Cotton root rot (CRR), caused by the fungus Phymatotrichopsis omnivora, is a destructive cotton disease that mainly affects the crop in Texas. Flutriafol fungicide applied at or soon after planting has been proven effective at protecting cotton plant...
Mechanical harvesting has become inevitable for cotton production in China due to the rising labor cost in the country. It usually requires a moderate plant height and compact plant architecture. Correlation and stepwise regression were employed to a...
Upland cotton accounts for a high percentage (95%) of the world’s cotton production. Plant height (PH) and branch number (BN) are two important agronomic traits that have an impact on improving the level of cotton mechanical harvesting and cott...
RNA interference (RNAi) has been developed as an efficient technology. RNAi insect-resistant transgenic plants expressing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) that is ingested into insects to silence target genes can affect the viability of these pests or eve...
Cotton photosynthetic efficiency and the root–shoot relationship are two important physiological indexes affecting the final yield, but the interactive effects of plastic film mulching and planting density on the cotton photosynthetic efficienc...
The reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis (Linford and Oliveira), remains a common, widespread nematode pest of cotton across the southern United States. Trials were conducted during 2017 at three non-irrigated locations: one location in Hamilt...
The number of cotton plants grown per unit of ground area has gained attention due to the high prices of inputs and lower production. Cotton yield per unit of area in Henan province has been stagnant in the last few years. The objectives of this stud...
Assessing plant population of cotton is important to make replanting decisions in low plant density areas, prone to yielding penalties. Since the measurement of plant population in the field is labor intensive and subject to error, in this study, a n...
Manual removal of the main stem tips of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a traditional topping approach in China. However, chemical topping has become an inevitable trend. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the effect and appropriate co...
Optimizing planting density and mepiquat chloride (MC) is essential for simplified, machine-harvestable cotton production in the Yangtze River Basin. A two-year field experiment was conducted to explore the synergistic regulatory mechanisms of MC and...
Gibberellins (GAs) play a crucial regulatory role in the growth and development of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Through bioinformatics analyses, we identified a total of 39 GA2ox genes (encoding gibberellin 2-oxidases) in the cotton genome, design...
In this study, we investigated the effect of plasma-activated liquids (PAL) on the cotton plant (Gossypium hirsutum L.) growth under laboratory and field conditions. We used two types of PAL: deionized water activated with plasma generated using a mi...
Plant height is a morphological characteristic of plant growth that is a useful indicator of plant stress resulting from water and nutrient deficit. While height is a relatively simple trait, it can be difficult to measure accurately, especially in c...
The syntheses of Ag-based nanoparticles (NPs) with the assistance of plant extracts have been shown to be environmentally benign and cost-effective alternatives to conventional chemical syntheses. This study discusses the application of Paliurus spin...
High-density planting is an effective technique to optimize yields of mulched cotton. On the other hand, deficit irrigation is an emerging water-saving strategy in cotton cultivation, especially suitable for arid and water-scarce areas. However, the...
Plant height (PH) is a vital agronomic trait that significantly affects cotton yield and facilitates mechanized harvesting. Gaining insights into the genetic regulatory mechanisms governing plant height is fundamental to advancing cotton breeding. In...
This study explored the role of viable cells and active metabolites in the seed-coating preparations of living Streptomyces globisporus in plant growth promotion and disease control against Verticillium wilt of cotton. Pot experiments were carried ou...
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), an allotetraploid, contains At- and Dt- subgenome and most genes have multiple homologous copies, which pose a huge challenge to investigate genes’ function due to the functional redundancy. Therefore, it is...
Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a biotechnological tool used to generate new individuals and is the preferred method for rapid plant regeneration. However, the molecular basis underlying somatic cell regeneration through SE is not yet fully understood,...
Thidiazuron (TDZ) is the main defoliant used in production to promote leaf abscission for machine-picked cotton. Under low temperatures, the defoliation rate of cotton treated with TDZ decreases and the time of defoliation is delayed, but there is li...
Abiotic stress, particularly heat stress, affects various parts of the cotton plant and ultimately impacts the seed cotton yield. Different portions of a single cotton plant of a cultivar exhibit variable responses to stress during reproductive and v...
Climate change has rapidly increased incidences of frequent extreme abiotic stresses, such as heat, drought, salinity, and waterlogging. Each of these stressors negatively affects the cotton crop (Gossypium spp.) and results in significant yield decr...
With the promotion and popularization of machine cotton-picking, more and more attention has been paid to the selection of early-maturity varieties with compact plant architecture. The type of fruit branch is one of the most important factors affecti...
Cotton exhibits indeterminate growth potential at its apical meristem. In field cultivation, it is often necessary to restrict plant height by the foliar application of plant growth regulators or artificial topping. The genetic engineering of cotton...
Cotton Verticillium wilt, mainly caused by Verticillium dahliae, has a serious impact on the yield and quality of cotton fiber. Many microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified to participate in plant resistance to V. dahliae infection, but the expl...
Although cultivated for over 7000 years, mainly for production of cotton fibre, the cotton plant has not been fully explored for potential uses of its other parts. Despite cotton containing many important chemical compounds, limited understanding of...
Environmental pollution from industrial factories via air deposition is an urgent problem worldwide. Phosphate fertilizers, derived from rock phosphate, are characterized by the presence of potentially toxic elements, such as Zn, Co, Pb, Ni, Cr, Mn,...
[Objective] This study aims to analyze the effects of the plant growth regulator Miantaijin (N,N-dimethyl piperidinium chloride and 2-N,N-diethylaminoethyl caproate) and planting density on yield and nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) up...
Cotton is a globally important economic crop and the foundational raw material for the textile industry, and the planting pattern plays a crucial role in determining both the yield and quality of cotton. The results demonstrated that compared with th...
The optimization of plant density plays a crucial role in cotton production, and deficit irrigation, as a water-saving measure, has been widely adopted in arid regions. However, regulatory mechanisms governing nitrogen absorption, transportation, and...
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major global commodity crop whose production is threatened by the reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira), a plant-parasitic pest that causes substantial yield losses. Host-plant re...
Using panel data from 182 county-level cotton-growing regions in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River (2000–2022), this study investigates the drivers of cotton planting area contraction, focusing on the synergistic impacts of non-...
The number of cotton plants grown per unit area has recently gained attention due to technology expense, high input, and seed cost. Yield consistency across a series of plant populations is an attractive cost-saving option. Field experiments were con...
Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., is a plant fibre of significant economic importance, with seeds providing an additional source of protein in human and animal nutrition. Flavonoids play a vital role in maintaining plant health and function and much res...
The cotton fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter)) is an early-season hemipteran plant bug pest of cotton. In transgenic cotton cultivars, Bt event Mpp51Aa2 (Cry51Aa2) affects some other plant bug species (Hemiptera: Miridae) (we henceforth u...
To achieve the optimal and diverse utilization of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) plant residues in various agricultural, industrial, and environmental applications, the chemical composition of cotton biomass tissues across different plant parts (e.g., s...
Cotton planting efficiency is increasingly constrained by narrow planting windows, motivating interest in higher operating speeds if stand establishment and seed placement accuracy can be maintained. Field experiments were conducted in Georgia betwee...
To improve cotton yield and water–nitrogen productivity in arid southern Xinjiang under climate change, field experiments conducted in 2024 (for calibration) and 2025 (for validation) were conducted in Tumushuke City to evaluate planting patter...
To address low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) derived from excessive fertilization in cotton production in the Yellow River Basin, a field study was conducted to evaluate the effects of two planting densities and six nitrogen (N) rate levels. Key resu...
With the wide-scale adoption of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton, Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür) has become the most serious pest and has caused extensive yield loss in cotton production. However, little is known about the defense response...
Ill-timed harvest-aid spraying can reduce cotton yield and fiber quality. However, determining optimal spraying times is challenging when air temperature fluctuates strongly. Here, we analyzed whether cultivar type and planting pattern alleviate the...
Accurate, high-throughput quantification of insect-induced crop injury is critical for plant breeding and crop management, but traditional visual assessments are labor-intensive and subjective. This study evaluated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-deriv...
Identifying the ideal plant nature and canopy structure is of great importance for improving photosynthetic production and the potential action of plants. To address this challenge, an investigation was accomplished in 2018 and 2019 at the Institute...
The recent dominance of Adelphocoris suturalis Jakovlev as the primary cotton field pest in Bt-cotton-cultivated areas has generated significant interest in cotton pest control research. This study addresses the limited understanding of cotton defens...
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the number one crop cultivated for fiber production and the cornerstone of the textile industry. Drought and salt stress are the major abiotic stresses, which can have a huge economic impact on cotton production; this has b...
Scientific research, within the framework of a circular and sustainable economy, has increasingly focused on wild plants and agricultural by-products as valuable sources of bioactive compounds for innovative applications. In this study, the plant spe...
The paper describes the electrical plant response to mechanical stimulation monitored with the help of conducting polymers deposited on cotton fabric. Cotton fabric was coated with conducting polymers, polyaniline or polypyrrole, in situ during the o...
It is well known that the survival rate of cotton seedlings is low, and the growth and development status at this stage is crucial to improve productivity. Plant hormones are important factors that promote the growth and development of cotton seedlin...
Cotton is a major cash crop of Pakistan that provides high foreign exchange and plays an important role in agriculture, industry, and economic development. The plant population is important in achieving high cotton yield and fiber quality attributes...
Cotton is one of the most valuable non-food agricultural products in the world. However, cotton production is often hampered by the invasion of disease. In most cases, these plant diseases are a result of insect or pest infestations, which can have a...
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