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Quantitative Trait Loci for Component Physiological Traits Determining Salt Tolerance in Rice

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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:01 authored by Mikiko L Koyama, Aurora Levesley, Robert M D Koebner, Tim Flowers, Anthony R Yeo
Rice (Oryza sativa) is sensitive to salinity, which affects one-fifth of irrigated land worldwide. Reducing sodium and chloride uptake into rice while maintaining potassium uptake are characteristics that would aid growth under saline conditions. We describe genetic determinants of the net quantity of ions transported to the shoot, clearly distinguishing between quantitative trait loci (QTL) for the quantity of ions in a shoot and for those that affect the concentration of an ion in the shoot. The latter coincide with QTL for vegetative growth (vigor) and their interpretation is therefore ambiguous. We distinguished those QTL that are independent of vigor and thus directly indicate quantitative variation in the underlying mechanisms of ion uptake. These QTL independently govern sodium uptake, potassium uptake, and sodium:potassium selectivity. The QTL for sodium and potassium uptake are on different linkage groups (chromosomes). This is consistent with the independent inheritance of sodium and potassium uptake in the mapping population and with the mechanistically different uptake pathways for sodium and potassium in rice under saline conditions (apoplastic leakage and membrane transport, respectively). We report the chromosomal location of ion transport and selectivity traits that are compatible with agronomic needs and we indicate markers to assist selection in a breeding program. Based upon knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of ion uptake in rice, we argue that QTL for sodium transport are likely to act through the control of root development, whereas QTL for potassium uptake are likely to act through the structure or regulation of membrane-sited transport components.

History

Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Plant Physiology

ISSN

0032-0889

Publisher

American Society of Plant Biologists

Issue

1

Volume

125

Page range

406-422

Pages

17.0

Department affiliated with

  • Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications

Notes

One of the very first papers to show QTL for traits associated with salt tolerance in plants. The result of a programme devised and lead by Flowers and Yeo; practical work by Levesley and Koyama; Koebner was a minor contributor; Koyama analysed the data.

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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