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Focus on Cotton
Focus on Cotton The Focus on Cotton webcast series features timely, science-based and peer-reviewed information on cotton plant health. Learn from plant health management professionals from around the U.S.
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August 24, 2023
Precision Soil Sampling Approaches for Site-Specific Nutrient Management
Current science recognizes the importance of root architecture in breeding drought-resilient crop varieties. Recent research has identified novel root ideotypes that would be advantageous in varied soil and climatic conditions. With the advances in genomics and the availability of new tools for root phenotyping, we have better ability to breed new varieties with beneficial root traits. In this presentation, Sruthi Narayanan reviews the importance of roots in improving cotton yields in the U.S. Southeast, current investments in root breeding, and root ideotypes that have been proposed in the literature for crop improvement.
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Cotton Specialists Corner
Cotton Specialists CornerRecently Published Podcasts
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Cotton In My Mind’s Eye
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NCGA Elects 2025 Officers
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