Independent selection for seed free tryptophan content and vernalization response in chickpea domestication

Chickpea shows a distinct domestication trajectory vis‐a‐vis pod dehiscence and growth cycle mediated by vernalization insensitivity compared with its companion Near Eastern legumes. Our objectives were: (i) to map the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with vernalization response and seed fr...

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Published inPlant breeding Vol. 137; no. 3; pp. 290 - 300
Main Authors van‐Oss, Ruth P., Gopher, Avi, Kerem, Zohar, Peleg, Zvi, Lev‐Yadun, Simcha, Sherman, Amir, Zhang, Hong‐Bin, Vandemark, George, Coyne, Clare J., Reany, Ofer, Abbo, Shahal, Link, W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2018
Subjects
amino acid composition
chickpeas
Cicer arietinum
Cicer reticulatum
conscious selection
crop evolution
Dehiscence
Domestication
Epistasis
Gene loci
Gene mapping
genetic correlation
Genetic crosses
Genotype & phenotype
Legumes
loci
nutritional quality
phenotype
Phenotypes
Progeny
Quantitative trait loci
Tryptophan
Vernalization
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Summary:Chickpea shows a distinct domestication trajectory vis‐a‐vis pod dehiscence and growth cycle mediated by vernalization insensitivity compared with its companion Near Eastern legumes. Our objectives were: (i) to map the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with vernalization response and seed free tryptophan in domesticated × wild chickpea progeny and (ii) estimate the genetic correlation between vernalization response and free tryptophan content. A domesticated × wild chickpea cross was used to document phenotypic segregation in both traits and to construct a skeletal genetic map for QTL detection. A number of vernalization response and seed free tryptophan content QTLs were documented in both F2 and F3 generations. No significant genetic correlation between these two traits was observed. Epistatic relationship between two free tryptophan loci was documented. It is evident that selection for high seed tryptophan is easier to accomplish relative to selection for vernalization insensitivity. This suggests that the two traits were selected independently in antiquity, thereby corroborating earlier claims for conscious selection processes associated with chickpea domestication.
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ISSN:0179-9541
1439-0523
DOI:10.1111/pbr.12598