中国农业科学 ›› 2026, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (6): 1157-1171.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2026.06.002

• 作物遗传育种·种质资源·分子遗传学 • 上一篇    下一篇

基于GWAS的中国地方小麦成熟胚大小位点的鉴定及其遗传效应解析

叶美金1,6(), 吴雷2(), Lohani Md Nahibuzzaman2, 尹丽2, 胡欣荣2, 刘亚西2, 蒋云峰2, 陈国跃2, 蒲至恩3, 李阳3, 李婷2,4, 邹亚亚2,5, 吴佳怡1, 马建2()   

  1. 1 成都师范学院化学与生命科学学院,成都 611130
    2 四川农业大学小麦研究所,成都 611130
    3 四川农业大学农学院,成都 611130
    4 四川省广元市昭化区农业农村局特色产业发展中心,四川广元 628021
    5 延安市农业科学研究院,陕西延安 716000
    6 乐山市特色植物资源创新利用工程技术研究中心,四川乐山 614000
  • 收稿日期:2025-08-17 接受日期:2025-10-02 出版日期:2026-03-16 发布日期:2026-03-24
  • 通信作者:
    马建,E-mail:
  • 联系方式: 叶美金,E-mail:091048@cdnu.edu.cn。吴雷,E-mail:2169068493@qq.com。叶美金和吴雷为同等贡献作者。
  • 基金资助:
    四川省自然科学基金项目面上项目(2024NSFSC0330); 四川省大学生创新创业训练计划(S202514389093); 乐山市特色植物资源创新利用工程技术研究中心开放课题(TSZW2025-12)

Genome-Wide Association Study-Based Identification of Loci Controlling Mature Embryo Size in Chinese Wheat Landraces and Their Genetic Effects Analysis

YE MeJin1,6(), WU Lei2(), MD NAHIBUZZAMAN Lohani2, YIN Li2, HU XinRong2, LIU YaXi2, JIANG YunFeng2, CHEN GuoYue2, PU ZhiEn3, LI Yang3, LI Ting2,4, ZOU YaYa2,5, WU JiaYi1, MA Jian2()   

  1. 1 College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Chengdu Normal University, Chengdu 611130
    2 Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130
    3 Agronomy College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130
    4 Characteristic Industry Development Center, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Zhaohua District, Guangyuan 628021, Sichuan
    5 Yan'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yan'an 716000, Shaanxi
    6 Leshan Engineering Technology Research Center for Innovative Utilization of Feature Plant Resources, Leshan 61400, Sichuan
  • Received:2025-08-17 Accepted:2025-10-02 Published:2026-03-16 Online:2026-03-24

摘要:

【目的】小麦胚是籽粒的重要组成部分,与种子的营养价值、萌发和幼苗建成密切相关。从遗传变异丰富的中国地方小麦中挖掘胚大小位点,并解析其遗传效应,拓展对小麦胚大小遗传基础的认识,为未来育种计划提供有价值的分子靶点。【方法】利用小麦660K SNP芯片对240份不同来源的中国地方小麦进行基因型分析,并结合3个环境的胚大小表型数据,通过混合线性模型进行全基因组关联分析,对检测到的显著性关联位点进行遗传效应分析和候选基因预测。【结果】在3个环境及最佳线性无偏预测值(BLUP)下,胚长、胚宽、胚面积、胚长宽比的范围分别为1.64—3.43 mm、0.93—2.58 mm、1.10—5.71 mm2和1.06—2.08,其广义遗传力分别为0.76、0.47、0.54和0.60。胚长、胚宽、胚面积、胚长宽比、胚长粒长比和胚宽粒宽比之间存在显著的正相关性,相关系数为0.271—0.922。主要胚性状(胚长、胚宽、胚面积)与粒长、千粒重、根干重呈显著正相关。共鉴定到18个在2个环境及BLUP中稳定表达的、与胚长和胚面积显著关联的SNP位点,这些位点被分为4个QTL区段,其中,控制胚长的有3个、控制胚面积的有1个,且胚面积QTL(QEA. sicau.3B)与胚长QTL(QEL.sicau.3B.2)共定位。针对主效胚长位点QEL.sicau.1B,预测了9个候选基因。遗传效应分析表明,QEL.sicau.1B的增效应位点在提高胚长、粒长、粒宽、粒重和缩短开花期方面具有显著作用,对提高幼苗根干重和地上部苗子干重方面具有显著优势,而对分蘖数和小穗数具有一定负效应。比较分析表明,QEL.sicau.1BQEL.sicau.3B.2可能为新位点。【结论】通过全基因组关联分析检测到4个与胚大小显著相关的稳定QTL,针对胚长位点QEL.sicau.1B,预测了9个可能的候选基因。证实胚大小与籽粒大小呈显著正相关,且与苗期根系活力有一定关联。

关键词: 小麦, 胚大小, SNP标记, 全基因组关联分析, 农艺性状, 根系性状, 候选基因

Abstract:

【Objective】As a critical component of wheat grains, the embryo is closely correlated to nutritional value, germination, and seedling establishment. Mining embryo size loci from genetically diverse Chinese wheat landraces and deciphering their genetic effects will enhance our understanding of the genetic basis of embryo size and provide molecular targets for future breeding programs. 【Method】We genotyped 240 Chinese wheat landraces using the 660K SNP array and performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) via a mixed linear model, integrating embryo size phenotypic data across three environments. Significant loci were subjected to genetic effect analysis and candidate gene prediction. 【Result】Phenotypic variation ranges across environments and BLUP values were: embryo length (1.64-3.43 mm), width (0.93-2.58 mm), area (1.10-5.71 mm2), and length-to-width ratio (1.06-2.08), with broad-sense heritabilities of 0.76, 0.47, 0.54, and 0.60, respectively. Significant positive correlations (r=0.271-0.922) existed among embryo traits, and between major embryo traits (length, width, area) and grain length or thousand-kernel weight. A total of 18 stable SNP loci significantly associated with embryo length and area were identified across two environments and BLUP values, which were clustered into four quantitative trait locus (QTL) intervals. These included three QTLs for embryo length and one for embryo area, with colocalization observed between QEA.sicau.3B and QEL.sicau.3B.2. For the major QTL QEL.sicau.1B, we predicted nine candidate genes. Genetic effect analysis revealed that the increasing allele of QEL.sicau.1B significantly enhanced embryo length, grain length and width, thousand-kernel weight, and reduced flowering time, while demonstrating superior effects on seedling root dry weight and shoot biomass, albeit with minor negative impacts on tiller number and spikelet number. Comparative analysis suggested both QEL.sicau.1B and QEL.sicau.3B.2 represent novel loci. 【Conclusion】GWAS identified four stable loci significantly associated with embryo size, among which nine potential candidate genes were predicted for the major embryo-length QTL (QEL.sicau.1B). The study demonstrated significant positive correlations between embryo size and grain dimensions, and revealed a functional association with seedling root vigor.

Key words: Triticum aestivum L., embryo size, SNP markers, GWAS, agronomic traits, root traits, candidate genes