Table 8.
Details of important QTLs/genes linked with accumulation of nutritional/anti-nutritional factors in underused crops.
| Crop | QTL/gene/enzymes | Trait | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finger millet | Two-pore channel (TPC1), Ca2+ ATPase, Ca2+/H+ antiporter (CAX1) | Calcium content |
Mirza et al. (2014); Kumar et al. (2015a) |
| 27-kDa c-zein gene of opaque 2 modifier | Tryptophan content | Babu et al. (2014b) | |
| bZIP transcription factor RISBZ1 | Protein content | Babu et al. (2014b) | |
| Foxtail millet | Granule-bound starch synthase 1 | Amylose content | Fukunaga et al. (2002); Bai et al. (2013) |
| Quinoa | Diaminopimelate aminotransferase, diaminopimelate epimerase | Lysine content | Zou et al. (2017) |
| Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate synthase, dihydrofolate synthase, tetrahydrofolate synthase |
Vitamin B6 and vitamin E content | Zou et al. (2017) | |
| Triterpene saponin biosynthesis activating regulator (TSAR1 and TSAR2) | Saponin content | Jarvis et al. (2017) | |
| Granule-bound starch synthase I | Amylose content | Brown et al. (2015) | |
| Amaranth | Cytochrome P450, 4,5-DOPA dioxygenase extradiol 1 | Betalain content | Lightfoot et al. (2017) |
| Aspartate kinase 1 and dihydrodipicolinate synthase | Lysine content | Clouse et al. (2016) | |
| Buckwheat | Granule-bound starch synthase 1 | Amylose content | Yasui et al. (2016) |