Global food demand is expected to nearly double by 2050 due to an increase in the world's
population. The Green Revolution has played a key role in the past century by increasing …

The narrow genetic base of elite Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm has
been a significant impediment to sustained progress in the development of cotton cultivars to …

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

Cotton has lost many ancestral defensive traits against key invertebrate pests. This is
suggested by the levels of resistance to some pests found in wild cotton genotypes as well …

Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the most important fiber-producing crop, and its
seedlings are sensitive to abiotic and biotic stresses including drought, salt and thrips …

Larger emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and climatic variability are the
primary constraints responsible for biotic and abiotic stresses. Whilst, in cotton germplasm …

Interspecific hybridization has contributed significantly to land diversity, species evolution,
and crops' domestication, including upland cotton, the cultivated form of Gossypium …

Thrips (Thysanoptera) are the most prevalent early season pests of cotton and are often
detrimental to the establishing crop. Heavy reliance on prophylactic insecticides, primarily …

Many of our current agricultural crops are natural or agricultural hybrids (between two or
more species), or polyploids (containing more than one genome or set of chromosomes) …

Verticillium wilt (VW), caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb, is one of the most destructive
diseases in cotton (Gossypium spp.). The most efficient and cost-effective method of …