Table 7.
Selected meta-QTL (MQTL) and corresponding candidate genes (CG).
| MQTL a | Number of QTL | Disease and trait | Number of Populations | PVE (%) | CI 95% (cM) | Physical distance (Mbp) | Number of CG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FER | GER | |||||||
| ZmMQTL1.2 | 5 | KR | KR, SR | 4 | 10.60 | 4.72 | 3.04 | 10 |
| ZmMQTL1.4 | 5 | KR | HC, KR, SR | 5 | 14.00 | 5.85 | 7.00 | 146 |
| ZmMQTL1.5 | 2 | KR | 2 | 11.50 | 14.80 | 15.55 | 331 | |
| ZmMQTL1.7 | 2 | KR | DON | 2 | 11.00 | 8.00 | 7.28 | 226 |
| ZmMQTL2.1 | 4 | SR | DON, SR | 3 | 11.75 | 3.02 | 0.63 | 30 |
| ZmMQTL2.2 | 2 | KR, SR | 2 | 13.00 | 9.74 | 7.28 | 201 | |
| ZmMQTL2.3 | 7 | KR | KR, SR | 5 | 10.00 | 2.65 | 6.18 | 68 |
| ZmMQTL3.3 | 3 | KR, SR | SR | 2 | 10.00 | 3.75 | 3.98 | 77 |
| ZmMQTL4.3 | 2 | KR | SR | 2 | 17.00 | 11.51 | 14.50 | 342 |
| ZmMQTL4.4 | 5 | KR | KR | 2 | 13.40 | 8.89 | 6.75 | 155 |
| ZmMQTL7.1 | 5 | KR | SR | 2 | 15.20 | 7.75 | 9.85 | 143 |
| ZmMQTL7.3 | 3 | FUM | SR | 2 | 29.67 | 3.89 | 0.75 | 37 |
| ZmMQTL9.2 | 5 | KR | SR | 3 | 10.40 | 8.00 | 15.08 | 304 |
| ZmMQTL9.4 | 2 | FUM | DON | 2 | 13.50 | 11.71 | 5.94 | 202 |
CI, confidence interval; FER, Fusarium ear rot; GER, Gibberella ear rot; SR, silk resistance; KR, kernel resistance; DON, deoxynivalenol accumulation; FUM, fumonisin accumulation; KDD, kernel dry-down rate; HC, husk coverage; PVE, phenotypic variance explained.
a
Meta-QTL name referred to Zea mays abbreviated as Zm, followed by MQTL, the corresponding chromosome, and identification number on the chromosome.