Combining QTL mapping and RNA-Seq Unravels candidate genes for Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) leaf development

BMC Plant Biology

Table 1 Summary statistics analysis of phenotypes for LL, LW and LA in the F1 progeny and parents for two years in two locations (CP and LF)

Environment	Trait	Mean of paternal parent	Mean of maternal parent	F1
Environment	Trait	Mean of paternal parent	Mean of maternal parent	Mean ± SD	Range	Skewness	kurtosis
CP18	LL	2.37	4.30**	3.30 ± 0.02	1.40—5.00	-0.16	0.3
CP18	LW	1.2	2.17**	1.72 ± 0.01	0.90—2.90	0.47	-0.07
CP18	LA	2.07	6.76**	4.19 ± 0.05	1.19—8.26	0.42	-0.18
CP19	LL	2.47	4.00**	2.60 ± 0.02	0.20—4.70	-0.05	1.41
CP19	LW	1.17	1.73**	1.34 ± 0.01	0.90—2.90	0.74	1.21
CP19	LA	2.11	5.08**	2.58 ± 0.04	0.38—7.87	0.87	1.5
LF18	LA	2.6	7.99**	5.83 ± 0.07	0.66—9.76	-0.25	-0.18
LF18	LL	2.73	4.20**	3.64 ± 0.03	1.00—4.90	-0.51	0.63
LF18	LW	1.3	2.57**	2.16 ± 0.02	0.90—2.90	-0.55	0.46
LF19	LL	2.63	4.47**	3.14 ± 0.02	1.20—4.90	-0.12	-0.1
LF19	LW	1.3	2.07**	1.82 ± 0.01	0.90—2.90	-0.03	-0.19
LF19	LA	2.53	6.76**	4.31 ± 0.05	0.66—10.04	0.41	-0.18

All the data is the average of the phenotypes in each environment.
LL leaf length, LW leaf width, LA leaf area, CP Changping, LF Langfang Asterisks indicate significant differences between parents(t-test, P < 0.01)

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