6th Meeting of the Asian Cotton Research and Development Network - Papers Presented at the Meeting
Session 1 Inaugural Ceremony
Mr. Md. Abdul Latif, Executive Director, Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh
Dr. Abid Mahmood, Chairman, Asian Cotton Research and Development Network, Pakistan
Mr. Abdul Rehman, CABI
Cotton: Where do we stand
Dr. M. Rafiq Chaudhry, International Cotton Advisory Committee
Mr. Mike Robson, FAO Representative in Bangladesh
Dr. Md. Kamal Uddin, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
Keynote paper by
Dr. Md. Farid Uddin, Additional Director, Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh
Dr. S. M. Nazmul Islam, Secretary of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of Bangladesh
Address by the Chief Guest on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh
Hon. Minister Matia Chowdhury, Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of Bangladesh
10:30 Tea/coffee break
Session 2 Cotton Management for Higher Productivity
Status of cotton leaf curl virus in India
Dr. Dilip Monga, Head, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa, India
Effect of poultry manure and inorganic fertilizer on the productivity of cotton in Bangladesh
Dr. Md. Kamrul Islam, Cotton Research Farm, Gazipur, Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh
Weed management in cotton
Dr. Dil Baugh Muhammad, Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan
Session 3 Biotech Cotton and new developments
Experiences with biotech cotton in India
Dr. Keshav Raj Kranthi, Director, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India
Dimensions and challenges of altered insect pest scenario under the influence of Bt cottons
Dr. Shashikant Udikeri, Associate Professor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
Pink bollworm scenario in different cotton growing areas of Sindh
Mr. Shahnawaz Khuhro, Scientific Officer, Central Cotton Research Institute, Sakrand, Pakistan
Effectiveness of selection based on molecular markers to create varieties of cotton species G. hirsutum L.
Dr. Kim Robert Grigorevich, Head of Laboratory, Cotton Breeding, Seed Production and Agrotechnologies Research Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 Session 4 Agronomic Improvements
Preparing seed for planting
Mr. Yuan Guobao and Mr. Wang Qiang, Hebei Seed, China
Revising conventional breeding approaches for changing needs of cotton
Dr. Shreekant Somanagouda Patil, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
Effect of NPKS on seed cotton yield of the variety CB-12
Md. Khalequzzaman, Scientific Officer, Cotton Research farm, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Session 5 Cotton quality and its proper utilization
Development of cotton mutant lines tolerant to Verticillium dahlia Kleb and soil drought
Dr. Bakhtiyor Abdurashidovich Khalmanov, Head, Lab. Cotton Fibre Technology, Cotton Breeding, Seed Production and Agrotechnologies Research Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Knit wear Production in Bangladesh
Mr. Liton Chandra Sarker, Asst. Secretary Research and Development, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturing Association (BKMEA), Bangladesh
New trends in cotton ginning and cotton seed processing
Mr. Mahendra Kumar Sharma, President, Bajaj Steel Industries Ltd., Nagpur, India
Recent Advances in Cotton Ginning Technology in India
Dr. Prashantkumar Gulabrao Patil, Director (Acting), Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, India
Egyptian cotton heritage
Dr. Mohamed El-sayed Negm, Professor of Cotton Technology, Cotton Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
Session 6 Panel discussion - Breeding
Panelists:
Dr. Dharminder Pathak, Plant Breeder, Punjab Agri., University, India
Dr. Loknathan Ramasami Tharuval, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India
Session 7 Panel discussion
Impact of Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies in Cotton Ecosystems in North India
Dr. Rishi Kumar, Senior Scientist (Agricultural Entomology), Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa, India
Panelists:
A confirmation tool for nutritional disorders in cotton
Dr. Arkalgud Hiriyannaia Prakash, Head, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore, India
Cotton Research and Development Work in Liaonging Provice of China
Dr. Wang Zisheng, Vice President, Cash Crops Research Institute, LIaoning Agricultural Academy, China
Session 8 Cotton from spinning to garments with emphasis on Bangladesh industry
Asia's Intra-Regional Cotton and Textile Trade, Strategic Imperatives
Dr. Muhammad Ali Talpur, Director Economic Research, Pakistan Central Cotton Committee, Karachi, Pakistan
Session 9 New technologies
Performance of cotton under Agroforestry system
Dr. Gazi Golam Mortuza, Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh
Novel hydroponic design for screening cotton genotypes for salinity tolerance
Ms. Hina Malhotra, Ph.D. Scholar, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
Effects of harvesting methods on fiber quality in some cotton varieties under conditions of Cukurova Region of Turkey
Dr. Efe Lale, Field Crops Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kahramanmaras Sutcum Imam University,Turkey
Session 10 Country Developments
Cotton's road map of Iran
Dr. Ghorban Ali Roushani, Director, Cotton Research Institute, Iran
Organic Market Development: Case of Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
Ms. Shakhnoza Abdimalikzhanovna Kurbanalieva, Advisor, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, Organic Cotton Production and Trade Promotion, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Mobile phone based cotton extension - Evidences from e-Kapas network
Dr. Usha Rani, Senior Scientist (Agriculture Extension), Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore, India
Effect of planting pattern on the productivity of cotton Mungbean intercropping system
Dr. Md. Fakhre Alam Ibne Tabib, Deputy Director, Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh
TakFa 86-5: Green staple cotton cultivar
Dr. Sebunruang Parinya, Nakhon Sawan Field Crops Research Center, TakFa, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Session11 Genetic Diversity
Genetic diversity and utilization of the wild cotton germplasm
Dr. Vinita Gotmare, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India
Interspecific hybridization In cotton (G. hirsutum) for developing CLCuV tolerant varieties
Mr. Zahid Iqbal Anjum, Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan
Gene discovery for improvement of fiber strength in cotton
Dr. Keelara Puttaswamy Raghavendra, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India
Session 12 Concluding Session
Implementation Intiatives