Validation and Testing of a Fiber Length QTL on Chr.25

Brown, Nino

Validation and Testing of a Fiber Length QTL on Chr.25

Tuesday, January 7, 2014: 11:45 AM

Preservation Hall Studios 7 & 8 (New Orleans Marriott)

Nino Brown , University of Georgia

Pawan Kumar , University of Georgia

Andrew Paterson , University of Georgia

Peng Wah Chee , University of Georgia

Audio File Recorded Presentation

It is the purpose of this project to quantify and validate the effect of a fiber length QTL on chromosome 25 that is believed to be the product of a G. barbadense introgression in the germplasm line, Sealand 883. Currently associated with 8 tightly linked SSR markers, we have deployed the QTL within a couple of regionally adapted cultivars to test its effect in different genetic backgrounds and to further locate the region in which the causal gene lies.