Association of SSR Markers with Important Fiber Traits In Upland Cotton

Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Royal (Orlando World Center Marriott)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Royal (Orlando World Center Marriott)
Friday, January 6, 2012
Royal (Orlando World Center Marriott)
Sukumar Saha , USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Laboratory
Sharof S. Egamberdiev , Institute of Genetics and Plants Experimental Biology
J. Wu , South Dakota State University
Johnie N. Jenkins , USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Laboratory
Jack C. McCarty , USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Laboratory
Dewayne Deng , USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Laboratory
Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov , Institute of Genetics and Plants Experimental Biology
We have conducted two years in two locations field evaluation of agronomic and fiber quality traits of about 45 improved Upland cotton lines.  We genotyped these lines using SSR markers.  This poster will present the results of the DNA markers associated with some important fiber QTLs.