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. 2022 Jun 3;49(8):8007–8023. doi: 10.1007/s11033-022-07326-z

Table 1.

Recently reported major effect QTLs of grain Fe and Zn content in wheat

Trait QTL Flanking markers Mapping Population Chromosome No. LOD PVE (%) Additive effect Developmental stage studied Agronomic conditions References
Zn QGZn.ada-1B rPt-6561 RILs (Adana99 / 70,711) Hexaploid population 1B 3.7 12 5.07 Mature grains

Field trial in 2012-13 at Turkey (Sakarya and Kahramanmaras) and Obregon, Mexico

Design: RBD

Plot size: Paired row of 1mt lenght

Replications: 2

[12]
QGZn.ada-1D wPt-6979–wPt-730,718 1D 4.2 31 -4.2
QGZn.ada-3 A wPt-2698–wPt-0398 3 A 3.8 14 -2.81
QGZn.ada-6B wPt-667,798–wPt-7065 6B 7.8 27 -3.54
QGZn.ada-7 A wPt-2083–wPt-6083 7 A 3.1 15 -2.48
QGZn.ada-7B wPt-733,112 7B 6.6 25 13.1
Fe QGFe.ada-2B wPt-9812 2B 5.9 17 3.17
QGFe.ada-2B wPt-1394–wPt-7864 2B 5.3 17 2.9
QGFe.ada-6B wPt-667,798–wPt-7065 6B 3.9 14 -2.14
QGFe.ada-7B wPt-5922 7B 5.6 18 5.78
Zn QGZn.sar-6B wPt-743,099- wPt-5037 RILs Saricanak98 / MM5/4 Tetraploid population 6B 3.1 11.7 -9.8 Mature grains Green house screening in Zn deficient soil with high pH (8.0) [12]
QGZn.sar-1B wPt-6434- wPt-1403 1B 2.5 10.6 4.8
Fe QGFe.sar-3 A/3B wPt-0784- wPt-8875 3 A/3B 3.5 12.1 -3.2
QGFe.sar-5B TKM wPt-81.25 wPt-9504 5B 4 14.9 2.7
QGFe.sar-5B MCO wPt-7400 wPt-8449 5B 4.7 16.9 4
Fe QshootZn.sar_1B wPt-664,836 wPt-1637 1B 3.5 14.6 -4.7 Shoot
Zn QZn.bhu-1B wmc036c–cfa2129 DH (Berkut / Krichauff) 1B 5.0 23.1 0.4 Mature grains

Field experiment at

Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

and Jamalpur, Mirzapur

from 2011–2013

Design: RBD

Plot size: 4.5 m2

Replications: 2

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QZn.bhu-2B gwm120–wpt2430 2B 3.0 35.9 0.4
Fe QFe.bhu-2B gwm120–wpt2430 2B 8.5 22.2 0.4
Zn QZn.Y12-13_4BS TP73864-TP71929 RILs (Seri M82 × SHW CWI76364) 4BS 4.04 11.7 1.33 Mature grains

Field trials at CIMMYT Ciudad, Obregon, Mexico form 2014–2014

Design: Augmented Block Design

Plot size: 0.1 m2 hill plots

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QZn.Y13-14_4BS TP91631-TP81797 4BS 6.97 19.6 3.47
QZn.Across_4BS TP91631-TP81797 4BS 6.64 17.3 2.7
Fe QFe.Y13-14_5BS TP91631-TP81797 5BS 5.26 12 0.94
QFe.Across_4BS TP91631-TP81797 4BS 5.08 10.7 1.03
QFe.Across_7DS TP43715-TP37547 7DS 6.58 14.5 1.14
Fe QGFe.iari-2 A gwm359-Xgwm249 RILs (WH542/ SHW line) 2 A 4.1 6.8 -- Mature grains

Field trails at Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, and IARI, RS, Pusa Bihar

Design: RBD

Plot size: 1.25 m2

Replications: 2

[84]
QGFe.iari-7B Xgwm577-Xbarc264 2 A 3.4 6.0 --
Zn QGZn.iari-2 A Xgwm359-Xwmc407 2 A 13.5 11.1 --
QGZn.iari-2 A Xgwm359-Xgwm249 2 A 11.8 14.4 --
Fe QFe-3D Xgwm1047-Xgwm383 RILs (Tabassi/Taifun) 3D 2.76 44.71 -10.64 Mature grains Field trial at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna in 2004-05 [86]
QFe-4D Xgwm4670-Xgwm194 4D 2.54 44.6 -10.66
QFe-7B Xgwm767-Xgwm3036 7B 2.52 47 10.92
Zn QZn-1 A Xgwm3094-Xgwm164 1 A 2.97 50.79 -7.11
QZn-4 A Xgwm4026-Xgwm1081 4 A 2.67 40.22 6.28
Zn QGzncpk.cimmyt-1BS wPt-3103 RILs (PBW343/Kenya Swara) 1BS 7 11 -2.47 Mature grains

Field trials at CIMMYT Ciudad, Obregon, Mexico in 2012-13

Design: RBD

Plot size: Paired row of 1mt lenght

Replications: 2

[11]
QGzncpk.cimmyt-2Bc wPt-6174 2B 6.6 10 2.09
QGzncpk.cimmyt-3AL wPt-0286 3AL 9 15 -2.56
Fe QFe-2B wPt-7004-wPt-4210 RILs (SHW-L1/Chuanmai 32) 2B 4.6 9.5 4.9 Mature grains

Field experiment at Sichuan Province, China in 2009-10 and 2011-12

Plot size: 2.25 m2

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Zn QZn-2D wPt-730,057-wPt-671,700 2D 5.0 8.6 3.5
Fe QFe-4D Xgwm154-Xbarc108 RILs (Chuanmai 42/Chuannong 16) 4D 5.0 19.1 -7.1
Zn QZn-4D Xcfa2149-Xbarc48 4D 3.3 15.9 2.5
QZn-3D Xbarc6-Xcfe172 3D 4.0 14.5 2.2
Zn QZn.bhu-2B 989,092|F|0 1,101,425|F|0 RILs (T. speltaaccession H + 26 (PI348449) /T.aestivum cv. HUW 234) 2B 4.81 16.46 2.01 Mature grains

Field trials at BHU, Varanasi, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Mirzapur and IARI, New Delhi from 2010–2012

Design: RBD

Plot size: 1.2 m2 Replications: 2

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QZn.bhu-6 A 998,265|F|0 3,026,160|F|0 6 A 2.61 6.99 1.29
QZn.bhu-6B 1,001,916|F|0 1,129,916|F|0 6B 3.41 9.7 1.68
Fe QFe.bhu-3B 3,022,954|F|0 1,102,324|F|0 3B 13.3 25.95 1.63
QFe.bhu-1 A.3 1,708,014|F|0 1,000,008|F|0 1 A 9.09 16.55 1.35
QFe.bhu-1 A.2 2,289,695|F|0 1,218,555|F|0 1 A 4.4 7.4 0.83
Zn QGZn.cimmyt 1B_P1 3,934,172; 3,934,936 RILs (Bubo × Turtur) 1B 8.30 15.10 0.531 Mature grains

Field trials at CIMMYT Ciudad, Obregon, Mexico from 2013-16

Design: RBD

Plot size: Paired row of 1mt lenght

Replications: 2

[10]
QGZn.cimmyt-7B_1P1 3,945,822; 1132640F0-5CG 7B 7.12 16.75 0.424
Fe QGFe.cimmyt-3A_1P1 1,234,521; 3034169F0-11AG 3 A 5.26 10.35 -0.139
Zn QGZn.cimmyt-7B_1P2 1,079,651; 1,262,636 RILs (Louries × Batelur) 7B 20.76 32.79 −1.290
QGZn.cimmyt-1B_1P2 4,991,478; 3,937,490 1B 8.58 11.25 0.814
Fe QGFe.cimmyt-2A_P2 4,262,668; 1,226,245 2 A 6.36 14.23 0.112
QGFe.cimmyt-4A_P2 338,535; 1,211,533 4 A 9.65 21.14 −0.161
QGFe.cimmyt-4D_P2 2,363,822; 3,961,236 4D 6.45 14.62 −0.109
Zn QGzncpr.cmt-1B c 4,663,991–wPt-10,518

RILs

Low Zn/High Zn lines

1B 8.8 15 -2.02 Mature grains

Field trials at CIMMYT Ciudad, Obregon, Mexico in 2012-13

Design: RBD

Plot size: Paired row of 1mt lenght

Replications: 2

[9]
QGzncpr.cmt-5B

wPt-8163–

1,139,328

5B 6.5 11 1.75
QGzncpr.cmt-6 A 4,990,410 6 A 4.7 8 1.36
Zn QGZn.co-5 A 1,244,217 1,272,027|F|0

RILs

(Roelfs F2007/ Chinese Parental Line)

5 A 2.69 14.22 1.73 Mature grains

Field trials at CIMMYT Ciudad, Obregon, Mexico from 2016–2018

Design: RBD

Plot size: Paired row of 1mt lenght

Replications: 2

[81]
QGZn.co-7 A 5,356,706 5,325,178|F|0 7 A 5.47 7.83 1.81
Fe QGFe.co-3B.1 1,089,107 1,127,875|F|0 3B 3.65 14.56 -1.71
QGFe.co-5 A.2 1,102,433 988,523 5 A 3.09 6.94 2.09
Zn QGZn_Y17_6a

1,092,057;

1,082,014

RILs (Kachu / Zinc shakti) 6 A 12.45 10.76 -1.19 Mature grains Field trials at CIMMYT Ciudad, Obregon, Mexico [99]
QGZn_Y17_1b

13,142,877;

3,954,275

1B 10.14 9.09 2.16
Fe QGFe_Y17_6b

1,864,870;

2,278,502

6B 6.03 8.65 0.80
QGFe_Y17_4a

1,099,697;

5,324,893

4 A 3.93 7.78 0.76
Zn QZnC-7D.1 100,024,878–5,050,443 RILs (Kachu / Zinc shakti) 7D 13.67 8.1 0.96 Mature grains

Field trials at CIMMYT Ciudad, Obregon, Mexico from 2017–2020

Design: RBD

Plot size: Paired row of 1mt lenght

Replications: 2

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QZnC-1B.1 1,132,017–4,909,722 1B 13.67 7.7 0.98
QZnC-2 A.2 1,111,617–982,253 2 A 13.89 6.1 0.78
Fe QFeC-2 A.2 1,074,973–2,253,877 2 A 10.2 10.1 -0.22
QFeC-6B.1 1,214,987–2,278,502 6B 10.43 10.2 -0.23
QFeC-1D.3 981,077–1,167,672 1D 9.52 7.3 -0.18