Research Article

Construction of Genetic Linkage Map and QTL Analysis of Sink-Size Traits in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

Table 5

QTLs identified for panicle diameter in the F2:3 and F2 pearl millet mapping populations.

ModelPhenotyped
generation
LGPosition
(cM)
Flanking markersLOD 2
(%)
Additive effects ( )Dominance effects ( )Interaction between
loci
Epistatic effects ( )
(%)

AdditiveF2:3280Xpsms78-Xpsmp592 14.730.21.9 (24.4)
3116Xpsmp2222-Xpsms17 14.029.02.0 (28.6)
6104Xpsms88-Xpsmp2270 5.412.41.0 (8.9)
750Xpsms6-Xpsmp2203 3.61.1 (10.2)44.3
F2No significant QTL detected

Additive + dominanceF2:3280Xpsms78-Xpsmp592 14.730.21.9 (26.4)0.1 (0.1)
3116Xpsmp2222-Xpsms17 14.529.92.0 (29.1)0.3 (0.5)
558Xpsms74-Xpsms2 2.66.30.6 (3.6)−0.6 (2.1)
6104Xpsms88-Xpsmp2270 5.412.51.1 (9.7)0.0 (0.0)
748Xpsms6-Xpsmp2203 4.09.21.1 (9.7)0.4 (0.8)45.8
F2No significant QTL detected

EpistaticF2:3280Xpsms78-Xpsmp592 14.730.21.1 (0.9)−0.1 (0.0)A1 * D21.4 (2.8)
3116Xpsmp2222-Xpsms17 14.529.90.8 (0.5)1.0 (0.4)
558Xpsms74-Xpsms2 2.66.31.4 (1.7)−2.3 (2.8)
6104Xpsms88-Xpsmp2270 5.412.52.5 (1.0)0.0 (0.0)
748Xpsms6-Xpsmp2203 4.09.21.3 (1.3)1.0 (0.4)41.0
F2No significant QTL detected