PJB-2021-292
Arabidopsis trichome model elucidates the mechanism in cotton fiber initiation
Trinh Ngoc Ai, Thai Van Nam and Anh Phu Nam Bui
Abstract
Cotton is valued for its fiber and requires yield improvement to compete with synthetic textiles and for sustainable cotton production. Cotton fiber production from seed coat epidermal cells can be categorized into two stages: initiation and development. While a great deal of research has been conducted on the cotton fiber elongation and secondary cell wall biosynthesis, fiber initiation understanding is still in its infant stage due to the difficulty in studying the mechanism in cotton, namely lengthy transformation, lack of characterized mutants, and large and complex genomes. The Arabidopsis trichome differentiates from the leaf epidermal cells and presents an excellent model system to elucidate the cotton fiber initiation mechanism. Knowledge gained from the initiation mechanism of Arabidopsis trichomes will facilitate, as a comparative model system, in understanding of the cotton fiber initiation mechanisms
To Cite this article:
Ai, T.N., T.V. Nam and A.P.N. Bui. 2022. Arabidopsis trichome model elucidates the mechanism in cotton fiber initiation. Pak. J. Bot., 54(6): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2022-6(28)
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