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Genetic basis and role of exotic accessions in cultivated cotton fiber quality improvement.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 27 Sept 2025
Sharma Ankush, Xu Mingrui, Vitrakoti Deepak, Patel Jinesh D, Chee Peng W, Paterson Andrew H
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: Exotic Gossypium accessions still harbor QTL‑validated alleles that, combined with CRISPR pyramiding and genomic selection, can break the entrenched fiber length-strength trade‑off. Cotton's four independent domestications twice in diploids and twice in allotetraploids offer a natural experiment in fiber improvement. Synthesizing three decades of data, we chart how polyploidy, selection and modern...
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- Gossypium
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Cotton Fiber
- Plant Breeding
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Chromosome Mapping
