Genetics, Vol. 178, 2433-2437, April 2008, Copyright © 2008
doi:10.1534/genetics.107.084830

Key Impact of Vgt1 on Flowering Time Adaptation in Maize: Evidence From Association Mapping and Ecogeographical Information

* UMR de Génétique Végétale, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Paris-Sud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, AgroParisTech, Ferme du Moulon, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France and {dagger} KWS SAAT AG, 37555 Einbeck, Germany

1 Corresponding author: UMR de Génétique Végétale, INRA, Univ Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ferme du Moulon, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
E-mail: charcos{at}moulon.inra.fr

An association study conducted on 375 maize inbred lines indicates a strong relationship between Vgt1 polymorphisms and flowering time, extending former quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping results. Analysis of allele frequencies in a landrace collection supports a key role of Vgt1 in maize altilatitudinal adaptation.




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