Manipulation of gossypol-containing glands in cotton can boost plant's natural defenses

Development of a cotton plant with stronger natural defenses due to a greater gland density and thus more gossypol in the leaves could soon be a reality, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant biotechnologist in College Station.

Visual presence of gossypol pattern on outer covering of boll

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Insights to Gossypium defense response against Verticillium

Insights to Gossypium defense response against Verticillium

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of cotton variety, presence of pigment glands, induced responses

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Prospects for Molecular Breeding in Cotton, Gossypium spp

Morpho-anatomical characterization of interspecific derivatives of