Publications by authors named "Gaowen Xu"
Plants (Basel)
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Excessive soil salinity negatively affects crop growth, especially during seed germination, which is particularly sensitive to salt stress, leading to low germination rates in okra seeds.
- A genome-wide association study (GWAS) analyzed 180 okra accessions using over 20 million SNP markers under varying salt conditions, identifying 511 significant SNP loci, including key loci on chromosomes 44 and 59 that influence germination percentage.
- The findings revealed specific SNPs that enhance or reduce phenotypic values in okra under different salt stresses, providing useful genetic markers and candidate genes for breeding more resilient okra varieties.
