Cotton fiber quality determined by fruit position, temperature and management

  • Xuejiao Wang China Agricultural University
  • Jochem Evers Wageningen University
  • Lizhen Zhang China Agricultural University
  • Lili Mao China Agricultural University
  • Xuebiao Pan China Agricultural University
  • Zhaohu Li China Agricultural University
Keywords: Cotton development, fiber length, fiber strength, micronaire, simulation model

Abstract

CottonXL is a tool to explore cotton fiber quality in relation to fruit position, to improve cotton quality by optimizing cotton plant structure, as well as to help farmers understand how the structure of the cotton plant determines crop growth and quality.

Published
2013-06-04
Section
5 FSPMs for problem solving in vegetation management