Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has long been the most profitable crop on the Texas High Plains, but with depleting Ogallala Aquifer levels, water-efficient, alternative crops have never had a stronger presence. Proceeding ...

Plants have evolved complex overlapping response pathways for stresses such as drought, salt, cold, as well as hormonal cues such as abscisic acid (ABA). In this study, reverse genetics (knockout mutants) and overexpression ...

The problematic situation confronted by the cotton sector during recent years and the increasing level of globalization has led to a greater need for understanding production and marketing systems of countries other than ...

The main objective of this study is to evaluate yield and fiber quality of a given set of genotypes across varying irrigation levels. The stability of both yield and fiber quality as it is affected by water availability ...

An accepted reference test for accurately quantifying white speck count per unit of dyed yarn length or per unit of area of cloth does not exist.

Cotton fibers are highly elongated single celled trichomes that grow from the seed integument. Elongation of fiber cells begins almost after ovule fertilization and continues for approximately 20 days. In this study, I ...

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Quantifying maturity in cotton cultivars can be vital in cotton production for a variety of reasons. Planting date, variety, and irrigation techniques for a specific location or environment can be better selected when ...

Oil spills such as the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico incident of 2010 are a threat to the ecosystem. In addition to the pollution caused due to the oil, synthetic sorbents are a hazard to the environment. Synthetic ...

Mechanism of Drought Tolerance in Cotton- Response of Cotton cultivars to Irrigation in the Texas High Plains (2011) Esha Poudel Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. T.L.Thompson Cotton is the most profitable crop produced ...