Research Article

QTL Mapping of Traits Associated with Dual Resistance to the African Stem Borer (Busseola fusca) and Spotted Stem Borer (Chilo partellus) in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

Table 13

Joint analyses for QTLs common for B. fusca and C. partellus damage and morphological traits from the RIL population derived from sorghum.

TraitQTLChromosomePosition (cM)Marker and loci intervalSupp intervalLODAdditive effectsSEAdj

Deadheart1474BC242-4 2342-234772-783.81916.61.587
2524m05/023.7 2703-267922-263.317.63.30.98124.8
31022CPS160-10 4619-462218-283.168.25.41.336
4840JK399-8 36-4236-423.417.8-9.52.758

Leaf damage1114SB255-1 245-22412-166.2815.43.80.822
2354DB160-3 1584-157952-567.8817.45.10.65756
3374DB169-3 1593-159272-843.488.1-20.646
4676EF222-6 3083-320372-783.267.63.91.077
5848JK290-8 3938-394446-523.247.62.20.705
6724GH70-7 3361-337122-263.618.4-3.10.681

Exit holes1288CS195-2 1016-97186-903.949-0.50.142
2458BC149-4 2249-225056-603.929-0.70.16747.3
364EF255-6 3116-31432-65.1411.7-0.70.154
4626EF416-6 3277-328124-284.6410.53.20.743
5988BF138-9 4205-420384-90371.20.361

Stem tunneling1118SB466_1456-4533.558.21.9820.523
2216CS116-2 937-94014-185.1811.81.60.365
3252CS132-2 953-95446-564.6210.5-1.50.391
4320DB36_3 1460-152416-243.3410.14.40.61865.5
5446BC140_4 2240-222942-486.5714.730.631
6990BF140_9 4207-421088-924.4410.3-3.40.458

Bloom waxiness1310DB39-3 1463-14612-124.8819.10.50.10527.3
2942BF97-9 4164-416840-463.528.21.20.201

Leaf glossiness1514AD443-5 2838-267612-163.328.1-0.70.22015.2
2782GH120-7 3411-341080-843.017.1-0.50.162

Trichome density1110SB259-1 249-2458-123.037.7-6.61.75240.5
22122CS380-2 1201-1205120-1244.6610.4-4.11.007
33108DB390-3 1814-1619102-1103.197.34.61.428
4610EF154-6 3015-31538-126.9015.0-7.81.435

Leaf toughness1256CS133-2 954-95554-583.017.10.010.00641.1
22138CS402-2 1223-1224136-1403.237.70.030.011
3424BC131-4 2231-223222-263.518.8-0.040.012
4648EF204-6 3065-300946-503.828.90.10.029
5972BF123-9 4190-419370-743.678.6-0.10.025
61064m10/062.5 4638-463660-663.2210.60.10.011

Seedling vigour1812JK152-8 3800-38098-163.058.70.30.09919.5
2920BF84-9 4151-414918-224.5910.8-0.90.076

QTL=quantitative trait loci; cM=centimorgan; Supp=supportive interval; LOD=likelihood-ratio test statistic; Position=maximum peak in cM, relative to the first locus on each chromosome; Additive effect=regression coefficient of the QTL at the specific position from the multiple regression analysis. Positive additive effects indicate that the PB 15520-1 (resistant parent) allele increased the value of the trait; SE=standard error; =coefficient of determination between the respective QTL and the phenotypic observations from the whole data set; Adj =adjusted genetic variance. Here, marker names were coded for ease of analyses, and their full names are in the supplementary material (see).