Temperature-driven cotton verticillium wilt: a beta model for risk assessment from laboratory insights to climate scenarios.

Background: Verticillium wilt is a critical disease affecting cotton in the Xinjiang province, a region producing 90% cotton in China. Defining the specific temperature thresholds for disease prevalence is essential but has remained unclear.

Results: This study aimed to establish a model to quantify the relationship between temperature and cotton verticillium wilt disease risk.

Janus Photothermal Films with Orientated Plasmonic Particle-in-Cavity Surfaces Enabling Heat Control in Solar-Thermal-Electric Generators.

Solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) consisting of solar absorbers and thermoelectric generators (TEGs) can utilize solar energy to generate electrical power. However, performances of STEGs are limited by the heat losses of solar absorbers in air, which become more and more significant with an increase in the solar absorbing area. Herein, we describe the preparation of Au@AgPd nanostructure monolayer/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) Janus photothermal films with broadband plasmonic absorption in the visible and near-infrared regions.

Effect of cold stress on photosynthetic physiological characteristics and molecular mechanism analysis in cold-resistant cotton (ZM36) seedlings.

Low temperature and cold damage seriously hinder the growth, development, and morphogenesis of cotton seedlings. However, the response mechanism of cotton seedlings under cold stress still lacks research. In this study, transcriptome sequencing, gas exchange parameters, and rapid chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were analyzed in leaves of cold-tolerant upland cotton variety "ZM36" under different temperature stress [25°C (T25, CK), 15°C (T15), 10°C (T10), and 4°C (T4)].

Temperature impacts on cotton yield superposed by effects on plant growth and verticillium wilt infection in China.

China produces and consumes the largest amount of cotton, playing a critical role in the world's fiber and textile industries. Theoretically, an increase in temperature poses a complex set of impacts on both cotton and pathogen diseases. However, empirical evidence regarding the overall effect on regional cotton yield in China is currently lacking.

Oil candidate genes in seeds of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and functional validation of GhPXN1.

Background: Cottonseed oil is a promising edible plant oil with abundant unsaturated fatty acids. However, few studies have been conducted to explore the characteristics of cottonseed oil. The molecular mechanism of cottonseed oil accumulation remains unclear.

Overexpression of the cotton trihelix transcription factor in mediates salt and drought stress tolerance by binding to GT and MYB promoter elements in stress-related genes.

Cotton ( L.) is the world's most economically valuable textile crop. However, cotton plants are often subjected to numerous abiotic stresses that can dramatically limit yield.

Analysis of PAT1 subfamily members in the GRAS family of upland cotton and functional characterization of GhSCL13-2A in Verticillium dahliae resistance.

GhSCL13-2A, a member of the PAT1 subfamily in the GRAS family, positively regulates cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae by mediating the jasmonic acid and salicylic acid signaling pathways and accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Verticillium wilt (VW) is a devastating disease of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) that is primarily caused by the soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae. Scarecrow-like (SCL) proteins are known to be involved in plant abiotic and biotic stress responses, but their roles in cotton defense responses are still unclear.

Trihelix Transcriptional Factor GhGT26 of Cotton Enhances Salinity Tolerance in .

Cotton ( L.), the most important textile crop worldwide, often encounters abiotic stress during its growing season and its productivity is significantly limited by adverse factors. Trihelix transcription factors (also known as GT factors) are important proteins involved in the morphological development and responses to abiotic stress in plants.

Comparative transcriptome analysis of melon (Cucumis melo L.) reveals candidate genes and pathways involved in powdery mildew resistance.

Powdery mildew is a major disease in melon, primarily caused by Podosphaera xanthii (Px). Some melon varieties were resistant to powdery mildew, while others were susceptible. However, the candidate genes associated with resistance and the mechanism of resistance/susceptibility to powdery mildew in melon remain unclear.

The genomic basis of geographic differentiation and fiber improvement in cultivated cotton.

Large-scale genomic surveys of crop germplasm are important for understanding the genetic architecture of favorable traits. The genomic basis of geographic differentiation and fiber improvement in cultivated cotton is poorly understood. Here, we analyzed 3,248 tetraploid cotton genomes and confirmed that the extensive chromosome inversions on chromosomes A06 and A08 underlies the geographic differentiation in cultivated Gossypium hirsutum.

[Cloning and functional analysis of the cotton Trihelix transcription factor GhGT29].

Trihelix transcription factors are important proteins involved in response to abiotic stresses in plants. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of Trihelix in cottons will lay the foundation to improve stress tolerance by gene engineering. In this study, a gene encoding Trihelix transcription factor was isolated in upland cottons using reverse transcription PCR according to bioinformatic analysis.

Soybean Trihelix transcription factors GmGT-2A and GmGT-2B improve plant tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis.

Background: Trihelix transcription factors play important roles in light-regulated responses and other developmental processes. However, their functions in abiotic stress response are largely unclear. In this study, we identified two trihelix transcription factor genes GmGT-2A and GmGT-2B from soybean and further characterized their roles in abiotic stress tolerance.

Ectopic expression of soybean GmKNT1 in Arabidopsis results in altered leaf morphology and flower identity.

Plant morphology is specified by leaves and flowers, and the shoot apical meristem (SAM) defines the architecture of plant leaves and flowers. Here, we reported the characterization of a soybean KNOX gene GmKNT1, which was highly homologous to Arabidopsis STM. The GmKNT1 was strongly expressed in roots, flowers and developing seeds.

Soybean WRKY-type transcription factor genes, GmWRKY13, GmWRKY21, and GmWRKY54, confer differential tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis plants.

WRKY-type transcription factors have multiple roles in the plant defence response and developmental processes. Their roles in the abiotic stress response remain obscure. In this study, 64 GmWRKY genes from soybean were identified, and were found to be differentially expressed under abiotic stresses.

Characterization of a novel cell cycle-related gene from Arabidopsis.

Cell division is a fundamental biological process sharing conserved features and controls in all eukaryotes. The cell cycle is usually divided into four phases: G1, S, G2, and M. Regulated gene expression is an important mechanism for controlling cell cycle progression and genes involved in cell division-related processes often show transcriptional regulation dependent on cell cycle position.