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Title: Enhancing upland cotton germplasm for yield and fiber quality by introgression from wild relatives

Author
item Zeng, Linghe
item SACKS, ERIK - University Of Illinois

Submitted to: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/29/2017
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Success in genetic improvement of lint yield and fiber quality in Upland cotton cultivars has been limited due to the narrow genetic base in cotton germplasm. Enhancing cotton germplasm by broadening the genetic base for yield and fiber quality has become an urgent task in cotton breeding. Introgressing novel genes from wild relatives into Gossypium hirsutum can be an effective approach to broaden the genetic base in cotton germplasm. Populations derived from wide crosses among diploid and tetraploid species in Gossypium have been developed by USDA-ARS at Stoneville, MS. Germplasm populations derived from multiple crosses among tetraploid species in Gossypium were evaluated and significant genetic variations for lint yield and fiber quality were identified. Backcross populations derived from wide crosses between diploid species and Upland cotton were developed and are currently under selection for their agronomic performance and fiber quality.