World Cotton Germplasm Resources

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Edited by Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov, ISBN 978-953-51-1622-6, 320 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published July 02, 2014 under CC BY 3.0 licensePreservation of plant germplasm resources is vitally important for mankind to supply food and product security in the globalization and technological advances of the 21st century. Mankind preserved a wealth of available genetic resources of many plant species worldwide. One of the such worldwide plant germplasm resources is available for cotton, a unique natural fiber producing cash crop for mankind. Worldwide cotton germplasm collections exist in Australia, Brazil, China, India, France, Pakistan, Turkey, Russia, United States of America, and Uzbekistan. The objective of World Cotton Germplasm Resources book is to present readers with updated information on existing cotton germplasm resources, highlighting detailed inventory, description, storage conditions, characterization and utilization as well as challenges and perspectives. This book should be a comprehensive encyclopedic reading source for plant research community and students to gather important information on worldwide cotton germplasm resources.Content Australian Cotton Germplasm Resources Cotton Germplasm Resources in China Exploitation of Chinese Upland Cotton Cultivar Germplasm Resources to Mine Favorable QTL Alleles Using Association Mapping Cotton Germplasm in India — New Trends Usefulness and Utilization of Indian Cotton Germplasm Cotton Germplasm of Pakistan The U.S. National Cotton Germplasm Collection – Its Contents, Preservation, Characterization, and Evaluation The Diploid D Genome Cottons (Gossypium spp.) of the New World Broadening the Genetic Base of Upland Cotton in U.S. Cultivars – Genetic Variation for Lint Yield and Fiber Quality in Germplasm Resources Cytogenetic Collection of Uzbekistan Cotton Germplasm Collection of Uzbekistan