Cotton Fibers Developmental Biology, Quality Improvement, and Textile Processing

• About the Editor
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Cotton Fiber Initiation and Histodifferentiation
• Introduction
• Fiber Initiation
• Fiber Elongation and the Transition to Secondary Wall Formation
• Secondary Wall Formation
• The Cytoskeleton of Differentiating Fibers
• The Cuticle of Cotton Fibers and the Gaseous Components Inside Cotton Bolls
• Naturally Colored Cotton Fibers
• The Base of Cotton Fiber
• Fixation of Fibers for Ultrastructural and Immunolocalization Studies (Appendix)
• Conclusion and Perspectives
• Chapter 2. Growth Regulation of Cotton Fibers
• Introduction
• Fiber Growth
• Chapter 3. Cotton Fibers in Vitro
• Introduction
• Ovule Culture Methods
• Media Consituents
• Methods of Fiber Measurement
• Hormonal Control of Growth
• Fiber and Fuzz Mutants
• Donor Plant Status
• Perturbations in the Time Line of Fiber Development
• Cotton Cell Suspensions As Models of Fiber Development
• Conclusions
• Chapter 4. Cellulose Biosynthesis in Developing Cotton Fibers
• Patterns of Cellulose Synthesis in Vivo During Fiber Development
• Tracing the Path of Carbon into Cellulose in Vivo
• Studies on Cellulose Synthesis in Vitro
• The CelA Genes of Cotton
• Regulation of the Onset of Secondary Wall Formation
• Conclusions
• Chapter 5. Non-Cellulosic Carbohydrates in Cotton Fibers
• Introduction
• Non-Cellulosic Polysaccharides
• Low Molecular Weight Carbohydrates in Cotton Fibers
• Other Low Molecular Weight Compounds of Interest
• Conclusions
• Chapter 6. Structural Development of Cotton Fibers and Linkages to Fiber Quality
• Chemical Composition
• Macrostructure
• Fiber Quality
• Strength
• Twist or Convolution
• Crystalline Structure
• Strength and Crystalline Structure Relationship
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7. Cotton Germplasm Resources and the Potential for Improved Fiber Productivity and Quality
• Introduction
• Fiber Productivity
• Fiber Quality
• Conclusions
• Chapter 8. Genetic Variation in Fiber Quality
• Introduction
• Genetic Variation in Fiber Quality
• Measures of Fiber Length
• Measures of Fiber Strength
• Fiber Enlongation
• Measures of Fineness/Maturity
• Wax Content
• Genetic Associations Among Fiber Quality Traits
• Conclusion
• Chapter 9. Molecular Genetics of Developing Cotton Fibers
• Cotton Fiber Development
• Regulation of Gene Expression in Developing Cotton Fibers
• Conclusions
• Chapter 10. Genetic Engineering Strategies for Cotton Fiber Modification
• Introduction
• Gene Transfer into Cotton
• Genetic Strategies for Fiber Modification
• Manipulating Hormone Levels in Developing Fibers
• Conclusions
• Chapter 11. Post Harvest Management of Fiber Quality
• Overview of Cotton Ginning
• Effects of Gin Machinery on Cotton Quality
• Seed Cotton Storage and Handling
• Seed Cotton Unloading Systems
• Moisture Control
• Seed Cotton Cleaning and Extracting
• Gin Stands
• Lint Cleaning
• Packaging Lint Cotton
• Pneumatic and Mechanical Handling Systems
• Abatement of Air Pollution and Disposal of Gin Waste
• Cottonseed Handling and Storage
• Ginning Recommendations for Processing Machine-Stripped Cotton
• Roller Ginning
• The Classification of Cotton
• Conclusion
• Chapter 12. Fiber-to-Fabric Engineering: Optimization of Cotton Fiber Quality
• Introduction
• Determining the Technological Value of Cotton
• Cotton Fiber Selection for Blending
• Control of Output Characteristics
• Bale-Picking Schemes
• Applications: Case Study
• Closing Remarks
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

Biography

Amarjit Basra