This study surveyed Chinese elderly consumers to determine their purchasing behavior, importance, and satisfaction with HMR products in China. Three hundred and seventy people were surveyed: 184 males and 186 females aged 55 to 70 years. Two hundred and sixty-seven (72.25%) of the surveyed consumers had an average monthly income of 6,000 yuan or less, and 313 (84.9%) responded that they spend 3000 yuan or less on groceries per month. Three hundred and fortyeight (94.1%) showed a high interest in health management. Regarding the frequency of purchasing HMR products, most responded that they purchased HMR products more than once or twice a week, with a single purchase of 100 yuan or less for each purchase. The respondents preferred 2 or 3 serving packagings in a refrigerated form. For all forms of products, those made as in-house meals, outdoor meals, as a snack or night snack, for serving guests, for trips, camping, and on-thego products, the participants mostly responded that they frequently purchased the product. When purchasing HMR products, the importance of hygiene, convenience in purchase accessibility, the freshness of ingredients, and an indication of the nutritional content were considered as a high rank. After purchase, the satisfaction of SNS and mobile application advertisements and promotions, amount per serving, take out convenience, and new menu were considered low-rank. The IPA results showed that marking the origin of the ingredients and new menu are areas needing improvement. The study results may be used as base data for developing elderly friendly HMR products and establishing its marketing strategies.

본 연구는 밤의 고부가치화를 위한 기반을 마련하기 위해 국내 주요 밤 생산지인 공주의 밤 가공업체에서 제조 가능 하고 상품성이 높은 밤 가공식품을 개발하고자 실시하였다. 이를 위해 우선 공주시 밤 가공업체를 대상으로 심층면접법 을 통해 실태조사를 하였다. 밤식품으로 밤음료 3종, 밤빵/밤 과자 9종, 테이크아웃 푸드 8종, 밤떡/밤한과 4종, 밤엿/밤양 갱 3종의 총 27종을 개발 가능한 품목으로 제안하였고, 이들 중 자문진 평가를 거쳐 10종-밤푸딩, 밤찰떡빵, 밤파운드케이크, 밤브리또, 밤수수부꾸미, 밤스프, 율편, 밤약과, 밤엿, 밤양갱-이 선정되었다. 이들 10가지 품목의 시제품을 제작하 여 관능검사를 실시하였다. 관능검사 결과, 자문진 의견, 업 체 의견 및 업체 여건을 반영해 상품화에 가장 적합한 제품 으로 밤파운드케이크와 밤약과가 선정되었다. 이 두 제품의 상품화를 돕기 위해 영양성분 분석을 통해 고열량·저영양 식품의 여부를 판별하였고 영양성분표시를 제작하였으며, 유 통기한을 설정하였다. 본 연구는 밤 가공업체의 실정과 요구 도에 맞는 식품을 개발하였을 뿐만 아니라 이들 제품의 등 록과 판매 등 즉시 상품화가 가능하도록 지원한 데 의의가 있다. 이후 연구에서는 건강기능성을 좀 더 고려한 레시피의 개발과, 관능검사 외에 객관적인 제품 평가 방법 등이 추가 될 필요성이 있다. 그리고 밤 가공식품 고급화와 다양화를 위해 최종 제품 개발에만 치우치지 않고 밤을 주재료로 한 중간식재료도 개발해 밤 가공식품의 다양화와 판로 확대를 기할 필요가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

농산물 중에 있는 제초제 saflufenacil의 잔류량을 검사 하기 위해 HPLC-UVD와 LC-MS를 이용한 정확하고 감도가 좋은 분석방법을 개발하였다. Saflufenacil 잔류물은 acetone 추출, dichloromethane을 이용한 액-액 분배, silica 와 carbon 카트리지 정제를 거쳐 기기분석을 수행하였다. 검량선 작성을 위해 0.1~5.0 μgmL−1 범위로 표준품을 만들어 실험한 결과 상관계수(r2)는 0.999로 높은 직선성을 보였다. 0.02~0.5 mg kg−1 처리수준으로 회수율을 실험한 결 과는 80.5~110.2% 이었으며, 상대표준편차는 10% 미만이었다. 분석방법의 검출한계와 정량한계는 각각 0.005와 0.02 mg L−1 이었다. 확립된 시험법으로 본청, 부산지방식품의 약품안전청과 경인지방식품의약품안전청에서 실험실간 검증을 실시한 결과 만족스런 결과를 얻었다. 이러한 결과 들을 통해 확립된 시험법은 농산물 중 saflufenacil의 잔류 량 분석에 적합함을 확인할 수 있었다.

시계열 예측은 효과적인 기업 경영에 반드시 필요한 활동이지만, 이와 관련 인간의 인지처리 과정에 대한 연구는 아직까지 미비하다. 본 연구는 인간 감성이 시계열 예측에 미치는 영향을 탐색하였다. 본 실혐에서는 반복을 통한 2(감성) x 2(횟수) 팩토리얼 설계를 채택하였다. 감성은 청각, 시각, 후각자극을 통해 환경을 조성하고 준비된 시나리오를 연상케하여 유발시켰다. 12명의 대학, 대학원생이 실험에 참여하였으며, 감성의 영향을 탐색하기 위해 뇌파(EEG)와 피부저항(GSR)이 후두엽(Oz)과 전두엽(Fz)에서 측정되었다. 그 결과 인간의 감성은 예측에 유의적인 영향을 보였다. 즉, 피험자가 부정적인 감성을 갖을 때 긍정적인 감성에 비해 예측의 정확성이 높은 경향이 있었다. 그 이유는 부정적 감성일 경우 전두엽에서 베타가 많이 출현하였고, 이는 시계열 예측의 정확도를 향상시키는 역할을 하였다.

‘Hwaweon 6’ was developed from a cross between ‘Hwaseongbyeo’ and a wild species, Oryza minuta L. (Acc. No. 101154) based on marker-assisted selection and backcrossing. The recurrent parent ‘Hwaseongbyeo’ is a high grain quality cultivar with medium maturity. Hwaweon 6 is nearly isogenic to Hwaseongbyeo except a small O. minuta introgressed segment on chromosome 7 harboring genes related with spikelets per panicle. The preliminary and replicated yield trial was conducted at Chungnam National University and Chungcheongnamdo Agricultural Research & Extension (CARES), Yesan in 2009 and 2010. The local adaptability test was carried out by the National Seed Management Office (NSMO) in 2011 and 2012. This cultivar was registered to NSMO with a cultivar designated as Hwaweon 6. This cultivar averaged 80cm in culm length and has a medium growth duration. Milled rice of Hwaweon 6 is translucent and the grain quality traits are comparable to those of the recurrent parent. The average yield potential of Hwaweon 6 in grain was about 6.57 MT/ha at the ordinary fertilizer level for two years about 3.0% higher than that of Hwaseongbyeo due to an introgression of the quantitative trait locus (QTL) for spikelets per panicle (qSPP7) from O. minuta. This variety is comparable to Hwaseongbyeo in low temperature germinability and cold tolerance. The qSPP7 QTL would be useful in enhancing yield potential in rice breeding program.

‘Hwaweon 7’ was developed from a cross between the African upland cultivar, ‘Moroberekan’ and ‘Ilpumbyeo’ based on marker-aided backcross selection. The recurrent parent, Ilpumbyeo is a high grain quality cultivar with medium to late maturity. Hwaweon 7 is nearly isogenic to Ilpumbyeo except a small Moroberekan introgressed segment on chromosome 6 harboring genes related with spikelets per panicle and internode diameter. The preliminary and replicated yield trial was conducted at Chungnam National University and Chungcheongnamdo Agricultural Research & Extension (CARES), Yesan in 2010 and 2011. The local adaptability test was carried out by the National Seed Management Office (NSMO) in 2012 and 2013. This cultivar was registered to NSMO with a cultivar designated as “Hwaweon7”. This cultivar averaged 80cm in culm length and has a medium growth duration. Milled rice of “Hwaweon7” is translucent and the grain quality traits are comparable to those of the recurrent parent. The average yield potential of Hwaweon 7 in grain was about 6.48 MT/ha at the ordinary fertilizer level for two years about 5.1% higher than that of Ilpumbyeo due to increase in spikelets per panicle. This variety is tolerant to lodging and the tolerance is due to the APO1 gene controlling the base internode diameter on chromosome 6 introgressed from the donor parent, Moroberekan. The Apo1 gene would be useful in enhancing resistance to lodging in rice breeding program.

Grain size has a great impact on rice grain yield and is controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTL). Daeribbyeo 1 with big grain is widely used for genetic materials to develop varieties with diverse grain size. This study was conducted to identify genes controlling grain size traits of Daeribbyeo 1. An F2:3 population derived from a cross between two japonica cultivars, Boseogheugchal and Daeribbyeo1, was used to identify QTL controlling grain shape traits. A total of 284 F2 plants were measured for grain shape traits, grain length (GL), grain width (GW), grain thickness (GT), 1,000 grain weight (TGW), and two morphological traits, pericarp color and waxy endosperm. Sixty F3 lines were selected based on the grain shape traits and marker genotypes and evaluated for grain shape traits. For marker analysis, SSR markers tightly linked to five known grain size genes and two QTLs were selected and used for genotyping. A total of 11 QTLs detected on chromosomes 2, 3, 4 and 6 explained phenotypic variation from 3.9% to 59.3%. qTGW2, qGW2 and qGT2 were detected in the same region between RM12811-RM12837 that are tightly linked with GW2 gene. qTGW3 and qGL3 were detected near GS3 gene. To know whether Daeribbyeo 1 has the same mutations in GW2 and GS3 as the various grain-size genotypes, GW2 and GS3 of two parents were sequenced. Daeribbyeo 1 had the same one base (A) deletion at a position 316 as ‘WY3’ in GW2 which results in the loss of function of GW2 gene. Boseogheugchal showed a C-to-A nonsense mutation in the second exon of GS3 gene that increased grain length. Interaction between GW2 and GS3 was not significant indicating that two genes controlled grain-size traits in additive pathway. The results from this study indicate that three QTLs GW2, qGT4 and qGL6 are associated with the grain size variation in Daeribbyeo 1 with GW2 as the major QTL.

Grain weight is the most important target not only as a major component of grain yield, but also of the cooking qualities in rice breeding program. In a previous study, a high-resolution physical map targeting a cluster of yield-related QTLs for grain weight, spikelets per panicle has been constructed using series of BC3F4 nearly isogenic lines (NILs) derived from a cross between the Korean japonica cultivar Hwaseong and O. rufipogon. The QTLs including grain weight trait have been mapped in a 25.5kb region containing three genes. Based on GenBank database, these genes include male sterility 5 (OsMs5, LOC_Os09g36740), similar ascorbate peroxidase (OsApx, LOC_Os09g36750) and glutelin family protein (OsGlu, LOC_Os09g36760). Their endogenous expression patterns were analyzed in various rice tissues (2-week seedling, flag leaf, root and panicle) from the parental lines, Hwaseong and NIL-gw9. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR and qRT-PCR were performed using gene specific primer sets. The cDNAs of the similar OsApx gene of Hwaweong and NIL-gw9 were cloned. Over-expression and RNAi knock-down transgenic plants using three genes are under construction for the functional characterization of the genes. The results will be discussed.

96 BC3F5 introgression lines derived from a cross between Hwaseong and O. rufipogon were genotyped with 131 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to identify and characterize quantitative traits loci (QTLs) associated with grain quality traits in rice. 96 BC3F5 lines displayed a wide range of variation for days to heading and agronomic traits. Results indicated that one major QTL (qDTH6) on chromosome 6 was associated with significant variation for days to heading. 83 lines without the O. rufipogon segment at qDTH6 were selected and analyzed for grain quality traits. QTL analysis was conducted for two groups, 96 and 83 introgression lines, and a total of 25 QTLs were detected for rice quality traits. 16 QTLs were detected in a group of 93 lines, 11 QTLs detected in a group of 83 lines, and 2 QTLs were commonly identified in both groups. Most of the QTLs detected in this study were located on the same or adjacent regions as those reported by the previous studies, and the wild alleles negatively affected quality traits. In contrast, the wild allele at qGCR9 for the glossiness of cooked rice on chromosome 9 contributed to an increase in glossiness which is positively correlated with rice eating quality. Three ILs with the wild allele at qGCR9 displayed better eating quality than the recurrent parent, Hwaseong. To confirm the effect of qGCR9, high density mapping of the qGCR9 with a series of NILs will be conducted.

Drought stress is one of the major stresses affecting growth and productivity in rice. Drought tolerance is a complex trait governed by quantitative trait loci(QTLs) making it difficult to understand mechanisms underlying it. We generated a set of 55 introgression lines via backcrosses using Milyang23, the Korean Tongil-type rice variety as the recurrent parent and Oryza glaberrima (IRGC Acc. No. 103544) as a donor parent. 139 SSR markers were used to genotype 55 introgression lines. The 55 introgression lines with Milyang23 were evaluated for physiological traits such as fresh shoot weight (FSW), fresh root weight (FRW) and dry shoot weight (DSW) under the control and 30% PEG-treated condition. Three lines (IL9, IL12, and IL55) showing significant difference with Milyang23 were selected for further analysis. Genotyping revealed that three lines had four, four and two O. glaberrima homozygous segments, respectively. IL9 performed better than Milyang23 in all traits measured in the 30% PEG-treated condition. IL9 possessed four O. glaberrima introgressions on chromosomes 1, 2, 6 and 7. IL12 performed better than Milyang23 in FSW and FRW and contains four O. glaberrima introgressions on chromosomes 3 and 6. IL55 contains two O. glaberrima introgressions on chromosomes 2 and 6. Three lines shared the O. glaberrima segment delimited by markers RM133-RM225 at chromosomes 6. This region corresponds to the QTL region for drought tolerance reported by other previous studies. Although IL9 and IL12 showed improved drought tolerance at the seedling and vegetative stage, they performed poor under the drought stress at the reproductive stage implying that the level of drought tolerance differs according to the growth stage in rice. IL55 was not significantly different from Milyang 23 in SPP and FER and had significantly higher no. of the total grain than Milyang 23. This result seems to indicate that IL55 will be a good resource for drought tolerance breeding. The population would be useful not only in developing drought tolerant lines in the breeding program but also in fine-mapping the genes/QTLs for drought tolerance.

Plants strictly regulate the uptake and distribution of Zinc (Zn), which is essential for growth and development. Arabidopsis thaliana plant cadmium resistance 2 (AtPCR2), a protein containing a placenta-specific 8 domain (PLAC8), is specifically expressed in the vascular tissue and epidermis of roots and is thought to act as a Zn efflux transporter (Song et al. 2010). Proteins containing PLAC8 domain function as major organ size regulators in Solanum lycopersicum and Zea may, and putative metal ion transporters in Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa and Brassica juncea. But, there are no reports which showed that the protein containing PALC8 have the function both of seed size regulation and metal homeostasis. In our study, we found that plant cadmium resistance 1 (PCR1) influences on both Zn accumulation and grain weight in rice. The expression of OsPCR1 is elevated in developing seeds of introgression line for GW2, which encodes a protein known to regulate grain weight. Grain weight of OsPCR1 knockout and knockdown lines decreased than the wild type, while OsPCR1 overexpression lines produced heavier grains. Furthermore, the grains of OsPCR1 knockdown lines exhibited substantially higher Zn and lower Cd concentrations than the control. We identified some variation in the OsPCR1 amino acid sequence between the japonica and indica rice types using 15 different rice varieties. Japonica-type PCR1 had a shorter N-terminus than did PCR1 in the other rice types. Furthermore, japonica-type grains accumulated less Zn than did indica-type grains. Our study suggests that rice PCR1 maintains metal ion homeostasis and grain weight and might have been selected for during domestication.

본 연구에서는 밀양23호의 배경에 O. glaberrima의 특정 염색체단편을 가지는 55 이입계통의 내건성 관련 형질을 조 사하여 변이를 검정하고 내건성이 향상된 4 계통을 선발하였 다. 특히 IL55는 유묘기, 영양생장기 그리고 생식생장기에서 반복친인 밀양23호에 비해 조사된 내건성 형질에서 우수한 특성을 보였으며 내건성 관련 유전자의 분석 및 교배모본으 로 이용될 수 있을 것이다. 이입계통들은 밀양23호의 유전적 배경에 각 계통마다 서로 다른 O. glaberrima 단편이 이입된 계통으로, 이 집단은 O. glaberrima에서 유래된 내재해성 및 작물학적으로 유용한 유전자의 탐색에 효율적인 도구가 될 것이다.

‘화원 3호’는 종간교잡을 통해 화영벼의 근동질계통을 육성하고자 ‘97년 화영벼와 O. rufipogon을 교배하고, 계속적인 여교배와 MAS를 병행 실시하여 CR1112-5-2-1 계통을 선발하였다. 생산력검정 시험 결과 조사 형질 중 이삭추출도, 적고를 제외한 기타 형질에서는 화영벼와 유사한 근동질계통이었으며, 품종보호원 출원 조건에 부합하여 ‘화원 3호’로 명명하고 품종보호원을 출원하였다. 출수기는 보통기재배에서 8월 14일로 화영벼와 동일한 중생종 품종이다. 천립중은 22.1 gr으로 화영벼보다 1 gr 정도 무겁다. 흰잎마름병과 줄무늬잎 마름병에는 저항성이나 충해에는 약하다. 도정 특성, 아밀로스 함량은 화영벼와 비슷한 수준이었다. ‘화원 3호의 정조수량은 ’06～’07년 2개년간 실시한 생산력검정 시험에서 평균 7.23 MT/ha로 화영벼와 유사하였다. ‘화원 3호’는 화영벼와 근동질계통으로 자포니카 계통의 내냉성을 증진시키는 중간 모본 그리고 내냉성 유전자의 특성 분석을 위한 육종재료로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

Rice mesocotyl is the region between the coleoptile node and point of union of the culm with the root. The mesocotyl is one of the important factor contributing to rice seedling emergence from soil in direct seedling. Several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for mesocotyl elongation of rice had been reported in few studies. However, association mapping of mesocotyl elongation QTL was not conducted. For that reason, we detected QTLs for mesocotyl elongation in agar and soil conditions and confirmed the potentials of QTLs using chromosome substitution lines (CSSLs). Backcross inbred line (BILs) and chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) derived from a cross between Kasalath and Nipponbare were employed to detect QTLs for mesocotyl elongation in rice. A total of 12 QTLs for mesocotyl elongation were detected on chromosome 1, 3, 6, 7, 9 and 12 using 98 BILs in agar and soil conditions. Two QTLs, qMel-1 and qMel-3 were consistently detected in both conditions. For substitution mapping of qMel-1 and qMel-3, across was made between 2 CSSLs, CSSL-6 and CSSL-15. Our results showed that the qMel-1 was located between two markers RM5448 and RM5310 on chromosome1 and the qMel-3 was located between RM15859-RM15974 on chromosome3. To understand factors controlling mesocotyl elongation, cell expansion and division of rice mesocotyl were investigated. Moreover, microarray analysis was conducted to select candidate genes using near-isogenic lines for two QTLs. 194 genes were up- and down regulated in rice mesocotyl.

Drought stress is one of the major stress affecting growth and productivity in rice. Drought tolerance is a complex trait governed by quantitative trait loci (QTLs) making it difficult to understand mechanisms underlying it. We generated a set of 55 introgression lines via a backcrossing using Milyang23, a Korean Tongil-type rice variety as the recurrent parent and O. glaberrima (IRGC Acc. No. 103544), an exotic collection from Mali, West Africa as donor parent. 141 SSR markers were used to genotype 55 introgression lines. The 55 introgression lines with the Milyang23 were evaluated for physiological traits such as Fresh shoot weight (FSW), Fresh root weight (FRW) and Dry shoot weight (DSW) under control and 20% PEG-treated condition. Three lines (IL9, 12, 55) showing significant difference with Milyang23 were selected. The genetic background of the three lines were similar to Milyang23 and it has four, four and two O. glaberrima homozygous segments, respectively. IL9 performed better than Milyang23 in all traits measured in the 20% PEG-treated condition. IL9 possessed four O. glaberrima introgressions on chromosomes 1, 2, 6 and 7. IL12 performed better than Milyang23 in FSW and FRW. IL12 contains four O. glaberrima introgressions on chromosomes 3 and 6. And IL55 contains two O. glaberrima introgressions on chromosomes 2 and 6. O. glaberrima segment delimited by markers OSR19-RM225 at chromosomes 6 was commonly present in these three lines. This region corresponds to the QTL region for drought tolerance reported by other previous studies. A set of introgression lines are being developed containing only few chromosomal segments from O. glaberrima in the Milyang23 background. These would be useful not only in developing drought tolerant lines in the breeding program but also in fine-mapping the genes/QTLs for drought resistance.

Using a series of BC8F4 nearly isogenic lines(IL-20) derived from a cross between Hwaseongbyeo, as the recurrent parent, and wild rice Oryza minuta (IRGC Acc. No. 101144) as the donor parent we constructed a high-resolution physical map for the days to heading (dth9)-QTL. dth9 QTL was mapped to the long arm of chromosome 9 across a 34.74-kb region containing 8 predicted genes. Heading date of Japonica rice variety Hwaseongbyeo was one week earlier than a near-isogenic line (NILs) IL-20 under natural field (NF) conditions and 3-4 days under short-day (SD) conditions implying that the dth9-QTL is involved in photoperiod sensitivity in rice. Of the 8 predicted genes three were protein-coding genes in dth9-QTL region. According to RiceXpro published data, micro-array analysis of different leaf developmental stages of Nipponbare showed a higher level of LOC_Os09g36700 mRNA expression during panicle initiation stage. This data further supported our prediction that dth9 locus is responsible for delayed heading in IL-20. Previous studies showed that RNase T2 family proteins are involved in photoperiod sensitivity. Based on these findings we sequenced two candidate genes, which encoded for RNase T2 family proteins. Interestingly, we found the existence of a missense mutation in LOC_Os09g36700 gene suggesting that dth9-QTL might control difference in days to heading between Hwaseongbyeo and IL-20. The QTL for days to heading had not been detected in previous QTL studies between Oryza cultivars, indicating the existence of potentially novel allele from O. mimuta.

High grain yield is one of the most important traits for improvement in rice breeding program. Much attention has been given to the genetic bases of spikelets per panicle (SPP) and grain weight (GW) because of their imporftance in rice yield. In this study, IL28, near isogenic line (NIL) developed by introgressing chromosomal segments from Moroberekan into Ilpumbyeo, showed significant increase in number of spikelets per panicle and 1,000 grain weight compare to the recurrent parent Ilpumbyeo. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis in 1150 F2 plants derived from a cross between IL28 and Ilpumbyeo, indicated that both qspp6 and qgw6 were located in the interval RM3430 – RM20580. To map the QTL more precisely, substitution mapping of qspp6 and qgw6 using F4 lines was conducted. As a result of substitution mapping with fifty F4 lines, qspp6 was mapped to an 429kb interval between RM20521 and RM20562 while qgw6 was mapped to a 267kb interval between RM20562 and RM20572 based on the japonica genome sequence. This result seems to indicate that qspp6 and qgw6 are two different genes. It is notable that these QTL, qspp6 and qgw6 are independence from undesirable height and flowering time. Moreover, there was no negative correlation between qspp6 and qgw6 when two genes are pyramided in the genetic background of Ilpumbyeo. SSR markers tightly linked to the qspp6 and qgw6 will facilitate cloning of the gene underlying these QTLs as well as marker assisted selection for variation in SPP and TGW in an applied breeding program.

Spikelets per panicle (SPP) is one of the most important traits associated with rice yield. In this study, IL28, a near isogenic line (NIL) developed by introgressing chromosomal segments from ‘Moroberekan’ into ‘Ilpumbyeo’ showed significantly higher number of spikelets per panicle than the recurrent parent, ‘Ilpumbyeo’. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis in 243 F2 plants derived from a cross between IL28 and Ilpumbyeo indicated that a QTL for spikelets per panicle, qSPP6 was located in the interval RM3430 - RM20580. The Moroberekan allele increased SPP. The fact that QTLs for panicle length and the number of secondary branches were mapped in the same interval as qSPP6 appears to indicate that this locus was associated with panicle structure. To map the QTL more precisely, substitution mapping of qSPP6 using F3 lines was conducted. Substitution mapping with 41 F3 lines further narrowed the interval containing not only qSPP6 for spikelets per panicle but also qNDW6 for node width to about 680-kb between markers RM20521 and RM20572 based on Nipponbare genome sequence. The locus, qSPP6 is of particular interest because of its independence from undesirable height and flowering time. SSR markers tightly linked to the qSPP6 will facilitate cloning of the gene underlying this QTL as well as marker assisted selection for variation in SPP in the breeding program.