Cotton is an irreplaceable economic crop currently domesticated in the human world for its
extremely elongated fiber cells specialized in seed epidermis, which makes it of high …

Auxin, a plant hormone, regulates virtually every aspect of plant growth and development.
Many current studies on auxin focus on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, or on field …

It is well known that WRKY transcription factors play essential roles in plants' response to
diverse stress responses, especially to drought and salt stresses. However, a full …

Phytohormones play indispensable roles in plant growth and development. However, the
molecular mechanisms underlying phytohormone-mediated regulation of fiber secondary …

Plant trichomes, protrusions formed from specialized aboveground epidermal cells, provide
protection against various biotic and abiotic stresses. Trichomes can be unicellular …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an economically important natural fiber crop. The quality of
cotton fiber has a substantial effect on the quality of cotton textiles. The identification of …

Cotton is the main source of renewable fiber in the world and is primarily used for textile
production. Cotton fibers are single cells differentiated from the ovule epidermis and are an …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber crop worldwide. The diversity of
Gossypium species also provides an ideal model for investigating evolution and …

Highlights•Seed trichome or fiber in cotton serves as an ideal model to study plant cell
differentiation.•Fiber initiation determines cotton fiber yield.•GhMMLs evolve important and …

Cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, seriously affects human health and ecological security. The
cation/H+ exchanger (CAX) family is a unique metal transporter that plays a crucial role in …