ILs	Introgression lines
SLAF	Specific locus amplified fragment
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
QTL	Quantitative trait loci
At	A sub-genome
Dt	D sub-genome
PVE	Phenotypic variance explained
MIC	Micronaire value
FL	Fiber length
FU	Fiber uniformity
FS	Fiber strength
FE	Fiber elongation
BW	Boll weight
LP	Lint percentage
HSW	Hundred seed weight
PH	Plant height
BN	Boll number
FBN	Fruiting branches number
SI	Seed index
CV	Coefficient of variance
E1-3	Environment 1-3
LOD	Logarithm of odds