Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes of seed Iron and zinc content in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of seed Fe and Zn content in parents and GB RIL population

Trait ^a	Envi. ^b	Parents		RIL population
Trait ^a	Envi. ^b	GZ1	B13	Mean	SD ^c	Min.	Max.	CV (%)^d	Skew. ^e	Kurt. ^f	K-S Test	H ²
Fe Content	18GZ	124.47	100.18**	136.37	17.08	98.17	185.58	12.52	0.23	-0.08	0.200*	0.73
	18ZC	130.51	114.09**	141.39	16.54	100.76	184.15	11.70	0.06	-0.48	0.200*
	19GZ	91.87	83.01**	108.12	16.12	72.52	152.11	14.91	0.42	-0.19	0.023
	19ZC	104.70	89.95**	113.36	15.39	82.41	159.37	13.58	0.41	-0.43	0.001
Zn Content	18GZ	58.87	47.01**	49.71	4.81	30.86	63.52	9.68	0.01	0.66	0.200*	0.75
	18ZC	57.65	53.46**	57.76	4.31	47.00	69.50	7.46	0.18	-0.27	0.200*
	19GZ	42.41	33.75**	38.32	3.54	30.01	55.52	9.24	0.70	1.74	0.200*
	19ZC	40.86	38.82**	40.64	2.59	32.92	51.30	6.37	0.45	1.16	0.200*

^a The Fe and Zn content is presented as micrograms per gram in the soybean powder. ^b Environment (2018 in Guangzhou, 2018 in Zengcheng, 2019 in Guangzhou, and 2019 in Zengcheng are designated as 18GZ, 18ZC, 19GZ, and 19ZC, respectively.). ^c Standard deviation. ^d Coefficient of variation. ^e Skewness. ^f Kurtosis

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