TY  - BOOK
AU  - Paterson, Andrew H.
TI  - Genetics and Genomics of Cotton
SN  - 9780387708096
U1  - 583.685 PAT 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Springer
PB  - Springer Sciencs + Business Media
KW  - Life sciences
KW  - Life sciences. Plant breeding
KW  - Food
N1  - Includes index
N2  - 	
A few members of the Gossypium (cotton) genus are cultivated for the production of elongated single-celled fibers valued worldwide at about 20 billion annually at the farm gate, and which sustain one of the world's largest industries (textiles) with an annual worldwide economic impact of about 500 billion. In a number of ways, cotton production and the textile industry are closely tied to petrochemical usage. At a practical level, cotton genomics offers both bio-based carbon sequestration alternatives to petrochemical use, and improved sustainability of crop production. The Gossypium (cotton)
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