[HTML][HTML] Genetics, breeding and genetic engineering to improve cottonseed oil and protein: a review

M Wu, W Pei, T Wedegaertner, J Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is the world's leading fiber crop and one of the most
important oilseed crops. Genetic improvement of cotton has primarily focused on fiber yield …

[PDF][PDF] Conventional and molecular breeding approaches for seed oil and seed protein content improvement in cotton

K Ashokkumar, R Ravikesavan - International Research Journal …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Cotton (Gossypium sp.) is the leading fibre crop in the world, and secondarily important
source of vegetable edible oil and protein meals. Cotton seed meal is used principally as a …

Strategies to enhance cottonseed oil contents and reshape fatty acid profile employing different breeding and genetic engineering approaches

I Sharif, J Farooq, SM Chohan, S Saleem… - Journal of Integrative …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cottonseed oil is the valuable byproduct extracted after seed cotton processing for lint. It
confers a huge contribution to total vegetable oil production and ranked the 2nd to meet …

Current status of genetic engineering in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L): an assessment

VSK Chakravarthy, TP Reddy, VD Reddy… - Critical reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Cotton is considered as the foremost commercially important fiber crop and is deemed as
the backbone of the textile industry. The productivity of cotton crop, worldwide, is severely …

Molecular Breeding for Genetic Improvement of Cotton (Gossypium spp.)

NM Boopathi, S Sathish, P Kavitha… - Advances in plant …, 2015 - Springer
Even after several economical transformations and technical advances in the synthetic
fibers, cotton is still the most preferred fiber for its comfort and simplicity. Cotton has been an …

Bridging traditional and molecular genetics in modifying cottonseed oil

Q Liu, S Singh, K Chapman, A Green - Genetics and genomics of cotton, 2009 - Springer
Cotton breeding has traditionally focused on improving crop productivity and fiber quality.
While this is still the major objective, there is increased interest in improving the nutritional …

Genetic analysis of cottonseed protein and oil in a diverse cotton germplasm

BT Campbell, KD Chapman, D Sturtevant… - Crop …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Historically, the primary objective of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) breeding programs was
to improve the quantity and quality of cotton fiber. Because of the added value of cottonseed …

[HTML][HTML] The tale of cotton plant: From wild type to domestication, leading to its improvement by genetic transformation

S Aslam, SH Khan, A Ahmed, AM Dandekar - American Journal of …, 2020 - scirp.org
Cotton is considered as a major cash crop of the world. It earns huge foreign exchange by its
valuable products; fiber, lint, cotton seed oil, hull and a lot more. Being an important fiber …

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Genes Related to Seed Oil Composition and Protein Content in Gossypium hirsutum L.

Y Yuan, X Wang, L Wang, H Xing, Q Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is a leading natural fiber crop and an important source of vegetable
protein and oil for humans and livestock. To investigate the genetic architecture of seed …

An update on conventional and molecular breeding approaches for improving fiber quality traits in cotton-A review

K Ashokkumar, KS Kumar, R Ravikesavan - African Journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
The cultivated Gossypium spp. represents the most important, natural fibre crop in the world.
India is the only country cultivating all the four cultivated species of cotton. Among the …