BEIJING, July 14 (APP):Director of Cotton Germplasm Resources Division, Institute of Cotton Research (ICR) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Prof. Du Xiongming on Tuesday said the cooperation between China and Pakistan in the collection and identification of cotton germplasm resources is of great pith and moment and for now the two countries have exchanged over 300 cotton germplasm resources. According to Prof. Du, China and Pakistan have been co-working for many years in the field of collecting and identifying cotton germplasm resources. ICR has joined hands with Cotton Research Institute (CCRI), Multan, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and some other universities and scientific research institutions to identify cotton germplasms, resistance to heat, drought, diseases and insect pests in different places and environments, and jointly published scientific research papers on that, China Economic Net (CEN) reported. In addition, through the Industry-University-Research (IUR) cooperation, ICR has been devoted to the training of talented Pakistanis in the field of basic cotton research. Prof. Du’s laboratory has trained 11 Pakistani doctoral students (including 5 graduates), 2 postdocs and 2 visiting scholars so far. Cotton germplasm resources are the material basis of basic and applied research of cotton. “Pakistan’s Asiatic Cotton (G. arboreum) … Continue reading Sino-Pak cooperation on cotton germplasm of great pith and moment: Chinese scholar