The Rise of Cotton Genomics

Syed Shan-E-Ali Zaidi; Shahid Mansoor; Andrew Paterson

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.009

The Rise of Cotton Genomics

Trends Plant Sci. 2018 Nov;23(11):953-955. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.009. Epub 2018 Sep 5.

Authors

Syed Shan-E-Ali Zaidi¹, Shahid Mansoor², Andrew Paterson³

Affiliations

¹ Plant Genetics Lab, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux 5030, Belgium; National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
² National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: shahidmansoor7@gmail.com.
³ Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, 111 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30605, USA.

PMID: 30195998
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.08.009

Abstract

Cotton is the most important fiber crop, but its polyploid genome is complex and difficult to improve. Recent advances in obtaining high-quality genome sequences of cultivated tetraploid and diploid cotton species may now overcome this hurdle, as well as provide new insights on important fiber quality and disease resistance genes.

Keywords: Gossypium; cotton; fiber; plant breeding; plant genomics.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Genome, Plant / genetics*
Genomics / methods
Gossypium / genetics*
Plant Breeding