Table 4.

QTL significant at a chromosome-wide level using a threshold of α = 0.05 for image-derived color values in the GE1025 population (2017: n = 110, 2018: n = 113). Parental map specifies the parent from which the QTL originates (maternal: MN1264; paternal: MN1246).

Year	Trait	Chr	Parental map	Max LOD	Closest marker	Position (cM)	Variance explained (%)
2017	Red (R)	1	Maternal	3.63	S1_12013218	0.9	13.75
	Green (G)	1	Maternal	3.62	S1_12013218	0.9	13.72
	Blue-yellow (b∗)	1	Maternal	5.88	S1_12013218	0.9	21.31
	Hue (H)	7	Paternal	4.98	S7_1435517	2.7	18.37
		10	Paternal	5.80	S10_2470325	0.0	21.05
	Saturation (S)	1	Maternal	3.64	S1_22128396	19.7	13.79
	Intensity (I)	2	Paternal	8.21	S2_5352505	23.0	28.44
	Average grey	2	Paternal	8.18	S2_5352505	23.0	28.35
	OIV	2	Paternal	4.68	S2_5352505	23.0	17.36
	Noir/nonnoir	1	Maternal	1.36	S1_12013218	0.9	5.39
2018	Green (G)	2	Paternal	4.43	S2_5352505	23.0	16.52
	Green-red (a∗)	15	Paternal	5.76	S15_12895291	39.8	20.92
		18	Maternal	6.62	S18_2451141	5.4	23.65
	Hue (H)	1	Maternal	4.22	S1_22128396	19.7	15.80
	Saturation (S)	1	Maternal	4.49	S1_23506714	24.0	16.72
		2	Paternal	4.69	S2_5352505	23.0	17.40
	OIV	2	Paternal	5.47	S2_5352505	23.0	19.98
	Noir/nonnoir	2	Paternal	1.85	S2_5352505	23.0	7.26