Most wild and semi-wild species of the genus Gossypium are exhibit photoperiod-sensitive
flowering. The wild germplasm cotton is a valuable source of genes for genetic improvement …

In recent years, the production costs of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in China have
continued to rise, and this has been accompanied by relatively low productivity, diminished …

Gossypium tomentosum, a wild tetraploid cotton species with AD genomes, possesses
genes conferring strong fibers and high heat tolerance. To effectively transfer these genes …

Stagnated crop improvement has raised questions of whether and how current crop cultivars
can be further improved. Genes are the core determinants of performance of all cultivars …

Cotton fiber development is still an intriguing question to understand fiber commitment and
development. At different fiber developmental stages, many genes change their expression …

Cotton produces natural fiber as crucial raw material for textile industry and thus is
economically one of the most important crops worldwide. Currently the mechanisms that …

The root system architecture plays an essential role in water and nutrient acquisition in
plants and is significantly involved in plant adaptation to various environmental stresses. In …

Cotton fibers are the main raw materials of the textile industry. Exogenous superior fiber
genes have been introduced into upland cotton to develop high-yield cultivars with excellent …

Cotton is the most widely planted fiber crop in the world, and improving cotton fiber quality
has long been a research hotspot. The development of cotton fibers is a complex process …

Cotton is one of the most important cash crops in US agricultural industry. Environmental
stresses, such as drought, high temperature and combination of both, not only reduce the …