Abstract
To understand the molecular mechanism of drought tolerance in sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], we found the genetic loci associated with single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and explored drought-tolerance candidate genes. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of sweet sorghum was performed using the general linear model (GLM), mixed linear model (MLM) and the fixed and random model circulating probability unification (FarmCPU) method in R. Mean productivity (MP), relative drought index (RDI) and stress-tolerance index (STI), based on plant height under two water treatments, were obtained from 354 sweet sorghum accessions from home and abroad. These plant-height drought-tolerance indices showed continuous quantitative variation. Except for the RDI, the others were close to normal distribution. A total of 6186 SNPs were obtained from the resequencing data after quality control and filling. The marker densities on chromosomes 9, 10 and 5 were higher than those on other chromosomes, which were 40.4, 16.5 and 10.0 SNPs within 1 Mb, respectively. The GWAS results showed that 49, 5 and 25 significant SNP loci were detected by the GLM, the MLM and FarmCPU, respectively, many of which were detected by two or more models. Two candidate genes of drought tolerance were annotated: Sb08g019720.1, homologous to the gene encoding the early flowering MYB protein transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana; and Sb01g037050.1, homologous to the gene encoding the basic leucine zipper transcription factor in maize. The results of this study can facilitate the cultivar development of drought-tolerant sweet sorghum.
Funder
National Natural Funding of China
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction
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