Gossypium, the cotton genus, includes∼ 50 species distributed in tropical and sub-tropical
regions of all continents except Europe. Here we provide a synopsis of the evolutionary …

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 …

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 …

We present an overview of Gossypium genome evolution and the implications of this
understanding for targeted breeding objectives. The cotton genus (Gossypium) contains …

Abstract The Mexican cotton Gossypium gossypioides is a perplexing entity, with conflicting
morphological, cytogenetic, and molecular evidence of its phylogenetic affinity to other …

The formation of allopolyploid cotton precipitated a rapid diversification and colonization of
dry coastal American tropical and subtropical regions. Previous phylogenetic analyses …

The two cultivated allopolyploid cottons, Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense,
represent a remarkable example of parallel independent domestication, both involving …

Understanding the relationship between domesticated crop species and their wild relatives
is paramount to germplasm maintenance and the utilization of wild relatives in breeding …

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 …

The New World allopolyploid (AD-genome) cottons (Gossypium) originated through
hybridization of ancestral diploid species that presently have allopatric ranges in Africa-Asia …