New Germplasm Lines with High Yield and Fiber Quality Combined with Nematode Resistance

Several new lines denoted by the BAR prefix have been developed to have both resistance to nematodes and superior yield and quality.  These lines have resistance to reniform nematodes from G. barbadense GB 713 and several also carry the DNA marker for Mi1, the gene for resistance to root-knot nematodes.  From 2011 to 2013 these lines gave yields greater than most commercial cultivars and produced fiber with superior length and strength.  These lines, which will be submitted for release as new germplasm lines, will be described.