Received: NovemAccepted: ApPublished: April 29, 2021Ĭopyright: © 2021 Nkhata et al. PLoS ONE 16(4):Įditor: Shailendra Goel, University of Delhi, INDIA (2021) Genome-wide association analysis of bean fly resistance and agro-morphological traits in common bean.

The identified markers are useful for marker-assisted selection in the breeding program to develop common bean genotypes with resistance to bean fly damage.Ĭitation: Nkhata W, Shimelis H, Melis R, Chirwa R, Mzengeza T, Mathew I, et al. Three markers were identified, each having pleiotropic effects on two traits: M100049197 (BDS and NPP), M3379537 (DTF and PC), and M13122571 (NPP and GYD). Eighty-three significant (P<0.01) markers were identified with an average linkage disequilibrium of 0.20 at 12Mb across the 11 chromosomes. The genotypes exhibited a minimum membership coefficient of 0.60 to their respective populations.

The genotypes were delineated into two populations, which were based on the Andean and Mesoamerican gene pools. Likewise, the genotypes showed significant variation for agro-morphological traits such as days to flowering (DTF), days to maturity (DTM), number of pods per plant (NPP), number of seeds per pod (NSP), and grain yield (GYD). The genotypes exhibited significant variation for bean fly damage severity (BDS), plant mortality rate (PMR), and pupa count (PC). Ninety-nine common bean genotypes were phenotyped in two seasons at two locations and genotyped with 16 565 SNP markers. This study’s objective was to determine the population structure of a diverse panel of common bean genotypes and deduce associations between bean fly resistance and agronomic traits based on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. Development and deployment of agronomic superior and bean fly resistant common bean varieties aredependent on genetic variation and the identification of genes and genomic regions controlling economic traits. The bean fly ( Ophiomyia spp) is a key insect pest causing significant crop damage and yield loss in common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L., 2n = 2x = 22).

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