Table 5 Major^b QTLs for the fiber quality traits identified in the RIL population phenotyped at the Central Crops Research Station, Clayton, NC in years 2016 and 2017

MIC

qMIC-CH10-A5–1^a

233.43–252.01

233.43–252.01

qMIC-CH24-D3–1^a

71.47–87.7

68.4–87.7

qMIC-CH25-D12–1^a

102.67–109.11

92.32–112.58

qMIC-16-CH3-A3–1

78.61–95.33

qMIC-16-CH6-D7–1

0–15.09

UHM

qUHM-16-CH5-D11–1

0–4.58

qUHM-16-CH7-A7–1

43.66–65.19

qUHM-17-CH7-A7–1

17.16–35.23

qUHM-17-CH23-A2–1

132.16–142.33

qUHM-16-CH24-D3–1

123.73–142.8

UI

qUI-CH3-A3–1^a

46.82–68.03

46.82–68.03

qUI-CH11-A10–1^a

30.34–52.37

46–50.81

qUI-16-CH4-A11–1

207.88–227.03

qUI-16-CH10-A5–1

11.59–19.17

qUI-17-CH21-D2–1

6.05–24.36

qUI-17-CH26-D6–1

28.88–46.13

STR

qSTR-CH2-A13–1^a

107.73–118.93

101.54–118.93

qSTR-CH19-D1–1^a

121.23–124.72

112.85–133.39

qSTR-CH25-D12–1^a

98.22–115.15

101.68–121.15

qSTR-17-CH14-A8–1

8.8–28.94

ELO

qELO-CH4-A11–1^a

156.02–172.58

156.02–181.46

qELO-CH8-A9–1^a

58.29–74.89

65.15–85.78

qELO-CH19-D1–1^a

124.72–137.87

126.74–137.87

qELO-17-CH23-A2–1

132.16–142.33

SFC

qSFC-CH3-A3–1^a

44.13–59.15

46.82

qSFC-17-CH2-A13–1

36.99

qSFC-16-CH4-A11–1

217.44–227.03

qSFC-17-CH5-D11–1

176.37

qSFC-17-CH18-A6–1

57.29