Table 2.
QTLs obtained using the combined model.
| Phenotype (# of traits) |
Groupsa | Total # of QTL | # of traits with QTL | Variance explained by single QTL (µ ± σ) (%) | Variance explained by all QTLs of a trait (µ ± σ) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass (9) | deletion | 14 | 6 | 7.6 ± 6.7 | 12.3 ± 5.6 |
| Leaf (22) | deletion | 84 | 12 | 6.4 ± 4.2 | 27.1 ± 30.2 |
| insertion | 12 | 5 | 13.0 ± 12.0 | ||
| P. deltoides | 2 | 2 | 6.9 ± 1.1 | ||
| Phenology (7) | deletion | 39 | 6 | 5.8 ± 4.4 | 24.5 ± 14.1 |
| insertion | 7 | 3 | 10.3 ± 7.0 | ||
| P. deltoides + P. nigra | 5 | 3 | 5.0 ± 1.1 |
a The observed QTLs were categorized into groups based on their origin: deletion, insertion, deletion + insertion, P. deltoides, P. nigra, P. deltoides + P. nigra. This table only shows groups for which QTLs were identified.