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ArticlePlant communications2026

Reverse BSA-QTLseq: A new genotype-driven bioinformatics approach for simultaneous trait mapping.

Salvatore Esposito, Nunzio D'Agostino, Francesca Taranto, Fabio Fania, Stefano Pavan, Ida Colella, Francesco Sestili, Domenico Lafiandra, Pasquale De Vita

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Salvatore EspositoInstitute of Biosciences and Bioresources (CNR-IBBR), 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy; Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI), 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Nunzio D'AgostinoDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy.
Francesca TarantoInstitute of Biosciences and Bioresources (CNR-IBBR), 70126 Bari, Italy.
Fabio FaniaCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI), 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Stefano PavanDepartment of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy.
Ida ColellaCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI), 71122 Foggia, Italy; Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
Francesco SestiliDepartment of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
Domenico LafiandraDepartment of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
Pasquale De VitaCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI), 71122 Foggia, Italy. Electronic address: pasquale.devita@crea.gov.it.

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Abstract

Bulked segregant analysis (BSA) is a widely used method for identifying genomic loci associated with traits of interest in crops. However, conventional BSA is limited by its reliance on phenotype-driven bulk sampling, which restricts its scalability and confines its applicability to single-trait analysis. This study introduces a novel method, reverse BSA-QTLseq, which uses genotype-driven bulk reconstruction through bioinformatics, enabling the simultaneous mapping of multiple traits from the same genotypic dataset. Reverse BSA-QTLseq uses a two-step strategy-low-resolution genotyping of the entire population followed by high-resolution sequencing of selected bulks-enabling cost-effective identification of genetically divergent lines to enhance the discovery of quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Using a bread wheat recombinant inbred line (RIL) population as a case study, we mapped loci associated with heading date and plant height , confirming approximately 95% of known QTLs, including both dwarfing genes (e.g., Rht-B1 and Rht-5) and flowering-time regulators (e.g., Vrn-A1), and identified novel QTLs and candidate loci with strong phenotypic effects. The phased genotyping strategy maximized genetic distance in the initial sampling, facilitating the in silico reconstruction of trait-specific contrasting bulks. Integration of transcriptional profiles from the parental lines of the RIL population, from which the bulks were derived, aided in identifying candidate genes and regulatory networks underlying the variation of traits such as photoperiod response, nutrient transport, and stress adaptation. The versatility and potential for data reuse offered by the proposed method represent a significant advancement in QTL mapping, with broad implications for marker-assisted breeding and selection programs. Future integration of transcriptomic and epigenomic data is expected to further enhance the power of reverse BSA-QTLseq, accelerating genetic improvement in crops.

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Chromosome MappingComputational BiologyQuantitative Trait LociTriticumGenotypePhenotypebread wheatbulked segregant analysisexome captureheading timemulti-omicsplant heightRNA sequencingsingle-nucleotide polymorphisms

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