1. An association panel comprising 378 diverse maize inbred lines from the northeast of China, the temperate region in the United States and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico, were used for GWAS. All materials were kept in the College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University.
2. Phenotypic Data Collection. The 378 inbred lines were grown in Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China (121°74′ E, 42°14′ N) in May 2017 (17FS) and Ledong city, Hainan Province, China (108°39′ E, 18°24′ N) in November 2017 (17LD). Fifteen plants were planted in a 2.5 m long row with 0.6 m row distance, and the planting density was approximately 45,000 plants/ha. The inbred lines were labeled before pollination for standard field management. Chlorophyll content was measured using a portable chlorophyll meter (SPAD-502, plus Konica Minolta, Tokyo, Japan), which was non-destructive, fast and cheap. SPAD-502 readings were taken from five plants per plot on five dates at a 5 d interval starting 0 d after silking. There were three measurements in the middle of the ear leaf for each plant, and the average value was used for the statistical analysis. The area under the chlorophyll content curve (AUCCC) was calculated based on SPAD-502 readings on all measure dates.
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