Trichomes are differentiated epidermal cells on above ground organs of nearly all land
plants. They play important protective roles as structural defenses upon biotic attacks such …

Cotton crop is considered valuable for its fiber and seed oil. Cotton fiber is a single-celled
outgrowth from the ovule epidermis, and it is a very dynamic cell for study. It has four distinct …

Although polyploidy is common in plants and some animals, mechanisms for functional
divergence between homoeologous genes are poorly understood. MYB2 gene promotes …

Natural antisense transcripts (NAT s) are commonly observed in eukaryotic genomes, but
only a limited number of such genes have been identified as being involved in gene …

The fruit surface has an enormous impact on the external appearance and postharvest shelf‐
life of fruit. Here, we report two functionally redundant genes, PpMYB25 and PpMYB26 …

Abstract Plant-specific TEOSINTE-BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PCF (TCP) transcription
factors play crucial roles in development, but their functional mechanisms remain largely …

Cotton is an important source of natural fibre used in the textile industry and the productivity
of the crop is adversely affected by drought stress. High throughput transcriptomic analyses …

The non‐specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) constitute a large protein family specific for
plants. Proteins from the family are found in all land plants but have not been identified in …

Cotton fibers, the most important source of cellulose for the global textile industry, are single‐
celled trichomes derived from the ovule epidermis at or just prior to anthesis. Despite …

DNA methylation is essential for plant and animal development. In plants, methylation
occurs at CG, CHG, and CHH (H= A, C or T) sites via distinct pathways. Cotton is an …