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Transgenic Cotton for Agronomical Useful Traits

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Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity ((SDEB,volume 13))

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Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an important crop known for its commercial significance both as a fiber and oil yielding cultivar grown in over eighty countries around the world. The crop’s economic importance underlined by its significance in textile industry makes it all the more important for agronomists and crop researchers to strategize novel approaches to overcome challenges in the form of abiotic and biotic stresses such as pests, pathogens, weeds, and more recently environmental challenges in the form of climate change. Conventional breeding technology made significant in roads into developing novel varieties with improved fiber, enhanced heat tolerance and high yields, but significant challenges remain in the areas of pathogen and insect resistance. Transgenesis or genetic engineering was an ideal solution to these challenges with its ability to introduce diverse agronomical important genes from various biological species, and over 80 % of cotton grown currently employs this technology. The present review is a comprehensive account of the historical progress made in the area of transgenic cotton both in terms of the evolution of the methodologies of tissue culture and genetic transformation, and lessons learned from conventional breeding in identifying agronomical important genes to improve cotton production.

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Emani, C. (2016). Transgenic Cotton for Agronomical Useful Traits. In: Ramawat, K., Ahuja, M. (eds) Fiber Plants. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44570-0_10

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