Genetic Variation in Seed Size and Fuzz Content in Commercial Cultivars and Breeding Lines of Upland Cotton

Wednesday, January 6, 2021: 8:30 AM
Kyle Moore , New Mexico State University
Yi Zhu , New Mexico State University
Abdelraheem Abdelraheem , New Mexico State University
Jinfa Zhang , New Mexico State University
Derek P. Whitelock , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Carlos B. Armijo , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Paul A. Funk , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Tom Wedegaertner , Cotton Incorporated
Commercial cultivars and advanced breeding lines were evaluated for seed index and fuzz weight and content (% of seed weight), and their relationships with fiber yield and quality. Their responses to Fusarium wilt race 4 infections were also assessed.