Progress in cotton improvement slowed in theUnited States the past 20 years,possiblyreflecting genetic stagnation.The pedigrees ofpopular cultivars contain many of the sameparents,evidence of a narrow genetic base.The...Progress in cotton improvement slowed in theUnited States the past 20 years,possiblyreflecting genetic stagnation.The pedigrees ofpopular cultivars contain many of the sameparents,evidence of a narrow genetic base.TheGossypium genetic base is wide,but only展开更多
The US cotton production system exemplifiesthe complex challenges that must be met in orderto reduce the genetic vulnerability of a majorcrop.Genetic vulnerability results from acombination of a crop’s evolutionary h...The US cotton production system exemplifiesthe complex challenges that must be met in orderto reduce the genetic vulnerability of a majorcrop.Genetic vulnerability results from acombination of a crop’s evolutionary history,trends in breeding and biotechnology practices,and grower Decisions based on inadequateinformation being available,all in response tothe inevitable pressures imposed by processor and consumer reqiurements.展开更多
文摘Progress in cotton improvement slowed in theUnited States the past 20 years,possiblyreflecting genetic stagnation.The pedigrees ofpopular cultivars contain many of the sameparents,evidence of a narrow genetic base.TheGossypium genetic base is wide,but only
文摘The US cotton production system exemplifiesthe complex challenges that must be met in orderto reduce the genetic vulnerability of a majorcrop.Genetic vulnerability results from acombination of a crop’s evolutionary history,trends in breeding and biotechnology practices,and grower Decisions based on inadequateinformation being available,all in response tothe inevitable pressures imposed by processor and consumer reqiurements.
