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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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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.
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2024 Consultants Conference Kicks Off Beltwide In January
December 7, 2023
The 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC) will be held at the Omni Fort Worth Jan. 3-5 in Fort Worth, Texas. Once again, the BWCC Consultants Confer… Read More
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My Turn
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I grew up in a rural community east of Leland, Mississippi, that is referred to as Longswitch or sometimes Dunleith. This area is rich in farming and… Read More
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Cotton, History And A Passion For Giving Back
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“It is not about us, it is about the industry and agriculture in general. We are not trying to promote ourselves. We are glad we are in a position t… Read More
