Essays about: "gossypium"

Found 3 essays containing the word gossypium.

  1. 1. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
    Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

    Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of domestication on insect resistance in cotton : bioassays with the insect herbivores Spodoptera littoralis and Agriotes spp.

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Joakim Sjöstrand; [2014]
    Keywords : Spodoptera littoralis; Agriotes lineatus; insect resistance; cotton; gossypium;

    Abstract : A plant's defensive ability against herbivore attack can be influenced by many different factors, one of them being domestication. During human selection to improve the yield of plants, the resistance against herbivore attack can have been lowered, due to a trade-off for use of resources between these traits in the plants. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effect of non-host plant volatiles on the reproductive behaviour of the Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Altaf Hussain; [2012]
    Keywords : Adhatoda vasica; electrophysiology; Justicia adhatoda; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; non-host plants; reproductive behaviour; semiochemical diversity; socioeconomics; Spodoptera littoralis; spruce;

    Abstract : Spodoptera littoralis is a major pest of cotton in Egypt, causing serious economic losses. Egyptian farmers highly appreciate biological control of the pest as synthetic pesticides are very unsustainable. Phytophagous insects rely on plant volatiles to locate oviposition, feeding and, mating sites. We tested newly emerged S. READ MORE