TY - BOOK AU - Sundaram,V. ED - Indian Society for Cotton Improvement. TI - Handbook of cotton in India U1 - 633.5 23 PY - 1999/// CY - Mumbai PB - Indian Society for Cotton Improvement KW - Cotton KW - Cottonseed KW - Cotton trade KW - Marketing N1 - TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER : 1 Historical perspective of cotton in India CHAPTER : 2 Cotton genetic resources CHAPTER : 3 Cotton improvement procedures CHAPTER : 4 Heterosis breeding CHAPTER : 5 Present scenario and future perspective of cotton seed in India CHAPTER : 6 Cotton production practices for maximising yield of cotton in India CHAPTER : 7 Soil management CHAPTER : 8 Water management in cotton including micro irrigation CHAPTER : 9 Role of biofertilizers in cotton CHAPTER : 10 Cotton Physiology CHAPTER : 11 Cotton diseases and their control CHAPTER : 12 Integrated pest management in cotton-Historical perspective, present Scenario and future strategies CHAPTER : 13 Integrated pest management for sustainable cotton production CHAPTER : 14 Transgenic cotton and biotechnological approaches in cotton improvement research CHAPTER : 15 Farm machinery for cotton cultivation- present scenario and future needs ETC; Includes bibliographical references N2 - Contributed articles ER -