QTL mapping for microtuber dormancy and GA3 content in a diploid potato population [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Raja Mohib Muazzam Naz, Mengtai Li, Safia Ramzan, Gege Li, Jun Liu, Xingkui Cai, and Conghua Xie

The genetic control of dormancy is poorly understood in most plant species, but dormancy is a prominent feature for the potato industry. We used the microtuber system, in which tubers were produced in vitro and stored at 20°C, to perform quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis for dormancy and gibberellic acid (GA₃) content in an F₁ population consisting of 178 genotypes derived from an interspecific cross between Solanum chacoense acc. PI 320285 (long dormancy) and Solanum phureja acc. DM1-3 516 R44 (short dormancy). In this analysis, 163 markers were used to construct a genetic map with a total length of 591.8 cM. Through QTL analysis, we identified 22 markers closely linked to the timing of dormancy release and GA₃ content. The male parent alleles were closely related with long dormancy, with the most significant effect on chromosome I, which accounted for 9.4% of phenotypic variation. The dormancy and GA₃ QTLs localized to the same position in the genome, confirming that same genomic region controls GA₃ content at different developmental stages or in dormant and sprouting tubers. The identified QTLs may be useful for future breeding strategies and studies of dormancy in potato.

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