The capacity of conventional breeding to simultaneously improve the yield and quality of
cotton fiber is limited. The accumulation of the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in …

Upland cotton is the most important natural-fiber crop. The genomic variation of diverse
germplasms and alleles underpinning fiber quality and yield should be extensively explored …

Auxin-dependent cell expansion is crucial for initiation of fiber cells in cotton (Gossypium
hirsutum), which ultimately determines fiber yield and quality. However, the regulation of this …

Cotton, with cellulose‐enriched mature fibers, is the largest source of natural textiles.
Through a map‐based cloning strategy, we isolated an industrially important lint fiber …

Cotton fibers are differentiated epidermal cells originating from the outer integuments of the
ovule. To identify genes involved in cotton fiber elongation, we performed subtractive PCR …

Cotton is not only the world's most important natural fiber crop, but it is also an ideal system
in which to study genome evolution, polyploidization, and cell elongation. With the assembly …

Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is the most important natural fiber crop in the world.
The overall genetic diversity among cultivated species of cotton and the genetic changes …

Background Understanding the evolutionary genetics of modern crop phenotypes has a
dual relevance to evolutionary biology and crop improvement. Modern upland cotton …

Highlights•Seed trichome or fiber in cotton serves as an ideal model to study plant cell
differentiation.•Fiber initiation determines cotton fiber yield.•GhMMLs evolve important and …

Cotton fibers are seed trichomes that make cotton unique compared with other plants. At
anthesis, IAA, a major auxin in plants, accumulates in the fiber cell to promote cell initiation …