Identifying and testing marker-trait associations for growth and phenology in three pine species: implications for genomic prediction

Perry, Annika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7889-7597; Wachowiak, Witold; Beaton, Joan; Iason, Glenn; Cottrell, Joan E; Cavers, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-9236. 2022 Identifying and testing marker-trait associations for growth and phenology in three pine species: implications for genomic prediction. Evolutionary Applications, 15 (2). 330-348. 10.1111/eva.13345

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Abstract/Summary

In tree species, genomic prediction offers the potential to forecast mature trait values in early growth stages, if robust marker-trait associations can be identified. Here we apply a novel multispecies approach using genotypes from a new genotyping array, based on 20,795 SNPs from three closely related pine species (Pinus sylvestris, Pinus uncinata and Pinus mugo), to test for associations with growth and phenology data from a common garden study. Predictive models constructed using significantly associated SNPs were then tested and applied to an independent multisite field trial of P. sylvestris and the capability to predict trait values was evaluated. One hundred and eighteen SNPs showed significant associations with the traits in the pine species. Common SNPs (MAF > 0.05) associated with bud set were only found in genes putatively involved in growth and development, whereas those associated with growth and budburst were also located in genes putatively involved in response to environment and, to a lesser extent, reproduction. At one of the two independent sites, the model we developed produced highly significant correlations between predicted values and observed height data (YA, height 2020: r = 0.376, p < 0.001). Predicted values estimated with our budburst model were weakly but positively correlated with duration of budburst at one of the sites (GS, 2015: r = 0.204, p = 0.034; 2018: r = 0.205, p = 0.034-0.037) and negatively associated with budburst timing at the other (YA: r = -0.202, p = 0.046). Genomic prediction resulted in the selection of sets of trees whose mean height was taller than the average for each site. Our results provide tentative support for the capability of prediction models to forecast trait values in trees, while highlighting the need for caution in applying them to trees grown in different environments.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1111/eva.13345
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1752-4571
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	genetic variation, local adaptation, common garden trial, marker-trait association, predictive model, quantitative trait, Scots pine, SNP array
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	14 Jan 2022 16:10 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/529472

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