Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) for Fruit Quality Traits in Apple

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-116

  Potts, Sarah M ^a   Khan, M Awais ^a   Han, Yuepeng ^b   Kushad, Mosbah M ^a   Korban, Schuyler S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Fruit quality traits; Malus domestica Borkh; Microsatellite markers; Quantitative trait loci (QTLs); Simple sequence repeats (SSRs)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84892478700     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-013-0634-8     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Cevik V, Ryder C, Popovich A, Manning K, King G, Seymour G (2010) A FRUITFULL-like gene is associated with genetic variation for fruit flesh firmness in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.). Tree Genet Genomes 6: 271-279.
2. Costa F, Peace C, Stella S, Serra S, Musacchi S, Bazzani M, Sansavini S, van de Weg W (2010) QTL dynamics for fruit firmness and softening around an ethylene-dependent polygalacturonase gene in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.). J Exp Bot 61: 3029-3039.
3. Dash M, Malladi A (2012) The AINTEGUMENTA genes, MdANT1 and MdANT2, are associated with the regulation of cell production during fruit growth in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.). BMC Plant Biol 12: 98.
4. Devoghalaere F, Doucen T, Guitton B, Keeling J, Payne W, Ling T, Ross J, Hallett I, Gunaseelan K, Dayatilake G (2012) A genomics approach to understanding the role of auxin in apple (Malus × domestica) fruit size control. BMC Plant Biol 12: 7.
5. Dreesen R, Davey M, Peeters K, van der Veken N, Keulemans J (2012) Development and mapping of molecular markers for candidate genes involved in apple fruit texture. Acta Hort 934: 829-835.
6. Dunemann F, Ulrich D, Boudichevskaia A, Grafe C, Weber W (2009) QTL mapping of aroma compounds analysed by headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography in the apple progeny 'Discovery' × 'Prima'. Mol Breed 23: 501-521.
7. Flachowsky H, Le Roux P, Peil A, Patocchi A, Richter K, Hanke M (2011) Application of a high-speed breeding technology to apple (Malus × domestica) based on transgenic early flowering plants and marker-assisted selection. New Phytologist 192: 364-377.
8. Han Y, Korban SS (2010) Strategies for map-based cloning in apple. Crit Rev Plant Sci 29: 265-284.
9. Han Y, Zheng D, Vimolmangkang S, Khan M, Beever J, Korban S (2011) Integration of physical and genetic maps in apple confirms whole-genome and segmental duplications in the apple genome. J Exp Bot 62: 5117-5130.
10. Jansen R (1993) Interval mapping of multiple quantitative trait loci. Genetics 135: 205-211.
11. Jansen R (1994) Controlling the type I and type II errors in mapping quantitative trait loci. Genetics 138: 871-881.
12. Jansen R, Stam P (1994) High resolution of quantitative traits into multiple loci via interval mapping. Genetics 136: 1447-1455.
13. Kenis K, Keulemans J (2005) Genetic linkage maps of two apple cultivars (Malus × domestica Borkh.) based on AFLP and microsatellite markers. Mol Breed 15: 205-219.
14. Kenis K, Keulemans J, Davey M (2008) Identification and stability of QTLs for fruit quality traits in apple. Tree Genet Genomes 4: 647-661.
15. King G, Lynn J, Dover C, Evans K, Seymour G (2001) Resolution of quantitative trait loci for mechanical measures accounting for genetic variation in fruit texture of apple (Malus pumila Mill.). Theor Appl Genet 102: 1227-1235.
16. King G, Maliepaard C, Lynn J, Alston F, Durel C, Evans K, Griffon B, Laurens F, Manganaris A, Schrevens E, Tartarini S, Verhaegh J (2000) Quantitative genetic analysis and comparison of physical and sensory descriptors relating to fruit flesh firmness in apple (Malus pumila Mill.). Theor Appl Genet 100: 1074-1084.
17. Le Roux P, Khan M, Broggini G, Duffy B, Gessler C, Patocchi A (2010) Mapping of quantitative trait loci for fire blight resistance in the apple cultivars 'Florina' and 'Nova Easygro'. Genome 53: 710-722.
18. Levene H (1960) Robust tests for equality of variances. In: Olkins I (ed) Contributions to probability and statistics. Stanford University Press, Stanford, pp 278-292.
19. Liebhard R, Kellerhals M, Pfammatter W, Jertmini M, Gessler C (2003a) Mapping quantitative physiological traits in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.). Plant Mol Biol 52: 511-526.
20. Liebhard R, Koller B, Gianfranceschi L, Gessler C (2003b) Creating a saturated reference map for the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) genome. Theor Appl Genet 106: 1497-1508.
21. Longhi S, Moretto M, Viola R, Velasco R, Costa F (2012) Comprehensive QTL mapping survey dissects the complex fruit texture physiology in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.). J Exp Bot 63: 1107-1121.
22. Malladi A, Hirst P (2010) Increase in fruit size of a spontaneous mutant of 'Gala' apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) is facilitated by altered cell production and enhanced cell size. Journal of experimental botany 61: 3003-3013.
23. Patocchi A, Frei A, Frey J, Kellerhals M (2009) Towards improvement of marker assisted selection of apple scab resistant cultivars: Venturia inaequalis virulence surveys and standardization of molecular marker alleles associated with resistance genes. Mol Breed 24: 337-347.
24. Rao G, Chaim A, Borovsky Y, Paran I (2003) Mapping of yield-related QTLs in pepper in an interspecific cross of Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens. Theor Appl Genet 106: 1457-1466.
25. Silfverberg-Dilworth E, Matasci C, van de Weg W, van Kaauwen M, Walser M, Kodde L, Soglio V, Gianfranceschi L, Durel C, Costa F, Yamamoto T, Koller B, Gessler C, Patocchi A (2006) Microsatellite markers spanning the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) genome. Tree Genet Genomes 2: 202-224.
26. Ulrich D, Dunemann F (2012) Towards the development of molecular markers for apple volatiles. Flavour Frag J 27: 286-289.
27. van Ooijen J (2004) MapQTL® 5. 0, Software for the mapping of quantitative trait loci in experimental populations. Kyazma B. V., Wageningen, Netherlands.
28. Velasco R, Zharkikh A, Affourtit J et al (2010) The genome of the domesticated apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.). Nat Genet 42: 833-839.
29. Welte H (1990) Forecasting harvest fruit size during the growing season. Acta Hort 276: 275-282.
30. Williams E, Kuc J (1969) Resistance in Malus to Venturia inaequalis. Annu Rev Phytopathol 7: 223-246.
31. Zhang Q, Ma B, Li H, Chang Y, Han Y, Li J, Wei G, Zhao S, Khan M, Zhou Y, Gu C, Zhang X, Han Z, Korban S, Li S, Han Y (2012) Identification, characterization, and utilization of genome-wide simple sequence repeats to identify a QTL for acidity in apple. BMC Genomics 13: 537.
32. Zilkah S, Klein I (1987) Growth kinetics and determination of shape and size of small and large avocado fruits cultivar 'Hass' on the tree. Scient Hort 32: 195-202.
33. Zini E, Biasioli F, Gasperi F, Mott D, Aprea E, Mark T (2005) QTL mapping of volatile compounds in ripe apples detected by proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry. Euphytica 145: 269-279.