Fiber secondary wall thickening associated with cellulose synthesis in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is greatly hindered under the cool night temperatures that occur during the growing season on the Southem High Plains ...

In the United States, approximately 30 plant species that infest cotton fields are economically important weeds. Nearly three-fourths of the losses m cotton can be attributed to 10 types of weed species: momingglory species ...

Field studies conducted in 1997 and 1998 examined plant growth and development, yield and fiber quality of glufosinate-tolerant cotton. Regardless of glufosinate application rate, number of applications, or cotton growth ...

From the overall industry perspective, it is important to know the most efficient (least cost) mix of cotton cleaning activities across the entire system of cotton handling. The general objective of this research was to ...

Several PGRs, each with numerous formulations, are registered for use in cotton as foliar, seed treatment, or in-furrow applications. Manufacturers of these PGRs purport beneficial plant responses, which include more rapid ...

Cotton fibers {Gossypiuiv hirsutum L.) are highly elongated trichomes that grow from epidermal cells of cotton ovules. Analysis of genes that are specifically expressed during fiber differentiation can provide insights ...

The dynamic nature of technology and cost adjustments in the Texas Southern High Plains cotton ginning mdustry has made the issue of organizational structure important to farmers, gin managers, and mdustry professionals. ...

The rapid developnent of mechanized farm technologies in the twentieth century profoundly inpacted the South Plains of Texas. Manufacturers, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers, and farmers regularly had the ...

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fibers are elongated epidermal cells of the ovule. In view of the commercial desirability for long fibers, the study of factors involved in controlling the extent of fiber growth is important. ...

The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)and the closely related tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) are serious pests of many crops throughout the Americas. Together with related species from the nocluid ...