Comprehensive genetic dissection of wood properties in a widely-grown tropical tree: Eucalyptus
2011
Gion, Jean-Marc, J.-M. | Carouché, Audrey | Deweer, Sylvie | Bedon, Franck | Pichavant, Frédérique | Charpentier, Jean-Paul, J.-P. | Bailleres, Henri | Rozenberg, Philippe, P. | Carocha, Victor | Ognouabi, Nina | Verhaegen, Daniel | Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline | Vigneron, Philippe | Plomion, Christophe | Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés (BioGeCo) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bordeaux (UB) | Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad) | LABORATOIRE DE RHEOLOGIE DU BOIS DE BORDEAUX (LRBB) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Unité de recherche Amélioration, Génétique et Physiologie Forestières (AGPF) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | Instituto de Investigação da Floresta e Papel ; Partenaires INRAE | Centre de Recherche sur la Durabilité et la Productivité des Plantations Industrielles (CRDPI) | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]anglais. Background: Eucalyptus is an important genus in industrial plantations throughout the world and is grown for use as timber, pulp, paper and charcoal. Several breeding programmes have been launched worldwide to concomitantly improve growth performance and wood properties (WPs). In this study, an interspecific cross between Eucalyptus urophylla and E. grandis was used to identify major genomic regions (Quantitative Trait Loci, QTL) controlling the variability of WPs. Results: Linkage maps were generated for both parent species. A total of 117 QTLs were detected for a series of wood and end-use related traits, including chemical, technological, physical, mechanical and anatomical properties. The QTLs were mainly clustered into five linkage groups. In terms of distribution of QTL effects, our result agrees with the typical L-shape reported in most QTL studies, i.e. most WP QTLs had limited effects and only a few (13) had major effects (phenotypic variance explained > 15%). The co-locations of QTLs for different WPs as well as QTLs and candidate genes are discussed in terms of phenotypic correlations between traits, and of the function of the candidate genes. The major wood property QTL harbours a gene encoding a Cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR), a structural enzyme of the monolignol-specific biosynthesis pathway. Conclusions: Given the number of traits analysed, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the genetic architecture of wood properties in this Eucalyptus full-sib pedigree. At the dawn of Eucalyptus genome sequence, it will provide a framework to identify the nature of genes underlying these important quantitative traits.
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