This study provides chemical and genetic insights into the evolution of tomato flavor during domestication and subsequent improvement, identifying the complexity of genetic control of fruit flavor chemicals as well as a number of new alleles that can be used to improve the contents of flavor-linked chemicals.
Xiang Li, Denise M. Tieman, Yue Huang et al.· Proceedings of the National...· 0 citations
Water deficit is a major constraint on pepper (Capsicum annuum) yield, yet the genetic architecture of reproductive-stage drought tolerance remains poorly resolved. We phenotyped a Balkan C. annuum diversity panel (n = 133) and an interspecific backcross inbred line (BIL) population (n = 76) under well-watered (WW) and water-stress (WS) conditions. WS was applied from anthesis of the second truss as a stepwise reduction in irrigation volume relative to WW (30% for 7 days, then 60% thereafter), maintained for 90 days across the reproductive period. We assessed yield components, soluble solids, and stress-tolerance (STI) and stress-susceptibility (SSI) indices. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified 104 SNP-trait associations (P < 1×10-5), and QTL mapping detected 38 significant QTLs (1,000 permutations, α = 0.01), with the QTL intervals defined at LOD ≥ 8. Integrating GWAS and QTL mapping under WS revealed overlapping loci on chromosomes 5 and 6, harboring two consensus intergenic SNPs associated with yield components and soluble solids. Haplotype analysis linked chromosome 5 alleles to higher fruit number and soluble solids. At chromosome 6, the G allele at SNP 6_28348737 was enriched in tolerant lines for fruit number. These regions harbor candidate genes for reproductive development and stress response, including GREEN RIPE-LIKE1 (GRL1), CYP77A19, Endoglucanase-like, and FLOWERING PROMOTING FACTOR 1 (FPF1), possibly through cis-regulatory variation. Together, these results advance understanding of the genetic basis of pepper yield under drought and identify candidate breeding markers.
Avanish Rai, Emil Vatov, Alicja Wieteska Georgieva et al.· Journal of Experimental Bota...· 0 citations
Analysis of natural variation in SlGRF10 in over 1,000 tomato accessions revealed that increased single-nucleotide polymorphism diversity in SlGRF10 is associated with lower fruit weight, which suggests that putative impaired activity contributes to reduced fruit weight, while breeding-induced reduction of genetic variation may have promoted increased fruit weight.
Julia von Steimker, M. Macho, Regina Wendenburg et al.· Plant Physiology· 0 citations
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