Cotton Origin, History, Technology, and Production,9780471180456

Cotton Origin, History, Technology, and Production

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780471180456
ISBN10: 0471180459
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-08-30
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Here is a vital new source of "need-to-know" information for cotton industry professionals. Unlike other references that focus solely on growing the crop, this book also emphasizes the cotton industry as a whole, and includes material on the nature of cotton fibers and their processing; cotton standards and classification; and marketing strategies.

Author Biography

C. Wayne Smith is an associate professor and director of the Archaeological Preservation Research Laboratory - APRL . He holds the INA Faculty Fellowship. Working as a conservator, he specializes in the preservation of organic artifacts using silicone oils, resins, and other polymers. Archaeological Conservation Using Polymers, his most recent work published by Texas A&M University Press, discusses practical applications for the stabilization of organic artifacts. Since 1981, he has participated in survey and shipwreck assessment in the Great Lakes and participated as a student and research assistant in excavations at Port Royal, Jamaica. Working in conjunction with Donny L. Hamilton of Texas A&M University and Dow Corning Corporation of Midland, Michigan, he has developed and patented new conservation strategies and industrial applications. He also participates in numerous joint international research projects.

J. Tom Cothren is the editor of Cotton: Origin, History, Technology, and Production, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Contributors xi
SECTION I: ORIGIN AND HISTORY 1(172)
The Origin and Domestication of Cotton
3(30)
C.L. Brubaker
F.M. Bourland
J.F. Wendel
Taxonomy and Gemplasm Resources
33(32)
A.E. Percival
J.F. Wendel
J.M. Stewart
Development of the World Cotton Industry
65(34)
O.L. May
K.E. Lege
History of Cultivar Development in the United States
99(74)
C. Wayne Smith
Roy G. Cantrell
Hal S. Moser
Stephen R. Oakley
SECTION II: THE COTTON PLANT 173(260)
Morphology and Anatomy of the Cotton Plant
175(32)
Derrick M. Oosterhuis
Judy Jernstedt
Physiology of the Cotton Plant
207(62)
J. Tom Cothren
Cotton Fiber Quality
269(20)
C.R. Benedict
R.J. Kohel
H.L. Lewis
The Cotton Seed
289(30)
Norman W. Hopper
Robert G. McDaniel
Qualitative Genetics
319(42)
R.G. Percy
R.J. Kohel
Techniques for Development of New Cultivars
361(54)
D. Steven Calhoun
Daryl T. Bowman
Future Horizons: Biotechnology for Cotton Improvement
415(18)
Andrew H. Paterson
Roberta H. Smith
SECTION III: PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION HAZARDS 433(248)
Production Statistics
435(16)
C. Wayne Smith
Production Practices
451(38)
Jeffrey C.Silvertooth
Keith L. Edmisten
William H. McCarty
Insect and Mite Pests of Cotton
489(64)
B.R. Leonard
J. B. Graves
P.C. Ellsworth
Diseases of Cotton
553(42)
A.A. Bell
Cotton Nematodes
595(22)
A.F. Robinson
Weeds and Their Control
617(42)
Charles T. Bryson
Clay Salisbury
William B. McCloskey
Cotton Marketing
659(22)
Carl G. Anderson
SECTION IV: PROCESSING AND PRODUCTS 681(144)
Ginning
683(26)
William D. Mayfield
W. Stanley Anthony
Sidney E. Hughs
William F. Lalor
Roy V. Baker
Classing of Fiber
709(20)
H.H. Ramey, Jr.
The Spinning Process
729(22)
Harvin Smith
Reiyao Zhu
Yarn Preparation, Fabric Formation, and Finishing
751(42)
John B. Price
Timothy A. Calamari
Wei Ying Tao
Cottonseed Processing
793(32)
Steven R. Gregory
Ernesto Hernandez
Bryan R. Savoy
Glossary 825(8)
Index 833

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