Progress and perspective on cotton breeding in Pakistan

K Shahzad, I Mubeen, M Zhang, X Zhang, J Wu… - Journal of Cotton …, 2022 - Springer
Cotton is the prime natural fiber with economic significance globally. Cotton farming and
breeding have a long history in Pakistan. The development of high yielding upland cotton …

The potential and green chemistry attributes of biopesticides for sustainable agriculture

EO Fenibo, GN Ijoma, W Nurmahomed, T Matambo - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy has advanced modern agriculture with costly side effects such as the
extinction of beneficial species, resistant pest resurgence, environmental pollution, tainted …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnological solutions for major cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) pathogens and pests

R Tarazi, JLS Jimenez, MFS Vaslin - Biotechnology Research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Cotton (Gossypium spp. L.) is the largest source of natural fibers in the world, with a
planted area of more than 33 million hectares in 2019. Biotic stress caused by a variety of …

Regulatory roles of noncoding RNAs in callus induction and plant cell dedifferentiation

LA Bravo-Vázquez, PI Angulo‑Bejarano… - Plant Cell Reports, 2023 - Springer
Key message Plant regulatory noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) have emerged as key modulators
of gene expression during callus induction. Their further study may promote the design of …

Revamping of cotton breeding programs for efficient use of genetic resources under changing climate

MS Mubarik, C Ma, S Majeed, X Du, MT Azhar - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Empirical cotton breeding was based upon the concept of selecting single and best high-
yielding progeny from the segregating populations to develop a cultivar. It helped in …

Effects of different potassium fertilizer types and dosages on cotton yield, soil available potassium and leaf photosynthesis

J Chen, Z Guo, H Chen, X Yang… - Archives of Agronomy and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A two-year field experiment was conducted to explore the effects of different
potassium fertilizer types and dosages on cotton yield, soil available potassium and leaf …

The past, present, and future of host plant resistance in cotton: An Australian perspective

LM Egan, WN Stiller - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cotton is a key global fiber crop. However, yield potential is limited by the presence of
endemic and introduced pests and diseases. The introduction of host plant resistance …

Whole-Genome Resequencing Deciphers New Insight Into Genetic Diversity and Signatures of Resistance in Cultivated Cotton Gossypium hirsutum

A Hussain, M Farooq, RZ Naqvi, MQ Aslam… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Cotton is an important crop that produces fiber and cottonseed oil for the textile and oil
industry. However, cotton leaf curl virus disease (CLCuD) stress is limiting its yield in several …

Profiling of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 and their roles in gene subfunctionalization in allotetraploid cotton

A Zhang, Y Wei, Y Shi, X Deng, J Gao, Y Feng… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cotton is an excellent model for studying crop polyploidization and domestication.
Chromatin profiling helps to reveal how histone modifications are involved in controlling …

[HTML][HTML] High density planting system of cotton in India: status and breeding strategies

M Kumar, N Premalatha, L Mahalingam… - … Breeding-Current and …, 2020 - intechopen.com
Cotton, a crop of choice, occupies the second premier position next to food crops in
providing clothing. Though 53 species of Gossypium are available, only four species are …