Transgenic cotton expressing the genes for the production of protoxin of the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is used to control lepidopterous pests. Among the most successful applications is for control pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders (i.e. PBW)) in irrigated cotton of the southwestern United States. A major threat to this technology is the development of … Continue reading Bt cotton
A relatively simple per capita, supply-demand regulated, age-structured model of cotton growth and development is described and used to simulate seven varieties in two species of cotton from different regions of the world. The model is used to examine plant weather and other abiotic variable interactions. Measures of earliness are used to assess varietal characteristics. … Continue reading Physiologically Based Model of Cotton/GIS System