Plant fibre: molecular structure and biomechanical properties, of a complex living material, influencing its deconstruction towards a biobased composite

M Sorieul, A Dickson, SJ Hill, H Pearson - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
Plant cell walls form an organic complex composite material that fulfils various functions. The
hierarchical structure of this material is generated from the integration of its elementary …

Recent developments in bamboo fiber-based composites: a review

A Muhammad, MR Rahman, S Hamdan, K Sanaullah - Polymer bulletin, 2019 - Springer
The dominant emerging materials from more than 30 years ago are plastics, ceramics, and
composite materials. Composite materials have steady growth in the volume and number of …

Recent progression and future perspectives in cotton genomic breeding

Z Yang, C Gao, Y Zhang, Q Yan, W Hu… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Upland cotton is an important global cash crop for its long seed fibers and high edible oil
and protein content. Progress in cotton genomics promotes the advancement of cotton …

Development of natural fiber hybrid composites using sugarcane bagasse and bamboo charcoal for automotive thermal insulation materials

F Abedom, S Sakthivel, D Asfaw… - … in Materials Science …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effective utilization of fibers from natural sources is the main objective of this research
work, but natural fibers alone are not meeting the required strength properties. The objective …

Overexpression of a sucrose synthase gene indirectly improves cotton fiber quality through sucrose cleavage

M Ahmed, A Iqbal, A Latif, SU Din, MB Sarwar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The study aims to improve fiber traits of local cotton cultivar through genetic transformation of
sucrose synthase (SuS) gene in cotton. Sucrose synthase (SuS) is an important factor that is …

Genetic diversity and population structure analyses and genome-wide association studies of photoperiod sensitivity in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

SA Gowda, FM Bourland, B Kaur, DC Jones… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
Key message Genetic diversity and population structure analyses showed progressively
narrowed diversity in US Upland cotton compared to land races. GWAS identified genomic …

Stable transformation and expression of GhEXPA8 fiber expansin gene to improve fiber length and micronaire value in cotton

KS Bajwa, AA Shahid, AQ Rao, A Bashir… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Cotton fiber is multigenic trait controlled by number of genes. Previous studies suggest that
one of these genes may be responsible for switching cotton fiber growth on and off to …

Cotton fiber as a model for understanding shifts in cell development under domestication

JJ Jareczek, CE Grover, JF Wendel - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cotton fiber provides the predominant plant textile in the world, and it is also a model for
plant cell wall biosynthesis. The development of the single-celled cotton fiber takes place …

Understanding the role of phytohormones in cotton fiber development through omic approaches; recent advances and future directions

L Wang, G Wang, L Long, S Altunok, Z Feng… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cotton is among the most important fiber crops for the textile-based industry, thanks to its
cellulose-rich mature fibers. The fiber initiation and elongation are one of the best models for …

Predicting on multi-target regression for the yield of sweet potato by the market class of its roots upon vegetation indices

D Tedesco, BR de Almeida Moreira, MRB Júnior… - … and Electronics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Single-target regression can accurately predict the crop's performance but fails to generalize
problems with more than one true and cross-validatable solution. An alternative to output …