Cotton which produces natural fiber materials for the textile industry is one of the most
important crops in the world. Class II KNOX proteins are often considered as transcription …

Background How to develop new cotton varieties possessing high yield traits of Upland
cotton and superior fiber quality traits of Sea Island cotton remains a key task for cotton …

Abstract Calcium (Ca2+) is necessary for fiber cell development in cotton (Gossypium
hirsutum), both as a cell wall structural component and for environmental signaling …

RNA interference (RNAi), is a powerful new technology in the discovery of genetic sequence
functions, and has become a valuable tool for functional genomics of cotton (Gossypium …

Annexins play pivotal roles in a variety of cellular processes as well as in fiber development;
however, the functional mechanisms of their activities are unclear. Here, an annexin gene …

Expansins are nonenzymatic cell wall proteins that play significant role in plant development
as well as stress responses. Hereby, an expansin-like gene, GhEXLB2 was isolated from a …

Introduction Upland cotton is an important allotetrapolyploid crop providing natural fibers for
textile industry. Under the present high-level breeding and production conditions, further …

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is the most important fiber crop globally and there is an
incentive to improve cotton fiber yield and quality to meet the growing market demand. 1 …

As high-strength cotton fibers are critical components of high quality cotton, developing
cotton cultivars with high-strength fibers as well as high yield is a top priority for cotton …

Key message qFS07. 1 controlling fiber strength was fine-mapped to a 62.6-kb region
containing four annotated genes. RT-qPCR and sequence of candidate genes identified an …