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Journal of Cotton Research

Thematic Series: Abiotic Stress Tolerance

This collection is a Thematic Series of Journal of Cotton Research.

Guest Editor

Dr. Muhammad Tehseen AZHAR, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

About the Thematic Series

Abiotic stresses are major environmental factors that affect plant growth and survival of crop plants, particularly, cotton. Those lead to loss of yield of seed cotton and poor quality of fibres. Improving plant abiotic stress resistance is critical for agricultural productivity. Keeping in view the role of abiotic stresses, Journal of Cotton Research is hosting a thematic series on cotton abiotic stress tolerance. The thematic series covers the following topics:

  • Drought or flooding
  • Saline-alkali or acidity
  • Extreme temperature (heat and cold)
  • Nutrient
  • Toxic metals in soil

Submission deadline: Ongoing

Submission instructions: To ensure that you submit to the correct thematic series please select the thematic series title in the drop-down menu under the 'Additional Information' tab upon submission. In addition, indicate in your cover letter that you wish your manuscript to be considered as part of the thematic series on 'Abiotic Stress Tolerance'. All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review and accepted articles will be published within the journal as a collection.

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Published articles in this collection

  1. Soil available phosphorus (AP) deficiency significantly limits cotton production, particularly in arid and saline-alkaline regions. Screening cotton cultivars for low phosphorus (P) tolerance is crucial for th...

    Authors: Miao Sun, Helin Dong, Huimin Han, Weina Feng, Jingjing Shao, Feichao Huo, Pengcheng Li and Cangsong Zheng
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2025 8:10
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Machine picking in cotton is an emerging practice in India, to solve the problems of labour shortages and production costs increasing. Cotton production has been declining in recent years; however, the high de...

    Authors: Sankar Lakshmanan, Selvaraj Somasundaram, Silambiah Shri Rangasami, Pokkharu Anantharaju, Dhashnamurthi Vijayalakshmi, Thiruvengadam Ragavan and Paramasivam Dhamodharan
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2025 8:2
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. The situation of global warming imparts negative impacts on crop growth and development. Cotton is the most important fiber crop around the globe. However, frequent drought episodes pose serious threats to cot...

    Authors: Iram Sharif, Saba Aleem, Jamshaid Ali Junaid, Zulfiqar Ali, Muqadas Aleem, Rahil Shahzad, Jehanzeb Farooq, Muhammad Imran Khan, Waheed Arshad and Farrukh Ellahi
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2024 7:32
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Lessons learned from past experiences push for an alternate way of crop production. In India, adopting high density planting system (HDPS) to boost cotton yield is becoming a growing trend. HDPS has recently b...

    Authors: Sekar Manibharathi, Selvaraj Somasundaram, Panneerselvam Parasuraman, Alagesan Subramanian, Veerasamy Ravichandran and Narayanan Manikanda Boopathi
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2024 7:28
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  5. Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), adapted to tropical and subtropical regions of the world, is highly sensitive to low temperatures throughout its life cycle. The objective of this study was to evaluate the mitigat...

    Authors: Nurgül Ergin, Engin Gökhan Kulan, Pınar Harmanci and Mehmet Demir Kaya
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2024 7:21
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  6. Cotton is one of the most important fiber crops that plays a vital role in the textile industry. Its production has been unstable over the years due to climate change induced biotic stresses such as insects, d...

    Authors: Ali Ijaz Ahmed, Azeem Iqbal Khan, Mohamed A. M. Negm, Rida Iqbal, Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Sultan Habibullah Khan and Iqrar Ahmad Rana
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2024 7:10
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  7. Cotton is a strategically important fibre crop for global textile industry. It profoundly impacts several countries' industrial and agricultural sectors. Sustainable cotton production is continuously threatene...

    Authors: Sajid Majeed, Muhammad Tanees Chaudhary, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Iqrar Ahmad Rana, Muhammad Shaban, Daniel KY Tan, Yinhua Jia, Xiongming Du, Lori Hinze and Muhammad Tehseen Azhar
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2024 7:3
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  9. The cyclic nucleotide-gated channel (CNGC) gene family plays a significant role in the uptake of both essential and toxic cations, and has a role in enhancing tolerance to various forms of abiotic stresses as wel...

    Authors: Joy Nyangasi Kirungu, Richard Odongo Magwanga, Margaret Linyerera Shiraku, Erick Okuto, Xiaoyan Cai, Yanchao Xu, Yuqing Hou, Stephen Gaya Agong’, Kunbo Wang, Yuhong Wang, Zhongli Zhou and Fang Liu
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2023 6:17
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  10. Heat waves, and an increased number of warm days and nights, have become more prevalent in major agricultural regions of the world. Although well adapted to semi-arid regions, cotton is vulnerable to high temp...

    Authors: Dinesh K. Saini, S. M. Impa, Donna McCallister, Gunvant B. Patil, Noureddine Abidi, Glen Ritchie, S. Y. Jaconis and Krishna S. V. Jagadish
    Citation: Journal of Cotton Research 2023 6:16
    Content type: Review Published on: