In one of the meeting with Director Cotton, I come to know that Pakistani breeder are practicing Pure line/Pedigree Selection for the development of cotton. They are also considering the cotton as highly self pollinated crop? However, literature show that it is not fully self pollinated crop? Why not synthetics or composite varieties evolved in cotton
I think practicing purre line in cotton could reduce the phenotypic plasticity to adapt multiple environmental conditions. It may drain the varieties which come and disappears often quickly?
So I want to What kind of breeding methods are practiced in other countries like China, India, USA, Turkey?
Any body interested we could review the breeding methods of cotton mutually?
DEAR DR SAEED
This paper might give you insight about your query.
thanks
fiber selection is the best, should be integrated into a cotton fiber mixing program that attempts to optimise cotton fiber
Haploid technique followed with diploidization process through tissue culture provide novel solution to managing the texture and plasticity of the cotton species
In cotton main target is yield with a high emphasis on fiber quality. Hybridization with superior parents and then selection program will helpful.
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