Table 4.

List of Maize Candidate Genes and QTLs for Sugar Content

Symbol Bin(maize) Name and/or gene product
su1 4.05 sugary1, isoamylase
su2 6.04–6.05 sugary2, starch branching enzyme?
sh1 9.01 shrunken1, sucrose synthase
sh2 3.09 Shrunken2, ADP glucose  Pyrophosphorylase
se1 2.10 sugary-enhancer1
bt2 4.05 brittle endosperm2, ADP glucose  pyrophosphorylase
sps1 8.06 sucrose-phosphate synthase1
sus1 9.04 sucrose synthase
Qagp310.05–10.07QTL ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase  activity 3
Qsps11.08–1.10SPS QTL1
Qsps22.06–2.07SPS QTL2
Qsps34.07–4.08SPS QTL3