Prof. Li Fuguang at the Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS and Dr. Lin Tao at the Shenzhen Agricultural Genome Research Institute of CAAS published a paper titled "Re-sequencing an updated A genome of 243 diploid cotton varieties identifies the genetic basis of key agronomic traits" in Nature Genetics. The study elucidated the evolution, genetic diversity and population structure of Asiatic cotton for the first time. It also found that fusarium wilt disease resistance and fiber yield are strongly affected by geographical differentiation. It will lay a foundation for understanding of the A genome during the cotton evolution.

Population structure and differentiation of diploid cotton