The CottonDB project is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA)/Agricultural Research Service
(ARS), the Crop Germplasm Research Unit (CGRU)
at College Station, TX and it is coordinated by Dr. Richard G. Percy,
in cooperation with Texas A&M University. The database is curated
by Dr. Jing Yu of Texas A&M University.
CottonDB is a database that contains genomic, genetic and taxonomic
information for cotton (
Gossypium spp.). It serves both as an archival
database and as a dynamic database which incorporates new data and user
resources.
In 1995, CottonDB was initiated as part of a national program
to develop plant genome databases for all agricultural commodities.
Sponsored by USDA/ARS, it is the first and most
extensively used database for cotton worldwide.
CottonDB.org is the new
home for the expanded and enhanced version of CottonDB. Migration from
the original site is underway and some
information will be found there until the migration is completed. The
database has been enhanced to better serve as a convenient medium for
cotton researchers to access large amounts of cotton biological and
descriptive data. CottonDB.org also incorporates and will continue to incorporate other
convenient visualization tools such as a Comparative Maps (CMap
of GMOD), Web Blast Server
(of NCBI), FingerPrint Contig Viewer
(WebFPC of
AGCoL), and Generic Genome Browser
(GBrowse of GMOD). Interactions among these tools and with other commonly used
public databases (i.e. GenBank,
UniProt,
PlantGDB,
TGI,
PubMed,
GRIN,
PVP, etc.)
or other cotton databases (i.e. Cotton Portal
and CMD) are also possible. In
addition, CottonDB Quick Queries
helps users to expedite access onto the most
frequently asked queries.
Currently, CottonDB.org contains:
- Genomic markers and nucleotide sequences
- Genes, alleles and gene products
- Taxonomy of the Gossypium genus
- Genetic maps
- Contact information and research interests of colleagues
- Relevant bibliographic citations
For current detailed new data information, go What's New
or Currernt Activities.
To monitor new data or updates of CottonDB, go and set CottonDB RSS.
CottonDB is a product of the Agricultural Research Service of
the US Department of Agriculture and is
maintained as a public resource to serve the cotton research
community. It is an open source available to all. Please attribute
all information derived from CottonDB to this website by citing
"U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service CottonDB at
www.cottondb.org."
In addition, some CottonDB pages cite the original author in the
Data_source field;
these original sources should be included in the citation.
