Natural fibers have garnered considerable attention owing to their desirable textile
properties and advantageous effects on human health. Nevertheless, natural fibers lag …

Abstract β-1, 3-glucanase functions in plant physiological and developmental processes.
However, how β-1, 3-glucanase participates in cell wall development remains largely …

Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the main source of natural fiber for the textile
industry. Cotton fibers are unicellular trichomes that emerge from the epidermal cells of the …

Key message Identification and genomic characterization of major resistance locus against
cotton bacterial blight (CBB) using GWAS and linkage mapping to enable genomics-based …

Different types of mulching film could variously influence soil properties and plant growth.
Yet, surprisingly few studies have investigated the effects of mulching film upon soil …

Cotton fiber quality-related traits, such as fiber length, fiber strength, and fiber elongation,
are affected by complex mechanisms controlled by multiple genes. Determining the QTN-by …

Mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) is a conserved calcium ion (Ca 2+) transporter in the
mitochondrial inner membrane of eukaryotic cells. How MCU proteins regulate Ca 2+ flow …

The root system architecture plays an essential role in water and nutrient acquisition in
plants and is significantly involved in plant adaptation to various environmental stresses. In …

Key message GhAP genes were identified as the candidates involved in cotton fiber length
under the scope of fine mapping a stable fiber length QTL, qFL D05. Moreover, the …

Protein degradation is an essential biological process that regulates protein abundance and
removes misfolded and damaged proteins from cells. In eukaryotes, most protein …