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Cotton Germplasm of Pakistan
The economy of Pakistan relies heavily on cotton, which contributes ~60% of total foreign
exchange earnings (US$ 15 billion in 2012/13). Cotton is grown on about three million hectares
annually with average lint production ...
Study of Secondary Endosymbionts of Whiteflies Collected from Cotton Growing Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
Whitefly is the insect vector for cotton leaf curl disease. Like many arthropods, whitefly possess
different primary and secondary endosymbionts depending on ecological zone and biotype. These
endosymbionts play important ...
Effects of genetic changes to the begomovirus/betasatellite complex causing cotton leaf curl disease in South Asia post-resistance breaking
Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) has been a problem for cotton production across Pakistan and north-eastern India since the early 1990s. The appearance of the disease has been attributed to the introduction, and near ...