[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTLs) ANALYSIS OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE AT GERMINATION STAGE IN A WHEAT POPULATION DERIVED FROM SYNTHETIC HEXAPLOID AND OPATA",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Ashraf",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Shahzad",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Karamat",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Iqbal",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Ali",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2015]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "25",
  "issue": "2",
  "page": "539-545",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>Drought is a major limiting factor affecting productivity. Wheat is a major crop and staple food in Pakistan. Genetic linkage map construction based on linked DNA markers spanning whole wheat genome and subsequently QTL mapping for drought tolerance is a way forward to enhance breeder&rsquo;s ability for effective selection. An F8 population derived from the cross of OPATA x SH-349 has been used. An experiment was conducted at germination stage under controlled conditions. The drought was induced by15% PEG nutrient solution in acid washed sand medium. Microsatellite DNA markers data were used for linkage maps construction. Morphological data under drought and non-stressed conditions along with linkage maps data were used for QTL mapping. The results of QTL analysis using single marker analysis showed 14 SSR markers &nbsp;linked to QTLs for five traits in both drought and control condition. Using simple interval mapping and composite interval mapping 12 QTLs for different traits of interest were found.<a id=\"_Toc314516326\" name=\"_Toc314516326\"></a> Implications of found QTLs and linked markers are discussed.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-73"
}]