Abstract:Temperatures are one of main environmental factors for upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) growth and development. High-temperatures seriously affects the vegetative growth, square development, pollination, fertilization, boll development and yield of upland cotton. In the present paper, the adverse effects of high-temperature on the reproductive process of stamen development, pollen grains viability, the germination pollen grains on stigma, the growth of pollen tubes in stigma, boll development and yield, as well as the method of screening cultivars with high-temperature tolerance in upland cotton were reviewed, and the development direction in researches of high-temperature tolerance of upland cotton were discussed. These are bases for exploring the mechanism and screening cultivars with high-temperature tolerance.