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... In recent years, reniform nematodes have become a serious pest to U.S. cotton production. The USDA-ARS at Weslaco, TX has maintained a nursery for evaluating cotton cultivar response to reniform nematodes. Thirty-six entries from private and public breeding programs were evaluated in 2002. Average yield reduction between the fumigated and reniform nematode infested plots was 22.5%. Fourteen entrie ...
... Textile manufacturers have raised concerns that mill performance of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has been compromised by transgenic technology. The objective of this study was to compare two transgenic Bollgard (BG) and glyphosate tolerant (RR) cotton cultivars to their conventional parents for fiber properties, processing characteristics, and fabric quality. Field experiments were conducted wit ...
Gossypium hirsutum; cotton; cultivars; fiber quality; early development; genetic variation; glucose; chemical constituents of plants; physical properties; crop yield; plant architecture; water stress; drought; staple (fibers); length; cell wall components; genotype; South Carolina
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... Improving uniformity in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fiber properties increases fiber processing performance. Our objective was to compare two cultivars differing in relative maturity for within-canopy variability of fiber physical properties and fiber surface chemical constituents. The cultivars (DPL 555 BG/RR [mid-full maturity] and PM 1218 BG/RR [early maturity]) were grown in plots on a Gold ...
... Leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like proteins (eLRR-RLPs) play significant roles in plant defense against pathogens and in plant development. Several eLRR-RLP genes such as Ve1, Gbve, and Gbve1 have been reported to confer resistance to Verticillium dahliae. Gbvdr5, a newly discovered RLP gene from V. dahliae-resistant island cotton cultivar H7124, has a short tail as Ve1. There is a cytosine deletio ...
Hamid Ashrafi; Amanda M. Hulse-Kemp; Fei Wang; S. Samuel Yang; Xueying Guan; Don C. Jones; Marta Matvienko; Keithanne Mockaitis; Z. Jeffrey Chen; David M. Stelly; Allen Van Deynze
... Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has a narrow germplasm base, which constrains marker development and hampers intraspecific breeding. A pressing need exists for high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers that can be readily applied to germplasm in breeding and breeding-related research programs. Despite progress made in developing new sequencing technologies during the past ...
... Commercial introduction of cultivars of soybean and cotton genetically modified with resistance to the synthetic auxin herbicides dicamba and 2,4-D will allow these compounds to be used with greater flexibility but may expose susceptible soybean and cotton cultivars to nontarget herbicide drift. From past experience, it is well known that soybean and cotton are both highly sensitive to low-dose ex ...
... Various fiber mutants of cotton have been reported since 1920. Two of the best characterized mutants are the naked seed loci, N(1)N(1) and n(2)n(2). Recently, a naked-tufted mutant called 9023n(t)(4) was developed from the cultivar SC 9023 through chemical mutagenesis. The mutant was tested to determine if it was allelic to either N(1), or n(2) or was a unique mutant in a new uncharacterized locus ...
... The frequency of in vitro callus induction and plant regeneration is influenced by several factors, including composition of culture medium, explant source, and the genotype. Crosses between regenerable and non-regenerable upland cotton cultivars were evaluated for hybrid vigour towards regeneration responses, which is consequential in recalcitrant crop species like cotton where regeneration is li ...
... Improving yield is a primary mission for cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) breeders; development of cultivars with suitable architecture for high planting density (HPDA) can increase yield per unit area. We characterized a natural cotton mutant, AiSheng98 (AS98), which exhibits shorter height, shorter branch length, and more acute branch angle than wild‐type. A copy number variant at the HPDA locus on C ...
Gossypium hirsutum; cotton; cultivars; in vitro regeneration; somatic embryogenesis; India
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... Selections were made among individual plants of Gossypium hirsutum cv `Coker 310' for high-frequency in vitro regeneration by somatic embryogenesis. After three generations of selection, a pure line for high-frequency somatic embryogenesis was selected and named Coker 310 FR (FR, fully regenerating). Coker 310 FR could be regenerated by following previously published protocols (see Materials and m ...
Gossypium hirsutum; alleles; breeding; chemical structure; chromosome mapping; cultivars; diploidy; gene frequency; genetic distance; genetic markers; genetic variation; genomics; linkage disequilibrium; loci; microsatellite repeats; pedigree; phylogeny; United States
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... To better understand the genetic diversity of the cultivated Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)and its structure at the molecular level, 193 Upland cotton cultivars collected from 26 countries were genotyped using 448 microsatellite markers. These markers were selected based on their mapping positions in the high density G. hirsutum TM-1 9 G. barbadense 3-79 map, and they covered the whole geno ...
Gossypium hirsutum; cotton; cultivars; environmental factors; leaves; mechanistic models; nitrogen; nitrogen content; oils; simulation models; soil water; solar radiation; temperature; water potential; water supply; China
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... A mechanistic model was developed to simulate the genotypic and environmental variations in the cotton embryo oil and protein accumulation with the boll development. Three sub-models, cotton boll maturation period model, cotton embryo oil accumulation model and protein accumulation model, were integrated. Genotypic characteristics, effects of temperature and solar radiation, nitrogen (N) supply, a ...
... As the largest cultivated fiber crop in the world, cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is often exposed to various biotic stresses during its growth periods. Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae is a severe disease in cotton, and the molecular mechanism of cotton resistance for Verticillium wilt needs to be further investigated. Here, we revealed that the cotton genome contains nine types of G ...
... A complex trait like crop yield is determined by its component traits. Multivariable conditional analysis in a general mixed linear model is helpful in dissecting the gene expression for the complex trait due to different effects, such as environment, genotype, and genotype x environment interaction. A recursive approach is presented for constructing a new random vector that can be equivalently us ...
Gossypium hirsutum; agricultural land; cotton; cultivars; early development; flowers; frost; genes; genomics; models; phenotypic selection; quantitative trait loci
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... Early maturity is an important target of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) breeding programs. The selection and popularization of early-maturing cotton cultivars have significantly alleviated the problem of optimizing farmland cropping systems when planting cotton and cereals. However, breeding early-maturity cotton with high yields and high-quality crops is sharply constrained by the genetic complex ...
Gossypium hirsutum; branches; buds; cultivars; early development; field experimentation; fruiting; harvest index; income; labor; leaves; plant growth; pruning; river deltas; seed cotton; China; Yellow River
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... Intensive plant pruning involving removal of vegetative branches, topping, and continuously excising old leaves, growth tips of fruiting branches, excessive buds and empty fruit branches, has been widely adopted in the field management of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in China, but this practice is facing a serious of challenges because it is labor-intensive and time-consuming. In the present stu ...
... MAIN CONCLUSION : ABP9 , encoding a bZIP transcription factor from maize, enhances tolerance to multiple stresses and may participate in the ABA signaling pathway in transgenic cotton by altering physiological and biochemical processes and stress-related gene expression. Abiotic stresses, such as soil salinity and drought, negatively affect growth, development, and yield in cotton. Gene ABP9, whic ...
... DNA markers linked with major QTL contributing to traits of importance will be a useful tool for cotton (Gossypium spp.) genetics and breeding. We crossed four photoperiod-sensitive accessions of cotton, G. hirsutum L., with a cultivar, selected day-neutral plants and backcrossed four times to each of the four photoperiod-sensitive accessions, selecting day-neutral plants at each generation. The d ...
... Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) marker system has had broad applications in biology. However, the anonymous AFLP markers are mainly amplified from non-coding regions, limiting their usefulness as a functional marker system. To take advantages of the traditional AFLP techniques, we propose substitution of a restriction enzyme that recognizes a restriction site containing ATG, called A ...
... Developing cultivars with adaptive traits to improve sustainability in the face of climate change is an important option for climate smart agriculture. The CROPGRO-cotton model was calibrated and evaluated at two locations in Cameroon over a period of two years using two planting dates and four contrasted cultivars. The model was used to assess yield gains by modifying plant traits such as specifi ...
... The DSSAT module for Cotton Crop Modeling has been widely evaluated as a tool to predict the effect of climate change on productivity. A 2-yr multifactorial experiment was conducted at three locations of Pakistan (Faisalabad, Sahiwal, and Multan) to test and validate this model for dynamic simulation of growth, development, and seed-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) yield of cultivars (3) at varying ...
... Three constructs harbouring novel Bacillus thuringiensis genes (Cry1C, Cry2A, Cry9C) and bar gene were transformed into four upland cotton cultivars, Ekangmian10, Emian22, Coker201 and YZ1 via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. With the bar gene as a selectable marker, about 84.8 % of resistant calli have been confirmed positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, and totally 50 transgen ...
... We investigated at Stoneville, Miss., in 1973, the effects of heavy and light infestations of tarnished plant bugs, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), on six genetic populations of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. Mustard Brassica juncea (L.) Czern, planted in rows adjacent to cotton, was used to attract and accumulate large numbers of plant bugs. The light infestations of plant bugs were mainta ...
... Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes resistant to reniform nematode (RN) (Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira) have been recently developed to reduce yield losses from RN, yet little is known of their agronomic responses under field conditions. This research was conducted to determine if RN population vary cotton growth and development and yield among RN resistant (G. barbadense intr ...
... Cotton is critical for phosphorus demands and very sensitive for its deficiency. However, identifying the effect of low-phosphorus tolerance on cotton growth, yield, and fiber quality by reducing phosphorus consumption. This may help to develop phosphorus-tolerant high-yielding cotton cultivars. In a two-year repeated (2015 and 2016) hydroponic experiment (using 0.01 and 1 mM KH₂PO₄), two cotton c ...
... The opportunity to increase agricultural areas is limited, so that increasing demands can be achieved by producing more products from existent agricultural areas. Second cropping is a sustainable practice in which more than one crop is grown consecutive on the same ground. This study was carried out to determine agricultural and technological properties of growing cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) as ...
... Because of recently enacted conservation compliance legislation, reduced and no-till farming systems in which crop residues are left on the soil surface are becoming more important in areas where soils are highly erodible. On the southern high plains of Texas, many producers are planting cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) into wheat straw (Triticum aestivum L.). This study was conducted to determine t ...
... No-till planting cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) into small grain cover crops has many benefits including allelopathic suppression of weeds but potential to also suppress cotton has been suggested. We investigated effects of rye (Secale cereal L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), or no cover crop on no-till planted cotton in a 3-yr field-plot experiment (randomized block design; 4 blocks), conducted ...
... Fiber length of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) decreases under drought stress, potassium (K) could diminish the decreased caused by drought, but the mechanism associated with this alleviation effect is not clear. We evaluated the effect of K on fiber elongation using two cotton cultivars, Simian 3 and Siza 3, grown in well-watered and drought-stressed conditions. Potassium fertilizer (K2O) was app ...
... “The Cotton Diversity Database” (http://cotton.agtec.uga.edu) is a Web resource for cotton (Gossypium spp.) phenotypic and genomic data. A primary goal for this resource is to provide both a useful management tool for breeders and other applied scientists and a research tool for genetic and genomic scientists. The resource contains four interface suites that include displays for each of the availa ...
Stephen M. Parris; Steven N. Jeffers; James M. Olvey; Jeffrey W. Adelberg; Li Wen; Joshua A. Udall; Jeffrey J. Coleman; Don C. Jones; Christopher A. Saski
... Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4 (FOV4) is a devastating fungus pathogen that causes Fusarium wilt in both domesticated cotton species, Gossypium hirsutum (Upland) and G. barbadense (Pima). Greenhouse and field-based pathogenicity assays can be a challenge because of nonuniform inoculum levels, the presence of endophytes, and varying environmental factors. Therefore, an in vitro cocult ...
... High yields of metabolically active mitochondria can be rapidly isolated from reserve storage tissues of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L., cv. Early Green Cluster), cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L., cv. Coker 711), and soybean (Glycine max L., cvs Forrest and Centennial) seedlings by application of crude homogenates to discontinuous sucrose gradients, allowing for a rap ...
... When using chromosome substitution (CS) lines in a crop breeding improvement program, one needs to separate the effects of the substituted chromosome from the remaining chromosomes. This cannot be done with the traditional additive-dominance (AD) model where CS lines, recurrent parent, and their hybrids are used. In this study, we develop a new genetic model and software, called a modified AD mode ...
Alisher A. Abdullaev; Ilkhom B. Salakhutdinov; Sharof Sh. Egamberdiev; Zarif Kuryazov; Ludmila A. Glukhova; Azoda T. Adilova; Sofiya M. Rizaeva; Mauricio Ulloa; Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov
... Fusarium wilt [Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum (FOV) Atk. Sny & Hans] represents a serious threat to cotton (Gossypium spp.) production. For the last few decades, the FOV pathogen has become a significant problem in Uzbekistan causing severe wilt disease and yield losses of G. hirsutum L. cultivars. We present the first genetic analyses of FOV race 3 resistance on Uzbek Cotton Germplasm with ...
... Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) yields have declined since 1964 despite improvements in technology and introductions of higher-yielding cultivars. Cotton scientists have been unable to identify exact causes of the yield decline. For the past 25 yr, global atmospheric CO₂ concentration ([CO₂]) has been increasing due to the increased burning of fossil fuels; cotton has been found to be sensitive to ...
... The analysis of genetic correlations between fiber length (Len), strength (Str), micronaire, and 12 other traits was conducted using the additive (A)-dominance (D) genetic model, which considers genotype × environment interaction effects, in intraspecific upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) hybrids to effectively improve the quality of cotton cultivars in high planting density cases. Decision-ma ...
... Improvement of cotton fibre yield and quality is challenging due to the narrow genetic base of modern cotton cultivars, which emphasizes the great need to effectively explore the existing germplasm resources. With major objective to assess the genetic diversity and population structure at DNA level, 302 elite upland cotton germplasm accessions (253 Chinese and 49 different exotic origins), were ge ...
Gossypium hirsutum; amplified fragment length polymorphism; cotton; cultivars; fiber quality; genetic variation; genotype; germplasm; internal transcribed spacers; linkage disequilibrium; population structure; quantitative trait loci; India
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... An understanding of the level of genetic diversity is a prerequisite for designing efficient breeding programs. Fifty-one cultivars of four cotton species (Gossypium hirsutum, G. barbadense, G. herbaceum and G. arboreum) representing core collections at four major cotton research stations with a wide range of eco-geographical regions in India were examined for the level of genetic diversity, disti ...
Gossypium hirsutum; biodiversity; computer software; cotton; cultivars; genetic distance; genetic structure; genetic variation; germplasm; kinship; phylogeny; population structure; principal component analysis; China
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... Genetic diversity, kinship and population genetic structure analyses of Gossypium hirsutum germplasm can provide a better understanding of the origin and evolution of G. hirsutum biodiversity. In this study, adopt 273 elite upland cotton cultivar accessions collected from around the world, and especially from China to get 1,313,331 SNP molecular markers, it were used to construct a phylogenetic tr ...
... MAIN CONCLUSION : Pollen tube growth in styles was strongly inhibited by temperature above 35 °C, and the yield of cotton decreased because of the adverse effect of high temperatures during square development. High-temperature stress during flowering influences the square development of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and cotton yield. Although it is well known that square development is sen ...
salt tolerance; cultivars; glutathione-disulfide reductase; catalase; chemical constituents of plants; Gossypium hirsutum; alpha-tocopherol; varietal resistance; resistance mechanisms; genetic variation; enzyme activity; peroxidase; antioxidants
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... The mechanism(s) importing salt tolerance to plants remains unresolved. Although cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is classified as salt-tolerant plant, variation in salt tolerance has been observed among different cultivars. The purpose of this study was to determine if more salt-tolerant cultivars contain higher constitutive or inducible levels of antioxidants than more salt-sensitive cultivars. Gr ...
Gossypium hirsutum; cotton; fiber crops; staple (fibers); length; spinning; crop quality; information sources; information systems; cultivars; diameter; genotype; environmental factors; advanced fiber information system; Texas
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... Varying fiber length distributions of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., impacts its spinning performance. Advanced Fiber Information System (AFIS) facilitates the analysis of the length distribution of individual fibers in cotton. Quantile regression is a variant of standard regression with which conditional quantile values can be calculated by minimizing weighted sums of absolute deviations across t ...
... The widespread planting of crops genetically modified to produce Bacillus thuringeinsis Berliner (Bt) toxins for pest control may affect nontarget arthropods. To address this issue, we compared the abundance and diversity of arthropods on plants in field plots of Bt cotton, non-Bt cotton, and a row mixture of 75% Bt cotton and 25% non-Bt cotton at two sites in Arizona. Over three sampling dates du ...
... Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a polyphagous species frequently associated with the presence of sooty mold and viruses lethal to plants. The purpose of this work was to characterize possible resistance categories of cotton genotypes against A. gossypii. Initially, a preliminary test was carried out with 78 genotypes, 15 of which were selected for infestation ability assays and the ...
... Cotton breeders in the United States strive to develop region‐specific genotypes adapted to low temperatures and variable soil moistures during early‐season planting. Nine elite upland cotton germplasm (Gossypium hirsutum L.) lines, representing public breeding programmes from nine states across the cotton belt, were evaluated for cold and drought stresses during seed germination and seedling grow ...
... Fiber quality improvement of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is essential to increase the value and competitiveness of cotton fiber. The closely related allotetraploid species G. barbadense L. has long been targeted as a source of beneficial fiber quality alleles. Although interspecific hybridization between G. hirsutum and G. barbadense results in fertile offspring, cultivar development pro ...
... An untapped genetic resource available to cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) breeding programs is represented by the primitive, upland cotton landrace collection. Primarily due to their photoperiodic nature, efforts to utilize these resources have been slow. To complement efforts to develop day‐neutral converted germplasm lines, we identified a number of naturally occurring day neutral landrace genoty ...
Gossypium hirsutum; air temperature; biomass production; climate models; climatic factors; crop models; cultivars; deserts; global warming; heat stress; heat tolerance; irrigation requirement; lint yield; phytomass; plant growth; seed cotton; sustainable agriculture; water use efficiency; Arizona
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... HighlightsCotton yield was reduced significantly under projected future climate conditions for the Arizona low desert (ALD). Of all the weather variables, yield reduction was primarily due to projected increases in daily maximum and minimum air temperatures.Cotton reproductive stages were more susceptible to heat stress than vegetative stages. Projected increases in air temperature may result in a ...
... The cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) collection of primitive accessions is underutilized for cotton improvement because they are photoperiodic. Day-neutrality can be achieved by crossing with a day-neutral cultivar and selection in the F2 generation. Our objective was to determine the relationship among four backcross generations and parents using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) marker ...
... Plant breeding programs involving a wide range of crop plants routinely practice selection (directly or indirectly) for genotypes that display stability for a given trait or set of traits across testing environments through the genotype evaluation process. Genotype stability for trait performance is a direct measure of the presence and effect of genotype × environment interactions, which result fr ...
... Anthropogenic activities help the ozone formation at the troposphere which causes toxic effects on plants and humans. Ozone is a highly reactive gas that enters in plants through stomata and initiates the overproduction of ROS which causes oxidative stress in plants that lead to the destruction of membranal lipids, proteins, impaired the production of sugars and other metabolites and ultimately da ...
... The availability of genetically based variation is essential for bringing rapid improvement in salinity tolerance of a crop through rapid selection and breeding. To get such information in Gossypium hirsutum L., a sample of eleven cultivars of diverse origin was assessed at seedling stage using three salinity levels of NaCl solutions including control. Variation was found in seedling response to i ...
Gossypium hirsutum; alleles; breeding; cultivars; fiber quality; gene frequency; germplasm; lint cotton; loci; microsatellite repeats; China; United States
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... Exploring the elite alleles and germplasm accessions related to fiber quality traits will accelerate the breeding of cotton for fiber quality improvement. In this study, 99 Gossypium hirsutum L. accessions with diverse origins were used to perform association analysis of fiber quality traits using 97 polymorphic microsatellite marker primer pairs. A total of 107 significant marker‐trait associatio ...
... Node of first fruiting/sympodial branch (NFFB) and its height (HNFFB) are two important indicators to measure cotton (Gossypium spp.) early maturity. This study performed an association mapping using the mixed linear model (MLM) procedure for NFFB and HNFFB based on 172 Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars and 331 polymorphic SSR markers. The gene diversity index of 331 markers ranged f ...
... Linkage disequilibrium-based association mapping is a powerful tool for dissecting the genetic basis underlying complex traits. In this study, an association mapping panel consisting of 180 elite Upland cotton cultivars was constructed, evaluated in three locations across 2 years and genotyped using 228 SSRs to detect molecular markers associated with seed oil and protein contents. A total of 86 s ...
... In cotton plants (Gossypium hirsutum L.), the interaction with the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum (Xcm) is governed by the gene-for-gene concept. The interaction between the cultivar Réba B50 and the race 18 of Xcm leads to an hypersensitive reaction (HR); this cultivar is, however, susceptible to the race 20, with the death of the plant as a consequence. Previous work s ...
... Leaves are the most important organs for photosynthesis. Many cotton leaf mutants (Gossypium spp.) have been reported and broadened the insights of leaf development. A natural occurring small, crinkled leaf (scl) mutant of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) occurs in SY321 (wild type, WT), a high-yield upland cotton cultivar that is widely planted in China. The scl has a small and crinkled leaf ...
Whitelock, Derek P.; Armijo, Carlos B.; Boykin, J. Clif; Buser, Michael D.; Holt, Gregory A.; Barnes, Edward M.; Valco, Thomas D.; Findley, Dennis S. Jr.; Watson, Michael D.
... A two-year, commercial cotton gin sampling project was conducted during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 ginning seasons to assess the changes in upland cotton quality during the ginning process and throughout the ginning season across the entire cotton belt. This report summarizes the cotton quality information collected to establish a baseline for cotton quality before and after saw-type lint cleaning fo ...
... Whitefly honeydew contamination resulting in sticky cotton lint is a significant problem in the textile industry throughout the world. We conducted studies in 1995 and 1996 to determine the effects of cotton cultivars, cotton plant densities, and insecticides on Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring populations and the subsequent effects on honeydew cotton lint contamination. In 1995, cotton plan ...
... We compared Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring colonization on Stoneville (ST) 474 and Deltapine (DPL) 5415 cottons, Gossypium hirsutum L., in the field. We also examined leaf trichome density, leaf age, and leaf morphological characteristics as possible factors influencing cultivar host selection. The increased numbers of all B. argentifolii life stages on ST 474 in the field appeared to be r ...
... Canadian and United States (US) insect resistance management (IRM) programs for lepidopteran pests in Bacillus thuriengiensis (Bt)-expressing crops are optimally designed for Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner in corn (Zea mays L.) and Chloridea virescens Fabricius in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Both Bt corn and cotton express a high dose for these pests; however, there are many other target pests for ...
... Micronutrient deficiencies are responsible for major health problems among the poor in India. Biofortification promises to be a cost-effective approach in enhancing the intake of micronutrients. However, it requires government support in terms of resources and regulatory climate. This paper assesses the political receptivity to biofortification especially when it may involve genetic engineering. T ...
... The purposes of this work were to evaluate some biological aspects of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B at egg and nymphal stages and to evaluate the non-preference for oviposition and its correlation with the number and type of trichomes on the cotton cultivars BRS Ipê, BRS 186-Precoce 3, BRS Acala, BRS Verde, BRS-200 Marrom, BRS Cedro, BRS Ita 90-2 and BRS Aroeira. The experiments were condu ...
... Four out of 59 fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. strains collected from cotton and weed rhizosphere were selected based on the following criteria: (1) inhibition of Verticillium dahliae in vitro, (2) disease suppression on two cotton cultivars grown from bacterized seeds using stem-injection with the conidia of V. dahliae, and (3) seedling vigor test (dry weight) under greenhouse conditions. Four selec ...
... Primitive race stocks of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), were crossed and backcrossed twice to the recurrent cultivar ‘Deltapine 16.’ These progenies were evaluated for boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman), oviposition suppression in 1973, 1974 or both, and for agronomic characteristics and fiber quality in 1973. Lines were grown in replicated field tests, and oviposition was measured weekly d ...
... Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) transgenic cotton has been planting in large-scale for more than 10 years in China. It was observed that resistance to bollworm was reduced with the application of big-boll cultivars in China. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of boll size on the contents of CryIA insecticidal protein in boll shell and cotton seed during the course of boll develo ...
... Oviposition resistance-nonpreference of boll weevils, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, was measured on day-neutral (flowering response not sensitive to day-length) lines of primitive cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. Six of nine lines (T-109DN, T-277-2-6DN, T-330DN, T-759DN, T-763DN, and T-790DN) had significantly less boll weevil oviposition and significantly fewer boll weevil-damaged squares than ...
... Genetically modified cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., cultivars ('Bollgard') that produce crystalline proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) are valuable tools for managing lepidopteran insect pests in the United States. However, high numbers of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), larvae have been observed feeding in white flowers of these cultivars. Fresh tissue bioassays were conducted to ...
... AIMS: Boron (B) is the most deficient micronutrient in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). It is generally accepted that B is immobile in cotton phloem, but some cultivars could remobilize the nutrient. In order to further understand B uptake and mobility in various cotton cultivars two experiments were conducted. METHODS: In experiment-1, cotton cultivars were grown in¹⁰B enriched or natural abundanc ...
... Successful plant breeding programs begin with parental line selection. Effective parental line selection is facilitated when the breeding potential of candidate parental lines is known. Using topcross families involving germplasm from eight U.S. public cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) breeding programs, we evaluated the breeding potential of recently developed, elite Pee Dee germplasm. Based on pare ...
... We studied the inheritance of six agronomic characters and five fiber properties in Ft hybrids between two cultivars and eight primitive race stocks of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., in 1975 and between the same two cultivars and four other race stocks in 1976. Plants were grown at Phoenix, Ariz., where insecticides were applied as needed for control of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Sau ...
... Twelve primitive race stocks of cotton (Gossypiura hirsutum L.), four Upland cultivars, and 24 race stock ✕ cultivar F₁ hybrids were grown in three replicated tests in the summer at Phoenix, Ariz. and in the winter at Isabela, Puerto Rico. Objectives of this research were to compare productivity, to study hybrid expression of agronomic properties, and to determine the effects of cultivar ✕ race st ...
... The yield and fibre quality of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) cultivars are very difficult to improve simultaneously. Attempts to breed upland cotton cultivars with high‐quality fibre that can spin more than 40 yarn count (Ne) and present yields equal to those of commercial cultivars have not been successful. The seeds of the high‐yield upland cotton line Tai 8033 were mutagenized in a Chinese ...
... Fusarium wilt (FW), caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV), with eight races recognized, is one of the most destructive diseases in cotton (Gossypium spp.). Employment of FW-resistant cultivars has proven to be the most cost-effective method to control the disease. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of research progress in breeding, genetics, and mol ...
... Analytically, poultry litter contains nearly all essential micronutrients but the extent of phytoavailability of these nutrients and whether cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and other crop plants can receive adequate amounts of these nutrients from litter is not fully known. The objective of this research was to determine whether cotton receives sufficient amounts of Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn from litter a ...
... Assays were conducted to examine the photosynthesis of stem leaves and subtending leaves of cotton bolls, the fiber-quality parameters length, strength and micronaire, and dry matter accumulation in fibers, seeds and burs during fiber development in the colored cotton cultivars ZX-1 and G-7 and the white cotton cultivar LMY28. The results showed that fiber-quality parameters were all lower in ZX-1 ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Selective uptake of K over Na has been proposed as a mechanism employed by plants to tackle high soil salinity. However, the impact of other dominant soil cations such as Ca and Mg and essentiality of higher K/Ca and K/Mg selectivity for plant performance under adverse growing conditions have been studied much less. We addressed this topic by looking at cation selectivity in c ...
... This quantitative study of the cellulose content of secondary walls of never dried cotton fibers uses a technique based on colorimetry. The study reveals that the density of cellulose, i.e., the mass of cellulose per volume of secondary wall, is identical for all never dried cotton fibers and independent of the genotype. Various plant growth conditions do not influence this cellulose density. For ...
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki; Gossypium hirsutum; Lepidoptera; bromoxynil; costs and returns; cotton; cultivars; fiber quality; genetically modified organisms; glyphosate; herbicide resistance; insect control; insecticides; insects; planting; value added; United States
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... Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars transgenically enhanced to impart herbicide resistance to either bromoxynil [3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile; BXN (Bayer Advanced, Peoria, IL)] or glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)-glycine; Roundup Ready (Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO)], and/or Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki [Bt; Bollgard (Monsanto)] mediated resistance to certain lepidopteran insects w ...
... Changes in vegetative and reproductive growth have been widely observed in Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). The objectives of this study were to determine the characteristics of vegetative and reproductive growth after the Bt gene was introduced into cotton and to study the effect of N on vegetative and reproductive growth to determine if N nourishment could p ...
Gossypium hirsutum; genetic variation; cultivars; parentage; geographical variation; germplasm; United States
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... Despite concern about genetic vulnerability, little is known about the recent changes in the genetic diversity of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). The objectives of this study were to determine the trends in the genetic diversity of upland cotton in the USA during the last 25 yr and to investigate probable causes for these changes. Two estimates of genetic diversity, coefficient of parentage ...
... Changes in the weed flora of cropping systems reflect the impacts of factors that create safe sites for weed establishment and facilitate the influx and losses to and from the soil seedbank. This analysis of the annual surveys of the Southern Weed Science Society documents changes in the weed flora of the 14 contiguous southern states since the advent of transgenic, herbicide-resistant crops. In 1 ...
... Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of cotton fibers harvested at different stages of development were acquired using Universal Attenuated Total Reflectance FTIR (UATR-FTIR). The main goal of the study was to monitor cell wall changes occurring during different phases of cotton fiber development. Two cultivars of Gossypium hirsutum L. were planted in a greenhouse (Texas Marker-1 and TX55). O ...
... The DAD1 (defender against apoptotic cell death) gene is a negative regulator of programmed cell death. It plays important roles in plant growth, development, environmental adaptation, and aging. We examined whether and how the expression of DAD1 gene is affected by the promoter changes in the allotetraploid upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). We compared the expression status of the genes in t ...
DNA; Gossypium hirsutum; amplified fragment length polymorphism; backcrossing; cotton; cultivars; electrofusion; flow cytometry; genes; genetic markers; hexaploidy; hybrids; parents; photosynthesis; protoplast fusion; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; somatic hybridization; tetraploidy
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... Fertile somatic hybrids between tetraploid upland cotton G. hirsutum L. cv. Coker 312 and wild cotton G. trilobum were generated by symmetric electrofusion. Comparisons of morphology, combined with flow cytometric, RAPD, SRAP and AFLP analyses confirmed the hybrid nature of the regenerated plants. The hybrids differed morphologically from the parent plants. Flow cytometric analysis showed that the ...
DNA primers; Gossypium hirsutum; amplified fragment length polymorphism; chemical structure; cotton; cultivars; genetic markers; genetic polymorphism; genetic variation; loci; Syria
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... This study was performed to assess genetic variability and chemical components of five upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) varieties grown in Syria using AFLP and NIR techniques. These varieties present considerable interest for genetic studies and plant improvement. Twenty-one AFLP PCs primer combinations yielded 1,017 discernible loci of which 495 (50.569%) were polymorphic. Selected markers/p ...
... BACKGROUND: Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are large groups of hydrophilic proteins with major role in drought and other abiotic stresses tolerance in plants. In-depth study and characterization of LEA protein families have been carried out in other plants, but not in upland cotton. The main aim of this research work was to characterize the late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) protein fam ...
... Delaying fruit set of superokra-leaf cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) can potentially improve yields and provide an excellent trap-crop system for boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boh.) management if a practical means of early-season square removal could be obtained. We determined the efficacy of ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid) applications on removing early squares, effectiveness of Ag⁺ at r ...
... Small RNAs are a group of non-coding RNAs that downregulate gene expression in a sequence-specific manner to control plant growth and development. The objective of the present study was to clone and characterize several small RNAs in cotton. To identify small RNAs that are involved in the development of cotton bolls and fibers, we generated cDNA libraries from cotton bolls at 13 days post-anthesis ...
... Verticillium wilt of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is a widespread and destructive disease caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae. In this study, a green fluorescent protein (GFP) labelled V. dahliae strain (TV7) was obtained by transforming gfp into defoliating strain V991. Strain TV7 was used to study infection and colonization of wilt resistant cotton cultivar Zhongzhimian ...
... Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fiber color is influenced by biotic and abiotic factors as well as genetics. After boll opening, exposure to the elements modifies fiber color; fibers may become grayer (excessive moisture leading to biotic activity) and lose luster (lower reflectance). Excessive weathering will lead to poorer processing efficiency and lower dye uptake. Genetically whiter cotton fibe ...
Gossypium hirsutum; biopolymers; cotton; cultivars; exports; genetic variation; germplasm; research institutions; China; Northern Africa; Southern Africa
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... Increased U.S. export of cotton and global competition necessitates that plant breeders continue to improve fiber properties of upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (L.). TAM B182–33 ELS (Extra‐Long Staple) (Smith, et al., 2009) germplasm line of upland cotton, and ‘Tamcot CAMD‐E’ (Bird, 1979), a short‐staple obsolete cultivar, were crossed with 12 cultivars from China, seven from northern Africa, 10 ...
germplasm; Pectinophora gossypiella; cultivars; hybrids; lint cotton; seeds; Gossypium hirsutum; early development; general combining ability; agronomic traits; yield components; pest resistance; bolls; lint yield; specific combining ability
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... Some germplasm lines of cotton, Gossypium hinutum L., that show resistance to pink bollworm (PBW), Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), also carry agronomic properties that could enhance derived germplasm. The objectives of this study were to determine (i) the agronomic performance of four germplasm lines having resistance to PBW, one having susceptibility, and the check cultivar, Stoneville 825 ( ...
... Combining ability and heterosis were studied in a 6x6 diallel cross to see the nature of gene action in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) during 2002 to 2004. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among all the F₁ and F₂ hybrid means and their respective six parental values for all the traits examined. In both generations, the mean squares due to general combining abilit ...
... Delayed planting is a necessary practice in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production when double cropping cotton with small grain crops. All current cultivars used for delayed planting were selected under environments of normal planting. The information about genetic values of parents in delayed planting will help determine if it is necessary for testing parents under environments of delay ...
... A large amount of vegetable trash including stems and bracts is collected along with burcotton during stripper harvesting. A substantial amount of this trash is then pulverized during cleaning, both at the gin and at the textile mill, and emitted into the air as microscopic dust. The objective of this study was to determine if variation in bract and pedicel structure occurred in Upland cotton (Gos ...
... Appropriate crossing systems for genetic improvement of quantitative traits are critical in cotton breeding. Determination of genetic variance for lint yield and fiber quality in three different crossing schemes (single cross [SC], three-way cross [TWC], and double cross [DC]) of upland cotton (Gossypium histutum L.) will help breeders decide which crossing scheme to use in hybrid production and p ...