Resource Directory

Tap directly into the extensive research library of Cotton Incorporated. Here, you can filter your results by category, sort them by date and select your preferred media type to streamline the resources you see.

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May 1, 2022

SmartIrrigation Cotton App

Designed for growers in Georgia and Florida, this interactive tool automatically downloads data from the closest weather station to help estimate irrigation water requirements.

May 1, 2022

Managing Plant Population in Cotton

High seed costs have made selecting the correct plant population even more important in recent years. This paper uses several different plant population studies conducted with different varieties and environments to provide a summary of how plant population can impact cotton yields.

April 1, 2022

Module Feeder Inspection System for Plastic Contamination: Alternative Design

This report describes the design and operation of an module feeder inspection system that provides ginners an instantaneous view of the dispersing cylinders in a cotton gin module feeder.  This is an alternative design to a previously published report.  Images are provided by network IP cameras installed in the back wall of a module feeder […]

March 19, 2022

Cotton Seedling Diseases

This online resource from the University of Tennesee provides information about specific diseases that commonly affect cotton seedlings.

February 1, 2022

Forty Years of Increasing Cotton’s Water Productivity

Over the last 40 years the amount of irrigation water used by cotton in the United States has decreased while yields have increased leading to a large increase in crop water productivity (CWP).  This detailed review article documents practices adopted by cotton producers that have led to this improvement was well as strategies to maintain […]

November 29, 2021

Cotton Harvest Data Download Utility V2

UPDATED June, 2021 for new security protocols and minor bug fix update on August 15, 2022. Newer cotton harvesters from John Deere have the option of directly transmitting module serial numbers and other associated information directly to the “MyJohnDeere” website in the form of a Harvest ID files. The Cotton Harvest File Download Utility may […]

November 1, 2021

State Variety Trial Data

Access performance data from 17 states that conduct cotton variety trials. Performance data includes lint yield, fiber quality traits and other important agronomic traits.

September 22, 2021

Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2018

This document is composed of short summaries of multiple cotton research projects conducted in Arkansas during the 2018 crop season. Most projects were partially or wholly funded by Cotton Incorporated’s Arkansas State Support Program.

September 22, 2021

Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2019

This document is composed of short summaries of multiple cotton research projects conducted in Arkansas during the 2019 crop season. Most projects were partially or wholly funded by Cotton Incorporated’s Arkansas State Support Program.

September 21, 2021

Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2020

This document is composed of short summaries of multiple cotton research projects conducted in Arkansas during the 2020 crop season. Most projects were partially or wholly funded by Cotton Incorporated’s Arkansas State Support Program.

May 1, 2021

Texas IPM Newsletters and Blogs

Integrated pest management agents across Texas contribute articles and insights to the Texas IPM Program’s newsletter and blog.

May 1, 2021

UTcrops News Blog – Cotton

This web page gathers all cotton-related posts from the UTcrops News Blog, operated by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.