AUTHOR=Li Kehu , Bao Jinsong , Corke Harold , Sun Mei TITLE=Association Analysis of Markers Derived from Starch Biosynthesis Related Genes with Starch Physicochemical Properties in the USDA Rice Mini-Core Collection JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2017 YEAR=2017 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2017.00424 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2017.00424 ISSN=1664-462X ABSTRACT=
Rice eating and cooking quality is largely determined by starch physicochemical properties. The diverse accessions in the USDA rice mini-core collection (URMC) facilitate extensive association analysis of starch physicochemical properties with molecular markers specific to starch biosynthesis related genes. To identify significant trait-marker associations that can be utilized in rice breeding programs for improved starch quality, we conducted two association analyses between 26 molecular markers derived from starch biosynthesis related genes and 18 parameters measured of starch physicochemical properties in two sets of the mini-core accessions successfully grown in two environments in China. Many significant trait-marker associations (