To access BIMS, either simply click on the "Tools" menu (Fig. 1A) and then select "BIMS" (Fig. 1B), or via the Manage breeding link on the Tools Quick Start (Fig. 1C) on the home page. The BIMS interface will then open. Public data is available for all users of CottonGen without requiring an account. Users can download public data from BIMS without an account, but will need a CottonGen user account to save the results. Access to private breeding data also requires users to login with their CottonGen user account. To create a breeding program, users need to create a CottonGen account and contact using the contact form for breeder privilege.
Figure 1. How to access BIMS on CottonGen
