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

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 …

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 …

Background Cotton fiber is the world's leading natural fiber used in the manufacture of
textiles. Gossypium is also the model plant in the study of polyploidization, evolution, cell …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is one of the most important natural fiber and oil crops worldwide.
Improvement of fiber yield and quality under changing environments attract much attention …

Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and a few other
closely related species of Aspergillus. These highly toxigenic and carcinogenic mycotoxins …

Development of aflatoxin-resistant cotton against Aspergillus flavus is handicapped by the
lack of resistance source in available germplasm. Genetic engineering warrants for …

In the Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus)–peanut pathosystem, development and metabolism of
the fungus directly influence aflatoxin contamination. To comprehensively understand the …

Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov)
is a destructive soil-borne cotton disease. To profile the genes and pathways responding to …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber crop worldwide. The diversity of
Gossypium species also provides an ideal model for investigating evolution and …