A promising QTL QSns.sau-MC-3D.1 likely superior to WAPO1 for wheat spikelet number per spike shows no adverse effects on yield-related traits
Jieguang Zhou, Wei Li, Yaoyao Yang, Xinlin Xie, Jiajun Liu, Yanling Liu, Huaping Tang, Mei Deng, Qiang Xu, Qiantao Jiang, Guoyue Chen, Pengfei Qi, Yunfeng Jiang, Guangdeng Chen, Yuanjiang He, , Jian Ma
This paper identifies a novel QTL, QSns.sau-MC-3D.1, for wheat spikelet number per spike that shows no adverse effects on yield-related traits and has better breeding potential than WAPO1.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2023 · PreprintGenetics