Introduction and Establishment of Gossypium darwinii (AD5) in India – A Tetraploid Wild Species

Abstract

G. darwinii (AD5) is a wild allotetraploid species, one
of the sources of primary germplasm and has originated
from the Galapagos island. It is a relative of cultivated
tetraploid species G.barbadense (AD2). The seeds of
G. darwinii were procured form Dr. RJ Kohel, USDA,
USA under the enrichment of germplasm programme
through NBPGR, New Delhi. G. darwinii plants have
been introduced and established for the first time in
India.