Supported in part by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB101708);the Communal Program Specially for Agricul-tural Research (Grant no. 3-19);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30370899 and 30270806);the Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant No. BK2007719);the Program for 111 Project of the Ministry of Education, China (Grant No. B08025)
Verticillium wilt is a destructive disease with international consequences for cotton production. Breeding broad-spectrum resistant cultivars is considered to be one of the most effective means for reducing crop losse...