supported by the National Hi-Tech R&D Program of China(2011AA10A102);the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB126006)
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) shows strong heterosis. However, heterosis is not widely utilized owing to the high cost of hybrid seed production. Creation of a photoperiod-sensitive genetic male sterile line...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB126000);the National High Technology R&D Program of China (2006AA10Z121)
Plant hormones play important roles in cotton fiber growth and development.However,the interaction of phytohormones is largely unknown in fiber cells up to now.DELLA proteins are critical component in GA (gibberellic...
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...
This work was supported by grants fromthe China National Basic Research Program(2004CB117306)
Cotton is the major dominant natural fiber crop on the earth.Although some current cotton genetics and breeding programs had made great progresses in cotton lint yield increases and disease resistance(tolerance),fiber...