Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping using Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP): overview of the technology and its application in crop improvement

K Semagn, R Babu, S Hearne, M Olsen - Molecular breeding, 2014 - Springer
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data can be obtained using one of the numerous
uniplex or multiplex SNP genotyping platforms that combine a variety of chemistries …

Control of cotton fibre elongation by a homeodomain transcription factor GhHOX3

CM Shan, XX Shangguan, B Zhao, XF Zhang… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Cotton fibres are unusually long, single-celled epidermal seed trichomes and a model for
plant cell growth, but little is known about the regulation of fibre cell elongation. Here we …

Overexpression of Tamarix albiflonum TaMnSOD increases drought tolerance in transgenic cotton

DY Zhang, HL Yang, XS Li, HY Li, YC Wang - Molecular Breeding, 2014 - Springer
Drought is a major environmental stress that limits cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
production worldwide. TaMnSOD plays a crucial role as a peroxidation scavenger. In this …

Genetic Structure, Linkage Disequilibrium and Association Mapping of Verticillium Wilt Resistance in Elite Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Germplasm Population

Y Zhao, H Wang, W Chen, Y Li - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the population structure and linkage disequilibrium in an association panel
can effectively avoid spurious associations and improve the accuracy in association …

Association analysis of fiber quality traits and exploration of elite alleles in Upland cotton cultivars/accessions (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

C Cai, W Ye, T Zhang, W Guo - Journal of Integrative Plant …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring the elite alleles and germplasm accessions related to fiber quality traits will
accelerate the breeding of cotton for fiber quality improvement. In this study, 99 Gossypium …

Linkage map construction and quantitative trait locus analysis of agronomic and fiber quality traits in cotton

MA Gore, DD Fang, JA Poland, J Zhang… - The plant …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The superior fiber properties of Gossypium barbadense L. serve as a source of novel
variation for improving fiber quality in Upland cotton (G. hirsutum L.), but introgression from …

Association mapping for salinity tolerance in cotton ('Gossypium hirsutum'L.) germplasm from US and diverse regions of China

M Saeed, G Wangzhen… - Australian Journal of Crop …, 2014 - search.informit.org
Salinity affects cotton production worldwide. In our study, we assessed marker-trait
associations for salinity tolerance in cotton using a set of 109 cotton variety germplasm …

Molecular tagging of QTLs for fiber quality and yield in the upland cotton cultivar Acala-Prema

N Zhiyuan, H Chen, H Mei, T Zhang - Euphytica, 2014 - Springer
Cotton is a high-value per acre crop that is produced as a raw material for the textile
industry. With the development of new technologies in the textile industry, much attention …

Development of SNP and InDel markers via de novo transcriptome assembly in Sesamum indicum L.

L Wei, H Miao, C Li, Y Duan, J Niu, T Zhang, Q Zhao… - Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Cultivated sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oil crop because of its high oil
content and quality. In order to discover the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and …

Leaf tissue sampling and DNA extraction protocols

K Semagn - Molecular plant taxonomy: Methods and protocols, 2014 - Springer
Taxonomists must be familiar with a number of issues in collecting and transporting samples
using freezing methods (liquid nitrogen and dry ice), desiccants (silica gel and blotter …