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Wan**g Guo
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A new spectral index for estimation of wheat canopy chlorophyll density: considering background interference and view zenith angle effect
Remote sensing (RS) estimation of chlorophyll density serves as an effective measure to assess crop nitrogen (N) nutrition status and guide precision N fertilizer management. Throμgh multi-angular RS, this stu...
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Open AccessSuppression of GhGLU19 encoding β-1,3-glucanase promotes seed germination in cotton
In eudicots, germination begins with water uptake by the quiescent dry seed and is greatly related to the permeability of micropyle enriched callose layers. Once imbibition starts, seeds undergo a cascade of p...
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Open AccessSupplemental magnolol or honokiol attenuates adverse effects in broilers infected with Salmonella pullorum by modulating mucosal gene expression and the gut microbiota
Salmonella pullorum is one of the most harmful pathogens to avian species. Magnolol and honokiol, natural compounds extracted from Magnolia officinalis, exerts anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and antibacterial ac...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association analysis reveals quantitative trait loci and candidate genes involved in yield components under multiple field environments in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
Numerous quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes associated with yield-related traits have been identified in cotton by genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis. However, most of the phenotypic...
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Seasonal variations in plant nitrogen acquisition in an ectomycorrhizal alpine forest on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China
Plant nitrogen (N) acquisition plays an important role in regulating plant growth and ecosystem functions. However, the seasonal variations in the relative contributions of different N sources to plant N uptak...
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Single-cell transcriptomics identifies a distinct luminal progenitor cell type in distal prostate invagination tips
The identification of prostate stem/progenitor cells and characterization of the prostate epithelial cell lineage hierarchy are critical for understanding prostate cancer initiation. Here, we characterized 35,...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association analysis reveals loci and candidate genes involved in fiber quality traits in sea island cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
Sea island cotton (Gossypium barbadense) has markedly superior high quality fibers, which plays an important role in the textile industry and acts as a donor for upland cotton (G. hirsutum) fiber quality improvem...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association reveals genetic variation of lint yield components under salty field conditions in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Salinity is one of the most significant environmental factors limiting the productivity of cotton. However, the key genetic components responsible for the reduction in cotton yield in saline-alkali soils are s...
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Open AccessThe lysin motif-containing proteins, Lyp1, Lyk7 and LysMe3, play important roles in chitin perception and defense against Verticillium dahliae in cotton
Lysin motif (LysM)-containing proteins are important pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) in plants, which function in the perception of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) and in the defense against...
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Genomic analyses in cotton identify signatures of selection and loci associated with fiber quality and yield traits
Tianzhen Zhang, **ongming Du and colleagues report whole-genome resequencing of 318 upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) accessions. They carried out genome-wide association analyses to identify loci associated wit...
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Host Foraging Behavior of Dastarcus helophoroides (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) Adults, a Coleopteran Parasitoid of Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Dastarcus helophoroides adults, a coleopteran parasitoid of Monochamus alternatus, were reared in the laboratory. The objectives of this paper are to investigate the host foraging behavio...
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Open AccessSequencing of allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement
Two draft sequences of Gossypium hirsutum, the most widely cultivated cotton species, provide insights into genome structure, genome rearrangement, gene evolution and cotton fiber biology.
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification of mitogen-activated protein kinase gene family in Gossypium raimondii and the function of their corresponding orthologs in tetraploid cultivated cotton
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades play a crucial role in plant growth and development as well as biotic and abiotic stress responses. Knowledge about the MAPK gene family in cotton is limited, a...
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Open AccessConstruction of a complete set of alien chromosome addition lines from Gossypium australe in Gossypium hirsutum: morphological, cytological, and genotypic characterization
We report the first complete set of alien addition lines of G. hirsutum . The characterized lines can be used to introduce valuable traits from ...
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Open AccessA receptor-like kinase gene (GbRLK) from Gossypium barbadense enhances salinity and drought-stress tolerance in Arabidopsis
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is widely cultivated due to the important economic value of its fiber. However, extreme environmental degradation impedes cotton growth and production. Receptor-like kinase (RLK) proteins ...
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Discovery and identification of a novel Ligon lintless-like mutant (Lix) similar to the Ligon lintless (Li1) in allotetraploid cotton
Mutants are a powerful resource for studying gene structure, function, and evolution. In this present study, a novel Ligon lintless-like mutant (Lix), that has short fibers and deformed leaves and stems, was i...
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Localization of high level of sequence conservation and divergence regions in cotton
In a previous study, we observed that the variations in chromosome size are due to uneven expansion and contraction by comparing the structures and sizes of a pair of homoeologous high-resolution cytogenetic m...
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Inheritance of long staple fiber quality traits of Gossypium barbadense in G. hirsutum background using CSILs
Gossypium hirsutum is a high yield cotton species that exhibits only moderate performance in fiber qualities. A promising but challenging approach to improving its phenotypes is interspecific int...
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Analysis of gene expression profiles of two near-isogenic lines differing at a QTL region affecting oil content at high temperatures during seed maturation in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)
Seed oil production in oilseed rape is greatly affected by the temperature during seed maturation. However, the molecular mechanism of the interaction between genotype and temperature in seed maturation remain...
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Differential gene expression and associated QTL map** for cotton yield based on a cDNA-AFLP transcriptome map in an immortalized F2
cDNA-AFLP techniques have found new applications in recent years. Currently, the methodology is used to establish differential gene expression and construct linkage maps. In the present study, a transcriptome ...
