Protein extracted from boll weevil larvae causes abscission of cotton flower buds and debladed petioles. Abscission of buds is preceded by a rapid and persistent flaring of bracts; cell proliferation is induced in the abscission zone of debladed petioles. A possible mode of transmission of the agent from larva to bud tissue is discussed.

abstract this research was conducted in hamadan province for evaluation of potato cultivars reaction to cultivation date. this experiment was performed in split plot design based on randomized complete block in thee replication with two factors, containing, i. main plots are planting date including: 9 april, 25 april, 10may, 26may, 10 june, 26 june 2. and subplots are cultivar with three levels...

In this paper we give examples which show that the convolution theorem (Boll, [1], Hajek, [2]) cannot be extended to infinite-dimensional shift experiments. This answers a question posed by van der Vaart, [9], and which has been considered also by LeCam, [5].

Pantoea ananatis is a bacterium with versatile niches that vary from pathogenic to beneficial. We present the genome of strain CFH 7-1, which was recovered from a diseased greenhouse cotton boll previously caged with a field-collected cotton fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus). These data will assist in deciphering the infection process.

Peak bloom is one of the most recognizable periods in cotton development Fields may become blanketed with white blooms as boll loading accelerates to a maximum. This landmark developmental stage signals that a shift is occurring in the crop's biology and your management priorities. This newsletter will profile the crop at peak bloom and outline some management considerations that can affect per...

The goal of this document is to provide a computationally practical guide to game-theoretic problems. We discuss the current intractibility of finding Nash Equilibria exactly, and of even specifying a game in normal form for a large number of players. But hope is not lost. Efficiently computable solution concepts are presented as alternatives to Nash Equilibria, with a corresponding notion of P...

The components of lint yield in cotton are the number of plants per acre, the number of bolls per plant, the number of seeds per boll, and the number of fibers per seed. This list may be reduced to the two essential components, i.e., the number of seeds per acre and the weight of fiber per seed. A great deal of attention has been paid to the first factor but the weight of fiber per seed has bee...