PERSPECTIVES ON COTTON GLOBAL TRADE REFORMS [PDF]
World cotton prices fell to nearly unprecedented levels during the 2001/02 marketing year, causing distress to cotton producers and exporters worldwide. In a number of developing countries highly dependent on cotton for export earnings or where cotton is
Somwaru, Agapi +2 more
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Cotton subsidies, the WTO, and the'cotton problem' [PDF]
Following an 8-year long dispute over cotton subsidies, Brazil and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding on April 21, 2010, effectively paving the way for settling the dispute.
Baffes, John
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Life History Parameters of the Invasive Cotton Mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis on Tomato at Four Constant Temperatures. [PDF]
InsectsHarbi A, Abbes K, Chermiti B, Suma P.
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The Economic Effectiveness of the Cotton Checkoff Program [PDF]
This report is an empirical analysis of the effectiveness of the marketing/promotion, nonagricultural research, and agricultural research activities associated with the cotton checkoff program over the period of 1986/87 through 2004/05.
Williams, Gary W., Capps, Oral, Jr.
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Optimal Irradiation Strategy to Induce Male Sterility in Cotton Mealybug, <i>Phenacoccus solenopsis</i> Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Dong W +6 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Production and Marketing of Bt Cotton and Hybrid Cotton in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat State [PDF]
The study has revealed that the total cost per hectare is higher in Bt cotton than hybrid cotton. The cost of seeds has been found higher in Bt cotton, whereas hybrid cotton growers incur more cost on insecticides/ pesticides.
Fadadu, A.M. +2 more
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Using Age-Stage Two-Sex Life Tables to Assess the Suitability of Three Solanaceous Host Plants for the Invasive Cotton Mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Abbes K +3 more
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MINIMIZING FARM-TO-MILL COTTON CLEANING COST [PDF]
This study focuses on least-cost farm-to-mill cotton cleaning configurations employing survey, regression, and simulation techniques. The resulting least-cost cotton cleaning configurations, employing standard textile technology, included the use of one ...
Bennett, Blake K., Misra, Sukant K.
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Potassium-induced resistance of cotton against boll-rottening, thrips and mealybugs
Pure and Applied Biology, 2021 openaire +1 more source