3.5.8. QTLs for Length of Bract (LOB)

Three QTLs, *qLOBa1, qLOBa2,* and *qLOBa3*, for length of bract were detected during analysis. The first QTL was on chromosome 2 with LOD ≥ 3.24 and with a positive additive effect of 0.18. Phenotypic variance observed was 8.59%. The second QTL was detected on chromosome 16 with LOD ≥ 3.01 and a negative additive effect of 0.13 and phenotypic variance 7.76%. The third QTL was detected on chromosome 19 with a positive additive effect of 0.18 and phenotypic variance of 12.91%. When three QTLs were fitted together simultaneously the phenotypic variance was 28% (Table 6).
