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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.
Maximize Benefits, Drive Demand With U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol & The Climate Smart Program
Heat Unit Use and Refinement in U.S. Cotton
Precision Soil Sampling Approaches for Site-Specific Nutrient Management
Influence of Row Pattern and Population on Cotton Boll Distribution and Yield
Cotton Jassid: What Growers Must Know
Unraveling the One Big Beautiful Bill: What Cotton Growers Need to Know
Episode 56 - Southeast Crop Update
Episode 55 - Mid-South Crop Update
Deltapine® Brand Class of ’26 Cotton Varieties Add More Proven-Performing Planting Options for Growers
December 31, 2025
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2025) — New cotton varieties named to the Deltapine® Class of ’26 provide growers more planting options for proven perf… Read More
Machine Learning For Better Bolls
December 31, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GEORGIA Snider’s research lays the groundwork for improving cotton genetics, dovetailing closely with that of UGA cott… Read More
Cotton and Wool Outlook: December 2025
December 31, 2025
Approved by USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board Economic Research Service | Situation and Outlook ReportNext release isJanuary14, 2026CWS-2… Read More