Note:a = additive effect; ae3y1, ae3y3, aae3y1, aae3y2, aae3y3 as defined in Table 2; ae3y2 = additive by environment interaction effect at Nanjing in 2008, aae1y1 = epistasis by environment interacti
It is of great importance to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling fiber quality traits and yield components for future marker-assisted selection (MAS) and candidate gene function identif