Advances in Cotton Science: Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

Advances in Cotton Science: Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

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Publisher's Synopsis

Cotton is one of the most important fiber and cash crops throughout the world, and it plays a dominant role in the industrial and agricultural economies of many countries. Here is a rich resource of information on the cultivation and production of cotton. This volume provides an overview of the origin and evolution of cotton and its physiological basis and characterization, and goes on to discuss methods of cultivation, biotic stresses, and harvesting and postharvest technology. The volume addresses new advances in research for best cultivation methods, effective utilization of resources, and operations for achieving higher yields, thus achieving higher productivity. The authors take an interdisciplinary approach, providing valuable information necessary to increase cotton productivity to meet the world's growing demands.

Book information

ISBN: 9781771888196
Publisher: CRC Press
Imprint: Apple Academic Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 633.51
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 297
Weight: 816g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm