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Comparative physical and chemical analyses of cotton fibers from two near isogenic upland lines differing in fiber wall thickness

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The thickness of cotton fiber cell walls is an important property that partially determines the economic value of cotton. To better understand the physical and chemical manifestations of the genetic variations that regulate the degree of fiber wall thickness, we used a comprehensive set of methods to compare fiber properties of the immature fiber (im) mutant, called immature because it produces thin-walled fibers, and its isogenic wild type Texas Marker-1 (TM-1) that is a standard upland cotton variety producing normal fibers with thick walls. Comprehensive structural analyses showed that im and TM-1 fibers shared a common developmental process of cell wall thickening, contrary to the previous report that the phase in the im fiber development might be retarded. No significant differences were found in cellulose content, crystallinity index, crystal size, matrix polymer composition, or in ribbon width between the isogenic fibers. In contrast, significant differences were detected in their linear density, cross-section micrographs of fibers from opened bolls, and in the lateral order between their cellulose microfibrils (CMFs). The cellulose mass in a given fiber length was lower and the CMFs were less organized in the im fibers compared with the TM-1 fibers. The presented results imply that the disruption of CMF organization or assembly in the cell walls may be associated with the immature phenotype of the im fibers.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the USDA-ARS CRIS Project # 6435-21000-016-00D, and Cotton Incorporated-sponsored project #12-199. The SFG, IR, Raman, and XRD portion of this work were supported by the Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under Award Number DE-SC0001090. Authors thank Dr. Devron Thibodeaux of Fiber Physics for critically reviewing the manuscript. We thank Dr. Russell J. Kohel of USDA-ARS-SPARC for providing cottonseeds of TM-1 and im. The authors acknowledge Ms. Tracy Condon for growing cotton plants and measuring fiber properties, Ms. Holly King for microscopic and gravimetric work, Ms. Jeannine Moraitis for Cottonscope, Ms. Raisa Moiseyev for HVI and AFIS measurements, and Mr. Wilson Buttram and Keith Stevenson for assisting cotton field works. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the USDA that is an equal opportunity employer.

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Kim, H.J., Lee, C.M., Dazen, K. et al. Comparative physical and chemical analyses of cotton fibers from two near isogenic upland lines differing in fiber wall thickness. Cellulose 24, 2385–2401 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-017-1282-1

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