CottonGen's Functional Annotations, Homologies, Marker and Transcript alignments added to each of the HAU's 12 AD2 genomes (Ref: Meng et al., 2025).

Training video: How to import field data from BIMS to Field Book

More Map/QTL/GWAS/Phenotype data from publications are available and searchable at CottonGen. These publications include:

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)