Cotton Improvement - Thursday Early Afternoon

Thursday, January 5, 2017: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Reunion C (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
1:30 PM
A MAGIC Population-Based Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Functional Association of GhRBB1_A07 Gene with Superior Fiber Quality in Cotton
David D. Fang, Cotton Fiber Bioscience Research Unit, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Md S Islam, USDA ARS; Gregory N. Thyssen, Cotton Chemistry and Utilization Research Unit, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA-ARS; Linghe Zeng, USDA-ARS; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center; Jack C. McCarty, USDA-ARS; Dewayne D. Deng, USDA-ARS; Doug J Hinchliffe, Cotton Chemistry and Utilization Research Unit, USDA ARS; Don Jones, Cotton Incorporated
1:45 PM
Evaluation of a Magic Population Derived from Rmbup-C4 for Verticillium Wilt Resistance
Gasper Martinez, New Mexico State University; Zachary Larson, New Mexico State University; Abdelraheem Abdelraheem, New Mexico State University; Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University; Jack C. McCarty, USDA-ARS; Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA-ARS
2:00 PM
Identification of a Multi-Parent Rmbup Population for Salt Tolerance in Cotton
Triston Hooks, New Mexico State University; Abdelraheem Abdelraheem, New Mexico State University; Jie Chen, Huazhong Agricultural University; Sujun Zhang, Institute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences; Zongfu Han, Cotton Research Centre, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Gasper Martinez, New Mexico State University; Geno Picchioni, New Mexico State University; Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University; Jack C. McCarty, USDA-ARS; Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA-ARS
2:15 PM
A Simple and High-Throughput Assay for Detecting CNV in Gossypium Germplasm
Robert N Vaughn, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University Agrilife Research; David M. Stelly, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Keerti S. Rathore, Texas A&M University
2:30 PM
Enhancing Upland Cotton Breeding By Improving the Introgression, Dissection and Manipulation of Germplasm from Gossypium Diploid Species
Ammani N. Kyanam, Texas A&M University; Amanda Hulse-kemp, Texas A&M University; Fei Wang, Texas A&M University; Nithya Subramanian, Texas A&M University; Dwaine Raska, Texas A&M University; Robert N Vaughn, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University Agrilife Research; Don Jones, Cotton Incorporated; David M. Stelly, Texas A&M University
2:45 PM
Cotton Genetics Award and Graduate Student Awards