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Genotyping by Sequencing Revealed QTL Hotspots for Trichome-Based Plant Defense in Gossypium hirsutum.
Genes - 28 Mar 2020
Ahmed Haris, Nazir Mian Faisal, Pan Zhoe, Gong Wenfang, Iqbal Muhammad Shahid, He Shoupu, Du Xiongming
Abstract excerpt
Cotton possesses certain physical features, including leaf and stem trichomes that help plants deter damage caused by insect pests, and to some extent, from abiotic factors as well. Among those features, trichomes (pubescence) hold a special place as a first line of defense and a managemental tool against sucking insect pests of cotton. Different insect pests of cotton (whiteflies, aphids, jassids, and boll...
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