THE GENETIC POTENTIAL OF INTRASPECIFIC POLYMORPHIC DIPLOID SPECIES OF THE GENUS GOSSYPIUM L

The article presents the data on the systematic position and phylogenetic relationships and breeding capability of the wild, ruderal, tropical and subtropical varieties and forms of the diploid polymorphic species G.herbaceum L. and G.arboreum L. of the genus Gossypium L. in practical breeding. Transgressive intra and interspecies hybrid forms obtained can be used in breeding as donors economically valuable traits that will appreciably enrich the potential of the cotton genepool with a new germplasm.