Table 6 Fiber QTLs identified by TASSEL and their effects

#Associated marker loci

157^*

48

43

26

26

41

38

#QTL^**

131

25

24

19

20

20

23

Combined total QTL effects

82.8%

70.6%

62.3%

64.5%

69.4%

76.5%

#chromosomes

17

16

15

14

14

17

Positive QTL effect

No.

11

13

9

10

10

10

R²% mean

3.40%

2.96%

3.15%

2.44%

3.06%

3.34%

R²% range

1.90%--5.73%

1.44%--3.77%

1.87%--5.21%

1.60%--4.20%

1.94%--4.15%

1.82%--4.54%

R²% total

37.4%

38.5%

28.3%

24.4%

30.6%

33.4%

Negative QTL effect

No.

14

11

10

10

10

13

R²% mean

3.24%

2.92%

3.39%

4.00%

3.88%

3.32%

R²% range

1.86%--6.20%

1.37%--4.68%

1.15%--5.51%

2.18%--14.89%

2.44%--6.31%

1.88%--7.28%

R²% total

45.4%

32.1%

33.9%

40.0%

38.8%

43.2%