The genus Gossypium has a long history of taxonomic and evolutionary study. Much of this
attention has been stimulated by the fact that the genus includes four different domesticated …

This chapter deals with the biological diversity that exists in the genus Gossypium, the genus
that includes the cultivated cottons and numerous wild relatives. The diversity is considered …

We present an overview of the taxonomy of Gossypium L.(the cotton genus) and its
evolutionary history. Gossypium contains more than 50 recognized species, including …

The genus Gossypium has a long history of taxonomic and evolutionary study. Much of this
attention has been stimulated by the fact that the genus includes four domesticated species …

This chapter describes the improved and unimproved gene pools of Gossypium
barbadense. Section one discusses the taxonomic and geographic structure of species …

This chapter provides a historical perspective of the elaboration of cotton cultivars in the
USA over the past 300 years or so. Cotton is harvested from almost 32.4 million ha in more …

Gossypium hirsutum has a large indigenous range encompassing most of Mesoamerica and
the Caribbean, where it exhibits a diverse array of morphological forms spanning the wild‐to …

We present an overview of the evolution and diversity in Gossypium (the cotton genus). This
framework facilitates insight into fundamental aspects of plant biology, provides the …

The cultivated Gossypium spp.(cotton) represents the single most important, natural fiber
crop in the world. In addition to its fiber, the oil and protein portion of the cottonseed also …

Most cotton geneticists would agree that the cottons cultivated in the New World separate
clearly into two well-defined species, Gossypium hirsutum L. and G. barbadense L. If …