Table 1 Tissues, sequence platform, and number of reads generated for each of the four cotton species used in this study
Species (accession) | Designation | Tissues in library | Type of sequence | Approx. number of ESTs (X 1000) | UnassembledESTs (X 1000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. arboreum (cv. AKA8401) | A2 | gynoecium, calyx, fiber, roots, whole seedlings | 454-FLX | 692 | 39 |
G. arboreum 1 | A2 | cotton fiber 7–10 dpa | Sanger | 28 | 3 |
G. raimondii (GN33) | D5 | gynoecium, calyx, fiber, roots, whole seedlings | 454-FLX | 710 | 71 |
G. raimondii (GN33) | D5 | meristem, calyx, fiber, root, petal, seedling | 454-Titanium | 745 | 33 |
G. raimondii (GN33) | D5 | whole seedling, normalized floral organs including developing embryos | Sanger | 57 | 8 |
G. hirsutum (cv. Maxxa) | AD1 | gynoecium, calyx, fiber, roots, whole seedlings | 454-FLX | 607 | 58 |
G. hirsutum (Tx2094) | AD1 | bud, leaf, stem, whole seedling (with roots) | 454-Titanium | 830 | 92 |
G. hirsutum 1 | AD1 | various sources. ESTs that are publically available in GenBank | Sanger | 250 | 35 |
G. barbadense (cv. Pima S6) | AD2 | bud, leaf, stem, whole seedling (with roots) | 454-Titanium | 861 | 90 |
G. barbadense (K101) | AD2 | bud, leaf, stem, whole seedling (with roots) | 454-Titanium | 713 | 82 |
G. barbadense 1 | AD2 | various sources. ESTs that are publically available in GenBank | Sanger | 1 | 0 |