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Map** QTLs for grain iron, zinc, and yield traits in advanced backcross inbred lines of Samba mahsuri (BPT5204)/Oryza rufipogon

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Iron and zinc deficiency is a major problem among large populations in rice-consuming countries. Development micronutrient dense rice varieties with high yield is a key target area in breeding programmes and QTL map** studies using backcross inbred lines to transfer beneficial genes from wild relatives is one of the potential strategy. In this study, 136 BC4F10 backcross inbred lines (BILs) from BPT5204 x Oryza rufipogon WR119 were field evaluated for 3 years for nine yield related traits. Grain Fe and Zn were estimated using ED-XRF. In all, 11 major QTLs with phenotypic variance from 10 to 16.8% were identified for Fe, Zn, and 5 yield related traits. O. rufipogon alleles were trait-enhancing in 18% of all QTLs and an allele at qFe2.1 increased iron concentration. Major effect QTLs qFe1.1 for grain Fe and qZn5.1, qZn8.1, and qZn10.1 for grain Zn explained 11 to 16% PVE, qZn8.1 and qZn10.1 were co-located with QTLs for grain yield related traits. Seven chromosomal regions showed QTLs for more than two traits. QTLs were associated with several high priority candidate genes for grain Fe, Zn and yield. One elite BIL [IET 24775 RP4920-Bio51B] was tested in AICRIP bio fortification trials for 4 years [2014–2017], and three BILs [IET 28715 RP4920-Bio61-1B], [IET28706 RP4920-Bio83B] and [IET28695 RP4920-Bio88B] are evaluated for 2 years of trials. The significant BILs and QTLs are useful in rice bio fortification and for gene discovery.

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Abbreviations

BM:

Biomass

BY:

Bulk yield

DFF:

Days to 50% flowering

EAR:

Estimated average requirement

GWAS:

Genome-wide association studies

MAGIC:

Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross

NPN:

Number of productive tillers per plant

PH:

Plant height

PW:

Panicle weight

RCBD:

Randomized complete block design

TN:

Number of tillers per plant

QTL:

Quantitative trait loci

YLDP:

Yield per plant

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The authors acknowledge ICAR-NPFFGM project 3019 (NPTC/FG/05/2672/33) Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India for the financial support to carry out the research work. The initial BC4F3 map** population was developed by BPM Swamy and carried forward by A Prasad Babu in DBT funded Network Project on Functional Genomics of Rice sub project Yield (BT/AB/FG -2(PHII- IA/2009) at IIRR. GC thanks Dr. P. Sudhakar and Dr. A. Krishna Satya, Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University for Ph.D registration.

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GC: Investigation; Methodology; Writing—original draft. DB: Methodology; Data curation; Software; Formal analysis; Validation; Writing—review & editing. SBM: Investigation. SKM: Project administration; Writing—review & editing. SRD, CN: Investigation, methodology, writing- review and editing, supervision, validation. RMS: supervision, writing- review and editing, validation. Sarla Neelamraju: Conceptualization; Funding acquisition; Resources; Supervision; Project administration; Validation; Writing—review & editing. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Divya Balakrishnan or Sarla Neelamraju.

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Supplementary file 1 (DOC 364 kb). Supplementary Table 1. Details of the polymorphic markers between BPT5204 and O. rufipogon used in QTL map**. Supplementary Table 2. Single Marker Analysis for grain Fe Zn and yield related traits. Supplementary Table 3. QTLs for grain Fe, Zn and yield related traits across 3 years. Supplementary Table 4. Novel and consistent QTLs identified at same marker interval across 2 years. Supplementary Table 5. AICRIP data of elite high grain Zn BILs in comparison with checks.

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Chandu, G., Balakrishnan, D., Munnam, S.B. et al. Map** QTLs for grain iron, zinc, and yield traits in advanced backcross inbred lines of Samba mahsuri (BPT5204)/Oryza rufipogon. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 33, 68–84 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-023-00869-7

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