Cotton and its pests in South Africa
Author | : Bernard Smit |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 17 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Cotton |
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Author | : Bernard Smit |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 17 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Cotton |
ISBN | : |
Author | : E. O. Pearson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Agricultural pests |
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Cotton-growing in tropical Africa; Insects and the cotton plant; Key to the principal disorders of cotton in Africa; Accounts of the principal pests.
Author | : William Henry Scherffius |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Cotton growing |
ISBN | : |
History; World's production of cotton; Cotton growing in south africa; Botanical features of cotton; Cotton varieties; Cotton breeding; Cotton fibre; Cultivation; Cotton growing under irrigation; Fertilizers and crop rolations; Harvesting; Ratooning; The cotton planters diary; Ginning; Grading cotton; Selling cotton; Requirements of the spinner; Cotton seed and its products; Insect pests; Diseases and physiological troubles; Statistics; Temperature and rainfall.
Author | : South Africa. Department of Agriculture |
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Author | : Empire Cotton Growing Corporation, afterwards Cotton Research Corporation (London) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1937 |
Genre | : Beneficial insects |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Eric F. Hequet |
Publisher | : Texas Tech University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780896725904 |
An essential reference for anyone searching for ways to avoid or mitigate the problem of cotton stickiness.
Author | : Edward Philpott Mumford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Cotton |
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Author | : Chas. K. Brain |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 1918 |
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Author | : R. Charles H. Sweeney |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1961 |
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Author | : Graham A. Matthews |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2021-12-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1800620217 |
This book presents a global overview of the background to, and the current state of, crop protection and pest management in cotton crops. Cotton is one of the most economically important crops in the world and has been grown for centuries but maintaining high yields of good quality requires sophisticated approaches to pest management. The introduction and use of pesticides over the decades significantly increased cotton yields but lead to many adverse environmental impacts. Over time, new and alternative insecticides were developed but overuse has enabled pests to develop significant resistance. The development of genetically modified cotton varieties with toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis enabled much improved control of lepidopteran larvae, including bollworms, but as the toxins had no effect on sucking pests, farmers had no choice but to continue using insecticides. Also, some of the new cotton varieties developed in recent times have not adapted to different climatic conditions and the quality of cotton fibre declined as a result. This book shows the need for more research to select cotton varieties with high quality fibres suitable for different cotton growing areas and to develop integrated pest management strategies to minimise the use of pesticides. It also demonstrates the need for an inter-disciplinary approach bringing together plant breeders, entomologists, plant pathologists, agronomists and agricultural engineers to achieve high yields of high quality cotton.