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Núñez-Lillo G, Lillo-Carmona V, Pérez-Donoso AG, Pedreschi R, Campos-Vargas R, Meneses C. Fruit sugar hub: gene regulatory network associated with soluble solids content (SSC) in Prunus persica. Biol Res 2024; 57:63. [PMID: 39243048 PMCID: PMC11378430 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-024-00539-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/09/2024] Open
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Chilean peach growers have achieved worldwide recognition for their high-quality fruit products. Among the main factors influencing peach fruit quality, sweetness is pivotal for maintaining the market's competitiveness. Numerous studies have been conducted in different peach-segregating populations to unravel SSC regulation. However, different cultivars may also have distinct genetic conformation, and other factors, such as environmental conditions, can significantly impact SSC. Using a transcriptomic approach with a gene co-expression network analysis, we aimed to identify the regulatory mechanism that controls the sugar accumulation process in an 'O × N' peach population. This population was previously studied through genomic analysis, associating LG5 with the genetic control of the SSC trait. The results obtained in this study allowed us to identify 91 differentially expressed genes located on chromosome 5 of the peach genome as putative new regulators of sugar accumulation in peach, together with a regulatory network that involves genes directly associated with sugar transport (PpSWEET15), cellulose biosynthesis (PpCSLG2), flavonoid biosynthesis (PpPAL1), pectin modifications (PpPG, PpPL and PpPMEi), expansins (PpEXPA1 and PpEXPA8) and several transcription factors (PpC3H67, PpHB7, PpRVE1 and PpCBF4) involved with the SSC phenotype. These results contribute to a better understanding of the genetic control of the SSC trait for future breeding programs in peaches.
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- Gerardo Núñez-Lillo
- Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y de los Alimentos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Quillota, Chile.
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- Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía y Sistemas Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía y Sistemas Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y de los Alimentos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Quillota, Chile
- Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (CRG), Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía y Sistemas Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- Millennium Institute Center for Genome Regulation (CRG), Santiago, Chile.
- ANID-Millennium Science Initiative Program - Millennium Nucleus for the Development of Super Adaptable Plants (MN-SAP), Santiago, Chile.
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da Silva Linge C, Fu W, Calle A, Rawandoozi Z, Cai L, Byrne DH, Worthington M, Gasic K. Ppe.RPT/SSC-1: from QTL mapping to a predictive KASP test for ripening time and soluble solids concentration in peach. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1453. [PMID: 38228692 PMCID: PMC10791670 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51599-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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Genomic regions associated with ripening time (RPT) and soluble solids concentration (SSC) were mapped using a pedigreed population including multiple F1 and F2 families from the Clemson University peach breeding program (CUPBP). RPT and SSC QTLs were consistently identified in two seasons (2011 and 2012) and the average datasets (average of two seasons). A target region spanning 10,981,971-11,298,736 bp on chromosome 4 of peach reference genome used for haplotype analysis revealed four haplotypes with significant differences in trait values among different diplotype combinations. Favorable alleles at the target region for both RPT and SSC were determined and a DNA test for predicting RPT and SSC was developed. Two Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) assays were validated on 84 peach cultivars and 163 seedlings from the CUPBP, with only one assay (Ppe.RPT/SSC-1) needed to predict between early and late-season ripening cultivars and low and high SSC. These results advance our understanding of the genetic basis of RPT and SSC and facilitate selection of new peach cultivars with the desired RPT and SSC.
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- Cassia da Silva Linge
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
- Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Fruitcentre, PCiTAL, Gardeny Park, Fruitcentre Building, 25003, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA.
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Cao K, Pan H, Zhao Y, Bie H, Wang J, Zhu G, Fang W, Chen C, Wang X, Li Y, Wu J, Khan IA, Zhang J, Wang L. Discovery of a key gene associated with fruit maturity date and analysis of its regulatory pathway in peach. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023:111735. [PMID: 37230192 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Fruit maturity is an important agronomic trait of fruit crops. Although in previous studies, several molecular markers are developed for the trait, the knowledge about its candidate genes is particularly limited. In this study, a total of 357 peach accessions were re-sequenced to obtain 949,638 SNPs. Combing with 3-year fruit maturity dates, a genome-wide association analysis was performed, and 5, 8, and 9 association loci were identified. To screen the candidate genes for those year-stable loci on chromosomes 4 and 5, two maturity date mutants were used for transcriptome sequencing. Gene expression analysis indicated that Prupe.4G186800 and Prupe.4G187100 on chromosome 4 were essential to fruit ripening in peaches. However, the expression analysis of different tissues showed that the first gene has no tissue-specific character, but transgenic studies showed that the latter is more likely to be a key candidate gene than the first for the maturity date in peach. The yeast two-hybrid assay showed that the proteins encoded by the two genes interacted and then regulated fruit ripening. Moreover, the previously identified 9bp insertion in Prupe.4G186800 may affect their interaction ability. This research is of great significance for understanding the molecular mechanism of peach fruit ripening and developing practical molecular markers in a breeding program.
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- Ke Cao
- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- Horticulture Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei 230031, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
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- Horticulture Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei 230031, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Fruit Tree Breeding Technology), Ministry of Agriculture, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China.
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De Mori G, Cipriani G. Marker-Assisted Selection in Breeding for Fruit Trait Improvement: A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24108984. [PMID: 37240329 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Breeding fruit species is time-consuming and expensive. With few exceptions, trees are likely the worst species to work with in terms of genetics and breeding. Most are characterized by large trees, long juvenile periods, and intensive agricultural practice, and environmental variability plays an important role in the heritability evaluations of every single important trait. Although vegetative propagation allows for the production of a significant number of clonal replicates for the evaluation of environmental effects and genotype × environment interactions, the spaces required for plant cultivation and the intensity of work necessary for phenotypic surveys slow down the work of researchers. Fruit breeders are very often interested in fruit traits: size, weight, sugar and acid content, ripening time, fruit storability, and post-harvest practices, among other traits relevant to each individual species. The translation of trait loci and whole-genome sequences into diagnostic genetic markers that are effective and affordable for use by breeders, who must choose genetically superior parents and subsequently choose genetically superior individuals among their progeny, is one of the most difficult tasks still facing tree fruit geneticists. The availability of updated sequencing techniques and powerful software tools offered the opportunity to mine tens of fruit genomes to find out sequence variants potentially useful as molecular markers. This review is devoted to analysing what has been the role of molecular markers in assisting breeders in selection processes, with an emphasis on the fruit traits of the most important fruit crops for which examples of trustworthy molecular markers have been developed, such as the MDo.chr9.4 marker for red skin colour in apples, the CCD4-based marker CPRFC1, and LG3_13.146 marker for flesh colour in peaches, papayas, and cherries, respectively.
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- Gloria De Mori
- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Zaracho N, Reig G, Kalluri N, Arús P, Eduardo I. Inheritance of Fruit Red-Flesh Patterns in Peach. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12020394. [PMID: 36679108 PMCID: PMC9862646 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Fruit color is an important trait in peach from the point of view of consumer preference, nutritional content, and diversification of fruit typologies. Several genes and phenotypes have been described for peach flesh and skin color, and although peach color knowledge has increased in the last few years, some fruit color patterns observed in peach breeding programs have not been carefully described. In this work, we first describe some peach mesocarp color patterns that have not yet been described in a collection of commercial peach cultivars, and we also study the genetic inheritance of the red dots present in the flesh (RDF) and red color around the stone (CAS) in several intra- and interspecific segregating populations for both traits. For RDF, we identified a QTL at the beginning of G5 in two intraspecific populations, and for CAS we identified a major QTL in G4 in both an intraspecific and an interspecific population between almond and peach. Finally, we discuss the interaction between these QTLs and some other genes previously identified in peach, such as dominant blood flesh (DBF), color around the stone (Cs), subacid (D) and the maturity date (MD), and the implications for peach breeding. The results obtained here will help peach germplasm curators and breeders to better characterize their plant materials and to develop an integrated system of molecular markers to select these traits.
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- Nathalia Zaracho
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Fruitcentre, Programa Fructicultura, PCiTAL, Parc Gardeny, 25003 Lleida, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA), Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA), Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Mollah MDA, Zhang X, Zhao L, Jiang X, Ogutu CO, Peng Q, Belal MAA, Yang Q, Cai Y, Nishawy E, Cherono S, Wang L, Han Y. Two vacuolar invertase inhibitors PpINHa and PpINH3 display opposite effects on fruit sugar accumulation in peach. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1033805. [PMID: 36589059 PMCID: PMC9795002 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1033805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soluble sugars are an important determinant of fruit taste, but their accumulation mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, we report two vacuolar invertase inhibitor genes involved in sugar accumulation in peach, PpINHa and PpINH3. Transient overexpression of PpINH3 in peach fruits resulted in an increase in sugar content, while the opposite trend was detected for PpINHa. Unexpectedly, PpINH3 and PpINHa both had no physical interaction with vacuolar invertase (VIN). Moreover, the PpVIN genes had no or extremely low expression in fruits at the ripening stage. These results suggested that the regulatory role of PpINHa and PpINH3 in sugar accumulation is unlikely due to their interaction with PpVINs. Additionally, overexpression of PpINHa and PpINH3 had an impact on transcription of genes related to fruit sugar metabolism and transport, which is likely responsible for their regulatory role in fruit sugar accumulation. Altogether, these results indicated an important role of PpINHs in fruit accumulation in peach. Our study provides new insights into molecular mechanisms underlying sugar accumulation, which could be useful for genetic improvement of fruit taste in breeding programs of peach and other fruit crops.
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- Md Dulal Ali Mollah
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Genetic Resource Department, Egyptian Deserts Gene Bank, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ;China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Sino-African Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- Sino-African Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Hardner CM, Fikere M, Gasic K, da Silva Linge C, Worthington M, Byrne D, Rawandoozi Z, Peace C. Multi-environment genomic prediction for soluble solids content in peach ( Prunus persica). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:960449. [PMID: 36275520 PMCID: PMC9583944 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.960449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Genotype-by-environment interaction (G × E) is a common phenomenon influencing genetic improvement in plants, and a good understanding of this phenomenon is important for breeding and cultivar deployment strategies. However, there is little information on G × E in horticultural tree crops, mostly due to evaluation costs, leading to a focus on the development and deployment of locally adapted germplasm. Using sweetness (measured as soluble solids content, SSC) in peach/nectarine assessed at four trials from three US peach-breeding programs as a case study, we evaluated the hypotheses that (i) complex data from multiple breeding programs can be connected using GBLUP models to improve the knowledge of G × E for breeding and deployment and (ii) accounting for a known large-effect quantitative trait locus (QTL) improves the prediction accuracy. Following a structured strategy using univariate and multivariate models containing additive and dominance genomic effects on SSC, a model that included a previously detected QTL and background genomic effects was a significantly better fit than a genome-wide model with completely anonymous markers. Estimates of an individual's narrow-sense and broad-sense heritability for SSC were high (0.57-0.73 and 0.66-0.80, respectively), with 19-32% of total genomic variance explained by the QTL. Genome-wide dominance effects and QTL effects were stable across environments. Significant G × E was detected for background genome effects, mostly due to the low correlation of these effects across seasons within a particular trial. The expected prediction accuracy, estimated from the linear model, was higher than the realised prediction accuracy estimated by cross-validation, suggesting that these two parameters measure different qualities of the prediction models. While prediction accuracy was improved in some cases by combining data across trials, particularly when phenotypic data for untested individuals were available from other trials, this improvement was not consistent. This study confirms that complex data can be combined into a single analysis using GBLUP methods to improve understanding of G × E and also incorporate known QTL effects. In addition, the study generated baseline information to account for population structure in genomic prediction models in horticultural crop improvement.
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- Craig M. Hardner
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Faculty Horticulture, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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Ban S, El-Sharkawy I, Zhao J, Fei Z, Xu K. An apple somatic mutation of delayed fruit maturation date is primarily caused by a retrotransposon insertion-associated large deletion. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:1609-1625. [PMID: 35861682 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Somatic mutations may alter important traits in tree fruits, such as fruit color, size and maturation date. Autumn Gala (AGala), a somatic mutation from apple cultivar Gala, matures 4 weeks later than Gala. To understand the mechanisms underlying the delayed maturation, RNA-seq analyses were conducted with fruit sampled at 13 (Gala) and 16 (AGala) time-points during their growth and development. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) of 23 372 differentially expressed genes resulted in 25 WGCNA modules. Of these, modules 1 (r = -0.98, P = 2E-21) and 2 (r = -0.52, P = 0.004), which were suppressed in AGala, were correlated with fruit maturation date. Surprisingly, 77 of the 152 member genes in module 1 were harbored in a 2.8-Mb genomic region on chromosome 6 that was deleted and replaced by a 10.7-kb gypsy-like retrotransposon (Gy-36) from chromosome 7 in AGala. Among the 77 member genes, MdACT7 was the most suppressed (by 10.5-fold) in AGala due to a disruptive 2.5-kb insertion in coding sequence. Moreover, MdACT7 is the exclusive apple counterpart of Arabidopsis ACT7 known of essential roles in plant development, and the functional allele MdACT7, which was lost to the deletion in AGala, was associated with early fruit maturation in 268 apple accessions. Overexpressing alleles MdACT7 and Mdact7 in an Arabidopsis act7 line showed that MdACT7 largely rescued its stunted growth and delayed initial flowering while Mdact7 did not. Therefore, the 2.8-Mb hemizygous deletion is largely genetically causal for fruit maturation delay in AGala, and the total loss of MdACT7 might have contributed to the phenotype.
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- Seunghyun Ban
- Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Cornell Agritech, Geneva, New York, USA
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- Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Cornell Agritech, Geneva, New York, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, New York, USA
- US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Cornell Agritech, Geneva, New York, USA
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Molecular Characterization of Prunus Cultivars from Romania by Microsatellite Markers. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8040291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In Romania, Prunus species have great economic and social importance. With the introduction of new cultivars arises the need to preserve and characterize the local Prunus germplasm. Thus, a set of 24 polymorphic SSRs were selected for the overall characterization, including 10 peach, 11 apricot and 5 nectarine cultivars. The average number of alleles per locus (Na = 1.958), in addition to overall observed (Ho = 0.299) and expected heterozygosity (He = 0.286) were lower or comparable to those reported in similar studies, probably explained by the smaller number of analyzed cultivars restricted to a smaller geographic area. Among 26 genotypes a total of 101 alleles were identified, of which 46 alleles were in peach, 55 in apricot and 40 in nectarine, respectively. Six alleles from six loci (CPPCT-030, Pchgms-003, Pchgms-004, Pchgms-010, UDP97-401, UDP98-405) were common to all taxonomic groups. The most informative loci were BPPCT-025, Pchgms-021 and UDP96-001 in peach; BPPCT-025, BPPCT-001 and UDP96-001 in nectarine; and BPPCT-002, BPPCT-025, Pchgms-004, Pchgms-020 and Pchgms-021 in apricot. Clustering and genetic similarity analysis indicated that the degree of interspecific divergence in peach and nectarine cultivars was less than that in peach and apricot. These results will be useful to prevent confusion between cultivars, to improve breeding strategies and to benefit the management of Prunus cultivars bred in Romania.
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Kalluri N, Serra O, Donoso JM, Picañol R, Howad W, Eduardo I, Arús P. Construction of a collection of introgression lines of "Texas" almond DNA fragments in the "Earlygold" peach genetic background. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac070. [PMID: 35669708 PMCID: PMC9157678 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Peach [Prunus persica L. Batsch] is one of the major temperate fruit tree species, the commercial materials of which have a low level of genetic variability. Almond [P. dulcis (Mill) DA Webb], a close relative of peach cultivated for its kernels, has a much higher level of diversity. The species are inter-compatible and often produce fertile hybrids, almond being a possible source of new genes for peach that could provide biotic and abiotic stress tolerance traits. In this paper we describe the development of a collection of peach-almond introgression lines (ILs) having a single fragment of almond (cv. Texas) in the peach background (cv. Earlygold). Lines with few introgressions were selected with markers from successive generations from a "Texas" × "Earlygold" F1 hybrid, initially using a set of SSRs and later with the 18 k peach SNP chip, allowing for the final extraction of 67 lines, 39 with almond heterozygous introgressions covering 99% of the genome, and 28 with homozygous introgressions covering 83% of the genome. As a proof of concept, four major genes and four quantitative characters were examined in the selected ILs giving results generally consistent with previous information on the genetics of these characters. This collection is the first of its kind produced in a woody perennial species and promises to be a valuable tool for genetic analyses, including dissection of quantitative traits, positional cloning, epistasis and as prebreeding material to introgress almond genes of interest into the peach commercial gene pool.
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- Naveen Kalluri
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal (BPGV), Braga, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Centro Regional de Investigación Rayentué, Av. Salamanca s/n Sector Los Choapinos, Rengo 2940000, Chile
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- Rijk Zwaan Ibérica S.A. Finca La Marina-PJ Lo Contreras 30395, La Puebla|Cartagena (Murcia), Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- IRTA, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- IRTA, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- IRTA, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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da Silva Linge C, Cai L, Fu W, Clark J, Worthington M, Rawandoozi Z, Byrne DH, Gasic K. Corrigendum: Multi-Locus Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal Fruit Quality Hotspots in Peach Genome. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:879112. [PMID: 35371176 PMCID: PMC8970174 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.879112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.644799.].
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- Cassia da Silva Linge
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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Cirilli M, Baccichet I, Chiozzotto R, Silvestri C, Rossini L, Bassi D. Genetic and phenotypic analyses reveal major quantitative loci associated to fruit size and shape traits in a non-flat peach collection (P. persica L. Batsch). HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:232. [PMID: 34719677 PMCID: PMC8558339 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00661-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fruit size and shape are critical agronomical and pomological attributes and prime targets in peach breeding programs. Apart from the flat peach type, a Mendelian trait well-characterized at the genetic level, ample diversity of fruit size and shapes is present across peach germplasms. Nevertheless, knowledge of the underlying genomic loci remains limited. In this work, fruit size and shape were assessed in a collection of non-flat peach accessions and selections, under controlled fruit load conditions. The architecture of these traits was then dissected by combining association and linkage mapping, revealing a major locus on the proximal end of chromosome 6 (qSHL/Fs6.1) explaining a large proportion of phenotypic variability for longitudinal shape and also affecting fruit size. A second major locus for fruit longitudinal shape (qSHL5.1), probably also affecting fruit size, was found co-localizing at locus G, suggesting pleiotropic effects of peach/nectarine traits. An additional QTL for fruit longitudinal shape (qSHL6.2) was identified in the distal end of chromosome 6 in a cross with an ornamental double-flower peach and co-localized with the Di2 locus, controlling flower morphology. Besides assisting breeding activities, knowledge of loci controlling fruit size and shape paves the way for more in-depth studies aimed at the identification of underlying genetic variant(s).
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- Marco Cirilli
- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Milano, Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Milano, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Milano, Italy
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Valderrama-Soto D, Salazar J, Sepúlveda-González A, Silva-Andrade C, Gardana C, Morales H, Battistoni B, Jiménez-Muñoz P, González M, Peña-Neira Á, Infante R, Pacheco I. Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling the Content of Phenolic Compounds in an Asian Plum ( Prunus salicina L.) F1 Population. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:679059. [PMID: 34305977 PMCID: PMC8299277 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.679059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Consumption of fresh fruit is known to protect against non-communicable diseases due to the fruit's content in compounds with an antioxidant capacity, among them is polyphenols. Asian plums (Prunus salicina L.) accumulate more than 40 phenolic compounds, with a remarkable diversity in their profiles, depending on the variety and environmental conditions. Although candidate genes have been indicated to control this trait, the loci controlling its phenotypic variation have not yet been defined in this species. The aim of this work was to identify the quantitative trait Loci (QTL) controlling the phenolic compounds content in the Asian plum skin and flesh. Using UHPLC-DAD-Orbitrap-MS, we determined that cyanidin-3-glucoside and cyanidin-3-rutinoside are the main anthocyanins in Asian plums. Other anthocyanins found to a lesser extent were tentatively identified as cyanidin bound to different sugar and procyanidin moieties. Then we phenotyped fruits of 92 and 80 F1 seedlings from the cross < "98.99" × "Angeleno"> (98 Ang) for two harvest seasons. We used HPLC-DAD to quantify single anthocyanin and spectrophotometric techniques to determine the total content of phenols, flavonoids, procyanidins, and antioxidant activity (DPPH and FRAP). To determine the phenotype-genotype association of phenolic compounds content, phenotypic values (adjusted by linear mixed-effects models), genotypic data and linkage maps were analyzed with the multiple QTL model (MQM) approach. We found a total of 21 significant trait-marker associations: 13 QTLs segregating from "98.99" and 8 QTLs from "Angeleno." From these associations, 8 corresponded to phenolic compound content in the flesh and 13 in the skin. Phenotype variance was explained by the detected loci, ranging from 12.4 to 27.1%. The identified loci are related to the content of cyanidin-3-glucoside (LG4), cyanidin-3-rutinoside (LG4), total flavonoids and procyanidins (LG5 and LG8), and minor anthocyanin compounds (LG3 and LG4). These results will help improve the efficiency of breeding programs for the generation of Asian plum varieties with high phenolic compound content.
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- Diego Valderrama-Soto
- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CEBAS-CSIC), Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Biología de Redes, Centro de Genómica y Bioinformática, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione, l'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Departamento de Agroindustria y Enología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Silvoagropecuarias y Veterinarias, Campus Sur Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genome Regulation (CGR), Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Agroindustria y Enología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Groppi A, Liu S, Cornille A, Decroocq S, Bui QT, Tricon D, Cruaud C, Arribat S, Belser C, Marande W, Salse J, Huneau C, Rodde N, Rhalloussi W, Cauet S, Istace B, Denis E, Carrère S, Audergon JM, Roch G, Lambert P, Zhebentyayeva T, Liu WS, Bouchez O, Lopez-Roques C, Serre RF, Debuchy R, Tran J, Wincker P, Chen X, Pétriacq P, Barre A, Nikolski M, Aury JM, Abbott AG, Giraud T, Decroocq V. Population genomics of apricots unravels domestication history and adaptive events. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3956. [PMID: 34172741 PMCID: PMC8233370 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24283-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Among crop fruit trees, the apricot (Prunus armeniaca) provides an excellent model to study divergence and adaptation processes. Here, we obtain nearly 600 Armeniaca apricot genomes and four high-quality assemblies anchored on genetic maps. Chinese and European apricots form two differentiated gene pools with high genetic diversity, resulting from independent domestication events from distinct wild Central Asian populations, and with subsequent gene flow. A relatively low proportion of the genome is affected by selection. Different genomic regions show footprints of selection in European and Chinese cultivated apricots, despite convergent phenotypic traits, with predicted functions in both groups involved in the perennial life cycle, fruit quality and disease resistance. Selection footprints appear more abundant in European apricots, with a hotspot on chromosome 4, while admixture is more pervasive in Chinese cultivated apricots. Our study provides clues to the biology of selected traits and targets for fruit tree research and breeding.
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- Alexis Groppi
- Univ. Bordeaux, Centre de Bioinformatique de Bordeaux (CBiB), Bordeaux, 33076, France
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, Bordeaux, 33077, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, 71 Av. E. Bourlaux, Villenave d'Ornon, 33140, France
- Liaoning Institute of Pomology, Tiedong Street, Xiongyue, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City, 115009, Liaoning, China
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- Université Paris Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, UMR GQE-Le Moulon, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91190, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, 71 Av. E. Bourlaux, Villenave d'Ornon, 33140, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, 71 Av. E. Bourlaux, Villenave d'Ornon, 33140, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, 71 Av. E. Bourlaux, Villenave d'Ornon, 33140, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
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- French Plant Genomic Resource Center, INRAE-CNRGV, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
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- French Plant Genomic Resource Center, INRAE-CNRGV, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- INRAE/UBP UMR 1095 GDEC Genetique, Diversite et Ecophysiologie des Cereales, Laboratory PaleoEVO Paleogenomics & Evolution, 5 Chemin de Beaulieu, Clermont Ferrand, 63100, France
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- INRAE/UBP UMR 1095 GDEC Genetique, Diversite et Ecophysiologie des Cereales, Laboratory PaleoEVO Paleogenomics & Evolution, 5 Chemin de Beaulieu, Clermont Ferrand, 63100, France
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- French Plant Genomic Resource Center, INRAE-CNRGV, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- French Plant Genomic Resource Center, INRAE-CNRGV, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- French Plant Genomic Resource Center, INRAE-CNRGV, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRAE UR1052 GAFL, Domaine Saint Maurice, CS60094, Montfavet, 84143, France
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- INRAE UR1052 GAFL, Domaine Saint Maurice, CS60094, Montfavet, 84143, France
- CEP INNOVATION, 23 Rue Jean Baldassini, Lyon, 69364, Cedex 07, France
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- INRAE UR1052 GAFL, Domaine Saint Maurice, CS60094, Montfavet, 84143, France
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- The Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA
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- Liaoning Institute of Pomology, Tiedong Street, Xiongyue, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City, 115009, Liaoning, China
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, Castanet-Tolosan, 31326, France
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, Castanet-Tolosan, 31326, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, 91198, France
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- EGFV, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, Univ. Bordeaux, ISVV, Villenave d'Ornon, 33882, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
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- Université Paris Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, UMR GQE-Le Moulon, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91190, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, 71 Av. E. Bourlaux, Villenave d'Ornon, 33140, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Centre de Bioinformatique de Bordeaux (CBiB), Bordeaux, 33076, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Centre de Bioinformatique de Bordeaux (CBiB), Bordeaux, 33076, France
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, Bordeaux, 33077, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, Evry, 91057, France
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- Forest Health Research and Education Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay AgroParisTech, Orsay, 91400, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, 71 Av. E. Bourlaux, Villenave d'Ornon, 33140, France.
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Cirilli M, Gattolin S, Chiozzotto R, Baccichet I, Pascal T, Quilot-Turion BND, Rossini L, Bassi D. The Di2/pet Variant in the PETALOSA Gene Underlies a Major Heat Requirement-Related QTL for Blooming Date in Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 62:356-365. [PMID: 33399872 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Environmental adaptation of deciduous fruit trees largely depends on their ability to synchronize growth and development with seasonal climate change. Winter dormancy of flower buds is a key process to prevent frost damage and ensure reproductive success. Temperature is a crucial environmental stimulus largely influencing the timing of flowering, only occurring after fulfillment of certain temperature requirements. Nevertheless, genetic variation affecting chilling or heat-dependent dormancy release still remains largely unknown. In this study, a major QTL able to delay blooming date in peach by increasing heat requirement was finely mapped in three segregating progenies, revealing a strict association with a genetic variant (petDEL) in a PETALOSA gene, previously shown to also affect flower morphology. Analysis of segregating genome-edited tobacco plants provided further evidence of the potential ability of PET variations to delay flowering time. Potential applications of the petDEL variant for improving phenological traits in peach are discussed.
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- Marco Cirilli
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- CNR-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), Milano, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (DISAA), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Rawandoozi ZJ, Hartmann TP, Carpenedo S, Gasic K, da Silva Linge C, Cai L, Van de Weg E, Byrne DH. Mapping and characterization QTLs for phenological traits in seven pedigree-connected peach families. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:187. [PMID: 33726679 PMCID: PMC7962356 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07483-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Environmental adaptation and expanding harvest seasons are primary goals of most peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] breeding programs. Breeding perennial crops is a challenging task due to their long breeding cycles and large tree size. Pedigree-based analysis using pedigreed families followed by haplotype construction creates a platform for QTL and marker identification, validation, and the use of marker-assisted selection in breeding programs. Results Phenotypic data of seven F1 low to medium chill full-sib families were collected over 2 years at two locations and genotyped using the 9 K SNP Illumina array. Three QTLs were discovered for bloom date (BD) and mapped on linkage group 1 (LG1) (172–182 cM), LG4 (48–54 cM), and LG7 (62–70 cM), explaining 17–54%, 11–55%, and 11–18% of the phenotypic variance, respectively. The QTL for ripening date (RD) and fruit development period (FDP) on LG4 was co-localized at the central part of LG4 (40–46 cM) and explained between 40 and 75% of the phenotypic variance. Haplotype analyses revealed SNP haplotypes and predictive SNP marker(s) associated with desired QTL alleles and the presence of multiple functional alleles with different effects for a single locus for RD and FDP. Conclusions A multiple pedigree-linked families approach validated major QTLs for the three key phenological traits which were reported in previous studies across diverse materials, geographical distributions, and QTL mapping methods. Haplotype characterization of these genomic regions differentiates this study from the previous QTL studies. Our results will provide the peach breeder with the haplotypes for three BD QTLs and one RD/FDP QTL to create predictive DNA-based molecular marker tests to select parents and/or seedlings that have desired QTL alleles and cull unwanted genotypes in early seedling stages. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-021-07483-8.
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- Zena J Rawandoozi
- 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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- Embrapa Clima Temperado, BR-392, km 78, Cx. Postal 403, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96010-971, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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da Silva Linge C, Cai L, Fu W, Clark J, Worthington M, Rawandoozi Z, Byrne DH, Gasic K. Multi-Locus Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal Fruit Quality Hotspots in Peach Genome. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:644799. [PMID: 33732279 PMCID: PMC7959719 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.644799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Peach is one of the most important fruit crops in the world, with the global annual production about 24.6 million tons. The United States is the fourth-largest producer after China, Spain, and Italy. Peach consumption has decreased over the last decade, most likely due to inconsistent quality of the fruit on the market. Thus, marker-assisted selection for fruit quality traits is highly desired in fresh market peach breeding programs and one of the major goals of the RosBREED project. The ability to use DNA information to select for desirable traits would enable peach breeders to efficiently plan crosses and select seedlings with desired quality traits early in the selection process before fruiting. Therefore, we assembled a multi-locus genome wide association study (GWAS) of 620 individuals from three public fresh market peach breeding programs (Arkansas, Texas, and South Carolina). The material was genotyped using 9K SNP array and the traits were phenotyped for three phenological (bloom date, ripening date, and days after bloom) and 11 fruit quality-related traits (blush, fruit diameter, fruit weight, adherence, fruit firmness, redness around pit, fruit texture, pit weight, soluble solid concentration, titratable acidity, and pH) over three seasons (2010, 2011, and 2012). Multi-locus association analyses, carried out using mrMLM 4.0 and FarmCPU R packages, revealed a total of 967 and 180 quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs), respectively. Among the 88 consistently reliable QTNs detected using multiple multi-locus GWAS methods and/or at least two seasons, 44 were detected for the first time. Fruit quality hotspots were identified on chromosomes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. Out of 566 candidate genes detected in the genomic regions harboring the QTN clusters, 435 were functionally annotated. Gene enrichment analyses revealed 68 different gene ontology (GO) terms associated with fruit quality traits. Data reported here advance our understanding of genetic mechanisms underlying important fruit quality traits and further support the development of DNA tools for breeding.
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- Cassia da Silva Linge
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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Wang L, Jiang X, Zhao L, Wang F, Liu Y, Zhou H, He H, Han Y. A candidate PpRPH gene of the D locus controlling fruit acidity in peach. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:321-332. [PMID: 33128723 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A candidate gene, designate PpRPH, in the D locus was identified to control fruit acidity in peach. Fruit acidity has a strong impact on organoleptic quality of fruit. Peach fruit acidity is controlled by a large-effect D locus on chromosome 5. In this study, the D locus was mapped to a 509-kb interval, with two markers, 5dC720 and 5C1019, co-segregating with the non-acid/acid trait of peach fruit. Within this interval, a candidate gene encoding a putative small protein, designated PpRPH, showed a consistency between gene expression and fruit acidity, with up- and down-regulation in non-acidic and acidic fruits, respectively. Transient ectopic expression of PpRPH in tobacco leaves caused an increase of pH by approximately 40% compared to the control transformed with empty vector. Whereas, the concentrations of citrate and malate decreased significantly by 22% and 37%, respectively, with respect to the empty vector control. All these results suggest that PpRPH is a strong candidate gene of the D locus. These findings contribute to our overall understanding of the complex mechanism underlying fruit acidity in peach as well as that in other fruit crops.
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- Lu Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430209, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430209, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China.
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China.
- Sino-African Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
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Iezzoni AF, McFerson J, Luby J, Gasic K, Whitaker V, Bassil N, Yue C, Gallardo K, McCracken V, Coe M, Hardner C, Zurn JD, Hokanson S, van de Weg E, Jung S, Main D, da Silva Linge C, Vanderzande S, Davis TM, Mahoney LL, Finn C, Peace C. RosBREED: bridging the chasm between discovery and application to enable DNA-informed breeding in rosaceous crops. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2020; 7:177. [PMID: 33328430 PMCID: PMC7603521 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-00398-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The Rosaceae crop family (including almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, strawberry, sweet cherry, and sour cherry) provides vital contributions to human well-being and is economically significant across the U.S. In 2003, industry stakeholder initiatives prioritized the utilization of genomics, genetics, and breeding to develop new cultivars exhibiting both disease resistance and superior horticultural quality. However, rosaceous crop breeders lacked certain knowledge and tools to fully implement DNA-informed breeding-a "chasm" existed between existing genomics and genetic information and the application of this knowledge in breeding. The RosBREED project ("Ros" signifying a Rosaceae genomics, genetics, and breeding community initiative, and "BREED", indicating the core focus on breeding programs), addressed this challenge through a comprehensive and coordinated 10-year effort funded by the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative. RosBREED was designed to enable the routine application of modern genomics and genetics technologies in U.S. rosaceous crop breeding programs, thereby enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness in delivering cultivars with producer-required disease resistances and market-essential horticultural quality. This review presents a synopsis of the approach, deliverables, and impacts of RosBREED, highlighting synergistic global collaborations and future needs. Enabling technologies and tools developed are described, including genome-wide scanning platforms and DNA diagnostic tests. Examples of DNA-informed breeding use by project participants are presented for all breeding stages, including pre-breeding for disease resistance, parental and seedling selection, and elite selection advancement. The chasm is now bridged, accelerating rosaceous crop genetic improvement.
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- Amy F Iezzoni
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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- Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, USA
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- University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Cedar Lake Research Group, Portland, OR, 97215, USA
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- Wageningen University and Research, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Cirilli M, Micali S, Aranzana MJ, Arús P, Babini A, Barreneche T, Bink M, Cantin CM, Ciacciulli A, Cos-Terrer JE, Drogoudi P, Eduardo I, Foschi S, Giovannini D, Guerra W, Liverani A, Pacheco I, Pascal T, Quilot-Turion B, Verde I, Rossini L, Bassi D. The Multisite PeachRefPop Collection: A True Cultural Heritage and International Scientific Tool for Fruit Trees. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 184:632-646. [PMID: 32727910 PMCID: PMC7536698 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.01412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plants have evolved a range of adaptive mechanisms that adjust their development and physiology to variable external conditions, particularly in perennial species subjected to long-term interplay with the environment. Exploiting the allelic diversity within available germplasm and leveraging the knowledge of the mechanisms regulating genotype interaction with the environment are crucial to address climatic challenges and assist the breeding of novel cultivars with improved resilience. The development of multisite collections is of utmost importance for the conservation and utilization of genetic materials and will greatly facilitate the dissection of genotype-by-environment interaction. Such resources are still lacking for perennial trees, especially with the intrinsic difficulties of successful propagation, material exchange, and living collection maintenance. This work describes the concept, design, and realization of the first multisite peach (Prunus persica) reference collection (PeachRefPop) located across different European countries and sharing the same experimental design. Other than an invaluable tool for scientific studies in perennial species, PeachRefPop provides a milestone in an international collaborative project for the conservation and exploitation of European peach germplasm resources and, ultimately, as a true heritage for future generations.
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- Marco Cirilli
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Consiglio Per La Ricerca In Agricoltura E L'analisi Dell'Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit, and Citrus Crops, 00134 Rome, Italy
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Phytosanitary Service, Regione Emilia-Romagna, 40128 Bologna, Italy
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- Université de Bordeaux, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, F-33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Hendrix Genetics Research, Technology, and Services, 5830 AC Boxmeer, The Netherlands
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Hellenic Agricultural Organization 'Demeter', Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, 59200 Naoussa, Greece
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro Ricerche Produzioni Vegetali, 47522 Cesena, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e L'Analisi Del'Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit, and Citrus Crops, 47121 Forlì, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e L'Analisi Del'Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit, and Citrus Crops, 47121 Forlì, Italy
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- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, 7830490 Macul, Chile
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- Institut National de Recherche pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation et L'Environnement, Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, F-84143 Montfavet, France
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- Institut National de Recherche pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation et L'Environnement, Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, F-84143 Montfavet, France
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- Consiglio Per La Ricerca In Agricoltura E L'analisi Dell'Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit, and Citrus Crops, 00134 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Shi P, Xu Z, Zhang S, Wang X, Ma X, Zheng J, Xing L, Zhang D, Ma J, Han M, Zhao C. Construction of a high-density SNP-based genetic map and identification of fruit-related QTLs and candidate genes in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:438. [PMID: 32967617 PMCID: PMC7510285 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02557-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND High-density genetic mapping is a valuable tool for mapping loci that control specific traits for perennial fruit trees. Peach is an economically important fruit tree and a model Rosaceae species for genomic and genetic research. In peach, even though many molecular markers, genetic maps and QTL mappings have been reported, further research on the improvement of marker numbers, map densities, QTL accuracy and candidate gene identification is still warranted. RESULTS A high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based peach linkage map was constructed using specific locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq). This genetic map consisted of 7998 SLAF markers, spanning 1098.79 cM with an average distance of 0.17 cM between adjacent markers. A total of 40 QTLs and 885 annotated candidate genes were detected for 10 fruit-related traits, including fruit weight (FW), fruit diameter (FD), percentage of red skin colour (PSC), eating quality (EQ), fruit flavour (FV), red in flesh (RF), red around pit (RP), adherence to pit (AP), fruit development period (FDP) and fruit fibre content (FFC). Eighteen QTLs for soluble solid content (SSC) were identified along LGs 1, 4, 5, and 6 in 2015 and 2016, and 540 genes were annotated in QTL intervals. Thirty-two QTLs for fruit acidity content (FA) were detected on LG1, and 2, 4, 5, 6, and 1232 candidate genes were identified. The expression profiles of 2 candidate genes for SSC and 4 for FA were analysed in parents and their offspring. CONCLUSIONS We constructed a high-density genetic map in peach based on SLAF-seq, which may contribute to the identification of important agronomic trait loci. Ninety QTLs for 12 fruit-related traits were identified, most of which overlapped with previous reports, and some new QTLs were obtained. A large number of candidate genes for fruit-related traits were screened and identified. These results may improve our understanding of the genetic control of fruit quality traits and provide useful information in marker-assisted selection for fruit quality in peach breeding programmes.
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- Pei Shi
- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- College of horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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Calle A, Wünsch A. Multiple-population QTL mapping of maturity and fruit-quality traits reveals LG4 region as a breeding target in sweet cherry ( Prunus avium L.). HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2020; 7:127. [PMID: 32821410 PMCID: PMC7395078 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-00349-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Sweet cherry maturity date and fruit quality are relevant traits for its marketability, transport, and consumer acceptance. In this work, sweet cherry fruit development time, maturity date, and commercial fruit-quality traits (size, weight, firmness, soluble solid content, and titratable acidity) were investigated to improve the knowledge of their genetic control, and to identify alleles of breeding interest. Six sweet cherry populations segregating for these traits were used for QTL analyses. These populations descend from cross- and self-pollinations of local Spanish sweet cherries 'Ambrunés' and 'Cristobalina', and breed cultivars ('Brooks', 'Lambert', or 'Vic'). The six populations (n = 411), previously genotyped with RosBREED Cherry 6 K SNP array, were phenotyped for 2 years. QTL analyses were conducted using a multifamily approach implemented by FlexQTL™. Fruit development time, soluble solid content, and titratable acidity QTLs are first reported in sweet cherry in this work. Significant QTLs were detected for all the traits. Eighteen were more stable as they were detected for 2 years. Of these, nine are first reported in this work. The major QTLs for fruit development time, maturity date, firmness, and soluble solid content were identified on the same narrow region of linkage group 4. These traits also showed significant positive correlation (long fruit development time associated with late maturity, high firmness, and high SSC). NAC transcription factor genes identified on this LG4 region may be candidate genes for the regulation of these traits in sweet cherry, as previously described in syntenic regions of other Rosaceae species. Haplotypes of breeding interest on this LG4 genomic region were identified and will be useful for sweet cherry breeding from this and related plant material.
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- Alejandro Calle
- Unidad de Hortofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA). Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad de Hortofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA). Avda. Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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Rawandoozi ZJ, Hartmann TP, Carpenedo S, Gasic K, da Silva Linge C, Cai L, Van de Weg E, Byrne DH. Identification and characterization of QTLs for fruit quality traits in peach through a multi-family approach. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:522. [PMID: 32727362 PMCID: PMC7392839 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-06927-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fruit quality traits have a significant effect on consumer acceptance and subsequently on peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) consumption. Determining the genetic bases of key fruit quality traits is essential for the industry to improve fruit quality and increase consumption. Pedigree-based analysis across multiple peach pedigrees can identify the genomic basis of complex traits for direct implementation in marker-assisted selection. This strategy provides breeders with better-informed decisions and improves selection efficiency and, subsequently, saves resources and time. RESULTS Phenotypic data of seven F1 low to medium chill full-sib families were collected over 2 years at two locations and genotyped using the 9 K SNP Illumina array. One major QTL for fruit blush was found on linkage group 4 (LG4) at 40-46 cM that explained from 20 to 32% of the total phenotypic variance and showed three QTL alleles of different effects. For soluble solids concentration (SSC), one QTL was mapped on LG5 at 60-72 cM and explained from 17 to 39% of the phenotypic variance. A major QTL for titratable acidity (TA) co-localized with the major locus for low-acid fruit (D-locus). It was mapped at the proximal end of LG5 and explained 35 to 80% of the phenotypic variance. The new QTL for TA on the distal end of LG5 explained 14 to 22% of the phenotypic variance. This QTL co-localized with the QTL for SSC and affected TA only when the first QTL is homozygous for high acidity (epistasis). Haplotype analyses revealed SNP haplotypes and predictive SNP marker(s) associated with desired QTL alleles. CONCLUSIONS A multi-family-based QTL discovery approach enhanced the ability to discover a new TA QTL at the distal end of LG5 and validated other QTLs which were reported in previous studies. Haplotype characterization of the mapped QTLs distinguishes this work from the previous QTL studies. Identified predictive SNPs and their original sources will facilitate the selection of parents and/or seedlings that have desired QTL alleles. Our findings will help peach breeders develop new predictive, DNA-based molecular marker tests for routine use in marker-assisted breeding.
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- Zena J. Rawandoozi
- 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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- Embrapa Clima Temperado, BR-392, km 78, Cx. Postal 403, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul 96010-971 Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA
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Zheng B, Zhao L, Jiang X, Cherono S, Liu J, Ogutu C, Ntini C, Zhang X, Han Y. Assessment of organic acid accumulation and its related genes in peach. Food Chem 2020; 334:127567. [PMID: 32707362 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fruit acidity is an important determinant of peach organoleptic quality, but its regulatory mechanism remains elusive. Measurement of organic acids in ripe fruits of seventy-five peach cultivars revealed the predominant components malate and citrate, accompanied by quinate. Organic acid accumulation increased at early stages of fruit growth, but exhibited a more dramatic reduction in low-acid cultivar during later stages of fruit development compared to high-acid cultivars. Low-acid cultivars showed citrate degradation and less transport of malate into the vacuole due to up- and down-regulation of a GABA pathway gene GAD and a malate transporter gene ALMT9, respectively. The NAD-MDH1 gene might control the rate-limiting step in malate synthesis, while three genes, PDK, PK, and ADH, could affect citrate synthesis through the pyruvate-to-acetyl-CoA-to-citrate pathway. Altogether, these results suggested that malate accumulation is controlled at the level of metabolism and vacuolar storage, while metabolism is crucial for citrate accumulation in peach.
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- Beibei Zheng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; Sino-African Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074 China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Sino-African Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Vanderzande S, Zheng P, Cai L, Barac G, Gasic K, Main D, Iezzoni A, Peace C. The cherry 6+9K SNP array: a cost-effective improvement to the cherry 6K SNP array for genetic studies. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7613. [PMID: 32376836 PMCID: PMC7203174 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64438-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cherry breeding and genetic studies can benefit from genome-wide genetic marker assays. Currently, a 6K SNP array enables genome scans in cherry; however, only a third of these SNPs are informative, with low coverage in many genomic regions. Adding previously detected SNPs to this array could provide a cost-efficient upgrade with increased genomic coverage across the 670 cM/352.9 Mb cherry whole genome sequence. For sweet cherry, new SNPs were chosen following a focal point strategy, grouping six to eight SNPs within 10-kb windows with an average of 0.6 cM (627 kb) between focal points. Additional SNPs were chosen to represent important regions. Sweet cherry, the fruticosa subgenome of sour cherry, and cherry organellar genomes were targeted with 6942, 2020, and 38 new SNPs, respectively. The +9K add-on provided 2128, 1091, and 70 new reliable, polymorphic SNPs for sweet cherry and the avium and the fruticosa subgenomes of sour cherry, respectively. For sweet cherry, 1241 reliable polymorphic SNPs formed 237 informative focal points, with another 2504 SNPs in-between. The +9K SNPs increased genetic resolution and genome coverage of the original cherry SNP array and will help increase understanding of the genetic control of key traits and relationships among individuals in cherry.
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- Stijn Vanderzande
- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Fruit Growing, Viticulture, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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Pei MS, Cao SH, Wu L, Wang GM, Xie ZH, Gu C, Zhang SL. Comparative transcriptome analyses of fruit development among pears, peaches, and strawberries provide new insights into single sigmoid patterns. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:108. [PMID: 32143560 PMCID: PMC7060524 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-2317-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pear fruit exhibit a single sigmoid pattern during development, while peach and strawberry fruits exhibit a double sigmoid pattern. However, little is known about the differences between these two patterns. RESULTS In this study, fruit weights were measured and paraffin sections were made from fruitlet to maturated pear, peach, and strawberry samples. Results revealed that both single and double sigmoid patterns resulted from cell expansion, but not cell division. Comparative transcriptome analyses were conducted among pear, peach, and strawberry fruits at five fruit enlargement stages. Comparing the genes involved in these intervals among peaches and strawberries, 836 genes were found to be associated with all three fruit enlargement stages in pears (Model I). Of these genes, 25 were located within the quantitative trait locus (QTL) regions related to fruit weight and 90 were involved in cell development. Moreover, 649 genes were associated with the middle enlargement stage, but not early or late enlargement in pears (Model II). Additionally, 22 genes were located within the QTL regions related to fruit weight and 63 were involved in cell development. Lastly, dual-luciferase assays revealed that the screened bHLH transcription factors induced the expression of cell expansion-related genes, suggesting that the two models explain the single sigmoid pattern. CONCLUSIONS Single sigmoid patterns are coordinately mediated by Models I and II, thus, a potential gene regulation network for the single sigmoid pattern was proposed. These results enhance our understanding of the molecular regulation of fruit size in Rosaceae.
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- Mao-Song Pei
- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Centre of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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Peng Q, Wang L, Ogutu C, Liu J, Liu L, Mollah MDA, Han Y. Functional Analysis Reveals the Regulatory Role of PpTST1 Encoding Tonoplast Sugar Transporter in Sugar Accumulation of Peach Fruit. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1112. [PMID: 32046163 PMCID: PMC7038102 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21031112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sugar content is related to fruit sweetness, and the complex mechanisms underlying fruit sugar accumulation still remain elusive. Here, we report a peach PpTST1 gene encoding tonoplast sugar transporter that is located in the quantitative trait loci (QTL) interval on Chr5 controlling fruit sucrose content. One derived Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence (dCAPS) marker was developed based on a nonsynonymous G/T variant in the third exon of PpTST1. Genotyping of peach cultivars with the dCAPS marker revealed a significant difference in fruit sugar content among genotypes. PpTST1 is located in the tonoplast, and substitution of glutamine by histidine caused by the G/T variation has no impact on subcellular location. The expression profile of PpTST1 exhibited a consistency with the sugar accumulation pattern, and its transient silencing significantly inhibited sugar accumulation in peach fruits. All of these results demonstrated the role of PpTST1 in regulating sugar accumulation in peach fruit. In addition, cis-elements for binding of MYB and WRKY transcript factors were found in the promoter sequence of PpTST1, suggesting a gene regulatory network of fruit sugar accumulation. Our results are not only helpful for understanding the mechanisms underlying fruit sugar accumulation, but will also be useful for the genetic improvement of fruit sweetness in peach breeding programs.
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- Qian Peng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
- Sino-African Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Sino-African Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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High-quality, genome-wide SNP genotypic data for pedigreed germplasm of the diploid outbreeding species apple, peach, and sweet cherry through a common workflow. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210928. [PMID: 31246947 PMCID: PMC6597046 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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High-quality genotypic data is a requirement for many genetic analyses. For any crop, errors in genotype calls, phasing of markers, linkage maps, pedigree records, and unnoticed variation in ploidy levels can lead to spurious marker-locus-trait associations and incorrect origin assignment of alleles to individuals. High-throughput genotyping requires automated scoring, as manual inspection of thousands of scored loci is too time-consuming. However, automated SNP scoring can result in errors that should be corrected to ensure recorded genotypic data are accurate and thereby ensure confidence in downstream genetic analyses. To enable quick identification of errors in a large genotypic data set, we have developed a comprehensive workflow. This multiple-step workflow is based on inheritance principles and on removal of markers and individuals that do not follow these principles, as demonstrated here for apple, peach, and sweet cherry. Genotypic data was obtained on pedigreed germplasm using 6-9K SNP arrays for each crop and a subset of well-performing SNPs was created using ASSIsT. Use of correct (and corrected) pedigree records readily identified violations of simple inheritance principles in the genotypic data, streamlined with FlexQTL software. Retained SNPs were grouped into haploblocks to increase the information content of single alleles and reduce computational power needed in downstream genetic analyses. Haploblock borders were defined by recombination locations detected in ancestral generations of cultivars and selections. Another round of inheritance-checking was conducted, for haploblock alleles (i.e., haplotypes). High-quality genotypic data sets were created using this workflow for pedigreed collections representing the U.S. breeding germplasm of apple, peach, and sweet cherry evaluated within the RosBREED project. These data sets contain 3855, 4005, and 1617 SNPs spread over 932, 103, and 196 haploblocks in apple, peach, and sweet cherry, respectively. The highly curated phased SNP and haplotype data sets, as well as the raw iScan data, of germplasm in the apple, peach, and sweet cherry Crop Reference Sets is available through the Genome Database for Rosaceae.
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Elsadr H, Sherif S, Banks T, Somers D, Jayasankar S. Refining the Genomic Region Containing a Major Locus Controlling Fruit Maturity in Peach. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7522. [PMID: 31101872 PMCID: PMC6525192 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44042-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Maturity date (MD), defined as the duration between the first calendar day of the year and maturity, and fruit development period (FDP), defined as the duration between full bloom and maturity, are highly variable in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. There is a need to discover molecular markers associated with these traits in order to enhance the efficiency and reliability of breeding for extending the harvest season in peach. An association mapping population consisting of 132 peach accessions was phenotypically evaluated for MD and FDP, and genotypically characterized using the genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach. The phenotypic and genotypic data collected were used to conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS). The GWAS identified three SNPs on chromosome 4 that are significantly associated with both FDP and MD. These three SNPs covered a region of 43,067 bp; we referred to this region as the MD/FDP locus. Seven genes were identified in the MD/FDP locus. One or more of these genes is believed to regulate some aspect of maturity in peach. The data reported here is expected to aid in marker-assisted seedling selection (MASS) targeted towards widening peach germplasm for maturity, particularly early maturity.
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- H Elsadr
- University of Guelph, Department of Plant Agriculture, Ontario, Canada
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- Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Winchester, Virginia, USA
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- Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Guelph, Department of Plant Agriculture, Ontario, Canada.
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Aranzana MJ, Decroocq V, Dirlewanger E, Eduardo I, Gao ZS, Gasic K, Iezzoni A, Jung S, Peace C, Prieto H, Tao R, Verde I, Abbott AG, Arús P. Prunus genetics and applications after de novo genome sequencing: achievements and prospects. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2019; 6:58. [PMID: 30962943 PMCID: PMC6450939 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-019-0140-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Prior to the availability of whole-genome sequences, our understanding of the structural and functional aspects of Prunus tree genomes was limited mostly to molecular genetic mapping of important traits and development of EST resources. With public release of the peach genome and others that followed, significant advances in our knowledge of Prunus genomes and the genetic underpinnings of important traits ensued. In this review, we highlight key achievements in Prunus genetics and breeding driven by the availability of these whole-genome sequences. Within the structural and evolutionary contexts, we summarize: (1) the current status of Prunus whole-genome sequences; (2) preliminary and ongoing work on the sequence structure and diversity of the genomes; (3) the analyses of Prunus genome evolution driven by natural and man-made selection; and (4) provide insight into haploblocking genomes as a means to define genome-scale patterns of evolution that can be leveraged for trait selection in pedigree-based Prunus tree breeding programs worldwide. Functionally, we summarize recent and ongoing work that leverages whole-genome sequences to identify and characterize genes controlling 22 agronomically important Prunus traits. These include phenology, fruit quality, allergens, disease resistance, tree architecture, and self-incompatibility. Translationally, we explore the application of sequence-based marker-assisted breeding technologies and other sequence-guided biotechnological approaches for Prunus crop improvement. Finally, we present the current status of publically available Prunus genomics and genetics data housed mainly in the Genome Database for Rosaceae (GDR) and its updated functionalities for future bioinformatics-based Prunus genetics and genomics inquiry.
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- Maria José Aranzana
- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- UMR 1332 BFP, INRA, University of Bordeaux, A3C and Virology Teams, 33882 Villenave-d’Ornon Cedex, France
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- UMR 1332 BFP, INRA, University of Bordeaux, A3C and Virology Teams, 33882 Villenave-d’Ornon Cedex, France
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Allergy Research Center, Zhejiang University, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI 48824-1325 USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6414 USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6414 USA
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, La Platina Research Station, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Santa Rosa, 11610 La Pintana, Santiago Chile
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- Laboratory of Pomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) – Centro di ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura (CREA-OFA), Rome, Italy
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- University of Kentucky, 106 T. P. Cooper Hall, Lexington, KY 40546-0073 USA
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Cerdanyola del Vallès (Bellaterra), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Salinas N, Verma S, Peres N, Whitaker VM. FaRCa1: a major subgenome-specific locus conferring resistance to Colletotrichum acutatum in strawberry. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:1109-1120. [PMID: 30564908 PMCID: PMC6449309 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3263-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Optimal strategies for genetic improvement in crops depend on accurate assessments of the genetic architecture of traits. The overall objective of the present study was to determine the genetic architecture of anthracnose fruit rot (AFR) resistance caused by the fungus Colletotrichum acutatum in the University of Florida strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) breeding germplasm. In 2016-2017, 33 full-sib families resulting from crosses between parents with varying levels of AFR resistance were tested. In 2017-2018, six full-sib families resulting from putative heterozygous resistant parents and homozygous susceptible parents were tested. Additionally, a validation population consisting of 77 advanced selections and ten cultivars was tested in the second season. Inoculation was performed using a mixture of three local isolates of the C. acutatum species complex. Phenotypes were scored weekly, and genotyping was performed using the IStraw35 Affymetrix Axiom® SNP array. A pedigree-based QTL analysis was performed using FlexQTL™ software. A major resistance locus, which we name FaRCa1, was detected in both seasons with a peak located at 55-56 cM on LG 6B and explaining at least 50% of the phenotypic variation across trials and seasons. The resistant allele exhibited partial dominance in all trials. The FaRCa1 locus is distinct from the previously discovered Rca2 locus, which mapped to LG 7B. While Rca2 is effective against European isolates from pathogenicity group 2, FaRCa1 appears to confer resistance to isolates of pathogenicity group 1.
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- Natalia Salinas
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL, 33598, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL, 33598, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL, 33598, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL, 33598, USA.
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A fruit firmness QTL identified on linkage group 4 in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is associated with domesticated and bred germplasm. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5008. [PMID: 30899090 PMCID: PMC6428808 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41484-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Fruit firmness is an important market driven trait in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) where the desirable increase in fruit firmness is associated with landrace and bred cultivars. The aim of this work was to investigate the genetic basis of fruit firmness using plant materials that include wild cherry (syn. mazzard), landrace and bred sweet cherry germplasm. A major QTL for fruit firmness, named qP-FF4.1, that had not previously been reported, was identified in three sweet cherry populations. Thirteen haplotypes (alleles) associated with either soft or firm fruit were identified for qP-FF4.1 in the sweet cherry germplasm, and the “soft” alleles were dominant over the “firm” alleles. The finding that sweet cherry individuals that are homozygous for the “soft” alleles for qP-FF4.1 are exclusively mazzards and that the vast majority of the bred cultivars are homozygous for “firm” alleles suggests that this locus is a signature of selection. Candidate genes related to plant cell wall modification and various plant hormone signaling pathways were identified, with an expansin gene being the most promising candidate. These results advance our understanding of the genetic basis of fruit firmness and will help to enable the use of DNA informed breeding for this trait in sweet cherry breeding programs.
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Font i Forcada C, Guajardo V, Chin-Wo SR, Moreno MÁ. Association Mapping Analysis for Fruit Quality Traits in Prunus persica Using SNP Markers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 9:2005. [PMID: 30705685 PMCID: PMC6344403 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.02005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The identification of genes involved in variation of peach fruit quality would assist breeders to create new cultivars with improved fruit quality. Peach is a genetic and genomic model within the Rosaceae. A large quantity of useful data suitable for fine mapping using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) from the peach genome sequence was used in this study. A set of 94 individuals from a peach germplasm collection was phenotyped and genotyped, including local Spanish and modern cultivars maintained at the Experimental Station of Aula Dei, Spain. Phenotypic evaluation based on agronomical, pomological and fruit quality traits was performed at least 3 years. A set of 4,558 out of a total of 8,144 SNPs markers developed by the Illumina Infinium BeadArray (v1.0) technology platform, covering the peach genome, were analyzed for population structure analysis and genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Population structure analysis identified two subpopulations, with admixture within them. While one subpopulation contains only modern cultivars, the other one is formed by local Spanish and several modern cultivars from international breeding programs. To test the marker trait associations between markers and phenotypic traits, four models comprising both general linear model (GLM) and mixed linear model (MLM) were selected. The MLM approach using co-ancestry values from population structure and kinship estimates (K model) identified a maximum of 347 significant associations between markers and traits. The associations found appeared to map within the interval where many candidate genes involved in different pathways are predicted in the peach genome. These results represent a promising situation for GWAS in the identification of SNP variants associated to fruit quality traits, potentially applicable in peach breeding programs.
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Paolis AD, Frugis G, Giannino D, Iannelli MA, Mele G, Rugini E, Silvestri C, Sparvoli F, Testone G, Mauro ML, Nicolodi C, Caretto S. Plant Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology: Following Mariotti's Steps. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E18. [PMID: 30634627 PMCID: PMC6359066 DOI: 10.3390/plants8010018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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This review is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Domenico Mariotti, who significantly contributed to establishing the Italian research community in Agricultural Genetics and carried out the first experiments of Agrobacterium-mediated plant genetic transformation and regeneration in Italy during the 1980s. Following his scientific interests as guiding principles, this review summarizes the recent advances obtained in plant biotechnology and fundamental research aiming to: (i) Exploit in vitro plant cell and tissue cultures to induce genetic variability and to produce useful metabolites; (ii) gain new insights into the biochemical function of Agrobacterium rhizogenes rol genes and their application to metabolite production, fruit tree transformation, and reverse genetics; (iii) improve genetic transformation in legume species, most of them recalcitrant to regeneration; (iv) untangle the potential of KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) transcription factors in plant morphogenesis as key regulators of hormonal homeostasis; and (v) elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the transition from juvenility to the adult phase in Prunus tree species.
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- Angelo De Paolis
- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Via San Camillo De Lellis S.N.C., 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Via San Camillo De Lellis S.N.C., 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA), UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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Calle A, Cai L, Iezzoni A, Wünsch A. Genetic Dissection of Bloom Time in Low Chilling Sweet Cherry ( Prunus avium L.) Using a Multi-Family QTL Approach. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1647. [PMID: 31998337 PMCID: PMC6962179 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Bloom time in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is a highly heritable trait that varies between genotypes and depends on the environmental conditions. Bud-break occurs after chill and heat requirements of each genotype are fulfilled, and dormancy is released. Bloom time is a critical trait for fruit production as matching cultivar adaptation to the growing area is essential for adequate fruit set. Additionally, low chilling cultivars are of interest to extend sweet cherry production to warmer regions, and for the crop adaptation to increasing winter and spring temperatures. The aim of this work is to investigate the genetic control of this trait by analyzing multiple families derived from the low chilling and extra-early flowering local Spanish cultivar 'Cristobalina' and other cultivars with higher chilling requirements and medium to late bloom times. Bloom time evaluation in six related sweet cherry populations confirmed a high heritability of this trait, and skewed distribution toward late flowering, revealing possible dominance of the late bloom alleles. SNP genotyping of the six populations (n = 406) resulted in a consensus map of 1269 SNPs. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis using the Bayesian approach implemented by FlexQTL™ software revealed two major QTLs on linkage groups 1 and 2 (qP-BT1.1m and qP-BT2.1m) that explained 47.6% of the phenotypic variation. The QTL on linkage group 1 was mapped to a 0.26 Mbp region that overlaps with the DORMANCY ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX (DAM) genes. This finding is consistent with peach results that indicate that these genes are major determinants of chilling requirement in Prunus. Haplotype analysis of the linkage group 1 and 2 QTL regions showed that 'Cristobalina' was the only cultivar tested that contributed early bloom time alleles for these two QTLs. This work contributes to knowledge of the genetic control of chilling requirement and bloom date and will enable marker-assisted selection for low chilling in sweet cherry breeding programs.
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- Alejandro Calle
- Unidad de Hotofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Unidad de Hotofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
- *Correspondence: Ana Wünsch,
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Carrasco-Valenzuela T, Muñoz-Espinoza C, Riveros A, Pedreschi R, Arús P, Campos-Vargas R, Meneses C. Expression QTL (eQTLs) Analyses Reveal Candidate Genes Associated With Fruit Flesh Softening Rate in Peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1581. [PMID: 31850046 PMCID: PMC6901599 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Significant differences in softening rate have been reported between melting flesh in peach and nectarine varieties. This trait seems to be controlled by several genes. We aimed to identify candidate genes involved in fruit softening rate by integrating quantitative trait loci (QTL) and expression QTL (eQTL) analyses, comparing siblings with contrasting softening rates. We used a segregating population derived from nectarine cv. 'Venus' selfing, which was phenotyped for softening rate during three seasons. Six siblings with high (HSR) and six with low softening rate (LSR) were sequenced using RNA-Seq. A group of 5,041 differentially expressed genes was identified. Also, we found a QTL with a LOD (logarithm of odds) score of 9.7 on LG4 in all analyzed seasons. Furthermore, we detected 1,062 eQTLs, of which 133 were found co-localizing with the identified QTL. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis showed 'Response to auxin' as one the main over-represented categories. Our findings suggest over-expression of auxin biosynthetic related genes in the HSR group, which implies a higher expression and/or accumulation of auxin, thereby triggering fast softening. Conversely, the LSR phenotype might be explained by an altered auxin-homeostasis associated with low auxin levels. This work will contribute to unraveling the genetic mechanisms responsible for the softening rate in peaches and nectarines and lead to the development of molecular markers.
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- Tomás Carrasco-Valenzuela
- Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Escuela de Agronomía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Quillota, Chile
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
- FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Santiago, Chile
- *Correspondence: Claudio Meneses,
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da Silva Linge C, Antanaviciute L, Abdelghafar A, Arús P, Bassi D, Rossini L, Ficklin S, Gasic K. High-density multi-population consensus genetic linkage map for peach. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207724. [PMID: 30462743 PMCID: PMC6248993 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Highly saturated genetic linkage maps are extremely helpful to breeders and are an essential prerequisite for many biological applications such as the identification of marker-trait associations, mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL), candidate gene identification, development of molecular markers for marker-assisted selection (MAS) and comparative genetic studies. Several high-density genetic maps, constructed using the 9K SNP peach array, are available for peach. However, each of these maps is based on a single mapping population and has limited use for QTL discovery and comparative studies. A consensus genetic linkage map developed from multiple populations provides not only a higher marker density and a greater genome coverage when compared to the individual maps, but also serves as a valuable tool for estimating genetic positions of unmapped markers. In this study, a previously developed linkage map from the cross between two peach cultivars 'Zin Dai' and 'Crimson Lady' (ZC2) was improved by genotyping additional progenies. In addition, a peach consensus map was developed based on the combination of the improved ZC2 genetic linkage map with three existing high-density genetic maps of peach and a reference map of Prunus. A total of 1,476 SNPs representing 351 unique marker positions were mapped across eight linkage groups on the ZC2 genetic map. The ZC2 linkage map spans 483.3 cM with an average distance between markers of 1.38 cM/marker. The MergeMap and LPmerge tools were used for the construction of a consensus map based on markers shared across five genetic linkage maps. The consensus linkage map contains a total of 3,092 molecular markers, consisting of 2,975 SNPs, 116 SSRs and 1 morphological marker associated with slow ripening in peach (SR). The consensus map provides valuable information on marker order and genetic position for QTL identification in peach and other genetic studies within Prunus and Rosaceae.
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- Cassia da Silva Linge
- Clemson University, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson, SC, United States of America
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- Clemson University, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson, SC, United States of America
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- Clemson University, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson, SC, United States of America
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-IRTA–Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)–University of Barcelona (UB), Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences–Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Milan, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences–Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Milan, Italy
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- Washington State University, Department of Horticulture, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- Clemson University, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson, SC, United States of America
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Laurens F, Aranzana MJ, Arus P, Bassi D, Bink M, Bonany J, Caprera A, Corelli-Grappadelli L, Costes E, Durel CE, Mauroux JB, Muranty H, Nazzicari N, Pascal T, Patocchi A, Peil A, Quilot-Turion B, Rossini L, Stella A, Troggio M, Velasco R, van de Weg E. An integrated approach for increasing breeding efficiency in apple and peach in Europe. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2018; 5:11. [PMID: 29507735 PMCID: PMC5830435 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Despite the availability of whole genome sequences of apple and peach, there has been a considerable gap between genomics and breeding. To bridge the gap, the European Union funded the FruitBreedomics project (March 2011 to August 2015) involving 28 research institutes and private companies. Three complementary approaches were pursued: (i) tool and software development, (ii) deciphering genetic control of main horticultural traits taking into account allelic diversity and (iii) developing plant materials, tools and methodologies for breeders. Decisive breakthroughs were made including the making available of ready-to-go DNA diagnostic tests for Marker Assisted Breeding, development of new, dense SNP arrays in apple and peach, new phenotypic methods for some complex traits, software for gene/QTL discovery on breeding germplasm via Pedigree Based Analysis (PBA). This resulted in the discovery of highly predictive molecular markers for traits of horticultural interest via PBA and via Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) on several European genebank collections. FruitBreedomics also developed pre-breeding plant materials in which multiple sources of resistance were pyramided and software that can support breeders in their selection activities. Through FruitBreedomics, significant progresses were made in the field of apple and peach breeding, genetics, genomics and bioinformatics of which advantage will be made by breeders, germplasm curators and scientists. A major part of the data collected during the project has been stored in the FruitBreedomics database and has been made available to the public. This review covers the scientific discoveries made in this major endeavour, and perspective in the apple and peach breeding and genomics in Europe and beyond.
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- Francois Laurens
- IRHS, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, Université d’Angers, SFR 4207 QuaSaV, Université Bretagne Loire, 42 rue Georges Morel, Beaucouzé, 49071 France
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- IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries), Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries), Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona Spain
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- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Via Celoria 2, Milan, 20133 Italy
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- Biometris, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708PB The Netherlands
- Present Address: Hendrix Genetics Research, Technology & Services, Boxmeer, 5830 AC The Netherlands
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- IRTA-Mas Badia, Mas Badia, La Tallada, 17134 Spain
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- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein, Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900 Italy
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- IRHS, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, Université d’Angers, SFR 4207 QuaSaV, Université Bretagne Loire, 42 rue Georges Morel, Beaucouzé, 49071 France
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- IRHS, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, Université d’Angers, SFR 4207 QuaSaV, Université Bretagne Loire, 42 rue Georges Morel, Beaucouzé, 49071 France
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- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein, Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900 Italy
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- Agroscope, Research Division Plant Breeding, Schloss 1, Wädenswil, 8820 Switzerland
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- Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI); Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops, Pillnitzer Platz 3a, Dresden, 01326 Germany
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- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Via Celoria 2, Milan, 20133 Italy
- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein, Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900 Italy
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- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein, Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900 Italy
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- Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Trento, Italy
- CREA-VE, Center of Viticulture and Enology, via XXVIII Aprile 26, Conegliano (TV), 31015 Italy
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- Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, P.O.Box 386, Wageningen, 6700AJ The Netherlands
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Biscarini F, Nazzicari N, Bink M, Arús P, Aranzana MJ, Verde I, Micali S, Pascal T, Quilot-Turion B, Lambert P, da Silva Linge C, Pacheco I, Bassi D, Stella A, Rossini L. Genome-enabled predictions for fruit weight and quality from repeated records in European peach progenies. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:432. [PMID: 28583089 PMCID: PMC5460546 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3781-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Highly polygenic traits such as fruit weight, sugar content and acidity strongly influence the agroeconomic value of peach varieties. Genomic Selection (GS) can accelerate peach yield and quality gain if predictions show higher levels of accuracy compared to phenotypic selection. The available IPSC 9K SNP array V1 allows standardized and highly reliable genotyping, preparing the ground for GS in peach. Results A repeatability model (multiple records per individual plant) for genome-enabled predictions in eleven European peach populations is presented. The analysis included 1147 individuals derived from both commercial and non-commercial peach or peach-related accessions. Considered traits were average fruit weight (FW), sugar content (SC) and titratable acidity (TA). Plants were genotyped with the 9K IPSC array, grown in three countries (France, Italy, Spain) and phenotyped for 3–5 years. An analysis of imputation accuracy of missing genotypic data was conducted using the software Beagle, showing that two of the eleven populations were highly sensitive to increasing levels of missing data. The regression model produced, for each trait and each population, estimates of heritability (FW:0.35, SC:0.48, TA:0.53, on average) and repeatability (FW:0.56, SC:0.63, TA:0.62, on average). Predictive ability was estimated in a five-fold cross validation scheme within population as the correlation of true and predicted phenotypes. Results differed by populations and traits, but predictive abilities were in general high (FW:0.60, SC:0.72, TA:0.65, on average). Conclusions This study assessed the feasibility of Genomic Selection in peach for highly polygenic traits linked to yield and fruit quality. The accuracy of imputing missing genotypes was as high as 96%, and the genomic predictive ability was on average 0.65, but could be as high as 0.84 for fruit weight or 0.83 for titratable acidity. The estimated repeatability may prove very useful in the management of the typical long cycles involved in peach productions. All together, these results are very promising for the application of genomic selection to peach breeding programmes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-017-3781-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Filippo Biscarini
- PTP Science Park, Via Einstein - Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, Italy.,IBBA-CNR, Via Edoardo Bassini, 15, Milan, 20133, Italy
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- PTP Science Park, Via Einstein - Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, Italy.,Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) Research Centre for Fodder Crops and Dairy Productions, Lodi, Italy
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- Wageningen UR Biometris, Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Present Address: Hendrix Genetics Research, Technology & Services B.V., P.O. Box 114, Boxmeer NL, 5830AC, The Netherlands
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés), Barcelona, Spain
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés), Barcelona, Spain
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA) - Centro di Ricerca per la Frutticoltura (CREA-FRU), Via di Fioranello 52, Roma, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA) - Centro di Ricerca per la Frutticoltura (CREA-FRU), Via di Fioranello 52, Roma, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Via Celoria 2, Milano, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Via Celoria 2, Milano, Italy.,Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology - INTA, Universidad de Chile, Av El Líbano 5524, Santiago, Chile
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- Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Via Celoria 2, Milano, Italy
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- PTP Science Park, Via Einstein - Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, Italy.,IBBA-CNR, Via Edoardo Bassini, 15, Milan, 20133, Italy
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- PTP Science Park, Via Einstein - Loc. Cascina Codazza, Lodi, Italy. .,Università degli Studi di Milano - DiSAA, Via Celoria 2, Milano, Italy.
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