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Genetic dissection of lint percentage in short-season cotton using combined QTL map** and RNA-seq
Key messageIn total, 17 QTLs for lint percentage in short-season cotton, including three stable QTLs, were detected. Twenty-eight differentially...
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Poultry litter increased irrigated cotton N uptake with limited improvement on 15N-labelled urea recovery over one season
Limited field research has investigated the impact of poultry litter (PL) on urea-nitrogen (N) recovery in irrigated crop** systems. This study...
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Cotton-Wheat System
Cotton-wheat system (CWS) is an important rotation in many countries of the world. This crop** system ensures food and fiber security of increasing...
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An insight into the gene-networks playing a crucial role in the cotton plant architecture regulation
Cotton is a global source of natural fiber and edible oil. Plant architecture and flowering time are key factors in determining the cotton yield and...
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Host Plant Resistance to Insects in Cotton
Across the globe, cotton production is limited by endemic and introduced insect pests. The incorporation of host plant resistance (HPR), defined as...
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Genetic diversity and population structure analyses and genome-wide association studies of photoperiod sensitivity in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Key messageGenetic diversity and population structure analyses showed progressively narrowed diversity in US Upland cotton compared to land races....
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The synergistic effects of soil-applied boron and foliar-applied silicon on cotton fiber quality and yield
Studies of boron (B) and silicon (Si) synergy in cotton crops have shown promising results; however, the focus was on the foliar application of B and...
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Commercial Crops (Jute, Cotton and Sugarcane)
Jute, cotton and sugarcane are the principal commercial crops in India contributing. While India is the largest producer of jute and cotton; but is...
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A novel tasi RNA-based micro RNA-induced gene silencing strategy to tackle multiple pests and pathogens in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Main conclusionThis study demonstrates the combinatorial management of multiple pests through a trans-acting siRNA (tasiRNA)-based micro RNA-induced...
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Performance Assessment of Intercrops as Trap Crop for the Management of Thrips in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Adoption of intercrop** offers an opportunity to get additional income and to protect the crops from insect pests. This study was carried out to...
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Season and prey identity mediate the effect of predators on parasites in rodents: a test of the healthy herds hypothesis
The healthy herds hypothesis (HHH) suggests that predators decrease parasitism in their prey. Repeated tests of this hypothesis across a range of...
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Are yarn quality prediction tools useful in the breeding of high yielding and better fibre quality cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)?
BackgroundThe approach of directly testing yarn quality to define fibre quality breeding objectives and progress the selection is attractive but...
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Ectopic Overexpression of Domestication-Driven Cytoskeletal Profilin (GhPRF1) Gene Improves Flowering and Trichome Development in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Cotton, as a natural fiber crop, plays a pivotal role in advancing global textile industry. Comparative transcriptome analyses of single-cell ‘ fiber ’...
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Cotton Breeding
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an economically important cash crop grown in more than 90 countries in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate climate for...
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Disease Resistance in Cotton
Though cotton has been adapted to subtropical and tropical regions of the world as a long season crop, it experiences a large array of diseases...
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Recent Advances in Genetic Improvement of Cotton
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) has an important role in the world economy because of cotton fiber. Cotton fiber is a valuable resource for the textile...
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Effects of Solanum nigrum L. Density On Agronomic and Yield Traits, Physiological Indexes, and the Economic Threshold of Mechanically-harvested Cotton
Solanum nigrum L. is a malignant weed in cotton fields and an important factor affecting cotton yield. However, the relationship between S. nigrum ...
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Evaluation of drought-tolerant varieties based on root system architecture in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
BackgroundRoot system architecture (RSA) exhibits significant genetic variability and is closely associated with drought tolerance. However, the...
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Sustainable Cotton Production in Punjab: Failure and Its Mitigating Strategies
Cotton is an important cash crop of Pakistan, and it plays a vital role in the economic viability of the country. Cotton and cotton products...
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Deciphering the complex cotton genome for improving fiber traits and abiotic stress resilience in sustainable agriculture
BackgroundUnderstanding the complex cotton genome is of paramount importance in devising a strategy for sustainable agriculture. Cotton is probably...
