Agenda and Presentations

The 13^th ICAC-Network Meeting of the Interregional Cooperative Network on Cotton for the Mediterranean and Middle East Regions held in Luxor, Egypt

2-6 February 2018

125 participants from 15 countries comprising 43 overseas delegates registered for the meeting. Farmers, researchers, Government officials and representatives from the trade and textile industry from Egypt, Sudan, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Turkey, Syria, France, Germany, New Zealand, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UK, ICAC, UNIDO and UNICEF took part in the meeting.

Dr. Mohamed Negm was re-elected to continue as the Chair and General Coordinator of the Mediterranean and Middle East network until the next meeting to be held in 2021.

Proceedings and Recommendations

List of participants

FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2018
Inaugural Session

• • The Traceability Challenge
    Mr. Kai Hughes 

Session I “Challenges and Way Forward in the Mediterranean” 

• • The Cotton and Spinning Sectors of Egypt
    Dr. Mohamed Negm
  • The Greek Cotton in the Mediterranean
    Konstantinos Dimitriou
  • Turkey Cotton Report
    Dr. Sema Başbağ
  • Sudan Cotton crop Developments During the Last 10 Years
    Dr. Hasabo Ahmed
  • Cotton Production in MEDI & MID region
    Dr. Keshav Kranthi

Session II “Genetic Engineering” 

• • Genetic Modification of Cotton to Control Insects, Weeds and CLCuV
    Dr. Abdul Qayyum Rao
  • Transgenic Cotton: Gateway to Sustainable Cotton Production-Experience India
    Dr. V. Kumar
  • Twenty years of GM varieties use: Lessons learnt
    Dr. Michel Fok 
  • Construct a High-density Genetic Map in Upland cotton and Its Application to Genetic Regulation Analysis for Yield and Fiber Quality Traits
    Dr. Youlu Yuan
  • Morphological, Physiological, Biochemical Studies and Quantification Gene Expression Under Drought Stress In Upland Cotton
    Dr. A.M. Abdelmoghny

Session III “Fibre Properties and Nanotechnology”

• • Evaluation of Fiber & Yarn Technological Properties of Advanced Greek Cotton Lines
    Dr Eleni Tsaliki
  • Comparison of the Fiber Characteristics of some Cotton Varieties Ginned by using Saw-gin and Roller-gin
    Dr. Lale Efe
  • Application of Nanocellulose in Textiles (Presentation unavailable)
    Dr. Salah M Saleh
  • New Egyptian Long Staple Cotton Variety Vs. Pima Extra Long Staple
    Dr. Suzan Sanad

Session IV “Abiotic Stress & Climate Change”

• • Climate Change & Cotton Production India-Impact Analysis & Adaptation Strategies
    Dr. M.V. Venugopalan
  • Heat Tolerance In Cotton Cultivars: Physiological and Morphological Aspects
    Dr. Asia Perveen
  • Improvement and Identification of Drought- & Salinity-Tolerance on Cotton
    Dr. Wuwei Ye
  • The Effects on Some Physiological Properties of Water Stress in Cotton
    Dr. Sema Basbag
  • New Edge Environment Friendly Technology for Sustainable Production of Cotton and Mitigating Changing Climate
    Dr. Philip Walesby

Session V “Fiber Breeding”

• • Genetic Variation in Germplasm of G. hirsutum L. for Yield, Fiber Related Traits and CLCuD
    Dr. Md. Tehseen Azhar
  • Genetic Variation for Fibre Properties in Breeding Lines of Cotton (G. hirsutum)
    Dr. Sivaji M. Palve
  • Selection of Short Duration Cotton (G. hirsutum) Genotypes For Breeding Program
    Dr. Sima Kundu
  • Alien Introgression In Cotton
    Dr. Dharminder Pathak
  • Cotton Grades and Quality Parameters as Affected By Boll Position
    Dr. Neima. H. Osman
  • Planned Comparisons Of Different Groups Using Contrast Coefficients and Local And Mutant Azerbaijan Cotton Varieties Sample
    Dr. Ercan Efe

Session VI “Agricultural Practices”

• • Advantages of Interspecific Hybrid Cotton Varieties in The Mediterranean Area Under Pivot Irrigation System
    Dr. Felipe R. Montero
  • Past Experiences, Present Endeavors and Future Exertions in Transfer of Cotton Technologies Towards Science-led Sustainable Development in India
    Dr. S. Usha Rani
  • Effects of Different Span Sizes on Irrigation Performance of Centre Pivot
    Dr. Khaled Shalabi
  • Evaluation of Different Weed Control Methods in Cotton Field
    Dr. Tabib FAI

Session VII “New Technologies”

• • New Initiatives to Protect and Promote Egyptian Cotton Heritage
    Eng. Khaled Schuman
  • Advances in Spinning Preparation Technology
    Mr. Hermann Selker

Poster Session

• • Determination of Egyptian cotton fiber properties of Giza 95 using the standard specifications of temperature and relative humidity according to different standard methods
    Dr. El-Banna
  • Effect of Spinning Systems & Processing on Fibre & Yarn Properties of Egyptian Cotton
    Dr. El-Banna
  • Production of Multi-Functional Viscose Fabric using Nanotechnology
    Dr. El-Gabry