Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is the most important natural fiber crop in the world.
The overall genetic diversity among cultivated species of cotton and the genetic changes …

In the last 100 years, agricultural developments have favoured selection for highly
productive crops, a fact that has been commonly associated with loss of key traits for …

Twenty years ago, scientists predicted that better understanding of fiber development would
lead to novel ways to engineer superior cotton fiber. Advances in genetic resources, DNA …

Fiber quality and yield improvement are crucial for cotton domestication and breeding. With
the transformation in spinning techniques and multiplicity needs, the development of cotton …

Background Cotton is the world's most important natural textile fiber and a significant oilseed
crop. Decoding cotton genomes will provide the ultimate reference and resource for …

Gossypium hirsutum is a high yield cotton species that exhibits only moderate performance
in fiber qualities. A promising but challenging approach to improving its phenotypes is …

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the world's leading fiber crop, grown or processed in
many countries, providing a major contribution to their economies. Yield is economically …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the most important fruit trees especially in the
Mediterranean countries due to high consumption of table olive and olive oil. In olive …

Association mapping is a useful tool for the detection of genes selected during plant
domestication based on their linkage disequilibrium (LD). This study was carried out to …

COBRA-Like (COBL) genes, which encode a plant-specific glycosylphosphatidylinositol
(GPI) anchored protein, have been proven to be key regulators in the orientation of cell …