New Mexico State University Cotton Genetics Laboratory

Compiled by Dr. Roy G. Cantrell. This Home Page contains some information relating to cotton genetics and breeding research at NMSU. Also, interesting links to other Home Pages are listed.

• Pedigrees of Acala 1517 germplasm shown here

Molecular Biology Laboratory Techniques in Cotton Genetics Lab:

• Common reagents and buffers how to prepare
• Cotton Genomic DNA Isolation Protocol
• Quantification of DNA with a miniflourometer -technique-
• PCR Protocols for RAPDs in cotton research -reaction components & thermoprofile-
• PCR Thermoprofile we use for RAPDs shown here
• Results of RAPD Screening of standards (G. hirsutum and G. barbadense)

New Mexico State University Home Pages:

• NMSU Computing Research Lab
• Agronomy & Horticulture Department

WWW sites of interest to those in genetics and molecular biology

• Getting Around the Web For the Biologist:
  • WWW Sites for Biologists
  • BioBox Wonderworld - Collection of Favorite URL's in Biology
  • Pedro's BioMolecular Research Tools
  • INFOMIME - Biological, Agricultural, and Medical Resources (UC-Riverside)
  • Entomology Index of Internet Resources
  • The E. coli Index
• Agricultural Databases:
  • The National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS)
  • Agricultural Genome World Wide Web Server
  • Agricultural Biotechnology Center
• Genome Centers and Databases:
  • DBGET DataBase Links (clickable map of databases)
  • Agricultural Genome World Wide Web Server
  • Virtual Genome Center
  • Baylor College of Medicine Genome Center Data
  • FlyBase
  • GENETHON WWW server
  • Saccharomyces Genomic Information Resource
  • Genome Data Base - Home Page
  • GenomeNet WWW Server (Japan)
  • REBASE - The Restriction Enzyme Database
  • Rice Genome Research Program - Japan-
• Sites containing software of interest to molecular biologists:
  • Biology Software
  • Mac Archive
  • The BioCatalog
• Interested in the political process --then check it out--:
  • Council for Agriculture Science and Technology (CAST)
  • Welcome to the White House
  • U.S. House Of Representatives - Home Page
  • NIH Home Page
• News Magazines
  • TIME Magazine Home Page
  • The Newsroom
• On Line Journals:
  • Plant QTL Reports - Index
• Human Genetics
  • University of Michigan Human Genome Center
  • OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
  • Human Genome Program Home Page
  • LBL Human Genome Center Web Server
  • The Cooperative Human Linkage Center
• Useful Quantitative Genetic Links
  • Fundamentals of Quantitative Genetics
• On-line Catalogs:
  • The Fisher Scientific Internet Catalog
  • New England Bio Labs
  • Millipore corporation
  • Research Genetics
  • Beckman Instruments
  • Biological Research Network, Intl. (BRNI)
  • LEHLE SEEDS - Online commercial catalogue for Arabidopsis
• Publishers:
  • Elsevier Science
  • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Online