Cotton(Goss y pium hirsutum L.)is the leading fiber crop and one of the mainstays of the econo-my in the world.Cotton fibers,as the main product of cotton plants,are unicellular,linear structures derived from the epid...Cotton(Goss y pium hirsutum L.)is the leading fiber crop and one of the mainstays of the econo-my in the world.Cotton fibers,as the main product of cotton plants,are unicellular,linear structures derived from the epidermis of the ovule.Cotton fiber develop ment consists of fo ur discrete yet over-lapping developmentalstages:initiation,elongation,secondary wall deposition,and maturation.Therefore,it is regard as an ideal experimental model for studying plant cell elo ngation,cellulose syn-thesis,and cell wall deposition.Furt hermore,the fiber quantity and quality are established during fi-ber development.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No 30370904and No 30671258)the National High Technology Research and Development Program(863 project)of China(No 2006AA10Z121)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No NCET-07-0712)
文摘Cotton(Goss y pium hirsutum L.)is the leading fiber crop and one of the mainstays of the econo-my in the world.Cotton fibers,as the main product of cotton plants,are unicellular,linear structures derived from the epidermis of the ovule.Cotton fiber develop ment consists of fo ur discrete yet over-lapping developmentalstages:initiation,elongation,secondary wall deposition,and maturation.Therefore,it is regard as an ideal experimental model for studying plant cell elo ngation,cellulose syn-thesis,and cell wall deposition.Furt hermore,the fiber quantity and quality are established during fi-ber development.
