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Mapping quantitative trait loci for cottonseed oil, protein and gossypol content in a Gossypium hirsutum × Gossypium barbadense backcross inbred line population

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Cotton is one of the most important oil-producing crops and the cottonseed meal provides important protein nutrients as animal feed. However, information on the genetic basis of cottonseed oil and protein contents is lacking. A backcross inbred line (BIL) population from a cross between Gossypium hirsutum as the recurrent parent and G. barbadense was used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for cottonseed oil, protein, and gossypol contents. The BIL population of 146 lines together with the two parental lines was tested in the same location for three years in China. Based on a genetic map of 392 SSR markers and a total genetic distance of 2,895.2 cM, 17 QTLs on 12 chromosomes for oil content, 22 QTLs on 12 chromosomes for protein content and three QTLs on two chromosomes for gossypol content were detected. Seed oil content was significantly and negatively correlated with seed protein content, which can be explained by eight QTLs for both oil and protein contents co-localized in the same regions but with opposite additive effects. This research represents the first report using a permanent advanced backcross inbred population of an interspecific hybrid population to identify QTLs for seed quality traits in cotton in three environments.

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This research was supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2010CB126006), and the New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station.

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  1. National Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Key Laboratory of Cotton Genetic Improvement, Cotton Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Anyang, 455112, Henan, China

    Jiwen Yu, Shuxun Yu, Shuli Fan, Meizhen Song, Honghong Zhai & Xingli Li

  2. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, USA

    Jinfa Zhang

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Yu, J., Yu, S., Fan, S. et al. Mapping quantitative trait loci for cottonseed oil, protein and gossypol content in a Gossypium hirsutum × Gossypium barbadense backcross inbred line population. Euphytica 187, 191–201 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-012-0630-3

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