Retraction: Identification and characterization of genes related to salt stress tolerance within segregation distortion regions of genetic map in F₂ population of upland cotton

The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.

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