Ozkuru E.Ates D.Nemli S.Erdogmus S.Karaca N.Yilmaz H.Yagmur B.Kartal C.Tosun M.Ozdestan O.Otles S.Kahriman A.Tanyolac B.2019-10-262019-10-2620180888-75430888-7543https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2018.12.010https://hdl.handle.net/11454/16061Due to its high nutritional value, chickpea is one of the most important and cost-effective legumes for human diet. Nutrient elements, such as Cu, P, K have numerous essential functions for the human metabolism. In this study, association mapping of loci linked to the seed Cu, P and K concentrations were performed on a population consisting of 107 Cicer reticulatum and 73 Cicer arietinum individuals in four environments (two locations x two years). A total of 121,840 SNPs were genotyped across 180 individuals by GBS analysis. The association mapping between the SNP markers and the seed Cu, P, K concentrations were identified and eight SNPs were found to be significantly associated with variations in three nutrient elements in more than two environments This research suggests that association mapping is a useful methodology for the identification of loci controlling the Cu, P and K uptake in chickpea seeds for further association mapping, molecular breeding, and marker-assisted selection and plant breeding studies and provides a broader understanding of the relationship between the investigated Cicer species and the effects of environmental conditions. © 2018 Elsevier Inc.en10.1016/j.ygeno.2018.12.010info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCicer arietinumCicer reticulatumCopperGenome-wide association mappingPhosphorusPotassiumArticleQ2