Table 4.

Coinciding QTL and their common effects on developmental traits in rye

Coinciding QTL	Common effects of A alleles introduced by the 541 parental line
ST1.1.R–SL1.3.R ST4.2.R–SL4.2.R ST5.4.D–SL5.3.R ST7.1.R–SL7.1.R	Increased stem thickness and increased spike length
LS1.4.D–CC1.2.D LS1.6.D–CC1.2.D LS1.7.D–CC1.2.D LS5.2.R–CC5.2.D	Increased leaf area and reduced amount of chlorophyll in leaves
SL1.3.R–AL1.2.R SL5.3.R–AL5.3.R	Increased spike length and increased awn length
PH5.2.R′–ST5.4.D PH7.1.R′–ST7.1.R PH7.2.R′–ST7.2.R PH7.3.R′–ST7.3.R	Decreased plant height and increased stem thickness
PH4.2.R′–SL4.3.R PH5.2.R′–SL5.3.R PH7.1.R′–SL7.1.R	Decreased plant height and increased spike length
PH1.3.R′–HD1.7.R PH2.1.R′–HD2.1.R PH2.2.R′–HD2.2.R PH5.6.R′–HD5.11.R	Decreased plant height and speeded up heading
TKW6.2.R–KL6.1.R TKW7.2.R–KL7.3.R	Increased thousand-kernel weight and increased kernel length