Cotton, a natural fiber producing crop of huge importance for textile industry, has been
reckoned as the backbone in the economy of many developing countries. Verticillium wilt …

Functional genomics has transformed from futuristic concept to well‐established scientific
discipline during the last decade. Cotton functional genomics promise to enhance the …

In this study, we identified a defense-related major latex protein (MLP) from upland cotton
(designated GhMLP28) and investigated its functional mechanism. GhMLP28 transcripts …

Examining the proteins that plants secrete into the apoplast in response to pathogen attack
provides crucial information for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying plant …

Background and aims Non-symbiotic haemoglobins have been an active research topic for
over 30 years, during which time a considerable portfolio of knowledge has accumulated …

The apoplast serves as the first battlefield between the plant hosts and invading microbes;
therefore, work on plant-pathogen interactions has increasingly focused on apoplastic …

Climatic variability, typified by erratic heavy-rainfall events, causes waterlogging in
intensively irrigated crops and is exacerbated under warm temperature regimes on soils with …

Dirigent super-family abounds throughout the plant kingdom, especially vascular plants. To
elucidate the function of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) DIR genes in lignification, two cDNAs …

Verticillium dahliae, a soil-borne pathogen, causes Verticillium wilt, one of the most serious
diseases in cotton, deleteriously influencing crop's production and quality. Verticillium wilt …

Background Verticillium wilt, caused by the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae, is the most
severe disease in cotton (Gossypium spp.), causing great lint losses worldwide. Disease …