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January 20, 2023
Getting to the Roots: The New Frontiers of Cotton Breeding
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.
Cotton Virus A: Study and Characterization of a New DNA Virus
Update of Cotton Fiber Quality Mapping
Advanced Planting Technologies Customized for Arizona Cotton
Cotton Variety Performance, Stability, and Identification: View from the Gin
Episode 46: Stink Bug Management in Cotton
Episode 45: Potassium (K) Management in Cotton
Episode 44: Crop Update from across the U.S. Cotton Belt
Episode 43: Nitrogen Management in Cotton
Tarnished Plant Bug Considerations in Blooming Cotton
July 17, 2024
⋅ BY SEBE BROWN ⋅ Tarnished plant bug numbers seem to be all over the board in 2024. Some fields have had one spray since square set and others ha… Read More
EPA Close to Clearing Legal Backlog, Working on Herbicide, Insecticide Strategy Incorporating the Endangered Species Act
July 8, 2024
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ Lack of personnel and sketchy maps are among the stumbling blocks as the Environmental Protection Agency works pesticide app… Read More
My Arizona Cotton Journey
July 2, 2024
My path to the cotton world really began in the wheat and alfalfa fields of southern Kansas and northwest Oklahoma. In 1966, when I was 12 years old,… Read More