The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) causes tremendous damage to cotton production worldwide.
However, very limited information is available about how plants perceive and defend …

Abstract Background Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major fiber crop that is grown
worldwide; it faces extensive damage from sap-sucking insects, including aphids and …

In response to insect herbivory, plants emit elevated levels of volatile organic compounds for
direct and indirect resistance. However, little is known about the molecular and genomic …

Background Cotton is a major fibre crop grown worldwide that suffers extensive damage
from chewing insects, including the cotton boll weevil larvae (Anthonomus grandis) …

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 …

Background The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is a destructive insect pest worldwide;
it directly or indirectly damages (virus transmission) 300 species of host plants. Knowledge …

Background The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of
the most widely distributed agricultural pests. Although it has developed resistance to many …

Although several wheat genes differentially expressed during the Russian wheat aphid
resistance response have recently been identified, their requirement for and specific role in …

Verticillium wilt is a devastating disease of cotton, which is caused by the soil-borne fungus
Verticillium dahliae (V. dahliae). Although previous studies have identified some genes or …

Cotton is a commercial and economically important crop that generates billions of dollars in
annual revenue worldwide. However, cotton yield is affected by a sap-sucking insect …