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Chen S, Hayward A, Dey SS, Choudhary M, Witt Hmon KP, Inturrisi FC, Dolatabadian A, Neik TX, Yang H, Siddique KHM, Batley J, Cowling WA. Quantitative Trait Loci for Heat Stress Tolerance in Brassica rapa L. Are Distributed across the Genome and Occur in Diverse Genetic Groups, Flowering Phenologies and Morphotypes. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13020296. [PMID: 35205341 PMCID: PMC8871826 DOI: 10.3390/genes13020296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Heat stress events during flowering in Brassica crops reduce grain yield and are expected to increase in frequency due to global climate change. We evaluated heat stress tolerance and molecular genetic diversity in a global collection of Brassica rapa accessions, including leafy, rooty and oilseed morphotypes with spring, winter and semi-winter flowering phenology. Tolerance to transient daily heat stress during the early reproductive stage was assessed on 142 lines in a controlled environment. Well-watered plants of each genotype were exposed to the control (25/15 °C day/night temperatures) or heat stress (35/25 °C) treatments for 7 d from the first open flower on the main stem. Bud and leaf temperature depression, leaf conductance and chlorophyll content index were recorded during the temperature treatments. A large genetic variation for heat tolerance and sensitivity was found for above-ground biomass, whole plant seed yield and harvest index and seed yield of five pods on the main stem at maturity. Genetic diversity was assessed on 212 lines with 1602 polymorphic SNP markers with a known location in the B. rapa physical map. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed two major genetic populations: one from East and South Asia and one from Europe. Heat stress-tolerant lines were distributed across diverse geographic origins, morphotypes (leafy, rooty and oilseed) and flowering phenologies (spring, winter and semi-winter types). A genome-wide association analysis of heat stress-related yield traits revealed 57 SNPs distributed across all 10 B. rapa chromosomes, some of which were associated with potential candidate genes for heat stress tolerance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sheng Chen
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (S.S.D.); (M.C.); (K.P.W.H.); (K.H.M.S.); (J.B.); (W.A.C.)
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
- Correspondence:
| | - Alice Hayward
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;
| | - Shyam S. Dey
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (S.S.D.); (M.C.); (K.P.W.H.); (K.H.M.S.); (J.B.); (W.A.C.)
- Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
| | - Mukesh Choudhary
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (S.S.D.); (M.C.); (K.P.W.H.); (K.H.M.S.); (J.B.); (W.A.C.)
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
| | - Khaing P. Witt Hmon
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (S.S.D.); (M.C.); (K.P.W.H.); (K.H.M.S.); (J.B.); (W.A.C.)
| | - Fabian C. Inturrisi
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (F.C.I.); (A.D.); (T.X.N.); (H.Y.)
| | - Aria Dolatabadian
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (F.C.I.); (A.D.); (T.X.N.); (H.Y.)
| | - Ting Xiang Neik
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (F.C.I.); (A.D.); (T.X.N.); (H.Y.)
| | - Hua Yang
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (F.C.I.); (A.D.); (T.X.N.); (H.Y.)
| | - Kadambot H. M. Siddique
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (S.S.D.); (M.C.); (K.P.W.H.); (K.H.M.S.); (J.B.); (W.A.C.)
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
| | - Jacqueline Batley
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (S.S.D.); (M.C.); (K.P.W.H.); (K.H.M.S.); (J.B.); (W.A.C.)
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (F.C.I.); (A.D.); (T.X.N.); (H.Y.)
| | - Wallace A. Cowling
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; (S.S.D.); (M.C.); (K.P.W.H.); (K.H.M.S.); (J.B.); (W.A.C.)
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
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