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The Association of Australian Cotton Scientists aims to advance Australian cotton science
🧪 Fungal disease management in cotton using plant protection products: An Australian perspective
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Fungal disease management in cotton using plant protection products: An Australian perspective
Cotton disease management requires evidence-driven use of plant protection products. Progress hinges on integrating chemistry, diagnostics, stewardship and sustainability to build resilient productio...
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70779
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🧪 Movement and Survival of Spodoptera litura Neonate Larvae on Cotton Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Protein
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Movement and Survival of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Neonate Larvae on Cotton Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins
Spodoptera litura neonates showed increased movement on Bt-expressing Bollgard 3 (BG) cotton leaf discs but did not initially avoid it. Survival was higher when larvae could move from BG3 to non-Bt l...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eea.70086?af=R
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Know someone transforming cotton through research? Nominate now for the 2026 Cotton Seed Distributors Researcher of the Year award. Nominations close 2 April. 🔬🌱
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🧪 Cotton facilitates long-distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds
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Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds
Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these light...
https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oik.12185
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🧪 Coating seeds with cotton fibers for controlling bird predation of newly-planted corn
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Coating seeds with cotton fibers for controlling bird predation of newly-planted corn
The early stages of direct-seeded crops are crucial for optimizing yield and profitable investment returns. Among biotic factors, seed and seedling predation by birds is a frequent and serious issu...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15427528.2026.2637737
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Exploring an Australian Cotton and Grains Agricultural Traineeship Model
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🧪 Assessing the impact of climate change on verticillium wilt and the implications for cotton production in Australia
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🧪Carbon dioxide, methane & nitrous oxide emissions from furrows & hills in a cotton-wheat-fallow rotation, Narrabri, Australia
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🧪 Importance of cottonseed oil and improvement of its quality and quantity through different breeding strategies
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Importance of cottonseed oil and improvement of its quality and quantity through different breeding strategies
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2 months ago
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New Phytologist
2 months ago
Efficient and accurate prime editing system in
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by Nishizawa-Yokoi et al. 👇 📖
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🧪Foliar nitrogen application improved cotton yield from allometric root-shoot relationship and delayed senescence
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🧪 Transcriptome and metabolome insights into closely related upland cottongenotypes during differing responses to progressive soil drying
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Transcriptome and metabolome insights into closely related upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) genotypes during differing responses to progressive soil drying - BMC Plant Biology
BMC Plant Biology - Cotton is an important crop worldwide for producing natural fibres for textile, among other uses. Water input for cotton production is tightly linked to yield and ongoing...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-026-08125-5
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🧪 Drip-Fed CO2 Acidifies the Rhizosphere to Liberate Nutrients and Boost Cotton Yield
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3 months ago
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🧪 High-throughput Verticillium wilt detection in cotton: A comparative study of faster R-CNN and YOLOv11
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3 months ago
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🧪 Deciphering the transcriptional landscape of NLR genes responding to Verticillium dahliae infection in cotton
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Deciphering the transcriptional landscape of NLR genes responding to Verticillium dahliae infection in cotton (Gossypium hirsutm L.)
Nucleotide-binding domain and Leucine-rich Repeat (NLR) proteins play crucial roles in activating the innate immune system by recognizing pathogen eff…
https://tinyurl.com/4b5nytn9
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🧪 International Cotton Genomics Initiative (ICGI) 2026 Conference is at the Shine Dome, Canberra, Australia, March 30 - April 2, 2026 Abstract submission has been extended till January 18
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3 months ago
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GeneticsPapers
4 months ago
Investigation and characterization of the GhPPO gene family and its expression in response to fibre cell growth and biotic stress in Gossypium hirsutum L
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Leila
4 months ago
Yep! This is one I saw in Pima Canyon in November, with close-ups of the bolls. Gossypium thurberi.
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Genome-Wide Identification and Abiotic Stress-Responsive Expression Analysis of the SOS1 Gene Family in Gossypium hirsutum L
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Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
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Multiomic analyses reveal transcription factors involved in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway under cold stress in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Frontiers
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Frontiers | Multiomic analyses reveal transcription factors involved in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway under cold stress in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
IntroductionChromatin accessibility is broadly implicated in plant abiotic stress responses; nevertheless, its role under cold stress in upland cotton (Gossy...
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1733102/full
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🧪 Resistance to Black Root Rot- how close is the horizon?
www.cottongrower.com.au/read/163#26
We are optimistic that we may be able to achieve elite varieties with black root resistance in 6-8 years
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🧪 Progress on breeding for cotton host plant disease resistance in Australia
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This article aims to shed some light on what it takes to breed for resistance, what’s been achieved, and some current work
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🧪Nitrogen uptake preference of cotton
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Nitrogen uptake preference of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Low molecular weight (LMW) soil organic nitrogen (N) can be a significant source of N in commercial cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) systems, potentially comprising a meaningful portion of N uptake in A...
https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334700
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Tri-trophic consequences of plant-to-plant volatile signalling and its contingency on plant relatedness in wild cotton url:
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Tri-trophic consequences of plant-to-plant volatile signalling and its contingency on plant relatedness in wild cotton
AbstractBackground and Aims. Plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) induced by herbivory boost defences in neighbouring plants. These effects have been sh
https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/doi/10.1093/aob/mcaf315/8373646
4 months ago
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Jack C.M
4 months ago
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot. Via @guardian
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Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program
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🧪 Engineering seed-specific gossypol-free cotton for human-safe consumption by harnessing the dominant-negative effect of the Gl2e mutation
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6 months ago
Genome-wide characterization and expression divergence of voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in response to abiotic stresses
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Integrating physiology and transcriptomics reveals the mechanisms underlying the differences in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) growth and development under different photoperiods
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.21.689390v1
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🧪 Characterization of the spectrum of insecticidal activity of Cry1B.3, Cry1Da_7, and Vip3Cb1 proteins produced by lepidopteranprotected MON 89151 cotton
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Characterization of the spectrum of insecticidal activity of Cry1B.3, Cry1Da_7, and Vip3Cb1 proteins produced by lepidopteran-protected MON 89151 cotton
Scientific Reports - Characterization of the spectrum of insecticidal activity of Cry1B.3, Cry1Da_7, and Vip3Cb1 proteins produced by lepidopteran-protected MON 89151 cotton
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🧪 Cotton facilitates long-distance seed dispersal through bird nests: a mutualistic relationship?
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Cotton facilitates long-distance seed dispersal through bird nests: a mutualistic relationship?
Cotton (genus Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these ...
https://www.authorea.com/doi/full/10.22541/au.176234241.14803900
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🧪 Establishment of a rapid split-root assay in hydroponic conditions for eight upland cotton varieties
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🧪 Partial root-zone drying restricts root ABA accumulation thereby restoring fiber strength via synergistic regulation of cellulose biosynthesis and crystallinity
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bioRxiv Plant Bio
almost 2 years ago
Induction by caterpillars of stored and emitted volatiles among populations of wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.17.589906v1
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Induction by caterpillars of stored and emitted volatiles among populations of wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.17.589906v1
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) plants constitutively store volatile terpenes in their leaves, wh
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Journal of Experimental Botany
7 months ago
☀️🌿 RESEARCH ☀️🌿 Gossypium herbaceum Rubisco carboxylation efficiency was greater than that of G. hirsutum and was modelled to improve photosynthetic carbon above 25 °C. However, Sargent et al. observed no differences in gas exchange parameters. 🔗
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SCIENMAG
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Methylome Changes Drive Fiber Differentiation in Cotton In a groundbreaking revelation within plant genomics, a recent study published in BMC Genomics has illuminated the intricate processes of fiber differentiation in the widely cultivated cotton species, Gossypium hirsutum. This research…
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Methylome Changes Drive Fiber Differentiation in Cotton
In a groundbreaking revelation within plant genomics, a recent study published in BMC Genomics has illuminated the intricate processes of fiber differentiation in the widely cultivated cotton species, Gossypium hirsutum. This research highlights the dynamic changes in the plant’s methylome — a collective profile of DNA methylation patterns — across different developmental stages. As the demand for cotton continues to rise globally, understanding the molecular underpinnings of fiber development is essential, not only for genetic improvement but also for enhancing fiber quality and yield.
https://scienmag.com/methylome-changes-drive-fiber-differentiation-in-cotton/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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A synthetic transcription cascade enables direct in planta shoot regeneration for transgenesis and gene editing in multiple plants
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A synthetic transcription cascade enables direct in planta shoot regeneration for transgenesis and gene editing in multiple plants
Developing transgenic and/or gene-edited plants largely depends on tedious, lengthy, and costly in vitro regeneration protocols. While plants have rem…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674205225003223?via%3Dihub
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🧪 Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses identify MYB genes regulating key metabolites and agronomic traits in upland cotton Gossypium hirsutum
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Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses identify MYB genes regulating key metabolites and agronomic traits in upland cotton Gossypium hirsutum - Nature Genetics
A multiomics dataset including genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomic variations across 403 upland cotton accessions identifies MYB genes regulating key metabolites and agronomic traits during cott...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02363-3
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success
6 months ago
📢 New publication 'MicroRNA-Induced Gene Silencing (
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): A Tool for Multi-Gene Silencing and Targeting Viruses in Plants' by Marie-Emilie Gauthier et al. in Plant Biotechnology Journal 🧬🧪
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MicroRNA‐Induced Gene Silencing (MIGS): A Tool for Multi‐Gene Silencing and Targeting Viruses in Plants
Since its discovery, RNA interference (RNAi, also known as gene silencing) has been a key tool to downregulate gene expression in plants for a range of applications, including protection against viru....
https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70401
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🧪Biodegradable mulch enhances cotton yield via microplastic reduction and P cycling microbes modulation
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Sustainable Gossypium arboreum biodiesel production using an industrial waste heterogeneous catalyst for RCCI engine applications
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Sustainable Gossypium arboreum biodiesel production using an industrial waste heterogeneous catalyst for RCCI engine applications
Scientific Reports - Sustainable Gossypium arboreum biodiesel production using an industrial waste heterogeneous catalyst for RCCI engine applications
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6 months ago
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🧪PhD Thesis by Cao Fang (Grace) University of Canberra 'Insecticide resistance management in Australian cotton pests Bemisia tabaci and Helicoverpa armigera conferta'
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An Australian’s willingness to pay for a cotton t-shirt by The Australian Cottongrower
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October-November 2025
The Australian Cottongrower
https://www.cottongrower.com.au/read/160#52
6 months ago
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John Manners
6 months ago
Sadly I heard today that Jim Peacock has died. Jim was the foremost pioneer of plant molecular biology in Australia & globally. He was both my mentor and friend and will be sorely missed by many
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Academy farewells champion of Australian science
Dr Jim Peacock AC, former Academy President, made outstanding contributions to Australian science. The Australian Academy of Science is saddened to learn of the passing of its former President and
https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/academy-farewells-champion-of-australian-science
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Life cycle assessment and the emergence of product circularity: A review with context to the textile supply chain in Australia
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How ThredUp Resells 17 Million Garments Every Year
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How ThredUp Resells 17 Million Garments Every Year | AI in Action | Business Insider
YouTube video by Business Insider
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Compaction effects on crop yields in Vertisols: Transient under wet years
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Hannah Stabb
7 months ago
Another bold colour added to the genome editing palette. Can’t wait to see how bridge recombinases reshape what’s possible in genome engineering. Megabase-scale human genome rearrangement with programmable bridge recombinases | Science
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Megabase-scale human genome rearrangement with programmable bridge recombinases
Bridge recombinases are naturally occurring RNA-guided DNA recombinases that we previously demonstrated can programmably insert, excise, and invert DNA in vitro and in Escherichia coli. In this study,...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz0276
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🧪Engineering Gossypol-Free Cottonseeds for Future Global Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability
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Engineering Gossypol‐Free Cottonseeds for Future Global Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability
This study depicting the role of transcriptomics, RNA interference (RNAi), and CRISPR/Cas9 technologies in the breeding of glandless cottonseed and glanded cotton tissues. This approach demonstrates ....
https://iadns.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fft2.70138
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Challenges and Limitations in Recycling of Post-Consumer Cotton Denim Waste into New Textiles
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Challenges and Limitations in Recycling of Post-Consumer Cotton Denim Waste into New Textiles
This study investigates the feasibility of recycling post-consumer cotton denim waste into new yarns by examining the effects of recycled fibers percentage, twist level, and spinning methods (ring ...
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7 months ago
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#3117 - Athetis tenuis A Noctuid found in all of Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills - Christmas Rock
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#3117 - Athetis tenuis
A Noctuid found in all of Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. The larvae have been found feeding on the stems of young Cotton plants (Gossypium species), of which Australia has a few endemics,....
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