Cotton fibers provide an important source of raw materials for the textile industry worldwide.
Cotton fiber is a kind of single cell that differentiates from the epidermis of the ovule and …

Introduction Sessile plants engage in trade-offs between growth and defense capacity in
response to fluctuating environmental cues. MYB is an important transcription factor that …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an RNA-mediated reverse genetics technique that
has become an effective tool to investigate gene function in plants. Cotton is one of the most …

Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels (CNGCs) remain poorly studied in crop plants, most of
which are polyploid. In allotetraploid Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), silencing …

Genomic analysis has revealed that the 1,637-Mb Gossypium arboreum genome contains
approximately 81% transposable elements (TEs), while only 57% of the 735-Mb G. raimondii …

Cottonseed is an invaluable resource, providing protein, oil, and abundant minerals that
significantly contribute to the well-being and nutritional needs of both humans and livestock …

Background Many elite genes have been identified from the available cotton genomic data,
providing various genetic resources for gene-driven breeding. However, backbone cultivar …

Members of the Malvaceae family, including Corchorus spp., Gossypium spp., Bombax spp.,
and Ceiba spp., are important sources of natural fibers. In the past decade, the genomes of …

Cotton is a significant cash crop and the primary source of natural fiber globally. Among the
numerous diseases encountered in cotton production, Verticillium wilt is one of the most …

Sphingolipids serve as essential components of biomembrane and possess significant
bioactive properties. Sphingosine-1-phophate (S1P) plays a key role in plant resistance to …