Genetics and genomics of cotton

Jonathan F. Wendel, Curt Brubaker, Ines Alvarez, Richard Cronn, James McD. Stewart (auth.), Andrew H. Paterson (eds.)978-0-387-70809-6, 978-0-387-70810-2

Genetics and Genomics of Cotton

Edited by Andrew H. Paterson

The Gossypium (cotton) genus presents unique opportunities to advance our understanding of the natural world. In particular, the evolution of cultivated cottons from their wild ancestors has involved a fascinating series of events that offer scientists the opportunity to dissect the evolution of a novel organ, the ‘lint fiber’, and also to better understand the roles of polyploidy in generation of biodiversity and in crop productivity and quality. Current and future cotton genomics studies are guided by a long history of classical genetics research, as well as nearly two decades of molecular genetics.

In this book, advances of the past decade will be summarized and synthesized to elucidate the current state of knowledge of the structure, function, and evolution of the Gossypium genome, and progress in the application of this knowledge to cotton improvement. As a backdrop, it is important to understand the naturally-occurring diversity in the genus, its organization and distribution, and its evolutionary history. Of special importance is the formation of a single polyploid from two (among 8) diploid genome types, the radiation of this polyploid, and the independent domestication and improvement of two (among nearly 50) diploid and two (among 5) polyploid species. Genomic tools for cotton biology and improvement have expanded dramatically in the past 5 years – a detailed summary of these tools and their early applications is central to this book. Application of genomic tools to priorities in cotton improvement, including the genetic control of variation in cotton fiber yield and quality components, disease and pest responses, and abiotic stress responses, are addressed. The anticipated sequencing of the genomes of several members of the genus and the new opportunities that this will create, are also addressed.

Andrew H. Paterson, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia, jointly appointed in three Departments (Crop and Soil Science, Plant Biology, and Genetics) and the director of the Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory (www.plantgenome.uga.edu). He has authored or co-authored 204 refereed publications, 53 book chapters, 6 patent applications, edited 2 previous books, and given 150 invited presentations. He is a member of the AAAS, GSA, CSSA, and several other professional organizations. Professor Paterson has been the recipient of the Crop Science Society of America “Young Crop Scientist of the Year” award (1996), the inaugural Cotton, Inc. Cotton Biotechnology award (2002), D. W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Research (2005), National Cotton Council Cotton Genetics Research Award (2008), and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in Plant Sciences (2007-8). In addition, he has served on eight editorial boards, currently being an associate editor of Genetics, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, and Tropical Plant Biology, and is frequently an ad hoc reviewer and/or panelist for additional journals and granting agencies. He serves in several national and international research initiatives, including the steering committee of the International Cotton Genome Initiative.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xiv
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Evolution and Natural History of the Cotton Genus….Pages 3-22
The Worldwide Gene Pool of G. hirsutum and its Improvement….Pages 23-52
The Worldwide Gene Pool of Gossypium barbadense L. and Its Improvement….Pages 53-68
The Worldwide Gene Pools of Gossypium arboreum L. and G. herbaceum L., and Their Improvement….Pages 69-97
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Gossypium DNA Markers: Types, Numbers, and Uses….Pages 101-139
Physical Composition and Organization of the Gossypium Genomes….Pages 141-155
The Gossypium Transcriptome….Pages 157-185
Genetic Engineering of Cotton….Pages 187-207
Mutagenesis Systems for Genetic Analysis of Gossypium ….Pages 209-226
Gossypium Bioinformatics Resources….Pages 227-254
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Bridging Classical and Molecular Cytogenetics of Gossypium ….Pages 257-281
Bridging Classical and Molecular Genetics of Cotton Fiber Quality and Development….Pages 283-311
Bridging Classical and Molecular Genetics of Cotton Disease Resistance….Pages 313-336
Bridging Classical and Molecular Genetics of Abiotic Stress Resistance in Cotton….Pages 337-352
Bridging Traditional and Molecular Genetics in Modifying Cottonseed Oil….Pages 353-382
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Genomics of Cotton Fiber Secondary Wall Deposition and Cellulose Biogenesis….Pages 385-417
Responses of the Cotton Genome to Polyploidy….Pages 419-429
Comparative Genomics of Cotton and Arabidopsis ….Pages 431-449
Impacts on Agroecosystems of Transgenic Insect and Herbicide Resistance in Cotton….Pages 451-480
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Toward Characterizing the Spectrum of Diversity in the Gossypium Genus….Pages 483-491
Back Matter….Pages 493-509