Cotton

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-471-18045-6
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell

Buch, Englisch, 864 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 262 mm, Gewicht: 1669 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, C. Wayne

Cothren, J. Tom

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ORIGIN AND HISTORY.

The Origin and Domestication of Cotton (C. Brubaker, et al.).

Taxonomy and Gemplasm Resources (A. Percival, et al.).

Develpoment of the World Cotton Industry (O. May & K.Lege).

History of Cultivar Development in the United States (C. Smith, etal.).

THE COTTON PLANT.

Morphology and Anatomy of the Cotton Plant (D. Oosterhuis & J.Jernstedt).

Physiology of the Cotton Plant (J. Cothren).

Cotton Fiber Quality (C. Benedict, et al.).

The Cotton Seed (N. Hopper & R. McDaniel).

Qualitative Genetics (R. Percy & R. Kohel).

Techniques for Development of New Cultivars (D. Calhoun & D.Bowman).

Future Horizons: Biotechnology for Cotton Improvement (A. Paterson& R. Smith).

PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION HAZARDS.

Production Statistics (C. Smith).

Production Practices (J. Silvertooth, et al.).

Insect and Mite Pests of Cotton ( B. Leonard, et al.).

Diseases of Cotton (A. Bell).

Cotton Nematodes (A. Robinson).

Weeds and Their Control (C. Bryson, et al.).

Cotton Marketing (C. Anderson).

PROCESSING AND PRODUCTS.

Ginning (W. Mayfield, et al.).

Classing of Fiber (H. Ramey).

The Spinning Process (H. Smith & R. Zhu).

Yarn Preparation, Fabric Formation, and Finishing (J. Price, etal.).

Cottonseed Processing (S. Gregory, et al.).

Glossary.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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.