Cotton, a natural fiber producing crop of huge importance for textile industry, has been
reckoned as the backbone in the economy of many developing countries. Verticillium wilt …

The soil-borne pathogen Verticillium dahliae, also referred as “The Cotton Cancer,” is
responsible for causing Verticillium wilt in cotton crops, a destructive disease with a global …

Plant pathogenic fungi represent the largest group of disease-causing agents on crop
plants, and are a constant and major threat to agriculture worldwide. Recent studies have …

Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in
plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway …

The vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae infects the roots of plants to cause Verticillium
wilt. The molecular mechanisms underlying V. dahliae virulence and host resistance remain …

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

An ethylene response-related factor, GbERF1-like, from Gossypium barbadense
cv.'7124'involved in the defence response to Verticillium dahliae was characterized …

Key message GhMYB4 acts as a negative regulator in lignin biosynthesis, which results in
alteration of cell wall integrity and activation of cotton defense response. Abstract Verticillium …

Functional genomics has transformed from futuristic concept to well‐established scientific
discipline during the last decade. Cotton functional genomics promise to enhance the …

The genus Mentha encompasses mint species cultivated for their essential oils, which are
formulated into a vast array of consumer products. Desirable oil characteristics and …