Background and Objective: Aside from its various biomedical effects, γoryzanol is a biomarker for heat stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Recently, we found that a japonica cultivar Momiroman had the highest γ-oryzanol among 92 cultivars. In the present study, we aimed to detect the quantitative trait locus (QTLs) for the concentrations of cycloartenyl ferulate (1), 24methylenecycloartanyl ferulate (2), and total γ-oryzanol in the populations from a cross between Momiroman and an indica cultivar Takanari.Findings: We detected the QTLs for the concentrations of 1, 2, and/or total γoryzanol on chromosomes 4, 5, 9, and 11. The Momiroman alleles at the QTLs on chromosomes 4, 5, and 11 increased the concentrations of 1, 2, and/or total γ-oryzanol, whereas the Takanari alleles at the QTLs on chromosome 9 increased.
Conclusion:Considering the literature data, the japonica alleles at the QTLs on chromosomes 4, 5, and 11 may increase the concentrations of 1, 2, and/or total γ-oryzanol in the indica genetic background. Significance and Novelty: This study revealed the QTLs for the concentrations of 1, 2, and/or total γ-oryzanol on chromosomes 4, 5, 9, and 11, providing essential information for the development of cultivars with specific biomedical properties or heat stress resistance.) is a staple food for approximately 50% of the global population (GRiSP Global Rice Science Partnership, 2013). Recently, global warming has increased the exposure of rice plants to higher air temperatures, which can result in lower grain yields (Morita et al., 2002;Peng et al., 2004) and worse appearance Terashima et al., 2001).γ-Oryzanol, found in the bran layer of brown rice (Mandak & Nyström, 2012), has several biomedical effects, having antihyperlipidemic (Ghatak & Panchal,