Publications by authors named "Yonggang Quan"
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- Crop wild relatives, like Gossypium anomalum, hold crucial genetic diversity for improving agricultural species, but their integration into breeding faces challenges due to reproduction barriers and limited genomic data.
- A new genome for G. anomalum was created, allowing for the development of 74 chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) that incorporate wild genetic material into Gossypium hirsutum cotton cultivars, which included traits for plant height, yield, and fiber quality.
- The study successfully identified two valuable genes related to drought tolerance and fiber strength from G. anomalum, showcasing the potential of using high-quality wild genomes to enhance crop breeding programs.
Teosinte branched1/Cincinnata/proliferating cell factor (TCP) transcription factors play important roles in plant growth and defense. However, the molecular mechanisms of TCPs participating in plant defense remain unclear. Here, we characterized a cotton TCP4-like fine-tuned by miR319b, which could interact with NON-EXPRESSER OF PATHOGEN-RELATED GENES 1 (NPR1) to directly activate () expression, facilitating plant resistance against .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant lignin is a component of the cell wall, and plays important roles in the transport potential of water and mineral nutrition and plant defence against biotic stresses. Therefore, it is necessary to identify lignin biosynthesis-related genes and dissect their functions and underlying mechanisms. Here, we characterised a cotton LAC, , which participates in lignin biosynthesis and plant resistance against .
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