GWAS unveils features between early- and late-flowering pearl millets.

Oumar DiackGhislain KanfanyMame Codou GueyeOusmane SyAmadou FofanaHamidou TallDesalegn D SerbaLeila ZekraouiCécile Berthouly-SalazarYves VigourouxDiaga DioufNdjido Ardo Kane

Published in: BMC genomics (2020)

The diversity of early- and late-flowering pearl millet morphotypes in Senegal was captured using a heuristic approach. Key phenological and phenotypic traits, SNPs, and candidate genes underlying flowering time, tillering, biomass yield and plant height of pearl millet were identified. Chromosome rearrangements in LG3 and LG6 were inferred as a source of variation in early-flowering morphotypes. Using candidate genes underlying these features between pearl millet morphotypes will be of paramount importance in breeding for resilience to climatic variability.

Keyphrases

arabidopsis thaliana
genome wide
body mass index
climate change
wastewater treatment
gene expression
depressive symptoms