Quantitative trait loci associated with oligosaccharide and sucrose contents in soybean (Glycine max L)

Oligosaccharides and sucrose are very important nutritional components in soybean seeds. However, little information is available about their inheritance. We used molecular markers to identify the genomic regions significantly associated with the quantitative trait locus (QTL) that controls oligosaccharide and sucrose contents in segregating F-2:10 RI lines. Two related, but independent, QTLs were identified for oligosaccharides -- near marker satt546 on linkage group (LG) D1b+W and satt278 on LG L. Four others, for sucrose content, were located at LG B1 (satt197), D1b+W (satt546), and L (saft523 and satt278). Finally, we found two common QTLs, on LG D1b+W and L, that are associated with both oligosaccharides and sucrose.