Journal article

Publication year: 2011

Pages: 260-263

Journal: Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization

Volume number: 9

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 1479-2621

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479262111000372

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Abstract: 
Although oilseed rape has become one of the most important oil crops in Europe, little is known regarding the viability of its seed under conditions of long-term storage. We report here an examination of oilseed rape seed longevity performed on a set of 42 accessions housed at the German ex situ genebank at IPK, Gatersleben. A comparison of germination between the accessions stored for 26 years showed that viability was in part genetically determined, since it ranged between 42 and 98%. An attempt was made to define the genetic basis of viability by subjecting a mapping population of doubled haploids to three artificial ageing treatments. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) were detected on six chromosomes: N6, N7, N8, N15, N16 and N18. The chromosomal locations of these QTL were compared with their syntenic regions in Arabidopsis thaliana in order to explore what genes might underlie genetic variation for longevity.

Harvard Citation style: Nagel, M., Rosenhauer, M., Willner, E., Snowdon, R., Friedt, W. and Börner, A. (2011) Seed longevity in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) - genetic variation and QTL mapping, Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, 9(2), pp. 260-263. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479262111000372

APA Citation style: Nagel, M., Rosenhauer, M., Willner, E., Snowdon, R., Friedt, W., & Börner, A. (2011). Seed longevity in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) - genetic variation and QTL mapping. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. 9(2), 260-263. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479262111000372