Association of fiber quality parameters and within-boll yield components...

Crop Science;  November 1, 1997 ;   Smith, C. Wayne Coyle, Gwen G.;   787 words ......of lint yield in upland cotton and fiber quality (Culp and Harrell, 1975; Culp et al...between lint yield/unit land area and fiber quality, especially between yield and fiber...association between total lint yield and fiber quality, while positive associations were noted...

Environmental Effects on Cotton Fiber Carbohydrate Concentration and...

Crop Science;  July 1, 2001 ;   Pettigrew, W. T.;   787 words ...SUPERIOR FIBER QUALITY can make cotton lint more desirable...Consequently, genetic improvements in fiber quality traits by U.S. cotton breeders over...mask any genetic improvements in fiber quality. A number of environmental factors...

Plant density modifies within-canopy cotton fiber quality.

Crop Science;  March 1, 2006 ;   Bednarz, Craig W. Nichols, Robert L. Brown, Steve M.;   787 words ......competitive on a global market, fiber quality must meet these new standards...inadequately tested for yield and fiber quality before their release. Others have conjectured the decline in fiber quality resulted from changes in crop...

Swatches.(cotton and textile industry news)(Brief Article)

WWD;  January 21, 2003 ;     256 words ......Michael D. Watson to vice president of fiber quality research. In this position, he will...responsible for the overall operation of the fiber quality research department, which directs...improvement opportunities to measure fiber quality. He was formerly senior director of...

Primitive accession derived germplasm by cultivar crosses as sources for...

Crop Science;  July 1, 2004 ;   McCarty, Jack C. Jenkins, Johnie N. Wu, Jixiang;   787 words ...FIBER QUALITY has become increasingly more important...cotton cultivars do not possess the fiber quality desired by the textile industry. Cotton...striving to meet the challenge to improve fiber quality. To improve the efficiency of developing...

Cotton Inc. names assoc. director, retail mktg.: fills vp, fiber quality...

Home Textiles Today;  January 20, 2003 ;     220 words ......has promoted Michael Watson to vp, fiber quality research. He was previously senior...improvement opportunities for measurement of fiber quality and implementation of technological...In 1988, he was promoted to manager, fiber quality research, becoming senior director...

Combining ability for within-boll yield components in cotton, Gossypium...

Crop Science;  July 1, 1997 ;   Coyle, Gwen C. Smith, C. Wayne;   787 words ......possible. Within the limits of accepted fiber quality, seeds-men, breeders, and geneticists...diverse cotton genotypes varying in fiber quality parameters, (ii) to compare within...germplasm lines released for exceptional fiber quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six diverse...

A Microsatellite-Based, Gene-Rich Linkage Map Reveals Genome Structure,...

Genetics;  May 1, 2007 ;   Guo, Wangzhen; Cai, Caiping; Wang, Changbiao; Han, Zhiguo; Et al;   787 words ......from enhancing yield to improving fiber quality with the acceleration of spinning...identifying the key genes or QTL affecting fiber quality will be of great significance to improving cotton fiber quality. A high-density molecular map, especially...

Molecular marker diversity and field performance in commercial cotton...

Crop Science;  July 1, 2005 ;   Zhang, Jinfa Lu, Y. Cantrell, R.G. Hughs, E.;   787 words ......Acala cultivars, known for their high fiber quality, good Verticillium wilt (Verticillium...There have been attempts in introducing fiber quality genes from Acala and/or Pee Dee lines...cultivars, but success in improving fiber quality has been limited (Bowman and Gutierrez...

Registration of TTU 202-1107-B and TTU 271-2155-C Mutant Germplasm Lines...

Crop Science;  November 1, 2000 ;   AULD, D.L. BECHERE, E. ETHRIDGE, M.D. BECKER, W.D. HEQUET, E. CANTRELL, R.G.;   787 words ......breeding programs developing improved fiber quality. TTU 202-1107-B and TTU 271-2155-C...sub.3] plants selected in 1995 for fiber quality exceeding that of the parental cultivar...271 were evaluated for yield and for fiber quality in replicated trials at Lubbock, TX...

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Cotton Blue Book available at Va Valley cotton gins.

M2 Presswire;  December 10, 1999 ;     550 words ......Norman said, issues relating to cotton fiber quality were of special interest to growers...blue book, he said, contains a 10-year fiber quality analysis summary, from 1990 through...what's important, and a comparison of fiber quality over the years. Charts showing a 16-ye...

Mapping fiber and yield QTLs with main, epistatic, and QTL x environment...

Crop Science;  January 1, 2006 ;   Shen, Xinlian Zhang, Tianzhen Guo, Wangzhen Zhu, Xiefei Zhang, Xiaoyang;   787 words ......simultaneous improvement of yield and fiber quality to meet the demands of the cotton producer...conditions on the genetic control of fiber quality. Seventeen QTLs were detected in a...treatment, suggesting that QTL for fiber quality were markedly affected both by general...

Floral bud removal from specific fruiting positions in cotton: yield and...

Crop Science;  May 1, 1997 ;   Heitholt, J.J.;   787 words ......and may be detrimental to the overall fiber quality. Because the cotton industry wishes...selected times of boll removal on yield, fiber quality, and vegetative growth were examined...removal on boll characteristics and fiber quality of selected bolls, the question still...

Registration of `MISCOT 8806' cotton. (Registrations Of Cultivars).

Crop Science;  November 1, 2002 ;   Wallace, T.P. White, B.W. Hollowell, J.E.;   787 words ......high yield potential and desirable fiber quality traits adapted to the midsouth and...field in 1989 and selected for superior fiber quality traits, followed by evaluation in...sub.3] plant was selected based on fiber quality and lint yield of the progeny row from...

D&PL completes variety improvement project.(Brief Article)

Mississippi Business Journal;  January 23, 2006 ;     242 words ......farm. However, reports of yield stagnation and a decline in fiber quality were common points of discussion and interest during the...years, significant progress has been made in both yield and fiber quality and most of that progress has been made in the last five...