A test of the maximum heterozygosity hypothesis using molecular markers in tetraploid potatoes |
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Authors: | M W Bonierbale R L Plaisted S D Tanksley |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Breeding and Biometry, 252 Emerson Hall, Cornell University, 14853 Ithaca, NY, USA;(2) Present address: CIAT, AA 6713 Cali, Colombia |
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Abstract: | It has been theorized that in cross-pollinated polyploid species hybrid vigor is maximized by the frequent occurrence of more than two alleles per chromosomal locus. In polyploid crops this condition of maximum heterozygosity has been reported to be associated with increased yield and optimum field performance. We report herein the first direct test of the maximum heterozygosity hypothesis. Molecular markers were used to examine the association between maximum heterozygosity and several components of yield in three different populations of tetraploid potatoes. The results indicate that the value of maximum heterozygosity is not universal but dependent on the genetic background of the material under evaluation. In a cross between adapted breeding lines, homozygosity was negatively correlated with tuber yield, and maximum heterozygosity was positively correlated with the proportion of tuber yield in the large-size fraction. In contrast, in crosses between adapted and unadapted parents, maximum heterozygosity had no detectable effect on any character. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of the three populations reveals that, regardless of the genetic background, additive genetic effects are more strongly correlated with the components of yield than are any measures of heterozygosity and that some common QTLs may be influencing yield in all three populations. |
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Keywords: | Potato Heterozygosity Heterosis RFLP Polyploids |
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