Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-7-2019
Abstract
Terpenoid based essential oils are economically important commodities, yet beyond their biosynthetic pathways, little is known about the genetic architecture of terpene oil yield from plants. Transport, storage, evaporative loss, transcriptional regulation and precursor competition may be important contributors to this complex trait.
Here, we associate 2.39 M single nucleotide polymorphisms derived from shallow whole genome sequencing of 468 Eucalyptus polybractea individuals with 12 traits related to the overall terpene yield, eight direct measures of terpene concentration and four biomass‐related traits.
Our results show that in addition to terpene biosynthesis, development of secretory cavities where terpenes are both synthesised and stored, and transport of terpenes were important components of terpene yield. For sesquiterpene concentrations, the availability of precursors in the cytosol was important. Candidate terpene synthase genes for the production of 1,8‐cineole and α‐pinene, and β‐pinene, (which made up more than 80% of the total terpenes) were functionally characterised as a 1,8‐cineole synthase and a β / α‐pinene synthase.
Our results provide novel insights of the genomic architecture of terpene yield and we provide candidate genes for breeding or engineering of crops for biofuels or the production of industrially valuable terpenes.
Publication Title
New Phytologist
Recommended Citation
Kainer, D.,
Padovan, A.,
Degenhardt, J.,
Krause, S.,
Mondal, P.,
Foley, W.,
&
Külheim, C.
(2019).
High marker density GWAS provides novel insights into the genomic architecture of terpene oil yield in Eucalyptus.
New Phytologist.
http://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15887
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Postprint
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This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley. Accepted manuscript (postprint) deposited here in compliance with publisher policies. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15887