John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Cotton, Agriculture US, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides,
Fusarium wilt of cotton more aggressive and diverse than previously understood
Cotton is an important crop worldwide and grown in large amounts in the United States, which provided 38 percent of cotton exports in 2017. One of the greatest threats to cotton production is Fusarium wilt, a fungal disease caused by the soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV). In a study recently published in Plant Disease, plant pathologists, agronomists, and breeders in California, Texas, and North Carolina identified current populations of FOV in infected plants and examined their diversity and aggressiveness during the seedling and wilt stages of disease development.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Cotton, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, Ag Africa,
Burkina Faso cotton industry wants to bring back GMO seeds - Alliance for Science
Burkina Faso’s cotton industry wants to bring back the genetically modified varieties the nation phased out in 2015. The German firm Bayer will begin negotiations with Burkinabe authorities by the end of this year to allow for a return of the Bt cotton seeds that local farmers have been demanding, according to Wilfried A. Yameogo, […]
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Corn/Maize, Cotton, Agriculture US, GMO's, Insects, Research,
Effectiveness of the natural resistance...
Scientific Reports - <ArticleTitle Language="En" OutputMedium="All" xml:lang="en">Effectiveness of the natural resistance...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. West, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Research,
New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease
Researchers at UC Davis have helped develop three new Pima cotton cultivars that are resistant to Fusarium wilt disease, a soil-borne fungus that can devastate a cotton crop.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, Genes /Genetics, Pollinators,
Modified genes can distort wild cotton’s interactions with insects
In a Yucatan nature park, engineered genes influence nectar production, affecting ants’ and maybe pollinators’ attraction to the wild cotton plants.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Cotton, Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, Trade (Commodities), Commodity/Trade Groups,
Greaves Cotton hits lifetime high. Why analysts remain gung ho on this stock
Shares of Greave Cotton have outperformed markets, rising as much as 105 per cent in the year 2021 so far. In the last one month the counter is up by 35 per cent.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Australia/NZ,
Frost takes cream off crop in otherwise bumper season
Cotton Australia predicts 2.8 million bale season.
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06/11/2021 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, Sugarcane, Agriculture US, Economics, Coronavirus/COVID,
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