| Abstract: | Both Fusarium and Verticillium wilts are important soil-borne diseases,which can not be effectively controlled by chemical fungicides.The two diseases,especially Verticillium wilt,have spread all over the cotton belt,and obstructed the progress of cotton production in China in recent years.It has been proven that breeding and growing resistant cultivars is one of the most economical and effective measures to control these diseases.The program of breeding cotton for resistance to wilt diseases has been continuously studied in Industrial Crops Research Institute,Sighuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences(ICRI-SAAS) for more than 50 years. |
