Fashion meets science: how advanced breeding approaches could revolutionize the textile industry

S Gudi, P Alagappan, OP Raigar… - Critical reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Natural fibers have garnered considerable attention owing to their desirable textile
properties and advantageous effects on human health. Nevertheless, natural fibers lag …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene enhances artemisinin production in the traditional medicinal plant Artemisia annua via dynamic physiological processes and miRNA regulation

J Cao, Z Chen, L Wang, N Yan, J Lin, L Hou… - Plant …, 2024 - cell.com
We investigated the effects of graphene on the model herb Artemisia annua, which is
renowned for producing artemisinin, a widely used pharmacological compound. Seedling …

Gibberellin acid promotes single-celled fiber elongation through the activation of two signaling cascades in cotton

P He, L Zhu, X Zhou, X Fu, Y Zhang, P Zhao, B Jiang… - Developmental Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The agricultural green revolution spectacularly enhanced crop yield through modification of
gibberellin (GA) signaling. However, in cotton, the GA signaling cascades remain elusive …

[HTML][HTML] CsREV-CsTCP4-CsVND7 module shapes xylem patterns differentially between stem and leaf to enhance tea plant tolerance to drought

J Li, J Ren, X Lei, W Fan, L Tang, Q Zhang, Z Bao… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Cultivating drought-tolerant tea varieties enhances both yield and quality of tea plants in
northern China. However, the mechanisms underlying their drought tolerance remain largely …

GhHB14_D10 and GhREV_D5, two HD-ZIP III transcription factors, play a regulatory role in cotton fiber secondary cell wall biosynthesis

S Li, M Yu, G Qanmber, M Feng, G Hussain, Y Wang… - Plant Cell Reports, 2024 - Springer
Key message GhHB14_D10 and GhREV_D5 regulated secondary cell wall formation and
played an important role in fiber development. Abstract Cotton serves as an important …

Exploring the regulatory role of non-coding RNAs in fiber development and direct regulation of GhKCR2 in the fatty acid metabolic pathway in upland cotton

J Wang, X Wang, L Wang, MF Nazir, G Fu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cotton fiber holds immense importance as the primary raw material for the textile industry.
Consequently, comprehending the regulatory mechanisms governing fiber development is …

Dissecting the major genetic components underlying cotton lint development

Y Sun, Y Yuan, S He, W Stiller, I Wilson, X Du… - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Numerous genetic loci and several functionally characterized genes have been linked to
determination of lint percentage (lint%), one of the most important cotton yield components …

The synergistic effect of fiber quality by proanthocyanidins and lignins in cotton fibers

H Zheng, X Zhou, M Lv, X Zhang, B Yang, L Ke… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High quality naturally colored cotton fibers, coupled with rich colors, have become
essentially desirable in current textile market to meet demands on the increasing standard of …

[HTML][HTML] OsmiR319-OsPCF5 modulate resistance to brown planthopper in rice through association with MYB proteins

B Sun, Y Shen, L Zhu, X Yang, X Liu, D Li, M Zhu… - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
The brown planthopper (BPH) is a kind of piercing-sucking insect specific to rice, with the
damage tops the list of pathogens and insects in recent years. microRNAs (miRNAs) are …

GhHDZ76, a cotton HD-Zip transcription factor, involved in regulating the initiation and early elongation of cotton fiber development in G. hirsutum

C Wu, S Xiao, X Zhang, W Ren, X Shangguan, S Li… - Plant Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the whole HD-Zip family members of G. hirsutum were identified, and GhHDZ76
was classified into the HD-Zip IV subgroup. GhHDZ76 was predominantly expressed in the 0 …