Key message We found that the elicitor PevD1 triggered innate immunity in cotton, which
plays an important role in future cotton wilt disease control. Abstract Elicitors can induce …

Lignins and their antimicrobial‐related polymers cooperatively enhance plant resistance to
pathogens. Several isoforms of 4‐coumarate‐coenzyme A ligases (4CLs) have been …

Background Lignin is an important structural component of plant cell wall that confers
mechanical strength and tolerance against biotic and abiotic stressors; however it affects the …

Cotton is an important cash crop worldwide, and is a significant source of fiber, feed,
foodstuff, oil and biofuel products. Considerable effort has been expended to increase …

In plants, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate disease resistance against fungi and
other pathogens. However, the specific mechanism behind this regulation remains unclear …

Background Verticillium dahliae is a phytopathogenic fungal pathogen that causes vascular
wilt diseases responsible for considerable decreases in cotton yields. The complex …

Verticillium wilt (VW), caused by infection by Verticillium dahliae, is considered one of the
most yield‐limiting diseases in cotton. To examine the genetic architecture of cotton VW …

The single-celled cotton fibers, produced from seed coat epidermal cells are the largest
natural source of textile fibers. The economic value of cotton fiber lies in its length and …

Highlights•Lignins synthesized in response to stresses display distinct structural features
from those of developmental lignins.•Stress lignins likely possess different physical …

Verticillium wilt causes massive annual losses of cotton yield, but the mechanism of cotton
resistance to Verticillium dahliae is complex and poorly understood. In this study, a …