Evaluation and genome-wide association study of Verticillium wilt resistance in a MAGIC population derived from intermating of eleven Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) parents

Vertcillium wilt (VW, Verticillium dahliae Kleb.) is one of the most important soil-borne fungal diseases affecting world cotton production. Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the genetic basis of VW resistance using bi-parental or association mapping populations. In this study, a multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population of 550 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) together with their 11 Upland cotton parents...