This collection is a Thematic Series of Journal of Cotton Research.
Guest Editors
Professor Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA;
Professor Jane K. Dever, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Lubbock, Texas, USA
About the Thematic Series
Cotton is the most important fiber crop for the textile industry and one of the most important oilseed crops in the world. Genetic improvement through traditional breeding and modern biotechnologies has significantly contributed to the enhancement of yield, fiber quality and resistance or tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. Since the mid-1990s, genetically engineered (GE) cotton has been commercially grown in major cotton-producing countries. Techniques associated with GE have also evolved from insertion of introduced genes into a genome via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and particle bombardment to genome editing. In the last 20 years, molecular markers, linkage maps, their use in locating loci responsible for Mendelian and quantitative traits, and marker-assisted selection have become a common practice in cotton research or breeding. The objectives of this thematic issue in Journal of Cotton Research are to seek manuscripts in research and reviews on biotechnology-based cotton breeding.
Topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Commercialization and impacts of genetically engineered cotton in different regions or countries.
- Current status in development of molecular markers and mapping populations in cotton.
- Mining of genes and their functional analysis in cotton.
- Molecular genetic basis of traits related to yield, quality, maturity, and tolerance or resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses in cotton.
- Marker-assisted selection and genomic selection in cotton.
- Innovation and integration of new technologies in cotton breeding, such as modern biotechnology, speed breeding, information technology, and synthetic biology techniques.
Original research articles, reviews, software, as well as databases or datasets are welcome. A general guide for authors and other relevant information for submitting manuscripts are available on the Submission Guidelines.
Submission deadline: 31 December 2024
Submission instructions: To ensure that you submit to the correct thematic series please select the thematic series title in the drop-down menu under the 'Additional Information' tab upon submission. In addition, indicate in your cover letter that you wish your manuscript to be considered as part of the thematic series on 'Biotechnology-based breeding'. All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review and accepted articles will be published within the journal as a collection.