Table 4 Summary of the 68 meta QTL (mQTL) for grain yield and anthesis-silking interval detected across 18 maize populations
Chromosome | Meta QTL name | K | Predicted meta QTL position (cM) | Meta QTL 95% genetic confidence interval (cM) | Initial number of QTL | Mean initial confidence interval (cM) | Mean LOD score of the initial QTL | Mean R2for the initial QTL | Δ in the 95% confidence interval (cM) | 95% physical confidence interval (kb) | Physical distance (kb) | No. of candidate genes within the physical interval | No. of populations where the meta QTL was uncovered |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MQTL1.1 | 1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 3639-4732 | 1,093.0 | 59 | 3 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.2 | 2 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 10061-14464 | 4,402.1 | 213 | 3 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.3 | 3 | 42.2 | 3.8 | 5 | 14.4 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 28552-30583 | 2,031.9 | 72 | 5 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.4 | 4 | 53.9 | 7.5 | 3 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 45277-46989 | 1,711.8 | 73 | 3 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.5 | 5 | 64.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 51515-58369 | 6,854.6 | 227 | 1 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.6 | 6 | 78.5 | 9.1 | 2 | 16.0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 70862-79893 | 9,031.5 | 257 | 2 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.7 | 7 | 100.8 | 7.1 | 4 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 191405-198269 | 6,864.1 | 227 | 3 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.8 | 8 | 128.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 223836-229962 | 6,125.7 | 234 | 1 | Â |
1 | MQTL1.9 | 9 | 180.8 | 3.3 | 2 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 284698-288173 | 3,475.7 | 145 | 1 | Â |
2 | MQTL2.1 | 1 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 6 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3534-3847 | 313.2 | 25 | 6 | Â |
2 | MQTL2.2 | 2 | 30.2 | 3.3 | 5 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 6141-6957 | 815.7 | 48 | 5 | Â |
2 | MQTL2.3 | 3 | 42.2 | 4.7 | 2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 9969-11272 | 1,302.3 | 71 | 2 | Â |
2 | MQTL2.4 | 4 | 56.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 18063-19837 | 1,774.0 | 68 | 3 | Â |
2 | MQTL2.5 | 5 | 65.7 | 4.4 | 4 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 28812-37684 | 8,871.8 | 322 | 3 | Â |
2 | MQTL2.6 | 6 | 116.7 | 5.1 | 3 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 209512-214904 | 5,391.9 | 268 | 3 | Â |
2 | MQTL2.7 | 7 | 135.4 | 0.6 | 4 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 226386-230734 | 4,347.5 | 287 | 2 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1384-1699 | 315.4 | 32 | 2 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.2 | 2 | 20.7 | 12.5 | 2 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 3266-5558 | 2,291.9 | 108 | 2 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.3 | 3 | 42.7 | 7.3 | 5 | 20.8 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 13.5 | 7218-10471 | 3,253.7 | 138 | 4 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.4 | 4 | 54.5 | 4.7 | 2 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 27986-53834 | 25,847.8 | 619 | 2 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.5 | 5 | 74.6 | 10.5 | 2 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 141780-165485 | 23,704.8 | 660 | 2 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.6 | 6 | 93.5 | 4.6 | 3 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 175055-197483 | 22,428.3 | 926 | 3 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.7 | 7 | 108.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 208947-211212 | 2,264.7 | 92 | 1 | Â |
3 | MQTL3.8 | 8 | 120.0 | 9.4 | 1 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 211133-218712 | 7,578.4 | 308 | 1 | Â |
4 | MQTL4.1 | 1 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1613-4989 | 3,376.2 | 206 | 3 | Â |
4 | MQTL4.2 | 2 | 30.8 | 4.1 | 3 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 11272-13790 | 2,518.2 | 87 | 3 | Â |
4 | MQTL4.3 | 3 | 40.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 14511-18502 | 3,991.4 | 125 | 1 | Â |
4 | MQTL4.4 | 4 | 53.4 | 3.3 | 2 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 1.7 | 41714-81616 | 39,902.1 | 851 | 1 | Â |
4 | MQTL4.5 | 5 | 98.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 196386-203074 | 6,688.0 | 238 | 1 | Â |
4 | MQTL4.6 | 6 | 118.2 | 6.0 | 2 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 240863-242930 | 2,067.0 | 18 | 2 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.1 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 887-2799 | 1,911.3 | 189 | 2 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.2 | 2 | 28.9 | 3.1 | 4 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 6821-9201 | 2,379.9 | 128 | 4 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.3 | 3 | 42.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 11666-13316 | 1,650.1 | 83 | 1 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.4 | 4 | 52.0 | 5.7 | 2 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 21458-42985 | 21,527.0 | 645 | 2 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.5 | 5 | 60.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 46400-75946 | 29,545.5 | 863 | 1 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.6 | 6 | 76.4 | 6.3 | 3 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 158664-169720 | 11,056.0 | 324 | 3 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.7 | 7 | 116.4 | 4.7 | 3 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 199917-203728 | 3,810.3 | 191 | 3 | Â |
5 | MQTL5.8 | 8 | 128.6 | 3.2 | 5 | 20.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 17.3 | 204095-208963 | 4,867.9 | 305 | 3 | Â |
6 | MQTL6.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 1535-3654 | 2,119.7 | 66 | 4 | Â |
6 | MQTL6.2 | 2 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 7800-21710 | 13,909.7 | 301 | 1 | Â |
6 | MQTL6.3 | 3 | 45.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 109410-109818 | 407.2 | 5 | 3 | Â |
6 | MQTL6.4 | 4 | 58.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 115280-138426 | 23,145.6 | 829 | 1 | Â |
6 | MQTL6.5 | 5 | 80.6 | 4.7 | 4 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 153123-156645 | 3,521.2 | 201 | 3 | Â |
6 | MQTL6.6 | 6 | 94.2 | 5.4 | 4 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 160735-161977 | 1,241.9 | 77 | 2 | Â |
6 | MQTL6.7 | 7 | 116.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 163973-165726 | 1,753.2 | 116 | 1 | Â |
7 | MQTL7.1 | 1 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 2 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 1977-3000 | 1,023.8 | 71 | 2 | Â |
7 | MQTL7.2 | 2 | 33.9 | 3.7 | 4 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 7344-8456 | 1,112.2 | 51 | 3 | Â |
7 | MQTL7.3 | 3 | 45.6 | 4.0 | 3 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 11348-17346 | 5,998.1 | 177 | 2 | Â |
7 | MQTL7.4 | 4 | 51.5 | 3.3 | 2 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 92209-111874 | 19,664.7 | 387 | 2 | Â |
7 | MQTL7.5 | 5 | 63.4 | 8.2 | 4 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 119475-128209 | 8,734.7 | 289 | 4 | Â |
7 | MQTL7.6 | 6 | 86.4 | 9.6 | 2 | 14.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 155968-156660 | 692.0 | 28 | 1 | Â |
7 | MQTL7.7 | 7 | 102.0 | 2.3 | 1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 162969-163528 | 559.5 | 23 | 1 | Â |
8 | MQTL8.1 | 1 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 8255-12884 | 4,628.6 | 174 | 1 | Â |
8 | MQTL8.2 | 2 | 28.2 | 8.7 | 2 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 12.9 | 5.3 | 12884-16036 | 3,152.4 | 118 | 2 | Â |
8 | MQTL8.3 | 3 | 45.8 | 4.0 | 5 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 19226-22594 | 3,368.0 | 112 | 4 | Â |
8 | MQTL8.4 | 4 | 56.6 | 4.9 | 3 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 94597-114908 | 20,310.3 | 572 | 3 | Â |
8 | MQTL8.5 | 5 | 68.0 | 4.2 | 2 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 130389-136848 | 6,459.5 | 238 | 2 | Â |
8 | MQTL8.6 | 6 | 90.5 | 10.1 | 2 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 161536-162181 | 645.2 | 39 | 2 | Â |
8 | MQTL8.7 | 7 | 109.2 | 3.7 | 3 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 165872-166992 | 1,119.5 | 67 | 3 | Â |
9 | MQTL9.1 | 1 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 3 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 558-1039 | 480.9 | 17 | 2 | Â |
9 | MQTL9.2 | 2 | 28.6 | 2.5 | 6 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 12863-15939 | 3,076.3 | 107 | 6 | Â |
9 | MQTL9.3 | 3 | 48.9 | 10.7 | 2 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 78943-107127 | 28,183.8 | 676 | 2 | Â |
9 | MQTL9.4 | 4 | 64.9 | 8.3 | 3 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 122950-134502 | 11,552.0 | 424 | 3 | Â |
9 | MQTL9.5 | 5 | 85.6 | 2.5 | 4 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 139422-142013 | 2,590.7 | 118 | 3 | Â |
10 | MQTL10.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5116-5692 | 576.2 | 27 | 1 | Â |
10 | MQTL10.2 | 2 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 7133-13608 | 6,475.7 | 192 | 2 | Â |
10 | MQTL10.3 | 3 | 24.7 | 3.5 | 3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 15276-62174 | 46,897.5 | 857 | 3 | Â |
10 | MQTL10.4 | 4 | 46.0 | 4.2 | 1 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 127259-131505 | 4,245.7 | 160 | 1 | Â |