Heng Wang

Conservation and divergence of abiotic stress-responsive gene co-expression networks in diploid and tetraploid cotton

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is highly susceptible to abiotic stresses, including temperature extremes, drought, and salinity. The diploid species Gossypium arboreum retains stress adaptive traits that are poorly represented in modern tetraploid cultivars, yet the evolutionary and regulatory bases of these ploidy associated...