Identification of genes related to the semi-compatibility characteristic between Rizobium leguminosarum strains and Lotus burttii by GWAS method

Zarrabian, Mohammad; Ranjbar, Gholam; Kazemitabar, Seyed Kamal; Najafi Zarrini, Hamid

doi:10.30473/cb.2020.51663.1799

Identification of genes related to the semi-compatibility characteristic between Rizobium leguminosarum strains and Lotus burttii by GWAS method

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran.

10.30473/cb.2020.51663.1799

Abstract

The co-existence of plant and bacteria with nodule formation and nitrogen fixation has a great effect on plant production, as well as plant protein content. In this study, 194 strains of semi-symbiotic Rizobium leguminosarum were used to identify bacterial genes related to nodule formation on L. burttii. Nodule related traits (number of white nodes, number of pink nodes, and total number of nodes) were measured at 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after inoculation. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) showed complete separation between strains with genomes A, C and D. In addition, the results of genome-wide association study (GWAS) showed that operon with secretory factor activity is effective in inducing resistance to red node trait.

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Keywords

20.1001.1.22520783.1398.9.28.5.8

Main Subjects

Microbial Biotechnology

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