Cotton

Pest management in cotton: a global perspective

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"This book describes the background and present state of pest management in cotton crops throughout the world. Cotton is one of the most economically important crops globally, and new, emerging pests driven by climate change, for example, are proving increasingly problematic. Th…

Bound Feet, Young Hands: Tracking the Demise of Footbinding in Village Chi…

by Gates, Hill, Bossen, Laurel

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Footbinding was common in China until the early twentieth century, when most Chinese were family farmers. Why did these families bind young girls' feet? And why did footbinding stop? In this groundbreaking work, Laurel Bossen and Hill Gates upend the popular view of footbinding …

The spinning world: a global history of cotton textiles, 1200-1850

by Riello, Giorgio, Parthasarathi, Prasannan

fromPasold studies in textile history

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Cotton textiles were the first good to achieve a truly global reach. For many centuries muslins and calicoes from the Indian subcontinent were demanded in the trading worlds of the Indian Ocean and the eastern Mediterranean. After 1500, new circuits of exchange were developed. O…

Nutrient deficiencies of field crops: guide to diagnosis and management

by Sharma, Manoj Kumar, Kumar, Prakash

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This book presents guidelines on the identification of macronutrient and micronutrient deficiency symptoms in cereal crops (maize, rice, sorghum, pearl millet, wheat and barley), pulse crops (pigeon pea, green gram, black gram, cowpea, cluster bean, chickpea, Phaseolus vulgaris,…

Cotton Fiber Chemistry and Technology

by Wakelyn, Phillip J.

fromInternational fiber science and technology series

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Cotton Fiber Chemistry and Technology focuses on providing the most up-to-date information on cotton fiber chemistry, physics, and properties. Drawn from the Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition the book details fiber biosynthesis, structure, chemical composition and react…

Cotton fiber chemistry and technology

by Wakelyn, P. J., (Phillip J.)

fromInternational fiber science and technology series

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Focusing on cotton chemistry, characterisation, and properties, rather than production, this book takes a modern approach to analysing the structural and chemical properties of cotton fibers using state-of-the-art characterisation methods.

Cotton fiber chemistry and technology

by Wakelyn, P. J., (Phillip J.)

fromInternational fiber science and technology series

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COTTON BIOSYNTHESIS OF COTTON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF COTTON SOLVENTS FOR COTTON STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF COTTON Structure Overview Cellulose Molecule-Constitution and Molecular Weight Distributions Three-Dimensional Structures of Cellulose Molecules, Crys…

Empire of cotton: a global history

by Beckert, Sven

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"The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful st…

Climate change and cotton production in modern farming systems

by Bange, M. P., (Michael P.)

fromICAC review articles on cotton production research

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"This review aims to: (1) summarize the impacts and challenges that climate change will have on cotton (focusing on Gossypium hirsutum) production in different regions across the world; (2) compile and summarize climate change impacts on cotton growth and production; (3) documen…

The handloom weavers - a study in the English cotton industry during the industrial revolution

by Bythell D.

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Case study of the lancashire handloom textile workers during a period of major technological change affecting the cotton textile industry in the UK - covers working conditions, standard of living, trade union and strike action, public opinion, social reform, etc., and includes s…

Cotton

by Nomad Press

fromInvestigate materials

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Introduces relevant vocabulary to explain where cotton comes from, its uses, and its unique characteristics as a fabric, which include its being comfortable and durable

Cotton

by Nomad Press

fromInvestigate materials

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Introduces relevant vocabulary to explain where cotton comes from, its uses, and its unique characteristics as a fabric, which include its being comfortable and durable--