TABLE 3.
Stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for cottonseed physical traits identified in five environments and BLUP.
| Trait | QTL | Env | Position (cM) | Flanking markers | LOD | R2(%) | Add |
| HKW | qHKW-D03-1 | 16AYnc | 9 | Marker149953 Marker150605 | 10.02 | 17.42 | -0.53 |
| 17XJshz | 17 | Marker150834 Marker150795 | 9.53 | 22.75 | –0.48 | ||
| 17AYdc | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 10.03 | 21.72 | –0.50 | ||
| 16XJshz | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 15.60 | 35.01 | –0.79 | ||
| BLUP | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 14.41 | 22.56 | –0.39 | ||
| KW | qKW-D03-1 | 16XJshz | 16 | Marker151011 Marker151014 | 15.23 | 34.10 | –0.21 |
| 17XJshz | 17 | Marker150834 Marker150795 | 7.20 | 13.81 | –0.12 | ||
| 17AYdc | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 5.60 | 13.70 | –0.12 | ||
| BLUP | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 14.51 | 21.49 | –0.10 | ||
| KLW | qKLW-D03-1 | 16XJshz | 16 | Marker151011 Marker151014 | 5.84 | 16.21 | 0.08 |
| 17AYnc | 22 | Marker151179 Marker151250 | 4.25 | 11.31 | 0.06 | ||
| BLUP | 21 | Marker151072 Marker151143 | 5.32 | 9.05 | 0.04 | ||
| qKLW-D12-1 | 17XJshz | 20 | Marker195389 Marker195415 | 4.86 | 10.48 | 0.07 | |
| 16XJshz | 20 | Marker195389 Marker195415 | 7.57 | 22.80 | 0.11 | ||
| BLUP | 20 | Marker195389 Marker195415 | 4.34 | 7.42 | 0.04 | ||
| KA | qKA-D03-1 | 17AYdc | 5 | Marker150850 Marker149780 | 5.62 | 11.64 | –1.29 |
| 16AYnc | 10 | Marker149953 Marker150605 | 8.33 | 12.23 | –1.18 | ||
| BLUP | 10 | Marker149953 Marker150605 | 10.09 | 16.88 | –0.84 | ||
| 17XJshz | 17 | Marker150834 Marker150795 | 7.03 | 16.75 | –1.13 | ||
| 16XJshz | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 12.30 | 25.10 | –1.60 | ||
| KG | qKG-D03-1 | 17AYdc | 5 | Marker150850 Marker149780 | 4.22 | 8.18 | –0.50 |
| 16XJshz | 10 | Marker149953 Marker150605 | 4.93 | 12.91 | –0.57 | ||
| BLUP | 8 | Marker149953 Marker150605 | 4.94 | 9.56 | –0.34 | ||
| KD | qKD-D03-1 | 17AYdc | 5 | Marker150850 Marker149780 | 5.42 | 11.35 | –0.15 |
| 16AYnc | 10 | Marker149953 Marker150605 | 8.27 | 12.27 | –0.15 | ||
| BLUP | 10 | Marker149953 Marker150605 | 11.21 | 9.61 | –0.09 | ||
| 17XJshz | 17 | Marker150834 Marker150795 | 6.92 | 16.51 | –0.13 | ||
| 16XJshz | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 12.24 | 25.28 | –0.21 | ||
| KR | qKR-D03-1 | 16XJshz | 16 | Marker151011 Marker151014 | 9.41 | 20.84 | –0.03 |
| 16AYnc | 18 | Marker150867 Marker150998 | 4.27 | 11.16 | –0.02 | ||
| BLUP | 21 | Marker151072 Marker151143 | 6.56 | 10.10 | –0.01 | ||
| 17AYnc | 22 | Marker151179 Marker151250 | 4.72 | 12.22 | –0.02 | ||
| qKR-D12-1 | 16XJshz | 19 | Marker195381 Marker195387 | 7.97 | 16.43 | –0.03 | |
| 17XJshz | 20 | Marker195389 Marker195415 | 5.67 | 12.02 | –0.02 | ||
| BLUP | 20 | Marker195389 Marker195415 | 3.68 | 5.59 | –0.01 |
Traits column refers to the eight seed size and shape characteristics defined in Table 1. Env column denotes the five environments and BLUP. Logarithm of odds (LOD) values, R2(%) – phenotypic variation explained by the QTL, and Add – additive effect, columns refer to statistical test values.