Iqbal, M., M. NaeeM, U. azIz, J. afzal and M. alaM KhaN, 2014. an overview of cotton leaf curl virus disease, persistant challeng for cotton production. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 20: 405-415 Cotton leaf curl virus (ClCuV) disease is crucial threat for cotton production in Pakistan. ClCuV belongs to genus Begomovirus of Geminiviridae family and is transmitted by Bemisia tabaci. Drastic reduction in ...

Transposable elements (TEs) are a major component of plant genomes. It is of particular interest to explore the potential activation of TE proliferation, especially in hybrids and polyploids, which often are associated with rapid genomic and epigenetic restructuring. Here we explore the consequences of genomic merger and doubling on copia and gypsy-like Gorge3 long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotr...

Effective use of Gossypium hirsutum L. lines in cotton genetic improvement programs depends on the extent of genetic variation for desirable alleles and the accurate characterization of the variability among germplasm accessions. Marker assisted selection has provided the potential for efficient development of disease and pest resistant plants. Association mapping is used to identify chromosoma...

The goal of the current study was to assess possibility interspecific hybridization for transfer jassid-resistant genes from two wild cotton species Gossypium armourianum (Kearney (2n=2x=26) D2A) and Gossypium gossypoides (Standley (2n=2x= 26) D6) into genotypes cultivated hirsutum. demonstrated that seeds were successfully produced crosses between G. hirsutum armourianum using t...

The PIN-FORMED (PIN) protein, the most important polar auxin transporter, plays a critical role in the distribution of auxin and controls multiple biological processes. However, characterizations and functions of this gene family have not been identified in cotton. Here, we identified the PIN family in Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium arboreum, and Gossypium raimondii. This gene family was divided...