Background Cotton is a major fibre crop grown worldwide that suffers extensive damage
from chewing insects, including the cotton boll weevil larvae (Anthonomus grandis) …

Abstract Background Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major fiber crop that is grown
worldwide; it faces extensive damage from sap-sucking insects, including aphids and …

Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, is a major insect pest that feeds on cotton bolls
causing extensive damage leading to crop and productivity loss. In spite of such a major …

In response to insect herbivory, plants emit elevated levels of volatile organic compounds for
direct and indirect resistance. However, little is known about the molecular and genomic …

The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) causes tremendous damage to cotton production worldwide.
However, very limited information is available about how plants perceive and defend …

Cotton is a commercial and economically important crop that generates billions of dollars in
annual revenue worldwide. However, cotton yield is affected by a sap-sucking insect …

Background Verticillium wilt, caused by the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae, is the most
severe disease in cotton (Gossypium spp.), causing great lint losses worldwide. Disease …

Aflatoxins are toxic and potent carcinogenic metabolites produced from the fungi Aspergillus
flavus and A. parasiticus. Aflatoxins can contaminate cottonseed under conducive …

When attacked by insect herbivores, plants initiate sophisticated defenses mediated by
complex signaling networks and usually release a blend of functional volatiles such as …

Background The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is a destructive insect pest worldwide;
it directly or indirectly damages (virus transmission) 300 species of host plants. Knowledge …