A comprehensive overview of cotton genomics, biotechnology and molecular biological studies

X Wen, Z Chen, Z Yang, M Wang, S Jin, G Wang… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Cotton and drought stress: An updated overview for improving stress tolerance

S Zafar, H Afzal, A Ijaz, A Mahmood, A Ayub… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to changing climatic conditions, drought stress has emerged as a global issue
significantly affecting the production of cotton. Enhancing water use efficiency and …

Fiber yield and quality in cotton under drought: Effects and management

S Ul-Allah, A Rehman, M Hussain, M Farooq - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of abiotic stresses, especially
drought has become the major threat to cotton production worldwide due to long and intense …

A brassinosteroid transcriptional regulatory network participates in regulating fiber elongation in cotton

L Liu, G Chen, S Li, Y Gu, L Lu, G Qanmber… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Brassinosteroids (BRs) participate in the regulation of plant growth and development
through BRI1-EMS-SUPPRESSOR1 (BES1)/BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT1 (BZR1) family …

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 …

Morphology, sucrose metabolism and gene network reveal the molecular mechanism of seed fiber development in poplar

X Yang, T Zhao, P Rao, N Yang, G Li, L Jia, X An… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poplar is an important tree species for ecological protection, wood production, bioenergy
and urban greening; it has been widely planted worldwide. However, the catkin fibers …

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 …

Tissue specific expression of bacterial cellulose synthase (Bcs) genes improves cotton fiber length and strength

S Akhtar, AA Shahid, S Shakoor, M Ahmed, S Iftikhar… - Plant Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Fiber growing inside the cotton bolls is a highly demandable product and its quality is key to
the success of the textile industry. Despite the various efforts to improve cotton fiber staple …

Over-expression of GhACTIN1 under the control of GhSCFP promoter improves cotton fiber and yield

A Iqbal, S Aslam, S Akhtar, Q Ali, AQ Rao… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Actin dynamics is pivotal in controlling cotton fiber elongation and the onset of secondary
wall biosynthesis. We report that overexpression of GhACTIN1 under fiber fiber-specific …

Harnessing de novo transcriptome sequencing to identify and characterize genes regulating carbohydrate biosynthesis pathways in Salvia guaranitica L.

ZK Abbas, AA Al-Huqail, AH Abdel Kawy… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Carbohydrate compounds serve multifaceted roles, from energy sources to
stress protectants, found across diverse organisms including bacteria, fungi, and plants …