Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) seed develops single-celled long fibres (lint) from the seed-coat epidermis at anthesis. Previous studies have shown that the initiation and rapid elongation of these fibres requires the expression of sucrose synthase (Sus) and, potentially, a transient closure of plasmodesmata. This study extends the previous work to examine the patterns of Sus expression and pla...

We construct a new partial geometry with parameters pg(5,5,2), not isomorphic to the of van Lint and Schrijver.

2014 A charging chain consisting of alternate insulating and conducting segments is inherently a more uniform structure than a conventional woven fabric charging belt. Consequently, in terms of voltage stability caused by variations in the charging system, a chain should be superior to a belt. In addition, a chain produces no lint and little dust; it is relatively insensitive to moisture and th...

Van Lint and Tonchev (1993, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 62, 252 260) described a sufficient condition for the non-embeddability of a quasi-derived design into a symmetric balanced incomplete block design. In this paper, by using the notion of incomplete designs, this criterion is changed to find certain quasi-derived designs in some special cases. Many infinite series of non-embeddable quasi-deriv...

A study was conducted on a Red Bay sandy loam soil (Rhodic Paleudult) in Jay, Florida, USA, to investigate how interspecific interactions between pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch) and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) would affect cotton leaf morphology and gas exchange and thereby biomass and lint yield. We quantified specific leaf area (SLA), specific leaf nitrogen (SLN), net photosynthesis (A),...

The non-Abelian gauge structure of the Standard Model implies presence multi-boson self-interactions. Precise measurements in experimental and theoretical studies these interactions allow not only testing nature but also new physics contribution coming from beyond Model. These can be examined using a model-independent way effective theory approach that composes motivation part this study. In pa...

Straw nursery pots (SNPs), which utilize agricultural residues such as wheatstraw and corn stalks as raw materials, can be widely used in the transplantingof seedlings of crops, vegetables, flowers and trees. Plastic nursery pots (PNPs)and direct sowing (DS) were used as controls in evaluating the effects of SNPson plant growth, dry matter partitioning, yields and economic benefits oftransplant...

Ultra-narrow row cotton studies were conducted during 1999 at two field sites in northern Florida. One site was naturally infested with Meloidogyne incognita Race 3 and the other with Rotylenchulus reniformis. The fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) was applied broadcast at rates of 0, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, and 96 kg ai./ha in replicated plots before planting Delta Pine 655 BRR cotton in 25-cm-w...

China is the largest cotton-producer in the World with about 4.5 million tons of lint produced annually, which accounts for over 20% of the World’s total production (Xia et al. 2001). Damage from pests is one of the major limiting factors for cotton production in China, among which cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera Hübner) is a key one (Fang et al. 1992). In the early 1990s, due to the dram...

GtEokge Cannon, aged 18, sailor, of strumous appearance, Was admitted into hospital, December 8tli last, complaining of pain over the right iliac region. On the 23rd December a circumscribed swelling made its appearance over the right kidney. It gradually enlarged, and became red and painful, with distinct fluctuation. There wa3 tenderness, nor deformity of spine, and the urine was quite formal...