Abstract
The determinism of carbon metabolism traits during early growth in maize has been investigated using a marker-based quantitative genetics approach. In addition to growth traits, concentration of carbohydrates and activity of four key enzymes of their metabolism (sucrose phosphate synthase, ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, invertases and sucrose synthase) have been measured in leaves of individuals of a recombinant inbred line population. Using more than 100 RFLP markers, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were mapped for each biochemical and developmental trait. Causal relationships, suggested by previous physiological studies, were reinforced by common locations of QTLs for different traits. Thus, the strong correlation between growth rate and invertase activity, which may reflect sink organ strength, could be explained to a large extent by a single region of chromosome 8. Moreover, some of the structural genes of the enzymes mapped to regions with QTLs affecting the activity of the encoded enzyme and/or concentration of its product, and sometimes growth traits. These results emphasize the possible role of the polymorphism of key-enzyme genes in physiological processes, and hence in maize growth.
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