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Table 1 Characterization of reported SNPs/QTLs in cotton for various traits of economic interest, stresses and plant architecture

From: Role of SNPs in determining QTLs for major traits in cotton

No.

Cotton species

Source of genotyping

Genotyping method

No. of Experimental Years/Locations/Environments

Traits

No. of QTLs/QTNs/ SNPs discovered

Chromosomal location of major SNPs/QTLs

Ref.

Yield and fibre quality traits

1

G. hirsutum

188 F8 RILs

Cotton 63 K SNP array

2 Locations

Fibre quality and yield

71 QTLs, 16 Stable QTLs

05, 09, 10, 14, 19, 20

Li et al. 2016

2

G. hirsutum

277 F2:3 population

GBS

3 Years

Fibre quality and yield

5 178 SNPs, 110 QTLs

17, 26

Diouf et al. 2018

3

G. hirsutum

231 RILs population

Cotton SNP 80 K array

4 Locations,

Fibre quality and yield

256 QTLs, 57 Stable QTLs

–

Liu et al. 2018

4 Years

4

G. hirsutum

169 accessions

Cotton SNP 80 K array

2 Years,

Fibre quality traits

342 QTNs

A01, A06, A07, D01, D12, D13

Li et al. 2018a

2 Locations

5

G. hirsutum

201 accessions

Cotton 63 K SNP array

4 Years,

Fibre quality and yield

23 254 SNPs

24

Handi et al. 2017

5 Environments,

3 Locations

6

G. hirsutum

F2:3 lines

RAD-seq

1

Fibre quality and yield

27 QTLs, 9 366 SNPs

–

Wang et al. 2015b

7

G. hirsutum

178 RILs

RAD-seq

6 Years,

Fibre quality and yield

134 QTLs

–

Wang et al. 2015a

2 Locations

8

G. hirsutum

355 accessions

SLAF-seq

4 Environments

Fibre quality traits

33 SNPs

D07

Su et al. 2016b

9

G. hirsutum

180 RILs

SLAF-seq

3 Locations,

Fibre quality

6 254 SNPs, 95 QTLs

–

Ali et al. 2018

2 Years

10

G. hirsutum

196 F6:8 RILs

Cotton SNP 63 k array

5 Years,

Fibre strength

63 QTLs

–

Zhang et al. 2017

6 Locations

11

G. hirsutum

196 F6:8 RILs

SLAF-seq

11 Environments,

Fibre quality

37 QTLs

25

Zhang et al. 2015

6 Locations

12

G. hirsutum

180 RILs

Cotton SNP 80 K array

3 Environments

Fibre quality

12 116 SNPs,

–

Tan et al. 2018

104 QTLs

13

G. hirsutum

555 RILs and 11 parents

GBS

4 Years,

Fibre quality

6 071 SNPs,

A07

Islam et al. 2016a

2 Locations

 

86 QTLs

14

G. hirsutum

98 F5:7 RILs

GBS

2 Years,

Fibre quality and agronomic traits

412 SNPs,

08, 23

Gore et al. 2014

2 Locations

28 QTLs

15

G. hirsutum

419 accessions

GBS

12 Environments

Fibre related traits

3 665 030 total SNPs,

A07, A10, D03, D11

Ma et al. 2018

7 383 unique SNPs

16

G. hirsutum

196 F6:8 RILs

SLAF-seq

11 Environments,

boll weight

5 521 SNPs,

A03, A04

Zhang et al. 2016b

6 Locations

146 QTLs

17

G. hirsutum

375 F3 lines

Mapping by sequencing (MBS)

1

MD52ne genes (fibre strength and quality)

27 SNPs,

03, 14, 24

Islam et al. 2016b

4 QTLs

18

G. hirsutum

1 genotype

Amplicon cloning and Sequencing

1

GhMyb8 gene

23 SNPs,

–

Hsu et al. 2008

GhMyb10 gene

44 SNPs

(Fibre quality)

19

G. hirsutum

Fibreless mutant line

Transcriptome sequencing

1

Fibre initiation

28 610 SNPs

12, 26

Ma et al. 2016

20

G. hirsutum

277 varieties

Eco-TILLING

3 Years,

Fibre quality and seed traits (GhSus genes)

24 SNPs

16, 19, 25

Zeng et al. 2016

3 Locations

21

G. hirsutum

503 accessions

Cotton 63 K SNP array

4 Locations,

Agronomic traits

324 SNPs,

–

Huang et al. 2017

2 Years

160 QTLs

22

G. hirsutum

355 accessions

SLAF-seq

2 Years,

Lint percentage

12 SNPs,

02, 08

Su et al. 2016a

2 Locations

2 QTLs

23

G. barbadense

2 genotypes,

Cotton 63 K SNP array

1

Fibre quality and yield

460 SNPs,

05, 06, 23

Kumar et al. 2019

185 F2,

29 QTLs

25 F1

24

G. arboreum

230 accessions,

GBS

3 Locations

Agronomic traits

17 883 108 SNPs

–

Du et al. 2018

G. herbaceum

13 accessions

25

G. hirsutum × G. barbadense

146 Backcross inbred lines (BILs)

RNA-Seq

5 Environments

Fibre length

703 SNPs,

05, 11, 12, 21

Li et al. 2017c

4 QTLs

26

G. hirsutum × G. tomentosum

107 BC5S5 introgression lines

SLAF-seq

3 Locations,

Fibre quality and yield

3 157 SNPs,

A01, A13, DO6

Keerio et al. 2018

2 Years

74 QTLs

27

G. hirsutum

2 lines,

Amplicon cloning and Sequencing

1

R2R3-MYB transcription factors

108 SNPs

–

An et al. 2008

G. tomentosum

1 line,

G. barbadense

1 line,

G. mustelinum

1 line,

G. hirsutum ×

186 RILs

G. barbadense

 

Biotic and abiotic stress tolerance

28

G. hirsutum

8 varieties

Cotton SNP 63 K array

1

Salt tolerance

7 087 SNPs,

A04, D01

Wang et al. 2016

1 282 Salinity SNPs

29

G. hirsutum

277 F2:3 population

GBS

3 Environments

Salt tolerance

5 178 SNPs,

A02, D02, A01, A05, A03, A10, D01

Diouf et al. 2017

66 QTLs

30

G. hirsutum

97 F5:9 RILs

GBS

2 Environments

Drought and salt tolerance

165 QTLs

–

Abdelraheem et al. 2018

31

G. hirsutum × G. tomentosum

BC2F2 population

GBS

1

Drought tolerance

10 888 SNPs

23, 25

Magwanga et al. 2018

32

G. arboreum

2 Genotypes,

Amplicon cloning and sequencing

1

MT-sHSP gene

21 SNPs

–

Shaheen et al. 2009

G. hirsutum

1 genotype,

(Heat stress)

G. herbaceum

1 genotype,

G. sturtianum

1 genotype,

G. aridum

1 genotype,

G. gossypoides

1 genotype,

G. laxum

1 genotype,

G. stocksii

1 genotype

33

G. hirsutum

318 accessions

GBS

3 Years,

Verticillium wilt resistance, Fibre quality and yield

1 871 401 SNPs,

A02, A13, D08

Fang et al. 2017

3 Locations

119 QTLs

34

G. hirsutum

299 accessions

SLAF-seq

2 Years

Verticillium wilt resistance

85 630 SNPs,

A06, A08

Li et al. 2017b

17 unique SNPs

35

G. hirsutum

120 accessions

Cotton SNP 63 K array

2 Environments

Verticillium wilt resistance

21 171 SNPs,

19

Zhao et al. 2017

3 cluster QTLs,

2 Major QTLs

36

G. hirsutum

196 RILs

Cotton SNP 63 K array

4 Years

Verticillium wilt Resistance

119 QTLs

–

Palanga et al. 2017

37

G. hirsutum

F4:5 population of 285 families

Amplicon cloning and Sequencing

1

Xanthomonas axonopodis resistance (Bacterial blight)

4 SNPs

14

Xiao et al. 2010

38

G. hirsutum

364 F2.3 population

Amplicon cloning and Sequencing

1

Cotton blue disease

4 SNPs

10

Fang et al. 2010

Earliness

39

G. hirsutum

137 RILs

GBS

6 Years

Earliness

6 295 SNPs,

A06, D03

Jia et al. 2016

247 QTLs

40

G. hirsutum

355 accessions

SLAF-seq

4 Environments

Earliness

81 675 SNPs,

D01, D03

Su et al. 2016c

11 Favorable SNP alleles

41

G. hirsutum

169 accession

Cotton SNP 80 K array

2 Years,

Earliness

49 650 SNPs,

29 Significant SNPs

A06, A07, A08, D01, D02, D09

Li et al. 2018b

2 Locations

42

G. hirsutum

170 F2:3 population

GBS

1

Earliness

3 978 SNPs,

D03

Li et al. 2017a

47 QTLs

Plant architecture and related traits

43

G. hirsutum

121 genotypes

GBS

3 Environments

Plant height and fruit spur branch number

2 620 639 SNPs,

A08, D02

Wen et al. 2019

11 QTLs

44

G. hirsutum

355 accessions

SLAF-seq

2 Locations,

Plant architecture traits

93 250 SNPs,

D03

Su et al. 2018

3 Years

22 novel SNPs

45

G. hirsutum

F2 population

dCAPS

1

Short fruiting branch gene

1 SNP locus

D07

Zhang et al. 2018a

46

G. hirsutum

F2:3 lines

GBS

1

Plant height, height of fruiting branch node and number of vegetative shoot

17 QTLs

03, 04, 05, 07, 09, 17, 19, 23, 25

Qi et al. 2017

47

G. hirsutum × G. barbadense

168 F2 population

GBS

1

Nulliplex-branch gene (gb_nb1)

42 SNPs

16(D07)

Chen et al. 2015

48

G. hirsutum

3 parental lines and their BC1F1 population

Amplicon cloning and sequencing

1

Virescent leaf expression

4 SNPs

20

Zhang et al. 2018b

49

G. barbadense

3 genotypes

cDNA library sequencing

2 Locations

Diversity of leaf transcriptomes

> 10 000 SNPs

–

Kottapalli et al. 2016

50

G. hirsutum

395 genotypes

Cotton 63 K SNP array

1

Diversity analysis

38 822 SNPs

02, 13, 15

Hinze et al. 2017

51

G. hirsutum

11 genotypes and their C5S6 RILs

GBS

1

Genetic diversity

5 617 SNPs

08, 09

Islam et al. 2015

52

G. hirsutum

2 accessions,

GR-RSC and KASP assays

1

Genetic diversity

151 000 putative SNPs

–

Byers et al. 2012

G. barbadense

2 accessions

53

G. hirsutum

2 genotypes,

GBS

1

Genetic diversity

25 529 SNPs

–

Logan-Young et al. 2015

G. barbadense

2 genotypes,

G. herbaceum

1 genotype,

G. raimondii

1 genotype

54

G. hirsutum × G. barbadense

59 interspecific F2 individuals

GBS

1

Structural variability

4 999 048 SNPs

–

Wang et al. 2015c

55

G. hirsutum ×

186 RILs

Golden Gate assay

1

–

247 SNPs

–

John et al. 2012

G. barbadense

56

G. hirsutum

440 accessions,

GBS

1

Haplotype distribution

10 129 SNPs

–

Reddy et al. 2017

G. barbadense

218 accessions