Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an economically important natural fiber crop. The quality of
cotton fiber has a substantial effect on the quality of cotton textiles. The identification of …

Cotton fibers are single-celled extensions of the seed epidermis. They can be isolated in
pure form as they undergo staged differentiation including primary cell wall synthesis during …

Genetic improvement in fiber quality is one of the main challenges for cotton breeders. Fiber
quality traits are controlled by multiple genes and are classified as complex quantitative …

High salinity is one of the main factors limiting cotton growth and productivity. The genes that
regulate salt stress in TM-1 upland cotton were monitored using microarray and real-time …

The secondary cell wall development of cotton fibers harvested at 18, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 and
40 days after flowering was examined using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform …

Abstract TBL (Trichome Birefringence Like) gene family members are involved in trichome
initiation and xylan acetylation in several plant species. In our research, we identified 102 …

Background Individual fiber strength is an important quality attribute that greatly influences
the strength of the yarn spun from cotton fibers. Fiber strength is usually measured from …

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 …

Cotton is among the most important fiber crops for the textile-based industry, thanks to its
cellulose-rich mature fibers. The fiber initiation and elongation are one of the best models for …

Key message Three QTL regions controlling three fiber quality traits were validated and
further fine-mapped with 27 new single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers …