Table 1.

QTLs for anthocyanin pigmentation of maize organs

Organ	QTL Name	Chr.	Marker interval		LOD score	Additive effecta	Dominant effecta	% PVEb	Bin	No. of listed genes per Bin	Candidate genes
Anther	qACant6	6	92.7	107.8	4.9	0.8	0.5	3.4	6.04	40	pl1, sm1
Anther	qACant10	10	73.7	76.1	19.8	−1.9	0.1	52.0	10.06	51	lc1, lcm1, Nc1, Nc2, Nc3, p, r1, S, Sc, sn1
Spikelet	qACspk2	2	49.9	59.7	13.6	2.1	1.0	16.8	2.02–2.04	42, 35, 53	b1
Spikelet	qACspk3	3	19.5	30.7	4.9	−0.5	−1.0	0.0	3.01–3.04	25, 21, 16, 62	no candidates
Spikelet	qACspk6	6	93.7	101.8	12.4	1.5	0.7	14.6	6.04	40	pl1, sm1
Silk	qACsil10	10	73.4	80.0	18.4	−0.6	0.0	40.6	10.06	51	lc1, lcm1, Nc1, Nc2, Nc3, p, r1, S, Sc, sn1
Leaf sheath	qAClsh2	2	49.4	60.2	10.5	2.3	0.3	23.8	2.02–2.04	42, 35, 53	b1
Leaf sheath	qAClsh6	6	96.0	102.5	7.3	1.4	0.4	10.1	6.04	40	pl1, sm1
Culm	qACcul2	2	48.9	59.5	11.0	2.0	0.8	9.6	2.02–2.04	42, 35, 53	b1
Culm	qACcul6	6	93.2	103.8	8.1	1.6	0.3	12.5	6.04	40	pl1, sm1
Midrib of leaf blade	qACmlb10	10	73.5	81.5	5.3	0.4	0.0	15.0	10.06	51	lc1, lcm1, Nc1, Nc2, Nc3, p, r1, S, Sc, sn1
Prop root	qACprr1	1	181.3	193.2	4.2	0.6	−0.2	12.7	1.07–1.09	79, 69, 69	bz2
Prop root	qACprr6	6	92.9	101.4	7.8	0.9	0.4	9.9	6.04	40	pl1, sm1
Bract leaf	qACbrl2	2	49.9	61.6	12.1	2.2	1.4	12.3	2.02–2.04	42, 35, 53	b1
Bract leaf	qACbrl6	6	94.1	102.7	10.8	1.6	1.1	7.9	6.04	40	pl1, sm1
Glumes of cob	qACglc6	6	94.3	100.2	22.2	2.7	2.8	7.1	6.04	40	pl1, sm1
Top side of grain	qACtsg6	6	95.7	100.2	30.8	2.6	2.4	11.7	6.04	40	pl1, sm1

^aPositive values show that the JC072A allele increases values.

^bPercentage of phenotypic variance explained.