Mapping of QTLs controlling epicotyl length in adzuki bean ().

Epicotyl length (ECL) of adzuki bean () affects the efficiency of mechanized weeding and harvest. The present study investigated the genetic factors controlling ECL. An F population derived from a cross between the breeding line 'Tokei1121' (T1121, long epicotyls) and the cultivar 'Erimo167' (common epicotyls) was phenotyped for ECL and genotyped using simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers.