Cotton is the most important fiber crop in China and the world, and upland cotton accounts for more than 95% cotton production. Yangtze River Basin, Yellow River Basin and Xinjiang are the three major cotton growing regions in China. Study of the genetic effects and the expression profile of upland cotton cultivars from the three main growing areas should be helpful for selection for the backbone parents, heterosis prediction and molecular breeding in cotton.
In this study, 10 representative upland cott...