Cotton is the prime natural fiber with economic significance globally. Cotton farming and
breeding have a long history in Pakistan. The development of high yielding upland cotton …

The narrow genetic base of elite Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm has
been a significant impediment to sustained progress in the development of cotton cultivars to …

It is generally perceived that activities related to plant breeding have reduced the genetic
diversity within crop species. Therefore, the impact of plant breeders' activities ie …

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD), a devastating disorder of cotton in Pakistan, is caused by
a whitefly-transmitted begomovirus (Cotton leaf curl virus; CLCuV) that requires a satellite …

To better understand the genetic diversity of the cultivated Upland cotton (Gossypium
hirsutum L.) and its structure at the molecular level, 193 Upland cotton cultivars collected …

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) after its first epidemic in 1912 in Nigeria, has spread to
different cotton growing countries including United States, Pakistan, India, and China. The …

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is a significant constraint to the economies of Pakistan and
India. The disease is caused by different begomoviruses (genus Begomovirus, family …

The first epidemic of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in early 1990's in the Indian
subcontinent was associated with several distinct begomoviruses along with a disease …

Twenty‐two cotton varieties were screened for resistance to cotton leaf curl disease
(CLCuD), a disease of viral origin, using three procedures: field evaluation, whitefly …

A sentinel plot case study was carried out to identify and map the distribution of begomovirus-
betasatellite complexes in sentinel plots and commercial cotton fields over a four-year …