Cotton is an irreplaceable economic crop currently domesticated in the human world for its
extremely elongated fiber cells specialized in seed epidermis, which makes it of high …

The demand for cotton fibres is increasing due to growing global population while its
production is facing challenges from an unpredictable rise in temperature owing to rapidly …

Cotton's fundamental requirements for long periods of growth and specific seasonal
temperatures limit the global arable areas that can be utilized to cultivate cotton. This …

It is of great importance to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling fiber quality traits
and yield components for future marker-assisted selection (MAS) and candidate gene …

Background Brassica napus is an important vegetable oil source worldwide. Seed coat
content is a complex quantitative trait that negatively correlates with the seed oil content in B …

Unlike most of the important food crops, sesame can survive drought but severe and
repeated drought episodes, especially occurring during the reproductive stage, significantly …

Although upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutism L.) originated in the tropics, this early maturity
cotton can be planted as far north as 46° N in China due to the accumulation of numerous …

Background High-throughput genotyping platforms play important roles in plant genomic
studies. Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the world's important natural textile fiber and oil crop …

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), the second largest cultivated millet crop after pearl millet, is
utilized for food and forage globally. Further, it is also considered as a model crop for …

Background The number of panicles per plant, number of grains per panicle, and 1000-grain
weight are important factors contributing to the grain yield per plant in rice. The Rice …