Key message <p>Exotic Gossypium accessions still harbor QTL‑validated alleles that, combined with CRISPR pyramiding and genomic selection, can break the entrenched fiber length–strength trade‑off.</p> Abstract <p>Cotton’s four independent domestications twice in diploids and twice in allotetraploids offer a natural experiment in fiber improvement. Synthesizing three decades of data, we chart how polyploidy, selection and modern breeding have repeatedly reshaped the <i>Gossypium</i> genome. More than 15,000 quantitative trait locus (QTL) and genome wide association mapping studies (GWAS) hits converge on a handful of chromosomal “hotspots”; new MAGIC, NAM, NIL and long-read resources now narrow these peaks to &lt; 200&#xa0;kb, resolving causal genes such as <i>GhHOX3, GhZF14</i> and <i>GhMYB7</i>. Multi-omics evidence links auxin, ethylene, gibberellin, brassinosteroid and strigolactone signaling to HDZIP IV, MYB, bHLH/HLH and ERF networks that drive fiber initiation, extreme cell elongation and cellulose deposition. Population genomics shows that ~ 40% of favorable fiber alleles are fixed in elite <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i>, yet wild diploids and landraces still harbor variants that could break the length strength trade-off. We propose a three-step roadmap genomic selection, CRISPR gene pyramiding and accelerated introgression to expand cotton’s genetic base and deliver fibers suited to sustainable textile demands.</p>

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Genetic basis and role of exotic accessions in cultivated cotton fiber quality improvement

  • Ankush Sharma,
  • Mingrui Xu,
  • Deepak Vitrakoti,
  • Jinesh D. Patel,
  • Peng W. Chee,
  • Andrew H. Paterson

摘要

Key message

Exotic Gossypium accessions still harbor QTL‑validated alleles that, combined with CRISPR pyramiding and genomic selection, can break the entrenched fiber length–strength trade‑off.

Abstract

Cotton’s four independent domestications twice in diploids and twice in allotetraploids offer a natural experiment in fiber improvement. Synthesizing three decades of data, we chart how polyploidy, selection and modern breeding have repeatedly reshaped the Gossypium genome. More than 15,000 quantitative trait locus (QTL) and genome wide association mapping studies (GWAS) hits converge on a handful of chromosomal “hotspots”; new MAGIC, NAM, NIL and long-read resources now narrow these peaks to < 200 kb, resolving causal genes such as GhHOX3, GhZF14 and GhMYB7. Multi-omics evidence links auxin, ethylene, gibberellin, brassinosteroid and strigolactone signaling to HDZIP IV, MYB, bHLH/HLH and ERF networks that drive fiber initiation, extreme cell elongation and cellulose deposition. Population genomics shows that ~ 40% of favorable fiber alleles are fixed in elite Gossypium hirsutum, yet wild diploids and landraces still harbor variants that could break the length strength trade-off. We propose a three-step roadmap genomic selection, CRISPR gene pyramiding and accelerated introgression to expand cotton’s genetic base and deliver fibers suited to sustainable textile demands.