Gossypium tomentosum

Overview
Species Name tomentosum
Family Malvaceae
Scientific Name Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem.
Synonym N/A
Common Name 毛棉 [view all 3]
GRIN Taxonomy GRIN
Geographic Origin Hawaiian Islands
Genome Group AD
Genome (AD)3
Haploid Chromosome Number 26
Ploidy allotetraploid
Propagation Method N/A
Fertile withGossypium barbadense [view all 2]
Sterile withGossypium triphyllum [view all 5]
Incompatible withN/A
GermplasmN/A
LibraryN/A
Sequence [view all 2248758 ]
Publication Wang K, Wendel JF, Hua J. Designations for individual genomes and chromosomes in Gossypium. Journal of Cotton Research. 2018 JUN 29;1:3
Description

Gossypium tomentosum, commonly known as Maʻo or Hawaiian cotton, is a species of cotton plant that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It inhabits low shrublands at elevations from sea level to 120 m. Maʻo is a shrub that reaches a height of 1.5–5 ft and a diameter of 5–10 ft.- Wikipedia

Useful Agronomic Traits: Tolerance to heat, source of the nectariless trait for resistance against tarnished plant bug, fleahop-pers, boll rot and bollworm, resistance to jassids and thrips, high fiber quality, fiber length and fiber fineness (Shim J, et al. 2018).

Alias
Common Name
Gossypium barbadense
Gossypium hirsutum
毛棉
Relationships

This species is sterile with the following:

Organism
Gossypium triphyllum
Gossypium sturtianum
Gossypium longicalyx
Gossypium armourianum
Gossypium harknessii

This species is fertile with the following:

Organism
Gossypium barbadense
Gossypium hirsutum

Germplasm
NameType
(AD)3-01accession
(AD)3-02accession
(AD)3-03accession
(AD)3-04accession
(AD)3-05accession
(AD)3-06accession
(AD)3-07accession
(AD)3-08accession
(AD)3-09accession
(AD)3-10accession
(AD)3-11accession
(AD)3-12accession
(AD)3-13accession
(AD)3-14accession
(AD)3-15accession
(AD)3-17accession
(AD)3-18accession
(AD)3-19accession
(AD)3-20accession
(AD)3-21accession

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Libraries
The following libraries are associated with this organism.
Library NameType
Image
File NameLegend
Gtomentosum_AD3.jpgG. tomentosum - flower and leaves