Genomic approaches for the improvement of tuber quality traits in potato

  1. Gebhardt, C. 1
  2. Menendez, C. 1
  3. Chen, X. 1
  4. Li, L. 1
  5. Schäfer-Pregl, R. 1
  6. Salamini, F. 1
  1. 1 Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
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    Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

    Colonia, Alemania

    ROR https://ror.org/044g3zk14

Revista:
Acta Horticulturae

ISSN: 0567-7572

Año de publicación: 2005

Volumen: 684

Número: 684

Páginas: 85-91

Tipo: Artículo

SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-42149114935 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Acta Horticulturae

Resumen

Over the last 15 years, the potato genome group at the Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research has constructed molecular linkage maps for the twelve potato chromosomes in eight different, diploid mapping populations. The molecular linkage maps made possible the genetic dissection of complex agronomic traits such as tuber starch content, sugar content after cold storage and yield into discrete quantitative trait loci (QTL). Cloned genes known to function in carbohydrate metabolism or transport (candidate genes) were also mapped, many of them as PCR-based markers. Co-localization between QTL for tuber quality traits and candidate gene loci was observed. The potato function map for tuber quality traits resulting from this work provides the model for further research such as association studies, which can ultimately lead to the improvement of tuber quality traits by haplotype-assisted breeding (HAB).