Identification and validation of SSRS linked to fiber quality traits in cotton using RILs derived from Gossypium hirsutum var. MCU5 and TCH 1218

In order to increase the fiber productivity in cotton, it is imperative genetically improve component traits and such effort can be quickened by use of molecular markers. Totally, seventy-four simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers that were previously shown linked fibre strength, boll weight, elongation used differentiate Gossypium hirsutum var. MCU5 TCH1218 among them two found polymorphic These viz., TMB 0409 CGR 6889 genotype 220 F13 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from single marker analysis was confirm their linkage with target using phenotypic data collected on cotton yield as plant height, days 50 percent flowering data, number monopodial sympodial branches bolls. identified validated across genetic background employed through assisted selection.