TABLE 1

Parameters of Gamma distributions of QTL effects in barley

	Multiple-marker analysis^{^a}		Individual-marker analysis
Trait	α	β	α	β
Kernel weight	0.0579	0.2233	0.1145	1.1396
Yield	0.0100	0.4194	0.0862	1.3148
Heading	0.0285	0.3132	0.0955	1.6229
Height	0.0181	0.3154	0.0862	1.3109
Maturity	0.0323	0.2928	0.0985	1.3743
Test weight	0.0184	0.3097	0.0854	1.3403
Lodging	0.0165	0.3034	0.1059	1.0591

↵a Note that α is the scale parameter and β is the shape parameter. When β < 1 the curve is L-shaped, when β = 1 the curve is exponential, and when β > 1 the curve is bell shaped.