Genome-wide association analysis reveals genetic variations and candidate genes associated with salt tolerance related traits in Gossypium hirsutum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cotton is more resistant to salt and drought stresses as compared to other field crops, which makes itself as a pioneer industrial crop in saline-alkali lands. However, abiotic stresses still negatively affect its growth and development significantly. It is therefore important to breed salt tolerance varieties which can help accelerate the improvement of cotton production. The development of molecular markers linked to causal genes has provided an effective and efficient approach for improving salt tolerance.

Results

In this study, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of salt tolerance related traits at seedling stage was performed based on 2 years of phenotype identification for 217 representative upland cotton cultivars by genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) platfo

SUBMITTER: Xu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789578 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature