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Association mapping for wood quality and growth traits in Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus Labill identifies nine stable marker-trait associations for seven traits

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posted on 2023-05-18, 04:40 authored by Thavamanikumar, S, McManus, LJ, Ades, PK, Bossinger, G, Stackpole, DJ, Kerr, R, Hadjigol, S, Jules FreemanJules Freeman, Rene VaillancourtRene Vaillancourt, Zhu, P, Tibbits, JFG
The moderate to high levels of nucleotide diversity and low linkage disequilibrium found in many forest tree species make them ideal candidates for association mapping. Here, we report candidate gene-based association mapping results for complex wood quality and growth traits in Eucalyptus globulus Labill. ssp. globulus, the most widely grown eucalypt in temperate regions of the world. Ninety-eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 20 wood quality candidate genes were assayed in a discovery population consisting of 385 trees sourced from a provenance-progeny trial. Twenty five selected SNPs with significant associations (P < 0.05) in the discovery population were assayed for validation in 296 trees sourced from an independent second-generation breeding trial. To account for background genetic structure, mixed models were used in the association analyses. Two associations identified in the discovery population were independently supported in the validation testing. However, combining the discovery and validation results in a combined analysis, we discovered nine stable marker-trait associations for seven traits. These associations link underlying complex wood and growth phenotypes to earlier putative selection signatures opening new avenues to accelerate the dissection of these traits.

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Publication title

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volume

10

Issue

6

Pagination

1661-1678

ISSN

1614-2942

Department/School

College Office - College of Sciences and Engineering

Publisher

Springer

Place of publication

Germany

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Copyright 2014 Springer

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Hardwood plantations

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