Table 4 Candidate genes for each significantly SNP associated with TL, SD, and KR and its respective encoding product

2

TL

168,004,182

GRMZM2G504910

Tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR)

3

TL

7,081,859

GRMZM2G104081^b

hex1 (hexokinase1)

4

TL

190,444,179

GRMZM2G013128^b

Double Clp-N motif-containing P-loop nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases superfamily protein

4

TL

190,679,094

GRMZM2G033820

Phospholipase A2

7

TL

154,739,818

GRMZM2G077008^bc

Histidine kinase, hybrid-type, ethylene sensor

154,741,622

7

TL

155,702,328

GRMZM2G861541

Expressed protein

10

TL

133,337,924

GRMZM2G057084

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase

133,337,925

133,337,950

1

SD

208,315,891

GRMZM2G101422

Expressed protein

1

SD

293,163,491

GRMZM2G060702^b

Actin depolymerizing factor 4

2

SD

59,729,532

GRMZM2G389097

Leucine-rich receptor-like protein kinase family

5

SD

176,870,721

GRMZM2G325683^c

Expressed protein

3

KR

187,742,562

GRMZM2G438551

cystatin1

3

KR

204,458,505

GRMZM2G111666

basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) transcription f.

3

KR

204,586,960

GRMZM2G091494^c

Starch branching enzyme interacting protein-1

3

KR

222,733,400

GRMZM2G055578^c

Glycine-rich protein

GRMZM2G055629

Plant thionin family protein precursor/Defensin

4

KR

227,101,950

GRMZM2G116314

Ubiquitin thiolesterase

227,101,985

5

KR

93,580,059

GRMZM2G037308^c

Phytosulfokine receptor

6

KR

88,149,024

GRMZM5G876960

Polyamine oxidase (propa-1,3-diamine-forming)

88,149,036

7

KR

15,072,370

GRMZM2G316256

Catalase//L-ascorbate peroxidase

7

KR

19,347,596

GRMZM2G042627

Kinase associated protein phosphatase