Background Plants often face multiple stresses including drought, extreme temperature,
salinity, nutrition deficiency and biotic stresses during growth and development. All the …

Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has a narrow germplasm base, which constrains
marker development and hampers intraspecific breeding. A pressing need exists for high …

The cotton‐melon aphid Aphis gossypii is a sap‐sucking insect that is considered a serious
global pest. The species is distributed over a large geographical range and uses a wide …

Abstract Cotton (Gossypium spp. L.) is the largest source of natural fibers in the world, with a
planted area of more than 33 million hectares in 2019. Biotic stress caused by a variety of …

The soil-borne necrotrophic pathogen fungus Rhizoctonia solani is destructive, causing
disease in various important crops. To date, little is known about the host defence …

Background Schizaphis graminum is one of the most important and devastating cereal
aphids worldwide, and its feeding can cause chlorosis and necrosis in wheat. However, little …

Functional genome research, including gene transcriptional and posttranslational
modifications of histones, can benefit greatly from a high-quality genome assembly. Histone …

Aphis gossypii, commonly known as the cotton aphid, is a widely distributed pest of
agricultural crops and acts as a vector for many serious plant viruses. Cotton aphid shows …

Abstract Background Cotton Verticillium wilt is one of the most devastating diseases for
cotton production in the world. Although this diseases have been widely studied at the …

Abstract Cytoplasmic Male Sterility is maternally inherited trait in plants, characterized by
failure to produce functional pollen during anther development. Anther development is …