Table 6.

QTLs identified for early seedling vigor (ESV) traits related to weed competitive ability

No.	QTL	Trait	Chr	Position (bp)	Peak marker	LOD	Phenotypic variance (%)	Additive effect	Parent*
1	qNL-71.1	NL at 7 DAS	1	1022215	SNP_1_1022215	4.3	11.4	0.14	WTR-1
2	qPH-141.1	PH at 14 DAS	1	42397588	SNP_1_42397588	3.2	8.7	− 2.02	Y-134
3	qPH-211.1	PH at 21 DAS	1	13777831	SNP_1_13777831	3.0	8.1	− 1.71	Y-134
4	qPH-281.2	PH at 28 DAS	1	24722142	SNP_1_24722142	3.3	8.8	− 1.62	Y-134
5	qNL-73.1	NL at 7 DAS	3	34568654	SNP_3_34568654	3.4	9.2	− 0.15	Y-134
6	qPH-73.1	PH at 7 DAS	3	2230854	SNP_3_2230854	3.1	8.5	− 1.01	Y-134
7	qRDW3.1	RDW	3	34568654	SNP_3_34568654	2.9	7.85	− 0.03	Y-134
8	qNL-76.1	NL at 7 DAS	6	12183428	SNP_6_12183428	3.1	8.4	− 0.15	Y-134
9	qNL-76.2	NL at 7 DAS	6	17750942	SNP_6_17750942	3.1	8.4	− 0.16	Y-134
10	qNL-76.3	NL at 7 DAS	6	25277863	SNP_6_25277863	3.7	10.1	− 0.14	Y-134
11	qRFW6.1	RFW	6	25277863	SNP_6_25277863	3.6	9.7	− 0.16	Y-134
12	qNL-217.1	NL at 21 DAS	7	15241178	SNP_7_15241178	3.1	8.4	0.49	WTR-1
14	qNL-219.1	NL at 21 DAS	9	21885499	SNP_9_21885499	3.2	8.7	− 0.61	Y-134
13	qNL-79.1	NL at 7 DAS	9	21896910	SNP_9_21896910	5.0	13.2	− 0.17	Y-134
15	qPH-149.1	PH at 14 DAS	9	9834510	SNP_9_9834510	3.0	8.1	− 1.69	Y-134

*Parent- contributing desirable allele. For the additive effect, a positive value means that the desirable allele is from the recipient parent (WTR-1), while a negative value means that the desirable allele is from the donor parent (Y-134). Abbreviations: Chr, chromosome; LOD, logarithm of the odds; DAS, days after sowing; NL at 7 DAS, number of leaves at 7 DAS; NL at 21 DAS, number of leaves at 21 DAS; PH at 7 DAS, plant height at 7 DAS; PH at 14 DAS, plant height at 14 DAS; PH at 21 DAS, plant height at 21 DAS; PH at 28 DAS, plant height at 28 DAS; RFW, root fresh weight; and RDW, root dry weight