Table 4. Summary of M-QTL and E-QTL detected controlling fiber quality traits by ICIM in two hybrids.

Trait		RIL			BCF1			RILV			BCVF1
M-QTL	n	P(A)	P(AE)	n	P(A)	P(AE)	n	P(A)	P(AE)	n	P(A)	P(AE)
Fiber length	12	2.67	0.58	9	2.17	0.72	18	2.94	0.13	7	2.18	0.59
Fiber uniformity	8	1.06	1.20	8	1.35	1.12				6	0.31	1.74
Fiber strength	21	2.41	0.41	7	2.20	0.76	9	3.20	0.42	5	2.83	0.56
Fiber elongation	8	2.80	1.17	2	3.17	0.86	6	2.17	0.90
Micronaire	16	2.79	0.36	7	1.80	0.87	23	2.61	0.25	14	1.78	0.78
Mean	13	2.35	0.75	6.6	2.14	0.86	11.2	2.73	0.43	6.4	1.77	0.92
E-QTL	n	P(AA)	P(AAE)	n	P(AA)	P(AAE)	n	P(AA)	P(AAE)	n	P(AA)	P(AAE)
Fiber length	20	3.38	0.32	16	2.97	1.23	34	4.13	0.17	13	2.89	0.60
Fiber uniformity	6	2.28	1.53	5	1.76	1.74	6	2.69	0.90
Fiber strength	14	2.98	0.32	7	1.98	1.31	25	3.30	0.42	7	3.13	0.47
Fiber elongation	6	4.65	0.46	1	1.82	4.27	1	6.43	0.24
Micronaire	44	3.69	0.46	38	2.74	0.96	35	3.66	0.15	8	2.52	0.85
Mean	18	3.40	0.61	13.4	2.25	1.90	20.2	4.04	0.38	5.6	2.85	0.64

n, the number of QTL identified. P (in %) was the mean of trait PVs explained by a single M-QTL or E-QTL.