New data from a GWAS study on G. barbadense genome with 12 agronomical traits added to CottonGen (ref. Wang, et al., 2022).

Twelve new G. barbadense accessions' de novo assembly data '(AD2): HAU 12 G. barbadense genome dataset' are available at CottonGen. 
Reference: Meng, Q., Xie, P., Xu, Z., Tang, J., Hui, L., Gu, J., ... & Yuan, D. (2025). Pangenome analysis reveals yield-and fiber-related diversity and interspecific gene flow in Gossypium barbadense L. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1-18. 

The data can be accessed or downloaded from the locations below:

Three new 'How-to Configure BIMS' videos are available at CottonGen. Click the link below to view:

129 QTLs for fiber quality, yield, and morphological traits have been added and are searchable at CottonGen

Ref. Zhang et al., High-density linkage map construction and QTL analyses for fiber quality, yield and morphological traits using CottonSNP63K array in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

The 2025 ICGI-Election closed at midnight of 5/16/25 (PDT).  

The election results have been posted at https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/elections

New GWAS and QTL data of lint percentage trait at G.hirsutum AD1-NBI genome data published by SCRC China available (Ref. Chen, et al.)

The data can be accessed via CottonGen's Search  QTL/GWAS and this video shows you How to GWAS Search and Viewing in MapViewer

The 2025 ICGI-Election extended to May 16 (5/2/25)

The April 2025 CottonGen Newsletter is issued to inform users of new imported data during the past three months, and an example of how to use markers associated with traits and the markers' genome location in CottonGen.

Three new wild species map datasets with marker and or phenotype data are available. They are (click on green to view details):

(TM-1 x G.raimondii) x Su8289, BC2F1 MAALs (2025)
- Xu et al., Development of a set of monosomic alien addition lines from Gossypium raimondii in Gossypium hirsutum toward breeding applications in cotton. BMC plant biology