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Introgression genetics and breeding between Upland and Pima cotton: a review

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The narrow genetic base of elite Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm has been a significant impediment to sustained progress in the development of cotton cultivars to meet the needs of growers and industry in recent years. The prospect of widening the genetic base of Upland cotton by accessing the genetic diversity and fiber quality of Pima cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) has encouraged interspecific hybridization and introgression efforts for the past century. However, success is limited due mainly to genetic barriers between the two species in the forms of divergent gene regulatory systems, accumulated gene mutations, gene order rearrangements and cryptic chromosomal structure differences that have resulted in hybrid breakdown, hybrid sterility and selective elimination of genes. The objective of this paper is to provide a mini-review in interspecific hybridization between Upland and Pima cotton relevant to breeding under the following sections: (1) qualitative genetics; (2) cytogenetic stocks; (3) quantitative genetics; (4) heterosis, and (5) introgression breeding. Case studies of successful examples are provided.

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  1. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30003, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, USA

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    Richard G. Percy

  3. USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 5367, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA

    Jack C. McCarty Jr.

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Zhang, J., Percy, R.G. & McCarty, J.C. Introgression genetics and breeding between Upland and Pima cotton: a review. Euphytica 198, 1–12 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-014-1094-4

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