Mining for allelic gold: finding genetic variation in photosynthetic traits in crops and wild relatives

RE Sharwood, WP Quick, D Sargent… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Improvement of photosynthetic traits in crops to increase yield potential and crop resilience
has recently become a major breeding target. Synthetic biology and genetic technologies …

[HTML][HTML] Cotton breeding in Australia: meeting the challenges of the 21st century

WC Conaty, KJ Broughton, LM Egan, X Li, Z Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) cotton
breeding program is the sole breeding effort for cotton in Australia, developing high …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating yield-contributing physiological parameters of cotton using UAV-based imagery

A Pokhrel, S Virk, JL Snider, G Vellidis… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lint yield in cotton is governed by light intercepted by the canopy (IPAR), radiation use
efficiency (RUE), and harvest index (HI). However, the conventional methods of measuring …

Effects of three frequencies of irrigation and nitrogen rates on lint yield, nitrogen use efficiency and fibre quality of cotton under furrow irrigation

C Ballester, J Hornbuckle, J Brinkhoff… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Practical solutions to optimise nitrogen use efficiency within modern surface irrigated cotton
systems in Australia may be possible by regulating the frequency of water and reducing the …

Quantifying physiological contributions to nitrogen-induced yield variation in field-grown cotton

A Pokhrel, JL Snider, S Virk, HY Sintim, LC Hand… - Field Crops …, 2023 - Elsevier
Context or problem The effect of nitrogen (N) application rate on lint yield and yield
components have been studied extensively in cotton. However, reports quantifying …

Extreme temperatures affect seedling growth and photosynthetic performance of advanced cotton genotypes

G Virk, JL Snider, P Chee, D Jespersen, C Pilon… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Growth temperature and genotype can influence seedling vigor in cotton (Gossypium
hirsutum L.), and identifying genotypes that can perform well under different temperature …

65 years of cotton lint yield progress in the USA: Uncovering key influential yield components

J Singh, AV Gamble, S Brown, BT Campbell… - Field Crops …, 2023 - Elsevier
Context or problem Cotton is an essential cash crop with significant importance in industries
related to fiber, feed, and oil. However, achieving further improvements in cotton lint yield …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting Source-Sink Relationship of Subtending Leaf for Yield and Fiber Quality Attributes in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

N Mangi, MF Nazir, X Wang, MS Iqbal, Z Sarfraz… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photosynthesis as a source is a significant contributor to the reproductive sink affecting
cotton yield and fiber quality. Moreover, carbon assimilation from subtending leaves adds up …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Genetic progress in cotton lint and yield components in Argentina

GJ Scarpin, PN Dileo, HM Winkler, AE Cereijo… - Field crops …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Argentinian cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) breeding program was established
in 1923 and since then it has released more than 40 commercial cultivars of cotton and …