One step genome-wide association study of traits contributing to salinity stress in rice grown under controlled and field conditions

Abstract

One step genome-wide association study of traits contributing to salinity stress in rice grown under controlled and field conditions

Background

•Rice is the staple crop that feeds more than half of the world 1 •It is the most salt-sensitive cereal 2 •We need to use land that is currently unsuitable for rice production (e.g. by use of salt-tolerant rice varieties) to help address global food security •Salinity tolerance in plants is a complex quantitative trait that has various components àdissected effectively using single step GWAS models.