High-quality cotton fiber begins with variety selection, continues with adherence to all
production methods, and concludes with a well-planned and executed harvest. A potential …

The introduction and subsequent rapid adoption of Bt. transgenic cotton hybrids (Gossypium
species) have undoubtedly been the most significant event in the history of cotton in India …

The chapter describes the systematic cotton seed production approach developed and
adopted by most of the cotton growing countries, manual and mechanical cotton harvesting …

Crop characteristics of cotton are crucial to identify the important crop attributes like plant
height, canopy width, sympods and monopods distribution, row spacing which affects the …

Mechanical cotton harvesters, ie strippers and pickers are commercially available, but these
cannot be used for cotton harvesting from varieties presently grown in India due to design …

A numerical method called Multiple Attribute Decision Making (MADM) has been used for
rational selection of a cotton harvester out of a finite number of cotton harvesters available …

An experimental cotton picking aid was designed and developed for picking cotton from
cotton bolls. In order to generate required suction pressure on the boll, a suitable blower …

The study on plant characteristics of cotton varieties RCH-134, Ankur-651 and Manak was
carried out to find their suitability for using modern cotton picker. The row to row spacing was …

Preliminary testing of the developed picking aid was done in the field using various
combinations of the picker end diameters (20, 25, 32 and 40 mm) and suction pressures (25 …

The cotton ginning is the primary processing industry whose major function is to separate
the lint from raw cotton. The cotton must ascertain the properties strength, span length, fibre …