Genome-wide association studies and transcriptome analysis reveal novel genes associated with freezing tolerance in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Guoqiang Zheng; Zigang Liu; Lixi Jiang; Qi Yang; Jiaping Wei; Zefeng Wu; Junmei Cui; Xiaoyun Dong; Xiaodong Cao; Xuezhen Yang; Ying Wang; Yongjie Gong; Ermei Sa; Xiaoxia Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0322547

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Genome-wide association studies and transcriptome analysis reveal novel genes associated with freezing tolerance in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Guoqiang Zheng,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Zigang Liu ,

Roles Conceptualization, Resources

* E-mail: lzgworking@163.com (ZL); jianglx@zju.edu.cn (LJ)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7271-393X

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Lixi Jiang ,

Roles Resources

* E-mail: lzgworking@163.com (ZL); jianglx@zju.edu.cn (LJ)

Affiliation College of agricultural & biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8579-0763

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Qi Yang,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agricultural information center of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Jiaping Wei,

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Zefeng Wu,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Junmei Cui,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Xiaoyun Dong,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Xiaodong Cao,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Xuezhen Yang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Seed management station of Ping Liang, Pingliang, Gansu, China
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Ying Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Yongjie Gong,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Ermei Sa,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Xiaoxia Wang

Roles Investigation

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science/College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Genome-wide association studies and transcriptome analysis reveal novel genes associated with freezing tolerance in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Guoqiang Zheng,
Zigang Liu,
Lixi Jiang,
Qi Yang,
Jiaping Wei,
Zefeng Wu,
Junmei Cui,
Xiaoyun Dong,
Xiaodong Cao,
Xuezhen Yang

Published: May 27, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322547

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