Plant cell growth involves a complex interplay among cell-wall expansion, biosynthesis, and,
in specific tissues, secondary cell wall (SCW) deposition, yet the coordination of these …

Despite rapidly decreasing costs and innovative technologies, sequencing of angiosperm
genomes is not yet undertaken lightly. Generating larger amounts of sequence data more …

Cotton is the prime natural fiber with economic significance globally. Cotton farming and
breeding have a long history in Pakistan. The development of high yielding upland cotton …

Sea-island cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) is one of the most valuable cotton species
due to its silkiness, luster, long staples, and high strength, but its fiber development …

A global gene expression profiling study at different stages of fiber development was
undertaken on two cotton species cultivated for fiber, Gossypium hirsutum (L.) and G …

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 …

Background Somatic embryogenesis is a major process for plant regeneration. However,
cell communication and the gene regulatory network responsible for cell reprogramming …

Background Cotton fiber maturity is an important factor for determining the commercial value
of cotton. How fiber cell wall development affects fiber maturity is not well understood. A …

Cotton fiber is an economically important seed trichome and the world's leading natural fiber
used in the manufacture of textiles. As a step toward elucidating the genomic organization …

Background Fuzzless-lintless cotton mutants are considered to be the ideal material to
understand the molecular mechanisms involved in fibre cell development. Although there …