MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are short (19-25 nucleotides) non-coding RNA molecules that have large-scale regulatory effects on development and stress responses in plants. Verticillium wilt is a vascular disease in plants caused by the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae. The objective of this study is to investigate the transcriptional profile of miRNAs and other sma...

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has a complex architecture resulting from an intricate pattern of development, which strongly influences its ability to capture resources. Computational modelling can play a part in increasing our understanding of the processes intrinsic to the cotton cropping system at the level of individual branches, leaves and bolls. Such studies may be made for many different...