Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities
Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities
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The book "Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology" provides ideas, data, and strategies for cotton breeding and biotechnology to enhance cotton production and improve quality against abiotic and biotic stresses.
Format: Hardback
Length: 354 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Cotton breeding and biotechnology play a pivotal role in enhancing cotton production and improving cotton quality. This comprehensive text delves into various ideas, data, and strategies to mount breeding programs for optimizing cotton yield and quality. It also highlights the importance of developing resilient cotton varieties that can withstand abiotic and biotic stresses.
The text begins by discussing the importance of cotton breeding in meeting the global demand for cotton. It highlights the challenges faced by cotton producers, such as limited genetic diversity, susceptibility to pests and diseases, and environmental stresses. The author emphasizes the need for innovative breeding approaches to address these challenges and improve cotton productivity.
The text then explores various breeding techniques, such as pedigree selection, hybridization, and molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS). It explains how these techniques can be used to identify superior cotton varieties with desirable traits, such as high yield, disease resistance, and quality characteristics. The author also discusses the importance of selecting parents with complementary traits to achieve genetic stability and avoid genetic bottlenecks.
In addition to breeding, the text also discusses the role of biotechnology in cotton improvement. It highlights the use of genetic engineering techniques, such as gene editing and gene stacking, to modify cotton traits and improve resistance to pests and diseases. The author discusses the potential benefits and limitations of these techniques and highlights the need for rigorous regulatory oversight to ensure their safe and ethical use.
The text also provides detailed strategies for cotton quality improvement against abiotic and biotic stresses. It discusses the importance of selecting cotton varieties that are tolerant to drought, heat, and pests, as well as resistant to herbicides and other chemical inputs. The author emphasizes the need for integrated pest management practices to minimize the use of pesticides and promote sustainable agriculture.
Furthermore, the text discusses the importance of post-harvest management and marketing of cotton. It highlights the need for efficient storage, transportation, and processing of cotton to maintain its quality and value. The author discusses the use of modern technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, to improve traceability and transparency in the cotton supply chain.
Overall, this comprehensive text provides a valuable resource for researchers, breeders, and farmers interested in enhancing cotton production and improving cotton quality. It offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of cotton breeding and biotechnology, as well as practical strategies for achieving sustainable and resilient cotton production.
Cotton breeding and biotechnology play a pivotal role in enhancing cotton production and improving cotton quality.
This comprehensive text delves into various ideas, data, and strategies to mount breeding programs for optimizing cotton yield and quality.
It also highlights the importance of developing resilient cotton varieties that can withstand abiotic and biotic stresses.
The text begins by discussing the importance of cotton breeding in meeting the global demand for cotton.
It highlights the challenges faced by cotton producers, such as limited genetic diversity, susceptibility to pests and diseases, and environmental stresses.
The author emphasizes the need for innovative breeding approaches to address these challenges and improve cotton productivity.
The text then explores various breeding techniques, such as pedigree selection, hybridization, and molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS).
It explains how these techniques can be used to identify superior cotton varieties with desirable traits, such as high yield, disease resistance, and quality characteristics.
The author also discusses the importance of selecting parents with complementary traits to achieve genetic stability and avoid genetic bottlenecks.
In addition to breeding, the text also discusses the role of biotechnology in cotton improvement.
It highlights the use of genetic engineering techniques, such as gene editing and gene stacking, to modify cotton traits and improve resistance to pests and diseases.
The author discusses the potential benefits and limitations of these techniques and highlights the need for rigorous regulatory oversight to ensure their safe and ethical use.
The text also provides detailed strategies for cotton quality improvement against abiotic and biotic stresses.
It discusses the importance of selecting cotton varieties that are tolerant to drought, heat, and pests, as well as resistant to herbicides and other chemical inputs.
The author emphasizes the need for integrated pest management practices to minimize the use of pesticides and promote sustainable agriculture.
Furthermore, the text discusses the importance of post-harvest management and marketing of cotton.
It highlights the need for efficient storage, transportation, and processing of cotton to maintain its quality and value.
The author discusses the use of modern technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, to improve traceability and transparency in the cotton supply chain.
Overall, this comprehensive text provides a valuable resource for researchers, breeders, and farmers interested in enhancing cotton production and improving cotton quality.
Weight: 454g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367562205
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