Improving Resistance to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) and Supporting Cotton Best Management Practices for Small Farmers

ABOUT US

PAK-US Cotton Productivity Enhancement Project (2012-17) is being executed in collaboration with ICARDA. It is launching several breeding programs to evolve virus free varieties of cotton in Pakistan.ICARDA has divided the project into 13 different smaller projects and allocated them to some of the best public research departments such as NIBGE, CCRI, NUST, CMBE, Punjab Universty etc. USDA is providing technical support to Pakistani scientists on cultivation of US germplasm in Pakistan.

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Period of Implementation

Sep 14, 2012 - Jun 30, 2017

Total Budget

USD 713,000.00

Project team

Abdul Majid

ICARDA

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Partners

Central Cotton Research Institute Multan - CCRI Multan

Central Cotton Research Institute Sarkand - CCRI Sarkand

University of Punjab, National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology - UOP-CEMB

Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Cotton Research Institute, multan - AARI - CRI

University of Punjab, Institute of Agricultural Sciences - UOP-IAS

National Agricultural Research Center - NARC Palestine

National University of Science and Technology, Atta ur Rehman School of Applied Biosciences - NUST-ASAB

National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering - NIBGE

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA

Independent / Not associated

Donors

United States Department of Agriculture - USDA

Key Documents

Technical Report - Progress
ARS_Enhancing Cotton Germplasm, Improving Resistance to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Disease (CLCVD) and Supporting Cotton Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Small Farmers_Annual Progress Report_Oct2014_Sep2015

Technical Report - Progress
ARS_ Cotton Project-Enhancing Cotton Germplasm, Improving Resistance to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Disease (CLCuVD) and Supporting Cotton Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Small Farmers_Annual Technical Progress Report_Oct2013_Sep2014

Technical Report - Progress
ARS_Enhancing Cotton Germplasm, Improving Resistance to CLCV and Supporting Cotton Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Small Farmers_Annual Progress Report_(Oct 2011_Sep2012

OUR IMPACT

Goals

To develop CLCV-resistant cotton variety, in the wake of success in evolving virus-free cotton line from US germplasm

Objectives

To develop CLCUV resistant germplasm for Pakistan using traditional breeding approaches To manage cotton disease IPM techniques by adopting farmer's field school To develop gene constructs and genetically engineered cotton germplasm resources To establish cotton virology and whitefly haplotyping facilitation unit

Problems and Needs Analysis

In past few decades cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) caused by Cotton leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) has caused notable decrease in the cotton yield which resulted in major losses to the Pakistan economy. Pakistan being fourth largest cotton producing country of the world, Its share in total world cotton production was 9.47% in 2004/2005. All efforts to increase cotton production in Pakistan did not become fruitful because of large losses due to CLCuD. It has seriously hampered the cultivation and production of cotton crop in Pakistan over US$ 5 billion losses to the Pakistan economy during the mid to late 1990s. This project will help to screen the resistant and susceptible varieties against CLCuD and to generate resistant cotton varieties before the possible outbreak of disease.

Intervention Strategy(ies)

CLCV is the major reason for the decline in Pakistan’s cotton and textile exports. During the last fiscal year (July-June 2011-12), Pakistan’s textile sector export declined to US$ 12.35 billion from US$ 13.78 billion in the same period last year. Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) complex is a debilitating disease of cotton that results in leaf curling, development of leaf-like enations on the undersides of leaves, overall stunting of the plant, and reduced yield and quality. The disease is caused by one or more whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses. The development of disease resistant seeds and germplasm has become essential.

Impact Pathway

The project will screen the resistant and susceptible varieties against CLCuD and will grow resistant cotton varieties. In order to achieve its targets, intensive lab research will be done to develop gene constructs and genetically engineered cotton germplasm resources which will reduce cotton production risk (1.1.2) in the country and increase value capture by farmers (1.3.3) at ground level. Research on CLCUV resistant Germplasm will enhance genetic gain (1.4.3) and is expected to increase resilience of poor & vulnerable communities (3.3.1) against CLCU viral shocks. Moreover, cotton virology and whitefly haplotyping facilitation unit will increase institutional capacity of partner organization (D 1.1) to develop gene constructs, mapping and DNA sequencing and ultimately it will improve capacity for innovation in partner research organization (D 1.3).

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