High‐resolution sequencing of nine elite upland cotton cultivars uncovers genic variations and breeding improvement targets

N Wang, Y Li, C Shen, Y Yang, H Wang… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Structural variations (SVs) are critical factors affecting genome evolution and important traits.
However, identification results and functional analyses of SVs in upland cotton are rare …

[HTML][HTML] Introgression leads to genomic divergence and responsible for important traits in upland cotton

S He, P Wang, YM Zhang, P Dai, MF Nazir… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the genetic diversity and population structure of germplasms is essential
when selecting parents for crop breeding. The genomic changes that occurred during the …

Resequencing core accessions of a pedigree identifies derivation of genomic segments and key agronomic trait loci during cotton improvement

X Ma, Z Wang, W Li, Y Zhang, X Zhou… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is the world's largest source of natural fibre and
dominates the global textile industry. Hybrid cotton varieties exhibit strong heterosis that …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive intraspecific gene order and gene structural variations in upland cotton cultivars

Z Yang, X Ge, Z Yang, W Qin, G Sun, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Multiple cotton genomes (diploid and tetraploid) have been assembled. However, genomic
variations between cultivars of allotetraploid upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), the …

[PDF][PDF] Genomic insights into the genetic basis of cotton breeding in China

Y Li, Z Si, G Wang, Z Shi, J Chen, G Qi, S Jin, Z Han… - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract The excellent Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) cultivars developed since 1949
have made a huge contribution to cotton production in China, the world's largest producer …

Genomic divergence in cotton germplasm related to maturity and heterosis

S He, G Sun, L Huang, D Yang, P Dai… - Journal of Integrative …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Commercial varieties of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) have undergone extensive
breeding for agronomic traits, such as fiber quality, disease resistance, and yield. Cotton …

Genomic insights into genetic improvement of upland cotton in the world's largest growing region

Z Han, H Chen, Y Cao, L He, Z Si, Y Hu, H Lin… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the world's most essential fiber-producing crop.
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is the largest cotton-growing region on our planet; …

The genomic basis of geographic differentiation and fiber improvement in cultivated cotton

S He, G Sun, X Geng, W Gong, P Dai, Y Jia, W Shi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Large-scale genomic surveys of crop germplasm are important for understanding the
genetic architecture of favorable traits. The genomic basis of geographic differentiation and …

[HTML][HTML] Genome resources for three modern cotton lines guide future breeding efforts

A Sreedasyam, JT Lovell, S Mamidi, S Khanal… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the key renewable fibre crop worldwide, yet its yield and
fibre quality show high variability due to genotype-specific traits and complex interactions …

[HTML][HTML] High-quality genome assembly and resequencing of modern cotton cultivars provide resources for crop improvement

Z Ma, Y Zhang, L Wu, G Zhang, Z Sun, Z Li, Y Jiang… - Nature Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Cotton produces natural fiber for the textile industry. The genetic effects of genomic structural
variations underlying agronomic traits remain unclear. Here, we generate two high-quality …