world cotton situation, november 1983. commodity circular

reduced soviet and pakistani cotton production prospects are expected to hamper exports from these countries and should bolster 1983/84 u.s. exports to about 5.6 million bales. although soviet production prospects remain favorable, delays in harvesting and a poor 1982/83 export performance have called into question the ability of the sovi..

drying grain using crop residence as a fuel source. final technical report

an indirectly-fired biomass fueled furnace was evaluated to determine the feasibility of drying grain using crop residues as a fuel source. the furnace efficiency and total heat delivery were determined. funds for this project were provided by the department of energy through an appropriate technology grant. stalks and residue were harves..

sasmira technical digest number 1

this report is a compilation of 9 technical digests. these digests contain the scientific and technological activities and the r&&d results achieved by sasmira. the topics covered are: synthesis of hydroxy-benzophenone derivatives; physical and mechanical properties of texturised filling fabrics; chitosan as a gum thickner; soil release f..

appropriate industrial technology for textiles. monographs no. 6

contents; issues and considerations--(note by the secretariat of unido and report of the working group); selected background papers--(production of cotton with special reference to african conditions, basic problems of textile industries, evaluation of appropriate technology for textile production, appropriate technology for cotton yarn s..

respiratory disorders and dust exposure in sectors of the cotton industry of the united states. part 2: cotton compress warehouses,

a survey of respiratory disorders and dust exposure among cotton compress/warehouse workers was conducted. the cohort consisted of 512 workers in 18 compress/warehouses. the comparisons consisted of 1218 workers in nonindustrial facilities. the subjects were administered spirometric tests and a respiratory questionnaire. sampling for resp..

control of eastern black nightshade with a fungal pathogen. patent application

the invention relates to a method of controlling eastern black nightshade by means of infection with a fungal pathogen. the merits for using pathogens to control weeds in annual crops have been discussed previously for various fungal species. a related species, c. malvarum, has been reported by templeton in u.s. patent no. 3,999, 973 as a..

suppression of pink bollworm by sterile moth releases,

pink bollworm, pectinophora gossypiella, moths, sterilized by irradiation (co60), were air-shipped from phoenix, ariz., to st croix, u.s. virgin islands, and released into cotton plots at various times from late 1980 through march 1982. this paper reports the results of the various aspects of the study, including how air-shipment affected..

brazil's minimum price policy and the agricultural sector of northeast brazil. research rept

brazil's minimum price and storage loan programs for corn, rice, beans, and cotton are analyzed

private sector: the tortoise walk. public policy and private activity in the economic development of cameroon. special study

cameroon's economic performance over the past 20 years, unlike that of most developing countries, has been remarkably good. to help determine the reasons for this success, this paper examines the effects of public policies on private sector development in cameroon initial sections describe cameroon's demography and its history and review ..

energy integrated cotton farm system in arizona. final report

a partnership was formed with two arizona farmers, w.b. odom and j.l. golightly, to apply practical energy conservation measures to their contiguous cotton farms. the odom-golightly farm complex (3500 acres) about 60 miles west of phoenix, was selected as one of the energy integrated farm system (eifs) projects. both the irrigation manage..