Table 2.

Bibliography of QTL studies involving total tiller and fertile tiller number in wheat used for meta-analysis.

Ref. No	Population			QTL		References
	Parents	Size	Type	Marker type	Projected number
1	RAC875 × Kukri	368	DH	DArT, SSR	7	63
2	Kharchia65 × HD2009	114	RIL	SSR	1	64
3	Opata85 × W7984	114	RIL	SSR	7	65
4	Iran#49 × Yecora Rojo	168	RIL	SSR	3	66
5	Excalibur × Kukri	192	DH	DArT, SSR	2	67
6	Berkut × Krichauff	152	DH	DArT, SSR	8	68
7	Weebill × Bacanora	105	RIL	DArT, SSR, KASP	7	69
8	ND3338 × JD6	203	DH	SNP	19	70
9	Fukuho-kumogi × Oligoculm	107	DH	AFLP, SSR	4	71
10	CN18 × T1208	371	RIL	SSR	3	72
11	Flair × XX86	111	BC	SSR	1	73
12	Nanda2419 × Wangshuibai	230	RIL	SSR	2	74
13	WL711 × PH132, Opata85 × W7984	110	RIL	SSR	12	75
14	Huapei3 × Yumai57	168	DH, IF2	SSR, EST-SSR	17	76
15	Opata85 × W-7984	111	RIL	SSR	7	77
16	20,828 × Chuannong16	199	RIL	SNP	3	78
17	Q1028 × Zhengmai9023	186	RIL	DArT, SSR	2	79
18	Reeder × Conan	91	RIL	DArT, SSR	8	80
19	Xiaoyan54 × Jing411	142	RIL	SSR	4	81
20	CN18 × T1208	371	RIL	SNP	13	7
21	McNeal × Thatcher	160	RIL	DArT, SSR	3	82
22	Hanxuan10 × Lumai14	120	DH	AFLP, SSR, EST-SSR	16	83
23	Lovrin10 × Chinese Spring	92	DH	SSR	8	84
24	Chuanmai42 × Chuannong16	127	RIL	SSR, SRAP	6	85
25	Line3228 × Jing 4,839	237	F2:3	SSR	3	86
26	H461 × CN16	249	RIL	SNP	30	42
27	UIP × SYC	110	DH	SNP	4	8
28	NAUH167 × Wangshuibai	93	RIL	SSR	9	87
29	Chuan35050 × Shannong483	131	RIL	DArT, SSR	3	88
30	Attila × CDC Go	167	RIL	SNP	5	89