Cotton production today is not to be undertaken frivolously if one expects to profit by its production. If cotton production is to be sustainable and produced profitably, it is essential to be knowledgeable about the growth and development of the cotton plant and in the adaptation of cultivars to the region as well as the technology available. In addition, those individuals involved in growing cotton should be familiar with the use of management aids to know the most profitable time to irrigate, apply plant growth regulators, herbicides, foliar fertilizers, insecticides, defoliants, etc. The chapters in this book were assembled to provide those dealing with the production of cotton with the basic knowledge of the physiology of the plant required to manage the cotton crop in a profitable manner.
Author(s): Jonathan F. Wendel, Curt L. Brubaker, Tosak Seelanan (auth.), Prof. James McD. Stewart, Prof. Derrick M. Oosterhuis, Prof. James J. Heitholt, Dr. Jackson R. Mauney (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 563
City: Dordrecht; New York
Tags: Plant Physiology; Agriculture; Plant Sciences; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
The Origin and Evolution of Gossypium ....Pages 1-18
Germplasm Resources for Physiological Research and Development....Pages 19-23
Morphological Alterations in Response to Management and Environment....Pages 24-32
Physiological and Anatomical Factors Determining Fiber Structure and Utility....Pages 33-47
Germination and Seedling Development....Pages 48-56
Growth and Development of Root Systems....Pages 57-71
Temporal Dynamics of Cotton Leaves and Canopies....Pages 72-79
Cotton Source/Sink Relationships....Pages 80-96
Relation of Growth and Development to Mineral Nutrition....Pages 97-105
Cycles and Rhythms in Cotton....Pages 106-110
Physiology of Seed and Fiber Development....Pages 111-122
Plant Responses to Temperature Extremes....Pages 123-128
Plant Responses to Salinity....Pages 129-141
Plant Responses to Mineral Deficiencies and Toxicities....Pages 142-161
Air Pollution Stress....Pages 162-173
Responses of Cotton to CO 2 Enrichment....Pages 174-178
Inter-Plant Competition: Growth Responses to Plant Density and Row Spacing....Pages 179-186
Cotton Host-Microbe Interactions....Pages 187-205
Ecophysiology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Cotton....Pages 206-212
Mechanisms of Cotton Resistance to Arthropod Herbivory....Pages 213-228
Effects of Environment on Fiber Quality....Pages 229-245
Physiological Responses to Tillage Systems, Cover Crops, and Residue Management....Pages 246-254
Crop Water Management to Optimize Growth and Yield....Pages 255-264
Interpretation of Plant Mineral Status....Pages 265-271
Foliar Fertilization of Cotton....Pages 272-288
Use of Growth Regulators in Cotton Production....Pages 289-303
Physiological Rationales in Plant Monitoring and Mapping....Pages 304-317
Physiological Simulation of Cotton Growth and Yield....Pages 318-331
Ontogeny of Cotton Seeds: Gametogenesis, Embryogenesis, Germination, and Seedling Growth....Pages 332-341
Secondary Products....Pages 342-352
Neutral Nonstructural Carbohydrates....Pages 353-360
Biochemistry of the Fiber....Pages 361-378
Cotton Regeneration....Pages 379-382
Current Status of Cotton Molecular Biology....Pages 383-393
Genetic Engineering Applications in Crop Improvement....Pages 394-403
Back Matter....Pages 404-563
