COTIP: Cotton TILLING Platform, a Resource for Plant Improvement and Reverse Genetic Studies

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 7; p. 1863
• Main Authors: Aslam, Usman, Cheema, Hafiza M N, Ahmad, Sheraz, Khan, Iqrar A, Malik, Waqas, Khan, Asif A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 26.12.2016
• Subjects: Plant Science; RGAs; EMS mutagenesis; TILLING; Gossypium hirsutum; fiber quality; point mutation

Cotton is cultivated worldwide for its white fiber, of which around 90% is tetraploid upland cotton ( L.) carrying both A and D genome. Since centuries, yield increasing efforts for the cotton crop by conventional breeding approaches have caused an extensive erosion of natural genetic variability. M...