The apoplast is a continuous plant compartment that connects cells between tissues and
organs and is one of the first sites of interaction between plants and microbes. The plant cell …

Verticillium dahliae is a soil-borne hemibiotrophic fungus that can lead to plant vascular
disease and significant economic loss worldwide. Its hosts include over 400 dicotyledon …

Plants endure challenging environments in which they are constantly threatened by diverse
pathogens. The soil‐borne fungus Verticillium dahliae is a devastating pathogen affecting …

Cotton is widely grown in many countries around the world due to the huge economic value
of the total natural fiber. Verticillium wilt, caused by the soil-borne pathogen Verticillium …

Laccases are plant enzymes with essential functions during growth and development. These
monophenoloxidases are involved in lignin polymerization, and their expression respond to …

Cotton produces natural fiber for the textile industry. The genetic effects of genomic structural
variations underlying agronomic traits remain unclear. Here, we generate two high-quality …

Upland cotton is an important global cash crop for its long seed fibers and high edible oil
and protein content. Progress in cotton genomics promotes the advancement of cotton …

In plants, MYB transcription factors play diverse roles in growth, development, and response
to abiotic and biotic stresses. However, the signaling processes of these transcription factors …

Plant lignin is a component of the cell wall, and plays important roles in the transport
potential of water and mineral nutrition and plant defence against biotic stresses. Therefore …

The importance of plants as complex entities influenced by genomes of the associated
microorganisms is now seen as a new source of variability for a more sustainable …