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Title: Coordination and collaboration to document the global cotton germplasm resources

Author
item Frelichowski, James - Jim
item Campbell, Benjamin - Todd
item Saha, Sukumar
item Percy, Richard
item Jenkins, Johnie
item Park, Wonkeun
item MAYEE, C. - Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
item GOTMARE, VINITA - Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
item DESSAUW, DOMINIQUE - Centro De Cooperation Internationale En Recherche Agronomique Pour Le Development (CIRAD)
item GIBAND, MARC - Centro De Cooperation Internationale En Recherche Agronomique Pour Le Development (CIRAD)
item DU, X - China Cotton Research Institute
item JIA, Y - China Cotton Research Institute
item CONSTABLE, GREG - Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
item DILLON, S - Queensland Department Of Primary Industries & Fisheries
item ABDURAKHMONOV, IBROKIM - Uzbekistan Academy Of Sciences
item ABDUKARIMOV, ABDUSATTOR - Uzbekistan Academy Of Sciences
item RIZAEVA, S - Uzbekistan Academy Of Sciences
item ADULLAEV, A - Uzbekistan Academy Of Sciences
item BARROSO, PAULO - Embrapa National Research Center
item PADUA, JULIANO - Embrapa National Research Center
item HOFFMAN, LUCIA - Embrapa National Research Center
item PODOLNAYA, LARISA - Vavilov Institute

Submitted to: International Cotton Genome Initiative Workshop
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/17/2010
Publication Date: 9/21/2010
Citation: Frelichowski, J.E., Campbell, B.T., Saha, S., Percy, R.G., Jenkins, J.N., Park, W., Mayee, C., Gotmare, V., Dessauw, D., Giband, M. 2010. Coordination and collaboration to document the global cotton germplasm resources. Proceedings of the International Cotton Genome Initiative Workshop, September 21-23, 2010, Canberra, Australia. p. 24.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Coordinated efforts to collect and maintain cotton genetic resources have increased over the last 100 years to insure the worldwide economic value of cotton fiber and cotton byproducts. The classified genetic resources of cotton are extensive and include five tetraploid species in the primary gene pool, 20 diploid species in the secondary gene pool, and 25 diploid species in the tertiary gene pool. There are at least eight major cotton collections worldwide and their status and contents are discussed. An overview of the collections suggest that there is a substantial coverage of the Gossypium genome but some recently identified species are not yet maintained and several species are underrepresented and threatened by loss of their natural habitat. Meeting the high demand for cotton genetic resources and increasing the coverage of the genus with decreasing budgets are a few of the challenges facing individual collections. These types of challenges and the opportunities for international collaboration that they create are discussed. One desirable outcome of coordinated efforts among collections would be finding gaps in the collections and sharing of the workload to conserve the genus. Multinational communication and collaboration are critical for the evaluation of rare and unique cotton germplasm and protection of the global cotton germplasm resources.