Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a reverse genetic tool used to identify the function of
individual genes by reducing their expression. Here VIGS was applied to identify the role of …

Cotton is an important cash crop worldwide, and is a significant source of fiber, feed,
foodstuff, oil and biofuel products. Considerable effort has been expended to increase …

Gossypium barbadense is a cultivated cotton species and possesses many desirable traits,
including high fiber quality and resistance to pathogens, especially Verticillium dahliae (a …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a recently developed gene transcript suppression
technique for characterizing the function of plant genes. However, efficient VIGS has only …

Verticillium wilt (VW), caused by soil‐borne fungi of the genus Verticillium, is a serious
disease affecting a wide range of plants and leading to a constant and major challenge to …

Background Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a reverse genetics technology that can
efficiently and rapidly identify plant gene functions. Although a variety of VIGS vectors have …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is a major source of natural fiber and an important cash crop. The
cotton growth habit and architecture determine its productivity and influence management …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is one of the most agronomically important crops worldwide for its
unique textile fiber production and serving as food and feed stock. Molecular breeding and …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an effective reverse genetics method used to study
the gene function by analysis of plants at phenotype and molecular levels. Here, the …

In recent decades, availability of ample information of various plant genomes has reached
the hand of plant researchers through genome sequencing and expressed sequence tag …