Identification of candidate loci for leafing date in Iranian walnut germplasm collection using GBS-GWAS approach and validation by SNaPshot
Mehdi Fallah, Mohammad M Arab, Harun Karcı, Saadat Sarikhani, Mousa Rasouli, Darab Hassani, Salih Kafkas, Kourosh Vahdati · 2026
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Mehdi Fallah and seven co-authors search walnut genes for markers tied to spring leafing, in a study dated 2026. Late frosts harm walnut orchards when trees leaf out too early. Breeders want trees that wake later in spring, and gene markers would speed the search.
The team studied 85 walnut types from Iran and abroad over three years. They read tens of thousands of small gene differences and matched them with the day each tree reached half budburst. Strong signals turned up on six chromosomes, and the best ones held across years and models. A second test method confirmed the markers. The results give breeders firm targets for raising frost-safe walnuts.
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| CREATOR | Mehdi Fallah, Mohammad M Arab, Harun Karcı, Saadat Sarikhani, Mousa Rasouli, Darab Hassani, Salih Kafkas, Kourosh Vahdati |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |