Cotton is one of the most important crops of Pakistan, accounting for over 60% of foreign
exchange earnings. The present epidemic of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) originated in …

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 …

Key message Genetic diversity and population structure in the US Upland cotton was
established and core sets of allelic richness were identified for developing association …

Reliable information about the evolutionary and genetic relationships of various germplasm
resources is essential to the establishment of rational strategies for crop improvement. We …

[Objective] The aim of this study was to construct a DNA fingerprinting database of 32 cotton
major cultivars from three main cotton regions (including eight main cotton production …

Gossypium species (±49) represent a vast resource of genetic diversity for the improvement
of cultivated cotton. To determine intra-and inter-specific genetic relationships within a …

Effective use of converted day‐neutral Gossypium hirsutum L. race stocks in cotton genetic
improvement programs depends on the extent of genetic variation for desirable alleles and …

Cotton quality and yield are affected by several factors during the growing season. A soil
inhabiting fungus, Verticillium dahliae Kleb., can cause substantial yield loss in cotton. A …

Cotton is the world's leading cash crop, but it lags behind other major crops for marker-
assisted breeding due to limited polymorphisms and a genetic bottleneck through historic …

Epidemics of cotton leaf curl virus disease (CLCD) was the compelling factor in the decision
to devise new strategies for cotton breeding programs of Pakistan. The genetic similarity …