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Genetic analysis identifies quantitative trait loci controlling rosette mineral concentrations in Arabidopsis thaliana under drought.

The New phytologist ·Vol. 184 ·No. 1 ·2009-00-00 ·Pages 180-192

Ghandilyan A, Barboza L, Tisné S, Granier C, Reymond M, Koornneef M, Schat H, Aarts MGM

Abstract

Rosettes of 25 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions and an Antwerp-1 (An-1) x Landsberg erecta (Ler) population of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) grown in optimal watering conditions (OWC) and water deficit conditions (WDC) were analysed for mineral concentrations to identify genetic loci involved in adaptation of mineral homeostasis to drought stress. Correlations between mineral concentrations were determined for accessions and a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis was performed for the RIL population. Plant growth and rosette mineral contents strongly decreased in WDC compared with OWC. Mineral concentrations also generally decreased, except for phosphorus (P), which remained constant, and potassium (K), which increased. Large variations in mineral concentrations were observed among accessions, mostly correlated with total rosette leaf area. Mineral concentration QTLs were identified in the RIL population, but only a few were common for both conditions. Clusters of mineral concentration QTLs often cosegregated with dry weight QTLs. Water deficit has a strong effect on rosette mineral status. This is genetically determined and seems largely a pleiotropic effect of the reduction in growth. The low number of common mineral concentration QTLs, shared among different RIL populations, tissues and conditions in Arabidopsis, suggests that breeding for robust, mineral biofortified crops will be complex.

MeSH Terms
Arabidopsis/genetics,metabolism Biomass Chromosome Mapping Crosses, Genetic Droughts Epistasis, Genetic Genotype Inbreeding Minerals/metabolism Plant Leaves/genetics Principal Component Analysis Quantitative Trait Loci/genetics Water
Chemicals
Minerals Water
Authors & Affiliations
8 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Ghandilyan Artak
Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Arboretumlaan 4, NL-6703 BD Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Barboza Luis
Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Arboretumlaan 4, NL-6703 BD Wageningen, the Netherlands. | Current address: Centro para Investigaciones en Granos y Semillas (CIGRAS), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Tisné Sébastien
Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress Environnementaux UMR759, INRA-SUPAGRO, Place Viala, F-34060 Montpellier, France.
Granier Christine
Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress Environnementaux UMR759, INRA-SUPAGRO, Place Viala, F-34060 Montpellier, France.
Reymond Matthieu
Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Köln, Germany.
Koornneef Maarten
Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Arboretumlaan 4, NL-6703 BD Wageningen, the Netherlands. | Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Köln, Germany.
Schat Henk
Ecology and Physiology of Plants, Faculty Biology, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Aarts Mark G M
Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Arboretumlaan 4, NL-6703 BD Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Article Info
Journal
The New phytologist
Abbr.
New Phytol
ISSN
1469-8137
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02953.x
Published
2009-00-00
Epub
2009-00-27
Pages
180-192
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
9882884
Subset
IM
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