Haplotype- and SNP-Based GWAS for Growth and Wood Quality Traits in Eucalyptus cladocalyx Trees under Arid Conditions

Valenzuela, Camilo E. and Ballesta, Paulina and Ahmar, Sunny and Fiaz, Sajid and Heidari, Parviz and Maldonado, Carlos and Mora-Poblete, Freddy (2021) Haplotype- and SNP-Based GWAS for Growth and Wood Quality Traits in Eucalyptus cladocalyx Trees under Arid Conditions. Plants, 10 (1). p. 148. ISSN 2223-7747

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Abstract

The agricultural and forestry productivity of Mediterranean ecosystems is strongly threatened by the adverse effects of climate change, including an increase in severe droughts and changes in rainfall distribution. In the present study, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotype blocks associated with the growth and wood quality of Eucalyptus cladocalyx, a tree species suitable for low-rainfall sites. The study was conducted in a progeny-provenance trial established in an arid site with Mediterranean patterns located in the southern Atacama Desert, Chile. A total of 87 SNPs and 3 haplotype blocks were significantly associated with the 6 traits under study (tree height, diameter at breast height, slenderness coefficient, first bifurcation height, stem straightness, and pilodyn penetration). In addition, 11 loci were identified as pleiotropic through Bayesian multivariate regression and were mainly associated with wood hardness, height, and diameter. In general, the GWAS revealed associations with genes related to primary metabolism and biosynthesis of cell wall components. Additionally, associations coinciding with stress response genes, such as GEM-related 5 and prohibitin-3, were detected. The findings of this study provide valuable information regarding genetic control of morphological traits related to adaptation to arid environments.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: arid conditions; candidate gene annotations; haplotype blocks; trade-off
Subjects: STM Repository > Agricultural and Food Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2024 11:47
Last Modified: 15 Oct 2024 11:47
URI: http://classical.goforpromo.com/id/eprint/979

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