Lack of precise information about the candidate genes involved in a complex quantitative
trait is a major obstacle in the cotton fiber quality improvement, and thus, overall genetic gain …

Genetic improvement in fiber quality is one of the main challenges for cotton breeders. Fiber
quality traits are controlled by multiple genes and are classified as complex quantitative …

Background Seed weight is a complex yield-related trait with a lot of quantitative trait loci
(QTL) reported through linkage mapping studies. Integration of QTL from linkage mapping …

Background Fiber quality is an important economic trait of cotton, and its improvement is a
major goal of cotton breeding. To better understand the genetic mechanisms responsible for …

Seed vigor (SV) is a crucial trait determining the quality of crop seeds. Currently, over 80% of
China's cotton-planting area is in Xinjiang Province, where a fully mechanized planting …

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 …

Fiber length (FL) and fiber strength (FS) are the important indicators of fiber quality in cotton.
Longer and stronger fibers are preferred for manufacturing finer yarns in the textile industry …

Abstract Background Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has few cotton varieties
suitable for mechanical harvesting. The plant height of the cultivar is one of the key features …

Upland cotton is an important allotetraploid crop that provides both natural fiber for the textile
industry and edible vegetable oil for the food or feed industry. To better understand the …

Abstract Key message In total, 17 QTLs for lint percentage in short-season cotton, including
three stable QTLs, were detected. Twenty-eight differentially expressed genes located within …