In the present study, we have developed a high-frequency plant regeneration system for Italian ryegrass via callus culture using mature seeds as explants. Optimal embryogenic callus induction was found to occur in MS medium containing 5 ㎎ 1?¹ 2,4-D, 0.5 ㎎ 1?¹ BA, 500 ㎎ 1?¹ L-proline, 1 g 1?¹ casein hydrolysate, 30 g 1?¹ sucrose, 7 ㎎ 1?¹ AgNO₃, 2 ㎎ 1?¹ CuSO₄ and solidified with 3 g 1?¹ Gelrite. The highest regeneration rate was obtained in MS medium containing 1 ㎎ 1?¹ 2,4-D, 5 ㎎ 1?¹ BA, 500 ㎎ 1?¹ L-proline, 1 g 1?¹ casein hydrolysate, 1 ㎎ 1?¹ thiamine-HCl, 30 g 1?¹ sucrose, 7 ㎎ 1?¹ AgNO₃, 2 ㎎ 1?¹ CuSO₄ and solidified with 3 g 1?¹ Gelrite. By using the most effective treatment determined for each parameter, the highest rates of embryogenic callus formation (48.9%) and regeneration (47.6%) were obtained with the Hwasan 101 cultivar. The overall plant regeneration rates of the examined cultivars ranged from 7.5% to 23.2%. Thus, optimization of regeneration frequency using mature seeds as explant material may offer a simple and efficient protocol for Italian ryegrass that may improve molecular breeding of this species.

In the present study, genotypic variation of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Korean Italian ryegrass has been evaluated. Mature seed-derived calli of a total of seven cultivars were infected and co-cultured with Agrobacterium tumefaciens carrying the binary vector pCAMBIA1301, which contains a reporter gene (gus) and a plant selectable marker gene conferring resistance to hygromycin (hpt) in the T-DNA region. The effects of several factors such as callus type and callus age on transformation frequency and the expression of the GUS gene were investigated. The highest transformation frequency (6.7%) was obtained with the Hwasan 101 cultivar when 9-week-old calli (type-I) were inoculated with Agrobacterium. The overall transformation rates of the examined cultivars ranged from 0.4% to 6.7%. GUS histochemical assays, PCR, and southern analysis of transgenic plants demonstrated that transgenes were successfully integrated into the genome of Italian ryegrass. Thus, optimization of transformation frequency and selection of a suitable cultivar of Italian ryegrass may improve molecular breeding of this species.

본 논문에서는 우리나라에 58개 지역에 분포하는 2 배체 및 3배체 참나리 86계통을 이용하여 각 genome 간의 유연관계와 유전적 변이성을 분석하기 위해 RAPD 분석을 실시하였다. 참나리의 배수성은 flow cytometer에 의해 분석되었다. 그 결과 PCR반응에 사 용된 10개의 RAPD primer에서 총 69개의 band가 관찰되었으며, 이중에서 다형화를 나타내는 band의 수 는 42개(60.9%)로, 1개의 RAPD primer당 평균 4.2 개의 다형화 band가 관찰되었다. 수집된 참나리 86계 통에 대하여 RAPD 분석에서 증폭된 다형화 band들 을 이용하여 UPGMA 방법에 따라 dendrogram을 작 성하였다. 그 결과 유전적 유사성 85% 수준에서 크게 2개의 그룹으로 분리되었는데, 첫 번째 그룹에는 강화 도를 포함한 내륙지역에서 수집한 대부분의 3배체 계 통들과 일부 예외적인 2배체 12계통을 포함하고 있었 으며 두 번째 그룹에는 대부분의 2배체 계통들과 백령 도에서 수집한 3배체 1계통(42) 그리고 2배체와 중나 리간에 교잡된 2계통(60, 61)을 포함하고 있었다. 대체 로 3배체 참나리는 제 I 그룹에 포함되었고 2배체 참 나리는 제 II 그룹에 포함되었다. 유전적 변이성은 3 배체 참나리 집단보다 2배체 참나리 집단에서 보다 높 은 것으로 나타났다.

We collected 32 maize inbred lines from eastern cereal and oilseed research center in Canada to develop new maize varieties. We also evaluated genetic diversity, genetic relationships, and population structure using 35 SSR markers. A total of 269 alleles were revealed in 35 loci with an average of 7.69 and a range between 3 and 15 alleles per locus. The genetic diversity values varied from 0.176 to 0.889 with an average of 0.691. The polymorphic information content varied from 0.171 to 0.879 with an average of 0.659. Population structure analysis indicated that 32 Canadian maize inbred lines comprised four major groups and one admixed group based on a membership probability threshold of 0.80. The four major groups contained 13, 2, 5 and 2 maize inbred lines, respectively. From genetic relationships analysis, the all inbred lines were divided into three main groups at 26% genetic similarity. Group I included 22 inbred lines, and Group II included 9 inbred lines. Group III consist of only one inbred line. The results in this study would be useful for the improvement and development of new cultivars, planning crosses for hybrids or development of inbred line in maize breeding program

In order to develop a core set and new corn variety in Korea, we evaluated the morphological characteristics of 194 maize accessions by examining eight quantitative characteristics. On the evaluation of quantitative traits for 194 maize accessions, they showed the morphological variations in tassel length (35.1±5.0 cm), plant height (226.1±33.7 cm), ear height (86.3±22.6 cm), stem diameter (2.3±0.6 cm), leaf width (9.3±1.1 cm), ear length (14.5±2.4 cm), ear row number (14.1±1.9 row), and 100 kernel weight (24.9±4.4 g). The results of principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that the tassel length, plant height, and ear height greatly contributed to positive direction on the first principal component axis. One-hundred kernel weight contributed to negative direction on the second principal component axis. Thus these morphological characteristics, which contributed greatly in the first and second principal components, might be useful for discrimination among 194 maize accessions. In our study, seven accessions, such as IT026357, IT026441, IT027321, IT033271, IT033591, IT033597 and IT124273, particularly were measured high on yield-related traits. Consequently, the 194 maize accessions used in this study could be used as promising materials for maize breeding programs such as development of new hybrid in Korea.

반이면 교잡을 통해 얻어진 36개의 F1 교잡종들에 대하여 수량 및 농업관련 형질에 대하여 조사하였다. 36개 교배조합 의 F1과 교배친의 잡종강세를 조사한 결과, F1의 잡종강세 정 도는 종실수량에서 156%로 가장 컸고, 100립중이 가장 작은 7%로 나타났다. 농업형질에 의한 교배친들 사이의 표현형적 거리는 육성된 계보와 차이가 있었으며, 농업형질만으로 유전 적 거리를 측정하는 것은 한계가 있었다. SSR 분석에 의한 유전적 거리와 농업형질과의 상관을 확인하기 위하여 9개의 자식계통에 대한 92개의 SSR primer를 확인한 결과, 육성 계 보에 의한 유연관계를 명확하게 나타내지 못하여 표현형적 거리와 SSR 마커에 의한 유전적 거리에서도 유의성을 찾을 수 없었다. 본 연구에서는 옥수수 종실수량과 SSR 분석을 통 한 유전적 거리 사이의 유의성이 없었다. 따라서 종실수량과 정의 상관을 보이는 9개의 primer 조합을 선발하였다. 9개의 SSR primer들을 이용한 계통유연관계를 분석에서 옥수수 계 통들의 계보와 선발된 SSR을 이용한 유전적 거리는 연관성 을 찾을 수 없었지만, 종실수량과 선발된 9개의 SSR primer 를 이용한 유전적 거리와는 고도의 정의 상관을 보였다 (R2=0.703**). 선발된 SSR primer를 이용한 유전적 거리와 교잡종의 주요 농업형질의 상관 분석 결과, 교잡종 자체의 수 량구성의 모든 요소뿐만 아니라 간장, 착수고도 유의성을 보 였고, 평균에 대한 잡종강세와는 종실수량이 정의 상관을 보 였다. 본 연구에서 선발한 9개의 SSR primer들은 옥수수 육 종연구에서 교배조합 구성을 위한 잡종강세 예측에 도움을 줄 것으로 생각된다.

Assessing genetic diversity, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium is important in identifying potential parental lines for breeding programs. In this study, we assessed the genetic and phenotypic variation of 174 normal maize (Zea mays) inbred lines and made association analyses with respect to nine agronomical traits, using 150 simple sequence repeats (SSR). From population structure analysis, the lines were divided into three groups. Association analysis was done with a mixed linear model and a general linear model. Twenty one marker-trait associations involving 19 SSR markers were observed using the mixed model, with a significance level of P<0.01. All of these associations, as well as 120 additional marker-trait associations involving 77 SSR markers, were observed with the general model. Two significant marker-trait associations (SMTAs) were detected at P ≤ 0.0001. In the mixed linear model, one locus was associated with water content, two loci were associated with 100-kernel weight, setted ear length, ear thickness and stem thickness; three loci were associated with ear height, four loci were associated with total kernel weight and five loci were associated with plant height. These results should prove useful to breeders in the selection of parental lines and markers.

In this study we evaluate the informative and efficiency of Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) and Sequence Specific Amplified Polymorphism (SSAP) markers for genetic diversity, genetic relationship and population structure among 87 super sweet corn inbred lines generated by different origins. The SSR showed relatively higher level of the average gene diversity and shannon’s information index value than that of the SSAP. To assess genetic relationship and to characterize among 87 super sweet corn inbred lines using the SSR and SSAP markers. The dendrogram using SSR marker divided into nine groups of clusters were observed at the genetic similarity value 53.0%. For SSAP marker, Total three main clusters were confirmed in genetic similarity value at 50.8%. Result of combine data for SSR and SSAP markers showed six subgroup were detected in genetic similarity at 53.5%. To confirm population structure, the total 87 super sweet corn inbred lines were divided into groups I, II and admixed group based on membership probability 0.8 for SSR and SSAP markers. However population structure using combine data was K=3 and divided into group I, II, III and admixed group. This study has demonstrated the comparative analysis of SSR and SSAP for the study of genetic diversity and the genetic relationship for super sweet corn inbred lines. Thus, the results of this study will be useful to maize breeding programs in Korea.

For understanding the genetic diversity and genetic relationship between cultivated and weedy types, we evaluated genetic variation of 80 accessions of rice (O. Sativa). This included 42 cultivated accessions and 38 weedy accessions with the help of AFLP and CACTA-TD. A total of 542 loci were analyzed (255 for AFLP and 287 for CACTA-TD) of which AFLP markers exhibited 75% of polymorphism and transposon based CACTA-TD markers exhibited 93% of polymorphism. The average genetic diversity value for all 80 accessions, using AFLP markers was 0.226 (Cultivated – 0.210; Weedy 0.241) and based on CACTA-TD markers was 0.281 (Cultivated – 0.294; Weedy 0.269). A UPGMA phylogenetic tree revealed three major groups for both the marker system. The average polymorphic content value obtained with AFLP and CACTA-TD markers were 0.21 and 0.232, Effective multiplex ratio (AFLP – 47.50; CACTA-TD – 66.75), Marker Index (AFLP – 9.94; CACTA-TD – 21.13) and Resolving power (AFLP – 19.53; CACTA-TD – 34.62) indicated that the CACTA-TD markers were relatively efficient than AFLP markers.

본 연구는 경상북도 농업기술원에서 초당옥수수 품종개발을 위하여 육성한 100개의 자식계통들에 대하여 총 8개의 질적 및 양적 형질들을 이용하여 형태적 변이 연구를 수행하였다. 2개의 질적 형질들의 조사 결과에서, 종피색(QL1)은 황색을 나타내는 계통(91계통)들이 가장 많았고, 유묘활력(QL2)은 대부분의 계통(68계통)이 약한 특성을 나타내었다. 6개의 양적 형질들에 대한 조사에서, 각 형질 별 평균값은 출웅일수(QN1) 45.9±3.1일, 출사일수(QN2) 49.6±3.4일, 출웅기-출사기 간격(QN3) 3.7±1.1일, 분얼수(QN4) 1.2±0.9개, 간장(QN5) 141.4±15.3 cm, 착수고(QN6) 55.3±11.4 cm를 각각 나타내었다. 주성분분석에서 분석에 이용한 8개의 형질들 중 유묘활력(QL2)과 분얼수(QN4)는 제 1 주성분에서 음의 방향에 크게 기여하였고, 출웅일수(QN1)와 출사일수(QN2)는 양의 방향으로 크게 기여하였다. 반면에 제 2 주성분에서는 착수고(QN6)와 간장(QN5)은 양의 방향에 크게 기여하였다. 따라서 제 1축 및 제 2축의 주성분에서 크게 기여한 형질들은 100개의 초당옥수수 자식계통들을 식별하는데 유용한 형질들인 것으로 생각되었다. 본 연구에서 100개의 초당옥수수 자식계통들에 대한 형태적 변이 및 주성분분석의 결과는 국내 초당옥수수 품종개발을 위한 계통 육성 및 교배조합 구성 등에 유용한 정보를 제공할 것으로 기대된다.

본 연구는 12개의 색소 및 비색소옥수수 계통들에 대하여 300개의 SSR마커를 이용하여 유전적 다양성, 계통유연관계 및 집단구조 분석을 실시하였다. 유전적 다양성 분석 결과, 300개의 SSR primer들은 색소 및 비색소옥수수 12계통들에 서 총 1,331개의 대립단편을 증폭시켰으며, SSR primer당 대 립단편들은 최소 2개에서 최대 10개까지 나타나 평균 4.44개가 증폭되었다. MAF는 0.25에서 0.92의 범위로 나타났고, 평균값은 0.48을 나타내었다. 총 1,331개의 대립단편 중에서 221개의 대립단편들은 색소옥수수 계통들에서 특이적으로 나 타났고, 408개의 대립단편은 비색소옥수수 계통들에서 특이 적으로 나타났으며, 나머지 702개의 대립단편들은 색소 및 비색소 계통들에서 공통으로 확인되었다. 그리고 총 163개의 SSR 마커에서 색소옥수수 특이적 대립단편이 확인되었다. 집 단구조에 대한 분석 결과에서 12개의 색소 및 비색소옥수수 핵심집단 계통들은 groups I, II, III, admixed group으로 구 분되었다. 본 연구결과는 옥수수 육종연구에서 색소 및 비색 소옥수수 계통들의 식별에 대한 유용한 정보를 제공할 것이다

We evaluated the morphological characteristics of 156 maize inbred lines, which were developed to breeding normal maize variety at Maize Experiment Station, Gangwon Agricultural Research and Extension Services, by examining 11 quantitative and three qualitative characteristics. On the evaluation of three qualitative traits for 156 maize inbred lines, most inbred lines showed yellow (85 and 84 inbred lines) at tassel color (QL1) and silk color (QL2), and showed semi erect (105 inbred lines) at plant type (QL3). While, the evaluation of 11 quantitative traits for 156 maize inbred lines, they showed the morphological variation in days of tasseling (QN1, 56.5 to 76.0 days), days of silking (QN2, 59.0 to 85.5 days), stem thickness (QN3, 12.7 to 42.9 mm), plant height (QN4, 111.8 to 239.8 cm), ear height (QN5, 48.2 to 126.5 cm), 100 kernel weight (QN6, 14.9 to 36.4 g), ear length (QN7, 10.0 to 79.0 cm), setted kernel length (QN8, 8.0 to 70.5 cm), ear thickness (QN9, 4.0 to 22.0 cm), total kernel weight (QN10, 22.0 to 490.0 kg) and water content (QN11, 9.3 to 11.9%), respectively. As a result, 11 inbred lines (00hf3, 00hf19, 00hf30, 00hf36, 02S8069, 02S8072, 02S8090, 02S8099, 05S10011, 06S8085-6, 07S8011) in the 156 normal maize inbred lines have showed comparatively high values. While, the results of PCA (principal component analysis) indicated that the ear length (QN7), setted kernel length (QN8), ear thickness (QN9) and total kernel weight (QN10) greatly contributed in positive direction on the first principal components. And also, days of tasseling (QN1), days of silking (QN2), plant height (QN4) and ear height (QN5) contributed in negative direction on the second principal component. Thus these morphological characters, which were greatly contributed in the first and second principal components, might be considered to be useful for discrimination among 156 normal inbred lines. Specifically, this study's assessment of morphological characteristics of 156 normal inbred lines will be helpful useful for normal maize breeding programs such activities as planning crosses for hybrid and line development at Maize Experiment Station, Gangwon Agricultural Research and Extension Services.

In this study, 80 F7:8 recombinant inbred lines (RIL), derived from a cross between dent corn and waxy corn, were evaluated for 10 grain yield and eating-related traits over a two-year period. A total of 39 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and 74 epistatic interactions were confirmed in 2011 and 2012. All QTLs detected in 2011 and 2012, qAC9 (amylose content), qEH4 (ear height), qSEL6 (setted ear length), and q100KW10 (fresh 100 kernel weight) had higher phenotypic variance and were observed in both years; therefore, they may be considered major QTLs. We reported that the QE interaction affects (QTLs and environmental changes) for qEH4, qSEL6, and q100KW10 in discussion. Some new QTLs identified in this study were located on different loci compared with other studies. The genetic region (bin 4.08) strongly controls plant height and ear height, and results from pleiotropy and/or tight linkage. qST3 (including stem thickness) and qEH3 were co-located within two common adjacent simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers (umc2275 and umc1273), whereas qEL6 (ear length) and qSEL6 were co-located within two common adjacent SSR markers (umc2309 and bnlg238). Thus, these SSR markers are a useful selection tool for screening grain yield and yield component traits.

To better understand the morphological variation of the Perilla crop and their weedy types in East and Southeast Asia, we studied the morphological variation of 90 accessions by examining 10 morphological characteristics, such as flowering time, seed size, seed hardness, seed color, color of surface leaf, color of reverse side leaf etc. As a result, morphological variation determined that between cultivated var. frutescens and var. crispa, and between cultivated var. frutescens and its weedy type showed significant morphological differences in terms of seed size and seed hardness, whenever cultivated var. crispa and its weedy type could not showed significant differences in most morphological characters. In PCAs (principal component analysis), among 10 morphological characteristics, flower color (QL6), color of surface leaf (QL3), seed size (QN2), seed hardness (QL1), seed color (QL2), stem color (QL7), and color of reverse side leaf (QL4) contributed in negative direction on the first axis, while flowering time (QN1), leaf shape (QL5), and degree of pubescence (QL8) contributed in positive direction on the first axis. Among these morphological characters, particularly flower color (QL6), color of surface leaf (QL3), seed size (QN2), seed hardness (QL1), and degree of pubescence (QL8) were useful characters for discrimination between cultivated var. frutescens and weedy var. crispa, and between cultivated var. frutescens and its weedy type. However, most accession of cultivated and weedy types of var. crispa was not clearly discriminated by PCA analyses. Although the wild ancestral species of var. frutescens and of var. crispa are still unknown in East and Southeast Asia, the weedy types of Perilla crop may be the key taxon for our understanding of the origin of cultivated types of var. frutescens and var. crispa.

본 연구는 강원도 농업기술원 옥수수연구소에서 튀김옥 수수 품종개발을 위하여 육성한 79개의 자식계통들에 대하 여 대표적인 분자마커인 SSR마커를 이용하여 집단구조 및 association mapping 분석을 실시하였다. 집단구조에 대한 분 석 결과에서 79개의 튀김옥수수 자식계통들은 groups I, II, III, IV, admixed group으로 구분되었다. 4개의 옥수수 자식 계통은 group I에 포함되었고, Group II는 총 17개의 자식계 통들이 포함되었다. 그리고 6개의 자식계통들은 Group III에 포함되었으며, 22개의 자식계통들은 Group IV에 포함되었 다. 그리고 admixed group에는 30개 옥수수 자식계통들이 포함되었다. 튀김옥수수 자식계통들에 대하여 50개 SSR 마 커와 10개의 양적 형질 사이에서 association mapping 분석 을 하였다. Q GLM 분석에서는 0.01의 유의수준에서 92개의 marker-trait association을 확인하였으며, 반면에 Q+K MLM 분석에서는 0.01의 유의수준에서 6개의 marker-trait association 을 확인되었다. 본 연구에서 79개의 튀김옥수수 자식계통들 에 대한 집단구조 및 association mapping 분석의 결과는 앞 으로 강원도농업기술원 옥수수연구소에서 튀김옥수수 품종개 발을 위한 계통 육성 및 교배조합 구성 등에 유용한 정보를 제공할 것으로 기대한다.

본 연구는 강원도농업기술원 옥수수연구소에서 튀김옥수 수 품종개발을 위하여 육성한 79개의 자식계통들에 대하여 총 13개의 양적 및 질적 형질들을 이용하여 형태적 변이 연 구를 수행하였다. 3개의 질적 형질 중에서 웅수색(QL1)은 연한 자주색을 나타내는 계통(46계통)들이 가장 많았고, 자 수색(QL2)과 줄기색(QL3)에서는 각각 녹색을 나타내는 계 통(55계통, 75계통)들이 가장 많았다. 반면에 10개의 양적 형질 중에서 간장(QN1)은 174.2±34.9 cm, 착수고(QN2)는 103.4±24.7 cm, 이삭장(QN3)은 9.4±3.0 cm, 착립장(QN4) 은 8.4±2.6 cm, 이삭경(QN5)은 24.9±7.7 mm, 이삭열수 (QN6)는 14.0±2.3 열, 이삭중(QN7)은 36.5±26.0 g, 종실중 (QN8)은 30.9±19.3 g, 백립중(QN9)은 10.4±3.8 g, 발아율 (QN10)은 평균 95.3±8.1%를 각각 나타내었다. 분석에 이 용된 자식계통들 중에서 5개의 자식계통(PS0-001, PS0-003, PS1-002, PS1-003, PS2-009)들은 조사된 7개의 수량 관련 형질들 중 5개 이상의 형질들에서 비교적 높은 경향이었다. 주성분 분석은 분석에 이용된 13개의 양적 및 질적 형질들 중에서 자수색(QL2), 이삭장(QN3), 착립장(QN4), 이삭경 (QN5), 이삭중(QN7), 종실중(QN8), 백립중(QN9)은 제 1 주 성분에서 양의 방향에 크게 기여하였고, 반면에 웅수색(QL1), 줄기색(QL3), 착수고(QN2) 그리고 이삭열수(QN6)는 음의 방향에 크게 기여하였다. 제 2 주성분에서는 간장(QN1), 착 수고(QN2) 그리고 종실중(QN8)은 양의 방향에 크게 기여 하였고, 반면에 웅수색(QL1), 자수색(QL2), 이삭장(QN3), 이삭열수(QN6) 그리고 100립중(QN9)은 음의 방향에 기여 하였다.

Our study is performed to confirm the level of genetic diversity and population structure with 80 maize inbred lines (40 waxy inbred lines and 40 flint inbred lines) and to explain the genetic basis of agronomic traits using an association mapping. The 200 SSR loci are confirmed a total of 1,610 alleles in total 80 maize inbred lines. The average number of alleles per locus was 8.05. The average GD was 0.72. The average PIC value was 0.68. The average MAF was 0.40. Population structure was revealed for K=2. Total 80 maize inbred lines were divided by groups I, II and admixed group. The 14 waxy inbred lines were assigned to group I. The 45 inbred lines include 5 waxy inbred lines and 40 flint inbred lines were contained to group II. The 21 waxy inbred lines were contained in the admixed group with lower than membership threshold 0.8. Association mapping between 200 SSR markers and 10 phenotypic traits of waxy/flint maize inbred lines were performed by Q GLM and Q+K MLM. In significant level at 0.01, 72 SSR markers were associated with 10 phenotypic traits using Q GLM. The 4 marker-trait association were detected in Q+K MLM. The results derived from this study will be used for designing efficient new maize breeding programs.

In this study, we were conducted the construction of the framework map using SSR markers in the F2 population derived from a cross between waxy corn inbred line (02S6140) and sweet corn inbred line (KSS22), and also identifying of QTLs associated with eating quality traits by employing genetic linkage map of F2:3 population. The linkage map was constructed using 295 SSR markers on the 158 F2 individuals derived from a cross of 02S6140 and KSS22. The map comprised a total genomic length of 2,626.5cM in ten linkage groups and an average distance between markers of 8.9cM. Chi-square test revealed that 254 markers (86.1%) associating with all ten chromosomes exhibited a segregation of 1:2:1 Mendelian ratio. A total of 10 QTLs each for pericarp thickness (PER), amylose content (AMY), dextrose content (DEX), and sucrose content (SUC) were detected in the 158 F2 families. The number of QTL per each trait was ranged from 2 to 4, and also phenotypic variance was ranged from 4.26 to 30.71%. For PER, 4 QTLs were found to be controlled by four genomic regions at locations chromosomes 4, 5, 8, and 9 contributing 10.43, 6.71, 6.74, and 7.79% of phenotypic variance, respectively. While 2 QTLs for AMY, DEX, SUC traits, were found to be controlled by two genomic regions at locations chromosomes 4, 6, 8, and 9 contributing between 4.26 and 30.71% of phenotypic variance, respectively. Among them, 4 QTLs, such as qAMY4 (10.43%), qAMY9 (19.33%), qDEX4 (21.31%), and qSUC4 (30.71%), may be considered as a major QTLs, while the remaining six QTLs might be regarded as minor QTLs. In our study, qAMY9 for amylase content was detected on chromosome 9 in marker intervals phi027-umc1634, which was the same locus as encoding wx1 gene. Thus qAMY9 may be thought very useful molecular marker for selecting amylase content trait. The other QTLs may be thought very useful molecular marker for eating quality traits. The resulting genetic map will be useful in dissection of quantitative traits and the identification of superior QTLs from the waxy hybrid corn, and also this study may provide valuable information for the further identification and characterization of genes responsible for eating quality-related traits in waxy corn and sweet corn.

In order to clarify the chromosomal location of quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with the yield and agronomic traits in waxy corn and sweet corn (Zea maysL.), we were conducted identifying of QTLs associated with yield and agronomic traits by employing genetic linkage map of F2:3 population. A total of 14 QTLs each for days to silking (DTS), plant height (PH), ear height (EH), ear height ratio (ER), ear length (L-Ear) and kernel setting length (L-Sear) were detected in the 158 F2 families. The number of QTL per each trait was ranged from 1 to 6, and also phenotypic variance was ranged from 3.55 to 16.86%. For DTS, one QTLs was found to be controlled by genomic regions at locations chromosomes 1 contributing 9.21% of phenotypic variance. While three QTLs for PH, were found to be controlled by 3 genomic regions at locations chromosomes 1 and 2 contributing 6.68, 6.85 and 8.17% of phenotypic variance, respectively. For EH, six QTLs were found to be controlled by 6 genomic regions at locations chromosomes 1, 7, 8 and 10 range from 3.55 to 11.44% of phenotypic variance. The one QTLs for ER was found at locations chromosomes 1 contributing 7.25% of phenotypic variance. For L-Ear, two QTLs were found to be controlled by 2 genomic regions at location chromosome 7 and 10 contributing 7.40 and 11.63% of phenotypic variance, respetively. The one QTLs for L-Sear was found at locations chromosomes 3 contributing 16.86% of phenotypic variance. Among them, three QTLs, such as qEH8 (11.44%), qLEar10 (11.63%), and qLSear3 (16.86%) may be considered as a major QTLs, while the remaining 11 QTLs might be regarded as minor QTLs. This study may provide valuable information for the further identification and characterization of genes responsible for agronomic traits in waxy corn and sweet corn.