{"title":"Establishment and Application of Multiplex PCR System Based on Molecular Markers for Glutenin Subunit Genes (Locus) in Wheat","authors":"Qiang LIANG, Xiao-Ke ZHANG, Qian WEI, Xiao-Long WANG, Jing ZHANG, Dao-Jie SUN, Xiao-Jie FU, Bai-Xing WU, Hong-Bo NIE","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60050-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60050-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Wheat strong-gluten quality is closely correlated with combinations of high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GS) and low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GS). A multiplex PCR system was established to evaluate the loci for HMW-GS and LMW-GS in wheat (<em>Triticum aetivum</em> L.). The multiplex PCR system confered molecular markers for <em>Ax1/Ax2*, Bx7<sup>OE</sup>, Dx5, Glu-A3d, Glu-B3i</em> genes, and <em>Glu-B3</em> locus, and proved to be effective and stable to amplify specific bands on target loci in 12 wheat cultivars with known gene/locus combinaitons. Using this multiplex PCR system, 62 major cultivars from Shaanxi Province, China were evaluated. The results showed that the frequencies were 56.5% for <em>Ax1/Ax2*</em>, 9.6% for <em>Dx5</em>, 33.9% for <em>Glu-A3d</em>, 1.6% for <em>Glu-B3i</em>, and 64.4% for <em>Glu-B3</em>, whereas gene <em>Bx7<sup>OE</sup></em> was not detected. Most cultivars carried 2 genes (locus) with the frequency of 48.3%, followed by cultivars carrying a single gene or locus (33.9%). The frequency of cultivars carrying 3- or 4-gene (locus) combinations was 11.3%. The remaining cultivars (6.5%) were free of any elite gene (locus). Therefore, the frequency of combination of multiple strong-gluten subunit genes (locus) was low in the cultivars from Shaanxi Province, which could be improved with introduced germlasm. The multiplex PCR system developed may serve as a rapid and efficient method to select breeding materials carrying multiple genes (locus) associated with strong-gluten subunit.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 11","pages":"Pages 1942-1948"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60050-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56941907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guang-Zhou DING , Jing HOU , Li CHEN , Feng-Ming MA , Lian-Jiang CHEN
{"title":"Cloning of nia Gene and Differential Gene Expressions Induced by Nitrate and Ammonium Nitrogen in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.)","authors":"Guang-Zhou DING , Jing HOU , Li CHEN , Feng-Ming MA , Lian-Jiang CHEN","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60051-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60051-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Gene <em>nia</em> plays an important role in regulation of nitrogen metabolism in plants. This gene has been cloned in many crops except for sugar beet. In this study, a cDNA clone associated with nitrate reduction was isolated from a diploid species of sugar beet (<em>Beta vulgaris</em> L.) using homologous cloning technique. A novel full-length cDNA (GenBank accession number EU163265), termed <em>nia</em>, was obtained using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full length of <em>nia</em> gene is 3247 bp. The open reading frame of this gene is 2718 bp in length, which encodes 905 amino acids with the theoretical molecular weight of 102 kD and the isoelectric point of 6.12. Southern blotting results proved that <em>nia</em> presents in low copies in Ty7, and the clone obtained belongs to NADH-NR genes. The <em>nia</em> transcripts under nitrate nitrogen (NO<sub>3</sub>-N) and ammonium nitrogen (NH<sub>4</sub>-N) treatments were detected through semiquantitative PCR analysis, and the efficiency of mRNA synthesis from each sample was estimated via quantitative PCR of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). In the NH<sub>4</sub>-N treatment, <em>nia</em> was up-regulated with low concentration of NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>, but inhibited by high concentration of NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>. In the NO<sub>3</sub>-N treatment, the <em>nia</em> expression level was enhanced with the increase of NO<sub>3</sub><sup>(</sup> concentration. When exposed to 30 mmol L<sup>(1</sup> KNO<sub>3</sub>, <em>nia</em> exhibited the highest expression 4 h after treatment and a significantly reduction 6 h after treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 11","pages":"Pages 1949-1955"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60051-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56942384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hong-Xia YUAN , Fu-Xia ZHANG , Jia-Jia ZHANG , Xing-Song HOU , Hong-Jie LI , Hong-Lian LI
{"title":"Resistance of CIMMYT Wheat Germplasm to Heterodera filipjevi Xuchang Population from Henan Province, China","authors":"Hong-Xia YUAN , Fu-Xia ZHANG , Jia-Jia ZHANG , Xing-Song HOU , Hong-Jie LI , Hong-Lian LI","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60052-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60052-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The cereal cyst nematode (CCN) of wheat has become a severe disease in recent years. <em>Heterodera filipjevi</em> is a new pathogenic nematode in China. For screening resistant resources to <em>H. filipjevi</em>, the resistance of 75 wheat cultivars or lines from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) was evaluated in greenhouse and field conditions using relative resistance index (RRI) and Pf/Pi ratios, with the nematode from Xuchang population, Henan Province, China. No cultivar was immune to <em>H. filipjevi</em>. However, line 6R(6D) was highly resistant in both test conditions. Lines CROC_1/AE.SQUARROSA(224)//OPATA*1, CROC_1/AE.SQUARROSA (224)//OPATA*2, MACKELLER, CPI 133842, CPI 133814, and TRIDENT were moderately resistant to <em>H. filipjevi</em> in the greenhouse test. In the field test, CPI 133842, CPI 133814, DURATI, and TURCAN#39 showed a high resistant reaction with RRI values ranging from 0.90 to 0.96. Fourteen lines including ID-2150, BAXTER, and MACKELLER were moderately resistant to <em>H. filipjevi</em>. The disease severity was heavier in the greenhouse test than in the field test, and resistance identification in the greenhouse is much easier and reliable. The results indicated that relative resistance index (RRI) is an efficient index for evaluating the resistance of wheat cultivars to CCN.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 11","pages":"Pages 1956-1966"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60052-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56942003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Lipid Content and Components on Cooking Quality and Their Responses to Nitrogen in Milled Japonica Rice","authors":"Dan-Dan GU, Zheng-Hui LIU, Yang LIU, Shao-Hua WANG, Qiang-Sheng WANG, Gang-Hua LI, Yan-Feng DING","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60053-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60053-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The objective of this study was to understand the relationship between cooking quality and lipid content and components in milled rice of different cultivars, and the regulation of nitrogen on lipid quality in <em>japonica</em> rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.). Under 7 nitrogen conditions with 4 total nitrogen levels and 2 split ratios, the RVA parameters and contents of crude lipid, lipid components, and amylose were assayed in 6 cultivars. Genotype significantly affected the content and components of lipid in milled rice. The milled rice of small-panicle cultivars had higher contents of crude lipid and starch lipid and lower non-starch lipid in milled rice than that of the large-panicle cultivars. The effect of nitrogen on lipid content and components in milled rice was smaller than that of genotype, and varied among genotypes. The content of crude lipid was significantly and negatively correlated with breakdown value, and the content of starch lipid was significantly and negatively correlated with amylose content, setback value, and consistency viscosity. The results indicate that rice cooking quality can be promoted through cultivar improvement aiming at increasing starch lipid content in milled rice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 11","pages":"Pages 2001-2010"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60053-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56942023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phenotypic Correlation Among Root and Shoot Traits in an Elite Chinese Hybrid Rice Combination and Its Three Derived Populations","authors":"Yong-Shu LIANG, Zhi-Qiang GAO, Xiao-Deng ZHAN, Yan-Li CHEN, Dai-Bo CHEN, Xi-Hong SHEN, Li-Yong CAO, Shi-Hua CHENG","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60046-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60046-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To elucidate the phenotypic correlations among root and shoot traits in elite hybrid rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.), 7 root and 10 shoot traits in an RIL population of Xieyou 9308 and 2 reciprocal backcross populations (BCF<sub>1</sub>) derived from the RILs were determined under hydroponic culture and field experiment conditions. All traits, except for root diameter, panicle number per plant and grain-setting rate, were significantly different between the 2 recurrent parents, and transgressive segregations and continuous distributions were observed in either root traits or shoot traits in the RIL or BCF<sub>1</sub> populations. In the root traits, root length was positively correlated with total root length, dry root weight, root surface area, root volume, and number of root tips; however, root diameter was negatively correlated with other root traits. In the shoot traits, heading date, plant height, panicle length, spikelet number per panicle, grain-setting density, and grain yield per plant showed significant and positive correlations with all root traits except for root diameter. These results provide applicable shoot indices for indirect selection of root traits and valuable information for super hybrid rice breeding.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 10","pages":"Pages 1711-1723"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60046-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56941578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong ZHANG , Shi-Zhao LI , Zhen-Lu WU , Wen-Xiong YANG , Ya-Xiong YU , Xian-Chun XIA , Zhong-Hu HE , De-Hui ZHAO
{"title":"Contribution of CIMMYT Wheat Germplasm to Genetic Improvement of Grain Yield in Spring Wheat of Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and Xinjiang Provinces","authors":"Yong ZHANG , Shi-Zhao LI , Zhen-Lu WU , Wen-Xiong YANG , Ya-Xiong YU , Xian-Chun XIA , Zhong-Hu HE , De-Hui ZHAO","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60047-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60047-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Information on advances in wheat (<em>Triticum aestivum</em> L.) productivity is essential for genetic improvement on yield potential. Four yield potential trials with totally 59 leading cultivars from Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and Xinjiang, China were conducted using a randomized complete block design with 3 replications under controlled environments in 2 successive cropping seasons from 2007 to 2009. The experimental sites were located in Chengdu in Sichuan, Lijiang in Yunnan, Wuwei in Gansu, and Changji in Xinjiang. Molecular markers were used to detect the presence of dwarfing genes and 1B/1R translocation. The results indicated that the annual genetic gains in yield were 0.73% in Sichuan, 0.34% in Yunnan, 0.58% in Gansu, and 1.43% in Xinjiang. There was no obvious trend of yield component improvement for yield increase in Sichuan; while reduced spikes per square meter and increased kernels per spike were the main factor for yield increase in Yunnan; increased kernels per spike were the main factor for yield increase in Gansu; and increased kernel weight of main spike and harvest index were the main factor for yield increase in Xinjiang, together with the contribution from reduced plant height and earlier maturity. It also indicated that the dwarfing genes <em>Rht-B1b</em> and <em>Rht-D1b</em> were all from International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) lines, and the significant progresses of genetic gain in yield in the 4 provinces were mainly due to the direct and indirect use of CIMMYT germplasm. Stripe rust resistance was the main contribution of CIMMYT germplasm in Sichuan and Yunnan; while CIMMYT germplasm contributed to high yield potential with high kernel number per spike, short plant height, and wide adaptability in Xinjiang and Gansu.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 10","pages":"Pages 1752-1762"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60047-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56941665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nitrogen Accumulation and Distribution in Rapeseed with Different Nitrogen Utilization Efficiencies for Grain Production","authors":"Qing-Song ZUO, Yun-Long GE, Liu Rong, Yin Cui-Yan, Tang Yao, Guang YANG, Suo-Hu LENG","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60049-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60049-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The objectives of this study were to understand the characteristics of nitrogen accumulation and partition in different types ofrapeseed (Brassica napus. L) and explain the mechanism of nitrogen efficiency for seed production. A total of 98 conventional rapeseed varieties in 6 types of nitrogen use efficiency for grain production (NUEg) were planted under N0 (pure nitrogen 0 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>) and N1 (pure nitrogen 150 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>) conditions in 2007 and 2008. The dry matter weights and nitrogen contents of different parts of plants at ripening stage were determined. Significant difference of NUEg was observed among varieties, and seed yield of rapeseed was increased with NUEg. NUEg had no significant correlation with total nitrogen accumulation, but was negatively correlated with the ratios of nitrogen distribution in stem (<em>r</em> = −0.5941, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in treatment N0; and <em>r</em> = −0.4141, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in treatment N1) and shell (<em>r</em> = −0.6007, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in N0; and <em>r</em> = −0.5374, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in N1) and positively correlated with the ratio of nitrogen accumulation in seed (<em>r</em> = 0.7954, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in N0; and <em>r</em> = 0.7239, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in N1). Besides, NUEg had significant correlation with total number of seeds (<em>r</em> = 0.5945, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in N0; and <em>r</em> = 0.5412, <em>P</em> < 0.01 in N1). Both NUEg and total amount of nitrogen accumulation had significant impacts on rapeseed yield. Therefore, rapeseed variety should be developed with high levels of nitrogen accumulation and translocation into seeds.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 10","pages":"Pages 1852-1859"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60049-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56941840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hui-Min WU, Li-Yu HUANG, Ya-Jiao PAN, Peng JIN, Bin-Ying FU
{"title":"Function of Gene OsASIE1 in Response to Abiotic Stress in Rice","authors":"Hui-Min WU, Li-Yu HUANG, Ya-Jiao PAN, Peng JIN, Bin-Ying FU","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60048-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60048-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>AP2/EREBP transcription factors play an important role in plant development, hormone response, and responses to biotic and abiotic stress. <em>OsASIE1</em>, a member of the EREBP subfamily of AP2/EREBP transcription factors in rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.), is determined to be involved in abiotic stress response. <em>OsASIE1</em> expression was induced by drought and salt stresses. In addition, an electrophoresis mobility shift assay (EMSA) revealed that the AP2 domain of the <em>OsASIE1</em> protein can bind to both DRE (dehydration-responsive element) and GCC box (ethylene response element, ERE) <em>in vitro</em>. All these results indicate that <em>OsASIE1</em> may participate in abiotic stress response by regulating the expression of downstream genes with DRE and GCC box binding. Overexpression of <em>OsASIE1</em> in transgenic rice plants might be used to improve tolerance to salt stress.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 10","pages":"Pages 1771-1778"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60048-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56941538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic Stability of Rice Aneuploid During Its Asexual Propagation","authors":"Zhi-Yun GONG, Guo-Xin SHI, Xiu-Xiu LIU, Chuan-Deng YI, Ming-Hong GU, Heng-Xiu YU","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60040-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60040-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For undertanding the genetic stability of rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.) aneuploid during its asexual propagation, a telotetrasome (2<em>n</em>+·8S+·8S) was selected from the progenies of a rice telotrisome (2<em>n</em>+·8S), and preserved by asexual reproduction. One of the extra short arms (·8S) was easily lost in the asexual propagation offspring of 2<em>n</em>+·8S+·8S, resulting in morphological variation. The behaviors of the 2 extra ·8S were observed using fluorescence <em>in situ</em> hybridization (FISH) technique. One of the 2 extra ·8S was found without detectable centromeric satellite repeat (CentO) and centromere-specific retrotransposon (CRR), and failed to be transmitted stably; whereas the other extra ·8S contained CRR but no detectable CentO, which could be transmitted stably during asexual propagation. However, the extra ·8S contained both CentO and CRR sequences in the initial telotrisomic line (2<em>n</em>+·8S). Therefore, the CentO and CRR sequences of the extra ·8S may be randomly lost during asexual propagation, which results in instable inheritance in aneuploid rice with extra ·8S.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 9","pages":"Pages 1505-1510"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60040-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56940814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ji-Hua TANG, Hong-Qiang JI, Yi-Bao LIU, Jun ZHANG, Xiao-Jun TAN, Yan-Min HU, Zong-Hua LIU
{"title":"Inheritance of Lysine Content in Kernel and Relationship Between Lysine Content and Yield in Maize","authors":"Ji-Hua TANG, Hong-Qiang JI, Yi-Bao LIU, Jun ZHANG, Xiao-Jun TAN, Yan-Min HU, Zong-Hua LIU","doi":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60044-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60044-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aimed at seeking the genetic possibility of coinstantaneous improvement of kernel yield and lysine content in maize (<em>Zea mays</em> L.). Fifteen inbred lines selected from 5 basic maize populations were crossed with 5 elite inbred lines derived from different heterotic groups according to the NCII design. In 2009, 75 combinations were evaluated in Zhengzhou and Xuchang, Henan Province, China. The lysine contents in kernels of parents, F<sub>1</sub>, and F<sub>2</sub> populations were determined using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) method, and analyzed in the model of triploid seed endosperm-cytoplasm-maternal effect. In addition to the 3 genetic systems of seeds, maternal effect, and cytoplasm effect as the predominating element, environmental factor was also found to affect the lysine content in kernels. The genetic main-effect (<em>V</em><sub>G</sub>), which was composed of 24.6% seed effect (<em>V</em><sub>A</sub>+<em>V</em><sub>D</sub>), 19.7% cytoplasm effect (<em>V</em><sub>C</sub>), and 55.7% maternal effect (<em>V</em><sub>Am</sub>+<em>V</em><sub>Dm</sub>), explained 76.3% of the total genetic variance (<em>V</em><sub>G</sub>+<em>V</em><sub>GE</sub>). The maternal heritability for lysine content (40.98%) was much higher than the seed heritability (17.86%) and cytoplasm heritability (14.29%). Besides, no significant correlation was found between the lysine content and grain yield (<em>r</em> = −0.0269, <em>P</em> > 0.05). Therefore, it is feasible to improve both kernel yield and lysine content simultaneously in maize breeding. In breeding practice, the parental lines with high lysine content, especially the female line, are the genetic basis, and diverse crosses among parents in different heterotic groups provide a wide platform for selecting both high yield and lysine content in the progenies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7085,"journal":{"name":"Acta Agronomica Sinica","volume":"37 9","pages":"Pages 1585-1591"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1875-2780(11)60044-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56941167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}