This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30530490,30370904,and 30671258);the National High Technology Research and Development Program(863project) of China (No 2006AA10Z121);the Program for New Century Excellent Talentsin Uni-versity (No NCET-07-0712)
As one of the longest cells characterized in plant kingdom,cotton fibers were regarded as an ideal material for studying plant cell growth and development.In recent years,several reports revealed
This work is supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(2004CB117300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30530490)
Cotton,the most important natural fiber crop in the world,is a mainstay in China's economy.However,for over two decades,cotton yields both in China and U.S.have been at a plateau.