The genome wide association study for trace metal is completed

Two field experiments dedicated to the phenotyping of bread and durum wheats  have been conducted by Inrae GDEC and Arvalis Institute, respectively. From them, two grain collections of 340 (bread) and 136 (durum) wheat genotypes have been obtained. They have been analysed for their metal contents by Inrae Usrave, which allowed GDEC and Arvalis to conduct genome wide association studies to identified QTL associated to the contents of grains in Cadmium, Arsenic, Nickel, Iron et Zinc. The most interesting genotypes will be tested in the field by Florimond-Desprez and RAGT in two field experiments during the 2023-24 growing seasons