棉 花 学 报 Cotton Science 2007，19(5)：354-361
Introduction and Conservation of Wild Cotton in China Abstrct：The author reviewed the collection and conservation of wild cotton germplasm in China，and emphasized the contributions of some research organizations and early scientists in this research field. The outstanding research works have been made by both Cash Crop Research Institute of Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Cotton Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences （CRT， CAAS）. The National Wild Cotton Plantation，sponsored by CRT，CAAS，played important role in the field. The author pointed out in this paper that future collection for wild cotton are G. mustelinum and perennial stocks of African and Asian cultivated cottons etc. which China has not kept. The main target regions for in-situ collection are Australia，Brazil，India，Pakistan and some areas in Africa. The author considered that there should be great potentials for transfer and application in upland cotton from wild cotton in China via inter-specific breeding，and it is the time to explore the potentials.
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