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Cotton
David D. Fang (Edited by), Fang (Author), Richard G. Percy (Edited by)
9780891186250, Wiley
Hardback, published 13 March 2020
816 pages
1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg
"Cotton, 2nd edition, edited by David D. Fang and Richard G. Percy, is a long awaited, much needed comprehensive update on the science of cotton. This book epitomizes the thorough coverage of an Agronomy Monograph. Readers will find essential coverage of the many scientific advancements in the field, from fiber handling to the transgenic cotton revolution. This amazing and versatile crop, cultivated for more than 7000 years, is one of the most powerful stories in agricultural science. More than 50 experts who contributed to this volume represent the leading edge of this exciting story."
Foreword vii Preface ix Contributors xi Cotton as a World Crop: Origin, History, and Current Status 1 Taxonomy and Evolution of the Cotton Genus, Gossypium 25 Germplasm Resources Collection and Management 45 Anatomy and Morphology of Cultivated Cottons 77 Fiber Biology 97 Cytology and Cytogenetics 129 Qualitative Genetics and Utilization of Mutants 155 Quantitative Genetics 187 Conventional Cotton Breeding 205 Transgenic Cotton Breeding 229 Molecular Breeding 255 Genome Sequenncing 289 Role of Bioinformatic Tools and Databases in Cotton Research 303 Physiology 339 Climate and Its Interaction with Cotton Morphology 401 Crop Growing Practices 419 Remote Sensing for Cotton Farming 439 Diseases 465 Cotton Insect Pest Management 509 Cotton Nematodes 547 Harvesting 571 Ginning 609 Fiber to Fabric 665 Seed 745 Marketing and Economics 783
Joshua A. Lee and David D. Fang
Jonathan F. Wendel and Corrinne E. Grover
James Frelichowski and Richard Percy
Jack R. Mauney
Hee Jin Kim
Tianzhen Zhang and John E. Endrizzi
Richard Percy, Bralie Hendon, Efrem Bechere, and Dick Auld
B. Todd Campbell and Gerald O. Myers
Fred Bourland and Gerald O. Myers
Jinfa Zhang
David D. Fang
Maojun Wang, Daojun Yuan, and Xianlong Zhang
Jing Yu and Dorrie Main
John L. Snider and Derrick M. Oosterhuis
Warren Conaty, Rose Brodrick, James Mahan, and Paxton Payton
Philip J. Bauer
Yanbo Huang and Steven J. Thomson
Craig S. Rothrock, Jason E. Woodward, and Robert C. Kemerait, Jr.
Randall G. Luttrell, Tina Gray Teague, and Michael J. Brewer
David B. Weaver
John D. Wanjura, Edward M. Barnes, Mark S. Kelley, and Randal K. Boman
Ed Hughs and Greg Holt
Brendan Kelly, Noureddine Abidi, Dean Ethridge, and Eric F. Hequet
Michael K. Dowd
Gary M. Adams
Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]
