Plant diseases are among the major causes of the low productivity of crops, causing yield
losses of up to 30%, heralding an enormous threat to global food security. Indiscriminate use …

The genus Verticillium encompasses phytopathogenic species that cause vascular wilts of
plants. In this review, we focus on Verticillium dahliae, placing emphasis on the controversy …

Introduction: Verticillium spp. are soil‐borne plant pathogens responsible for Verticillium wilt
diseases in temperate and subtropical regions; collectively they affect over 200 hosts …

Sexual recombination drives genetic diversity in eukaryotic genomes and fosters adaptation
to novel environmental challenges. Although strictly asexual microorganisms are often …

In the last decade cheaper and faster sequencing methods have resulted in an enormous
increase in genomic data. High throughput genoty**, genoty** by sequencing and …

Cotton genetic resources contain diverse economically important traits that can be used
widely in breeding approaches to create of high-yielding elite cultivars with superior fiber …

Vascular wilts caused by soil-borne fungal species of the Verticillium genus are devastating
plant diseases. The most common species, Verticillium dahliae and Verticillium albo-atrum …

Verticillium dahliae is a phytopathogenic fungal pathogen that causes vascular wilt diseases
responsible for considerable decreases in cotton yields. The lignification of cell wall …

Cotton is an important cash crop worldwide, and is a significant source of fiber, feed,
foodstuff, oil and biofuel products. Considerable effort has been expended to increase …

Plant lignin is a component of the cell wall, and plays important roles in the transport
potential of water and mineral nutrition and plant defence against biotic stresses. Therefore …