Compared to tetraploid, diploid cotton are poor in genomic resources including molecular markers.
Sequence assembly and clustering of 1,31,464 database ESTs (G. hirsutum, 92,570 and G. arboreum, 38,894) resulted in 28,718 unigenes having 1,760 SSRs.
A total of 378 novel primers were developed from the ESTs of cotton.
A set of 60 primers associated with fiber development were validated on a panel of 32 genotypes.
The UPGMA clustering grouped 32 genotypes in 2 clusters at cut off value of 0.23.