Abstract
Eggplant (Solanum melongena; 2n = 24) is an economically important fruit crop of the family Solanaceae that was domesticated in India and Southeast Asia. Construction of a high-resolution genetic map and map-based gene mining in eggplant have lagged behind other crops within the family such as tomato and potato. In this study, we conducted high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery in the eggplant genome using specific length amplified fragment (SLAF) sequencing and constructed a high-density genetic map for the quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of multiple traits. An interspecific F2 population of 121 individuals was developed from the cross between cultivated eggplant “1836” and the wild relative S. linnaeanum “1809.” Genomic DNA extracted from parental lines and the F2 population was subjected to high-throughput SLAF sequencing. A total of 111.74 Gb of data and 487.53 million pair-end reads were generated. A high-resolution genetic map containing 2,122 SNP markers and 12 linkage groups was developed for eggplant, which spanned 1530.75 cM, with an average distance of 0.72 cM between adjacent markers. A total of 19 QTLs were detected for stem height and fruit and leaf morphology traits of eggplant, explaining 4.08–55.23% of the phenotypic variance. These QTLs were distributed on nine linkage groups (LGs), but not on LG2, 4, and 9. The number of SNPs ranged from 2 to 11 within each QTL, and the genetic interval varied from 0.15 to 10.53 cM. Overall, the results establish a foundation for the fine mapping of complex QTLs, candidate gene identification, and marker-assisted selection of favorable alleles in eggplant breeding.
Highlights
IntroductionNunome et al (2003, 2009) developed ∼1000 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers with which two genetic maps were constructed using the same F2 population
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L., 2n = 24) is an important vegetable crop cultivated worldwide that belongs to the large family Solanaceae
The first eggplant genetic map was constructed by Nunome et al (2001) using dominant markers [randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers] and an intra-specific EWF2 population; several markers were associated with fruit shape and color
Summary
Nunome et al (2003, 2009) developed ∼1000 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers with which two genetic maps were constructed using the same F2 population These linkage maps are saturated, they have been useful as important co-dominant marker resources for markerassisted selection in eggplant breeding. The most saturated genetic map was constructed by integrating the SSRs and SNPs with another two F2 populations (LWF2 and EWF2); in total, 1,745 loci were mapped in the integrated map (Fukuoka et al, 2012; Hirakawa et al, 2014). This map was used to facilitate the assembly of eggplant draft genome sequences
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