QTL mapping and phenotypic variation for root architectural traits in maize (Zea mays L.)

• Published in: Theoretical and applied genetics Vol. 127; no. 11; pp. 2293 - 2311
• Main Authors: Burton, Amy L, Johnson, James M, Foerster, Jillian M, Hirsch, Candice N, Buell, C. R, Hanlon, Meredith T, Kaeppler, Shawn M, Brown, Kathleen M, Lynch, Jonathan P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.11.2014; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Architecture; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; branching; Chromosome Mapping; Corn; DNA, Plant - genetics; Genetic aspects; Genetics, Population; genotype; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Phenotype; phenotypic variation; Physiological aspects; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Roots - anatomy & histology; Principal Component Analysis; Quantitative genetics; Quantitative Trait Loci; root systems; roots; Sequence Analysis, DNA; shoots; soil; Zea mays; Zea mays - genetics; United States > US; East Lansing Michigan; Michigan; Lateral Root; Root Length; Quantitative Trait Locus; Total Root Length; Root Trait

KEY MESSAGE: QTL were identified for root architectural traits in maize. Root architectural traits, including the number, length, orientation, and branching of the principal root classes, influence plant function by determining the spatial and temporal domains of soil exploration. To characterize ph...