China Pakistan Cooperation In Cotton Industry

Recently, experts and scholars from China and Pakistan held a discussion on joint research on cotton germplasm.

"The genetic characteristics of Asian cotton in Pakistan are different from that of Upland Cotton in China. The cotton varieties of China have the characteristics of high yield, high quality and early maturity, while the cotton varieties of Pakistan have excellent characteristics such as high temperature resistance, drought resistance, saline alkali resistance and resistance to leaf roll virus (CLCV) He has been working with the Cotton Research Institute of China for many years in the field of genetic resources identification and cotton germplasm resources innovation. At present, more than 300 Cotton Germplasms have been exchanged.

It is understood that germplasm resources are extremely precious Agricultural Heritage. Cotton germplasm resources are the material basis for basic research and Application Research of cotton, and the material basis for cultivating new varieties with high quality, high yield, disease resistance (insect pests) and stress resistance, and play a strong supporting role in the process of cotton scientific research and development.

It is of great significance for China and Pakistan to collect and identify cotton germplasm resources. It is important to control many diseases and insect pests. He said, for example, that the epidemic of cotton in Pakistan would be devastating. After the discovery of resistance gene of Asian cotton to leaf curl virus disease, the resistance gene of Asian cotton can be transferred into upland cotton through distant hybridization technology, so as to solve the problem of leaf curl virus disease that has plagued cotton farmers in Pakistan for many years, and promote the high yield and harvest of cotton.

It is understood that the Cotton Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has cooperated with universities and scientific research institutions such as Multan cotton Institute of Pakistan and Faisalabad Agricultural University to carry out identification and Germplasm Innovation of cotton with high temperature resistance, drought resistance, disease and insect resistance and high quality, and jointly publish scientific papers. In addition, the Cotton Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has built a team of talents in the field of cotton basic research in Pakistan through the cooperation mechanism of production, teaching and research. According to statistics, there are 2 PhD students from Pakistan who have been trained by Xiong Shiming.

"Compared with Pakistan, the research on Germplasm Resources in China is more comprehensive and systematic, and has gone from phenotype identification to genotype identification." Du xiongming said that relying on a mature scientific research system, the Cotton Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences will further deepen cooperation with Pakistan in the field of cotton germplasm resources and breeding, and strive to promote the development of cotton industry and personnel training between China and Pakistan.