Table 4.

Significant QTLs for FER in three populations based on data collected in 2 years.

Population	QTL	Chromosome	LeftMarker	RightMarker	Position (cM)	LOD	PVE(%)	Add¶	Confirmed§
BD	qFERbd2.195	2	Bin2.195	Bin2.196	66.9995	5.4345	5.8601	0.2211	Yes
	qFERbd2.264	2	Bin2.263	Bin2.264	85.7993	3.456	3.6482	0.1738	Yes
	qFERbd5.106	5	Bin5.105	Bin5.106	82.5993	6.1512	6.6578	0.3747	No
	qFERbd5.177	5	Bin5.177	Bin5.178	113.2988	17.784	22.354	−0.5373	No
	qFERbd7.044	7	Bin7.043	Bin7.044	25.8001	2.6835	2.7974	0.183	Yes
	qFERbd10.043	10	Bin10.042	Bin10.043	22.8001	8.5171	9.4607	−0.3545	Yes
	qFERbd10.140	10	Bin10.140	Bin10.141	66.8996	4.5186	4.8913	−0.2356	Yes
BP	qFERbp1.188	1	Bin1.188	Bin1.189	185.8021	3.6376	13.59	−0.1157	Yes
	qFERbp5.012	5	Bin5.011	Bin5.012	11.5000	3.567	13.1842	−0.1141	Yes
	qFERbp10.100	10	Bin10.099	Bin10.100	88.9992	3.2131	11.7093	−0.0494	Yes
ZP	qFERzp1.033	1	Bin_1.032	Bin_1.033	20.0000	3.5559	3.2731	0.1583	Yes
	qFERzp4.066	4	Bin_4.065	Bin_4.066	86.3993	20.1623	26.009	−0.5481	Yes
	qFERzp5.110	5	Bin_5.109	Bin_5.110	79.0994	19.7373	25.4946	−0.8188	Yes
	qFERzp5.116	5	Bin_5.116	Bin_5.117	91.5992	4.5007	5.0696	−0.3671	Yes
	qFERzp7.034	7	Bin_7.033	Bin_7.034	25.6001	2.7452	2.4907	−0.1412	Yes

The grey highlighted loci are coincident QTLs identified from two environments.

^¶Positive effects refer that B73 (in the BD and BP population) or Zheng58 (in the ZP population) allele increases FER, and negative effects refer that B73 or Zheng58 allele decreases FER.

^§FER data were compared between the maize allele and teosinte allele at each QTL. If the difference of FER is significant and consistent with the Add, the corresponding QTL is denoted as confirmed.