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Now Available in Paperback Cotton is one of the most important fiber and cash crops throughout the world, and it plays a dominant role in the industrial and agricultural economies of many countries. This volume, Advances in Cotton Science: Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement, is a rich resource of information on the cultivation and production of cotton. It provides an overview of its origin and evolution, and its physiological basis and characterization, and goes on to discuss methods of cultivation, biotic stresses, harvesting and postharvest technology, and new research on breeding and biotechnology. The authors take an interdisciplinary approach, providing a multi-pronged approach to information necessary to increase cotton productivity to meet the world’s growing demands. The volume answers the need to understand the roles of cotton, the nature of the crop, and advancements in research for best cultivation methods, effective utilization of resources, and operations for achieving higher yields, thus achieving higher productivity. The volume will be immensely helpful for growers, students, academicians, teaching faculty, and other professionals in the field to gain knowledge and understanding of the crop. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Ratikanta Maiti, PhD, DSc Botanist and Crop Physiologist; Visiting Research Scientist, Forest Science Faculty, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico Ratikanta Maiti, PhD, DSc, was a world-renowned botanist and crop physiologist. He worked for nine years on jute and allied fibers at the former Jute Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), India, and also worked as a plant physiologist on sorghum and pearl millet at ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) for 10 years. He also worked for more than 25 years as a professor and research scientist at three different universities in Mexico. In addition, he worked for six years as a Research Advis0r at Vibha Seeds; Hyderabad, India, and as a Visiting Research Scientist for five years in the Forest Science Faculty, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico. As the author of more than 40 books and about 500 research papers, he has won several international awards, including an Ethno-Botanist Award (USA) sponsored by Friends University, Wichita, Kansas, the United Nations Development Programme; a senior research scientist award offered by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONNACYT), Mexico; and a gold medal from India 2008 offered by ABI. He was Chairman of the Ratikanta Maiti Foundation and chief editor of three international journals. Dr. Maiti died in 2019. Ch. Aruna Kumari, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, Agricultural College, Jagtial, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), India Ch. Aruna Kumari, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Crop Physiology at Agricultural College, Jagtial, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), India. She has seven years of teaching experience at PJTSAU and seven years of research experience at varied ICAR institutes and at Vibha Seeds. She waa the recipient of a CSIR Fellowship during her doctoral studies and was awarded a Young Scientist Award for Best Thesis Presentation on “In the National Seminar on Plant Physiology.†She teaches courses on plant physiology and environmental science for BSc (Ag.) students. She has taught seed physiology and growth and yield and modeling courses to MSc (Ag.) students. She acted as a minor advisor to several MSc (Ag) students and guided them in their research work. She is the author of book chapters in four books. She is also one of editors of the book Glossary in Plant Physiology and an editor of six international books, including Advances in Bio-Resource and Stress Management; Applied Biology of Woody Plants; An Evocative Memoire: Living with Mexican Culture, Spirituality and Religion; and Gospel of Forests. She has published over 50 research articles in national and international journals. Her field of specialization is seed dormancy of rice and sunflower. Abul Kalam Samsul Huda, PhD Associate Professor, School of Science & Health, Western Sydney University, Australia Abul Kalam Samsul Huda, PhD, is Associate Professor at the School of Science & Health at Western Sydney University, Australia. He was previously a Research Scientist with the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and an Agro-climatologist and Modeller at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India. In addition, he was a visiting professor and scientist in at several academic and research institutes, including the University of California, Davis, USA; the University of Sydney, Australia; and Texas A&M University, Temple, Texas, USA. His research work spans the fields of agro-climatology, agronomy, modeling, and systems thinking. He is specialized in using climate information to improve agricultural productivity while reducing production risks and maximizing opportunities. He has published more than 280 research articles in highly reputed journal and has handled 24 research projects while working more than two decades at Western Sydney University, attracting over $5 million in research funding. He is an internationally renowned scientist in climate-smart agriculture and is working in multiple countries, including Australia, India, China, Qatar, Cambodia, Indonesia, and. For his enormous contribution to the field, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. He received doctoral degree in Agronomy from the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. Debashis Mandal, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Aromatic & Medicinal Plants, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India Debashis Mandal, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticulture, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants at Mizoram University, Aizawl, India. He is a young academician and research fellow working in sustainable hill farming for past nine years. He was previously Assistant Professor at Sikkim University, India, and has published 35 research papers and book chapters in reputed journals and books. He has also published four books. He is currently chief editor for four volumes on fruits: production, processing and marketing, and associate editor for four volumes on production, processing, and therapeutics of medicinal and aromatic plants. In addition, he is working as a member in working group on Lychee and Other Sapindaceae Crops of the International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium, and also a member of the ISHS section on tropical-subtropical fruits and organic horticulture and commission on quality and postharvest horticulture. Currently he is working as Editor-in-Lead (Horticulture) for the International Journal of Bio Resources & Stress Management (IJBSM). He is also the founding Managing Editor for a new international publication Chronicle of Bioresource Management. Dr. Mandal is an editorial advisor for horticulture science to Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, and a regular reviewer of many journals. He is also a consultant horticulturist to the Department of Horticulture & Agriculture (Research & Extension), Government of Mizoram, India, and Himadri Specialty Chemicals Ltd. He also is handling externally funded research projects. He has been a convener, session moderator, and keynote speaker for international conferences. He has visited many countries for professional meetings, seminars, and symposia. Sameena Begum Researcher Sameena Begum is a young researcher. She has completed a BSc in Agriculture with distinction and her Master of Science in Genetics and Plant Breeding with distinction from the College of Agriculture, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India. During her master’s degree program, she conducted research on combining ability, gall midge resistance, and yield and quality traits in hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) and identified two highly resistant hybrids. |
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