Objectives
Objective 1. Develop ESTs from immature ovules and cotton oligo-gene microarrays for gene expression analysis.
Objective 2. Determine genetic effects on transcriptome changes in isogenic N1N1 and n2n2 naked seed mutants.
Objective 3. Determine the roles of pollination and embryogenesis in fiber cell initiation.
Objective 4. Determine the effects of hormonal regulation on early events of fiber development.
Objective 5. Develop genetic markers from cotton ovular ESTs for cotton breeding programs.
Objective 6. Use cotton genetic and genomic resources to develop a Science and biotechnology curriculum for middle-school students.
