Meta-analysis of cotton fiber quality QTLs across diverse environments in a Gossypium hirsutum x G. barbadenseRIL population

Table 1 Details of the 11 sites at which the RILs were evaluated

Experiment	Bayer	CSIRO	CIRAD	Brazil	Cameroon	USA	Australia	CIRAD	USA	Brazil	Australia
	Gent	Canberra	Mpellier	Itatuba	Garoua	Lubbock	Narrabri	Mpellier	Idalou	Itatuba	Narrabri
Acronym	Ge6	Cs7	Mp7	Br7	Ga7	Lu7	Cs8	Mp8	Lu8	Br8	Cs9
Planting	Jun-05	Jun-05	-	Aug07	Jul07	May07	Oct07	May07+08	May08	Aug08	Oct08
No RILs sown	139	139	145	128	110	77	93	130	129	128	82
	Glasshouse	Glasshouse	Glasshouse	Field	Field	Field	Field	Glasshouse	Field	Field	Field
Layout	1 plant	1 plant	1 plant	8 m	4 m	9 m	10 m	1 plant	10 m	8 m	12 m
	1 pot	1 pot	1 pot	2 reps	1 rep	1 rep	1-3 reps	2 pots	1 rep	2 reps	1-3 reps
No fib.analyses	38	99	96	123	84	68	65	67	90	128	66
HVI	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
FMT		x		x	x	x	x	x		x	x
color	x		x	x	x	x		x		x
AFIS		x				x			x

Planting date and conditions (glasshouse/field), number of RILs planted, and analyzed, fiber testing instruments or modules used to assess traits for QTL mapping.

ISSN: 1471-2229