Description:
Acal a 1517-20 was derived from a F2:3 progeny row (07N 1185) of a bi parental cross of NM 010368 x Ji 1286 made in 2005 followed by generation advancement in a winter nursery in 2005-2006. NM 010368 is an unreleased breeding line developed by the New Mexico Cotton Breeding Program from a cross of 6138 and 'Acala 1517-95'. Ji 1286 is a Chinese Upland cotton line and was released as the cultivar 'Jimian 958'. Ji 1286 was derived from a triple cross of ('Jimian 10' x 538) x 'Jimai 22'.