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Cotton breeders are using genetic insights to make this global crop more sustainable

  • Written by Serina Taluja, Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University
Cotton breeders are using genetic insights to make this global crop more sustainableA cotton field in Lubbock, TexasAP Photo/LM Otero

Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles and peanut butter. In the United States cotton is a US$7 billion annual crop grown in 17 states from Virginia to Southern California. Today, however, it’s at risk....

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