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Open AccessQuantitative genomics-enabled selection for simultaneous improvement of lint yield and seed traits in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
A Bayesian linkage disequilibrium-based multiple-locus mixed model identified QTLs for fibre, seed and oil traits and predicted breeding worthiness of test lines, enabling their simultaneous improvement in cot...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Tissue and cell-specific transcriptomes in cotton reveal the subtleties of gene regulation underlying the diversity of plant secondary cell walls
Upon publication of the original article [1], the authors had flagged that Fig. 1 had been published twice, as both Fig. 1 and Additional file 3.
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Open AccessTissue and cell-specific transcriptomes in cotton reveal the subtleties of gene regulation underlying the diversity of plant secondary cell walls
Knowledge of plant secondary cell wall (SCW) regulation and deposition is mainly based on the Arabidopsis model of a ‘typical’ lignocellulosic SCW. However, SCWs in other plants can vary from this. The SCW of ...
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Genome-wide association study of yield components and fibre quality traits in a cotton germplasm diversity panel
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted on a diversity panel of 103 cotton accessions over three seasons to determine genetic contributions to a range of cotton yield components including fibre qu...
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Trichomes control flower bud shape by linking together young petals
Trichomes are widespread in plants and develop from surface cells on different tissues1. They have many forms and functions, from defensive spines to physical barriers that trap layers of air to insulate against ...
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Cotton Breeding for Fiber Quality Improvement
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is the world’s leading fiber crop, grown or processed in many countries, providing a major contribution to their economies. Yield is economically most important to a producer which ...
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Open AccessRepeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres
The Gossypium genus is used to investigate emergent consequences of polyploidy in cotton species; comparative genomic analyses reveal a complex evolutionary history including interactions among subgenomes that re...
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cDNA-AFLP-based genetical genomics in cotton fibers
Genetical genomics, or genetic analysis applied to gene expression data, has not been widely used in plants. We used quantitative cDNA-AFLP to monitor the variation in the expression level of cotton fiber tran...
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Open AccessMeta-analysis of cotton fiber quality QTLs across diverse environments in a Gossypium hirsutum x G. barbadenseRIL population
Cotton fibers (produced by Gossypium species) are the premier natural fibers for textile production. The two tetraploid species, G. barbadense (Gb) and G. hirsutum (Gh), differ significantly in their fiber proper...
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Sequencing and Utilization of the Gossypium Genomes
Revealing the genetic underpinnings of cotton productivity will require understanding both the prehistoric evolution of spinnable fibers, and the results of independent domestication processes in both the Old ...
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Expression of the Talaromyces flavus glucose oxidase gene in cotton and tobacco reduces fungal infection, but is also phytotoxic
Glucose oxidase secreted by the fungus Talaromyces flavus generates, in the presence of glucose, hydrogen peroxide that is toxic to phytopathogenic fungi responsible for economically important diseases in many...
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Adaptation of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to a proteinase inhibitor expressed in transgenic tobacco
A giant taro proteinase inhibitor (GTPI) cDNA was expressed in transgenic tobacco using three different gene constructs. The highest expression level obtained was ca. 0.3% of total soluble protein when the cDN...
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Pollen dispersal from two field trials of transgenic cotton in the Namoi Valley, Australia
The testing of transgenic crops in the field is a necessary part of the validation of genetically engineered cultivars, but in the early stages of testing, biosafety procedures must be carefully monitored to e...
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Modification of Vacuolar Chitinase and Osmotin cDNAs of Tobacco for Extracellular Secretion and their Cloning with CaMV 35S Promoter
Complete coding region clones of basic chitinase and osmotin genes were obtained using PCR from cDNAs previously isolated from tobacco floral bud day 7 (Fb7) explants. These genes code for vacuolar forms of ch...
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The Anaerobic Responsive Element
The response to anaerobic stress such as occurs during flooding, is one of the best-characterised stress responses of plants, at the physiological and biochemical levels. Recent advances in molecular biology h...
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Symposium 3: Non-enzymatic biocatalysts in nature and biotechnology
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Organ regulated expression of the Parasponia andersonii haemoglobin gene in transgenic tobacco plants
Plant haemoglobin genes are known to occur in legume and non-legume families and in both nodulating (e.g. Parasponia andersonii) and non-nodulating species (e.g. Trema tomentosa). Their presence in non-nodulating...
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Construction of a plant disease resistance gene from the satellite RNA of tobacco ringspot virus
Tobacco ringspot virus (TobRV) is the type member of the nepoviruses1. It consists of 28-nm isometric particles which contain one or the other of the two single-strand genomic RNAs of 4.8 and 7.2 kilobases (kb) (...
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Maize Alcohol Dehydrogenase: A Molecular Perspective
During the 1960’s a number of advances were made toward understanding the regulation of prokaryotic and fungal gene systems. From there interest turned to gene regulation in higher eukaryotes and, amongst plan...
