Multi-locus Genome Wide Association Study Uncovers Genetics of Fresh Seed Dormancy in Groundnut

Overview

Journal BMC Plant Biol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 Dec 26

PMID 39725911

Authors

Deekshitha Bomireddy

Vinay Sharma

Sunil S Gangurde

D Khaja Mohinuddin

Rakesh Kumar

Ramachandran Senthil

Kuldeep Singh

Mangala Reddisekhar

Sandip K Bera

Manish K Pandey

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Abstract

Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) in groundnut leads to substantial yield losses and reduced seed quality, resulting in reduced market value of groundnuts. Breeding cultivars with 14-21 days of fresh seed dormancy (FSD) holds promise for precisely mitigating the yield and quality deterioration. In view of this, six multi-locus genome-wide association study (ML-GWAS) models alongside a single-locus GWAS (SL-GWAS) model were employed on a groundnut mini-core collection using multi season phenotyping and 58 K "Axiom_Arachis" array genotyping data. A total of 9 significant SNP-trait associations (STAs) for FSD were detected on A01, A04, A08, A09, B02, B04, B05, B07 and B09 chromosomes using six ML-GWAS models. Additionally, the SL-GWAS model identified 38 STAs across 14 chromosomes of groundnut. A single STA on chromosome B02 (qFSD-B02-1) was consistently identified in both ML-GWAS and SL-GWAS models. Furthermore, candidate gene mining identified nine high confidence genes viz., Cytochrome P450 705 A, Dormancy/auxin associated family protein, WRKY family transcription factor, Protein kinase superfamily protein, serine/threonine protein phosphatase, myb transcription factor, transcriptional regulator STERILE APETALA-like, ethylene-responsive transcription factor 7-like and F-box protein interaction domain protein as prime regulators involved in Abscisic acid/Gibberellic acid signaling pathways regulating dormancy/germination. In addition, three of the allele-specific markers developed from the identified STAs were validated across a diverse panel. These markers hold potential for increasing dormancy in groundnut through marker-assisted selection (MAS). Thus, this research offers insights into genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying groundnut seed dormancy in addition to providing markers and donors for breeding future varieties with 2-3 weeks of FSD.

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