Deshan Huang , Ruchun Chen , Jianquan Li

Hier Rice Research Center, Hainan Institute of Tropical Agricultural Resources, Sanya, 572025, Hainan, China
Author    Correspondence author
Plant Gene and Trait, 2025, Vol. 16, No. 2   
Received: 10 Feb., 2025    Accepted: 11 Mar., 2025    Published: 20 Apr., 2025

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GWAS has been proven to be a useful tool that helps promote the genetic improvement of rice. This study introduces several commonly used GWAS methods in rice, summarizes the latest GWAS achievements such as key loci related to grain size, drought resistance and protein content, and analyzes the traits related to yield through specific cases. These findings provide references for subsequent gene function verification and actual breeding. In the future, if GWAS can be combined with genomic selection and functional genomics, it is expected to accelerate the breeding of rice varieties with excellent agronomic traits.

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS); Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Complex traits; Agronomic improvement; Genetic loci