Erratum: Comparative QTL mapping for male sterility of cultivated strawberry ( × Duch.) using different reference genome sequences.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.20151.

Mutation in BEIIb mitigates the negative effect of the mutation in ISA1 on grain filling and amyloplast formation in rice.

Mutation of the BEIIb gene in an isa1 mutant background mitigates the negative effect of the ISA1 mutation on grain filling, and facilitates recovery of amyloplast formation in rice endosperm. In this study, the effect of branching enzyme IIb and isoamylase 1 deficiency on starch properties was demonstrated using high resistant starch rice lines, Chikushi-kona 85 and EM129. Both lines harbored a mutation in the BEIIb and ISA1 genes and showed no BEIIb and ISA1 activity, implying that both lines are beIIb isa1 double mutants.

Comparative QTL mapping for male sterility of cultivated strawberry ( × Duch.) using different reference genome sequences.

Male sterility is one of the reproductive isolation systems in plants and quite useful for F seed production. We previously identified three independent quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for male sterility of cultivated strawberry, Here, we identified the specific subgenomes in which these QTLs are located by QTL-seq approach. QTLs , , and were mapped separately in subgenomes Fvb4-4, Fvb4-3, and Fvb4-1, respectively, in 'Camarosa' genome assembly v.

Strawberry fruit shape: quantification by image analysis and QTL detection by genome-wide association analysis.

Fruit shape of cultivated strawberry ( × Duch.) is an important breeding target. To detect genomic regions associated with this trait, its quantitative evaluation is needed.

Genome-wide expression quantitative trait locus studies facilitate isolation of causal genes controlling panicle structure.

The morphology of rice (Oryza sativa L.) panicles is an important determinant of grain yield, and elucidation of the genetic control of panicle structure is very important for fulfilling the demand for high yield in breeding programs. In a quantitative trait locus (QTL) study using 82 backcross inbred lines (BILs) derived from Koshihikari and Habataki, 68 QTLs for 25 panicle morphological traits were identified.

Survey of genes involved in rice secondary cell wall formation through a co-expression network.

The plant secondary cell wall is the major source of lignocellulosic biomass, a renewable energy resource that can be used for bioethanol production. To comprehensively identify transcription factors (TFs), glycosyltransferase (GT) and glycosyl hydrolase (GH) involved in secondary cell wall formation in rice (Oryza sativa), co-expression network analysis was performed using 68 microarray data points for different rice tissues and stages. In addition to rice genes encoding orthologs of Arabidopsis thaliana TFs known to regulate secondary cell wall formation, the network analysis suggested many novel TF genes likely to be involved in cell wall formation.

Efficacy of microarray profiling data combined with QTL mapping for the identification of a QTL gene controlling the initial growth rate in rice.

Seedling vigor, which is controlled by many quantitative trait loci (QTLs), is one of several important agronomic traits for direct-seedling rice systems. However, isolating these QTL genes is laborious and expensive. Here, we combined QTL mapping and microarray profiling to identify QTL genes for seedling vigor.