While trade-offs between flight capability and reproduction is a common phenomenon in
wing dimorphic insects, the molecular basis is largely unknown. In this study, we examined …

Grain aphid (Sitobion avenae F.) is the most dominant and destructive pest of wheat, which
causes significant yield loss of cereal plants each year by inflicting damage both through the …

Background Upland cotton has the highest yield, and accounts for> 95% of world cotton
production. Decoding upland cotton genomes will undoubtedly provide the ultimate …

Cotton is not only a raw material for the textile industry, but also an important strategic
material. However, traditional breeding methods have narrowed the genetic diversity of …

Salinity stress is one of the most serious factors that impede the growth and development of
various crops. Wild Gossypium species, which are remarkably tolerant to salt water …

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 …

The soil-borne pathogen Verticillium dahliae, also referred as “The Cotton Cancer,” is
responsible for causing Verticillium wilt in cotton crops, a destructive disease with a global …

Key message Genetic variation in a G. barbadense population was revealed using
resquencing. GWAS on G. barbadense population identified several candidate genes …

With innovations in sequencing technology and the progress of high-performance
computing systems, it is now relatively straightforward to sequence and assemble complex …

Introduction Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is susceptible to long-term waterlogging stress;
however, genomic information of cotton response mechanisms toward long days of …