs, and comparisons between the two genome wide genotyping methods and two different populations identified genome segments on all twelve potato chromosomes harboring one or more quantitative trait loci (QTL) for TY, TSC and TSY. Conclusions Several hundred genes control tuber yield and starch content in potato. They are unequally distributed on all potato chromosomes, forming clusters between 0.5–4 Mbp width. The largest fraction of these genes had unknown function, followed by genes with putative signalling and regulatory functions. The genetic control of tuber yield and starch content is interlinked. Most differential SNPs affecting both traits had antagonistic effects: The allele increasing TY decreased TSC and vice versa. Exceptions were 89 SNP alleles which had synergistic effects on TY, TSC and TSY. These and the corresponding genes are primary targets for developing diagnostic markers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-017-3979-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Elske Maria Schönhals
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- SaKa-Pflanzenzucht GmbH & Co. KG, Windeby, Germany
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany.
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Duarte-Delgado D, Juyó D, Gebhardt C, Sarmiento F, Mosquera-Vásquez T. Novel SNP markers in InvGE and SssI genes are associated with natural variation of sugar contents and frying color in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja. BMC Genet 2017; 18:23. [PMID: 28279167 PMCID: PMC5345157 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-017-0489-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Potato frying color is an agronomic trait influenced by the sugar content of tubers. The candidate gene approach was employed to elucidate the molecular basis of this trait in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja, which is mainly diploid and represents an important genetic resource for potato breeding. The objective of this research was to identify novel genetic variants related with frying quality in loci with key functions in carbohydrate metabolism, with the purpose of discovering genetic variability useful in breeding programs. Therefore, an association analysis was implemented with 109 SNP markers identified in ten candidate genes. Results The analyses revealed four associations in the locus InvGE coding for an apoplastic invertase and one association in the locus SssI coding for a soluble starch synthase. The SNPs SssI-C45711901T and InvGE-C2475454T were associated with sucrose content and frying color, respectively, and were not found previously in tetraploid genotypes. The rare haplotype InvGE-A2475187C2475295A2475344 was associated with higher fructose contents. Our study allowed a more detailed analysis of the sequence variation of exon 3 from InvGE, which was not possible in previous studies because of the high frequency of insertion-deletion polymorphisms in tetraploid potatoes. Conclusion The association mapping strategy using a candidate gene approach in Group Phureja allowed the identification of novel SNP markers in InvGE and SssI associated with frying color and the tuber sugar content measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). These novel associations might be useful in potato breeding programs for improving quality traits and to increase crop genetic variability. The results suggest that some genes involved in the natural variation of tuber sugar content and frying color are conserved in both Phureja and tetraploid germplasm. Nevertheless, the associated variants in both types of germplasm were present in different regions of these genes. This study contributes to the understanding of the genetic architecture of tuber sugar contents and frying color at harvest in Group Phureja. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12863-017-0489-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Diana Duarte-Delgado
- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy Department, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.,Present address: INRES-Plant Breeding, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy Department, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy Department, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Gebhardt C. The historical role of species from the Solanaceae plant family in genetic research. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2016; 129:2281-2294. [PMID: 27744490 PMCID: PMC5121179 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-016-2804-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This article evaluates the main contributions of tomato, tobacco, petunia, potato, pepper and eggplant to classical and molecular plant genetics and genomics since the beginning of the twentieth century. Species from the Solanaceae family form integral parts of human civilizations as food sources and drugs since thousands of years, and, more recently, as ornamentals. Some Solanaceous species were subjects of classical and molecular genetic research over the last 100 years. The tomato was one of the principal models in twentieth century classical genetics and a pacemaker of genome analysis in plants including molecular linkage maps, positional cloning of disease resistance genes and quantitative trait loci (QTL). Besides that, tomato is the model for the genetics of fruit development and composition. Tobacco was the major model used to establish the principals and methods of plant somatic cell genetics including in vitro propagation of cells and tissues, totipotency of somatic cells, doubled haploid production and genetic transformation. Petunia was a model for elucidating the biochemical and genetic basis of flower color and development. The cultivated potato is the economically most important Solanaceous plant and ranks third after wheat and rice as one of the world's great food crops. Potato is the model for studying the genetic basis of tuber development. Molecular genetics and genomics of potato, in particular association genetics, made valuable contributions to the genetic dissection of complex agronomic traits and the development of diagnostic markers for breeding applications. Pepper and eggplant are horticultural crops of worldwide relevance. Genetic and genomic research in pepper and eggplant mostly followed the tomato model. Comparative genome analysis of tomato, potato, pepper and eggplant contributed to the understanding of plant genome evolution.
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