Citation:
Sabag, I. ; Morota, G. ; Peleg, Z. . Genome-Wide Association Analysis Uncovers The Genetic Architecture Of Tradeoff Between Flowering Date And Yield Components In Sesame. 2021, 21, 549.
Date Published:
2021Abstract:
Unrevealing the genetic makeup of crop morpho-agronomic traits is essential for improving yield quality and sustainability. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the oldest oil-crops in the world. Despite its economic and agricultural importance, it is an ‘orphan crop-plant’ that has undergone limited modern selection, and, as a consequence preserved wide genetic diversity. Here we established a new sesame panel (SCHUJI) that contains 184 genotypes representing wide phenotypic variation and is geographically distributed. We harnessed the natural variation of this panel to perform genome-wide association studies for morpho-agronomic traits under the Mediterranean climate conditions.