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Research Project: Utilizing Conventional and Molecular Approaches to Enhance Seed and Fiber Quality Traits, and Conducting a National Cotton Variety Testing Program

Location: Crop Genetics Research

Title: Transgenic traits could change genetic variations in field crops

Author
item Zeng, Linghe

Submitted to: CSA News
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/24/2021
Publication Date: 6/12/2021
Citation: Zeng, L. 2021. Transgenic traits could change genetic variations in field crops. CSA News. 66:13. https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20494.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20494

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Few studies have been reported on how or if transgenic traits affected genetic variation in crops, especially in cotton. In a new study published in Crop Science, yield, fiber quality, and more importantly, genetic variations were compared between transgenic and non-transgenic cotton in 18 years of field tests across the U.S. Cotton Belt. Genetic variations of lint yield and fiber quality in transgenic cotton were lower than in non-transgenic cotton. This suggests that transgenic traits could affect genetic variations in field crops, with limited breeding methods in development of transgenic cotton identified as a potential cause.