Genetic Diversity Studies at Various Levels of Exotic Germplasm Introgression

Four adapted cultivars  were crossed with two exotic accessions to create populations with 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% introgression of exotic germplasm.   F_2:3, BC_1:2, and parental lines were grown in single-row plots in 2008 and multiple-row replicated plots in 2009.  Traits evaluated were days to flower, lodging, fiber-quality data and yield-related traits.  Most traits followed the expression of the adapted parent.