Thanks for your submission Greg.
I will enter these details and PAG will send a link for you to add the
author details.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 12:07 PM Thyssen, Gregory - REE-ARS <
gregory.thyssen(a)usda.gov> wrote:
> Dear Vasu Kuraparthy
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> Thank you for your invitation to present a talk at ICGI at PAG in San
> Diego 2027.
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> Time permitting, I may also add some other recent work.
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> The main part would be this recently published paper that has not yet been
> presented as a talk.
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> Gregory Thyssen
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> Title:
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> Breaking the repulsive linkage between fiber strength and yield in a
> cotton (*Gossypium hirsutum* L.) MAGIC population suggests dampening
> starvation responses can increase yield
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> Gregory N. Thyssen*, David D. Fang, Linghe Zeng, B. Todd Campbell, Don C.
> Jones, Jack C. McCarty, Johnie N. Jenkins
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> Publication:
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> Industrial Crops and Products 241 (2026):
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> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669026002438
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> Abstract:
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> High yield is one of the most desirable traits in crops. A negative
> correlation between yield and other desirable traits in crops may be due to
> either pleiotropy or repulsive linkage. Multi-parent advanced generation
> inter-cross (MAGIC) populations create opportunities for novel combinations
> of alleles of genes from several parents to exist in one recombinant inbred
> line. Here, we describe the breaking of the repulsive linkage between yield
> (YLD) and cotton fiber strength (STR) at Chr. Ghi_A07:90 Mb in a Gossypium
> hirsutum L. MAGIC population. The loss of a PHL3-like gene (Ghi_A07G11906)
> may dampen the phosphate (Pi) starvation response and attenuate a
> reallocation of resources to root growth at the expense of vegetative and
> reproductive growth, and thus a reduction in yield. Targeted mutagenesis of
> transcription factors that modulate abiotic stress responses may be a
> generalizable strategy for yield improvement in farmed crops.
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> Gregory Thyssen, PhD
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> Computational Biologist
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> Cotton Fiber Bioscience and Utilization Unit
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> Southern Regional Research Center
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> 1100 Allen Toussaint Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70124
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> https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dptAshMAAAAJ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yu, Jing via ICGI-LIST <icgi-list(a)cottongen.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 4:51 PM
> To: Fang, David - REE-ARS via ICGI-LIST <icgi-list(a)cottongen.org>
> Cc: Vasu Kuraparthy <vkurapa(a)ncsu.edu>
> Subject: [External Email][ICGI] Request to post the announcement:
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> Dear ICGI Community,
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> The International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI) annual workshop during
> the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG 34) in San Diego, California,
> will be held on January 10, 2027.
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> I strongly encourage your active participation in this year’s exciting
> session. If you are interested in presenting your research at this
> workshop, please send your presentation title and an abstract to me (
> vkurapa(a)ncsu.edu).
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> Early registration deadline: October 31st, 2026
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> Thank you for your continued engagement and contributions to the ICGI
> community. We look forward to seeing you at PAG 34!
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> Best regards,
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> Vasu Kuraparthy
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> Co-Chair & Chair Elect, ICGI
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> Crop & Soil Sciences Department
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> North Carolina State University
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> Raleigh, NC 27695
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Vasu Kuraparthy, Ph.D.
Professor
Cotton Genetics & Breeding
Crop & Soil Sciences Department
North Carolina State University
Co-Chair & Chair Elect, International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI)
Dear ICGI Community,
The International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI) annual workshop during the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG 34) in San Diego, California, will be held on January 10, 2027.
I strongly encourage your active participation in this year’s exciting session. If you are interested in presenting your research at this workshop, please send your presentation title and an abstract to me (vkurapa(a)ncsu.edu).
Early registration deadline: October 31st, 2026
Thank you for your continued engagement and contributions to the ICGI community. We look forward to seeing you at PAG 34!
Best regards,
Vasu Kuraparthy
Co-Chair & Chair Elect, ICGI
Crop & Soil Sciences Department
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
