High-quality genome assembly and resequencing of modern cotton cultivars provide resources for crop improvement

Z Ma, Y Zhang, L Wu, G Zhang, Z Sun, Z Li, Y Jiang… - Nature Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Cotton produces natural fiber for the textile industry. The genetic effects of genomic structural
variations underlying agronomic traits remain unclear. Here, we generate two high-quality …

Inheritance, QTLs, and candidate genes of lint percentage in upland cotton

H Niu, Q Ge, H Shang, Y Yuan - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an important natural fiber plant. Lint percentage (LP) is one of
the most important determinants of cotton yield and is a typical quantitative trait with high …

Genome-wide association study reveals novel quantitative trait loci and candidate genes of lint percentage in upland cotton based on the CottonSNP80K array

Y Chen, Y Gao, P Chen, J Zhou, C Zhang… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Key message Thirty-four SNPs corresponding with 22 QTLs for lint percentage,
including 13 novel QTLs, was detected via GWAS. Two candidate genes underlying this trait …

An RTM-GWAS procedure reveals the QTL alleles and candidate genes for three yield-related traits in upland cotton

J Su, C Wang, Q Ma, A Zhang, C Shi, J Liu, X Zhang… - BMC plant biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Cotton (Gossypium spp.) fiber yield is one of the key target traits, and
improved fiber yield has always been thought of as an important objective in the breeding …

Genome-wide association study of fiber yield-related traits uncovers the novel genomic regions and candidate genes in Indian upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

B Joshi, S Singh, GJ Tiwari, H Kumar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major fiber crop that is cultivated worldwide and
has significant economic importance. India harbors the largest area for cotton cultivation, but …

Dissection of the genetic variation and candidate genes of lint percentage by a genome-wide association study in upland cotton

C Song, W Li, X Pei, Y Liu, Z Ren, K He… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Key message A genome-wide associated study identified six novel QTLs for lint percentage.
Two candidate genes underlying this trait were also detected. Abstract Increasing lint …

Genome-wide association study reveals the genetic basis of yield-and quality-related traits in wheat

L Gao, C Meng, T Yi, K Xu, H Cao, S Zhang, X Yang… - BMC plant biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Identifying the loci and dissecting the genetic architecture underlying wheat
yield-and quality-related traits are essential for wheat breeding. A genome-wide association …

Status and prospects of genome-wide association studies in cotton

M Yasir, HH Kanwal, Q Hussain, MW Riaz… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Over the last two decades, the use of high-density SNP arrays and DNA sequencing have
allowed scientists to uncover the majority of the genotypic space for various crops, including …

Quantitative trait loci and candidate genes for yield-related traits of upland cotton revealed by genome-wide association analysis under drought conditions

F Sun, Y Yang, P Wang, J Ma, X Du - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Due to the influence of extreme weather, the environment in China's main
cotton-producing areas is prone to drought stress conditions, which affect the growth and …

Genome-wide association analysis reveals quantitative trait loci and candidate genes involved in yield components under multiple field environments in cotton …

G Zhu, S Hou, X Song, X Wang, W Wang, Q Chen… - BMC Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Background Numerous quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes associated with
yield-related traits have been identified in cotton by genome-wide association study (GWAS) …