4th Meeting of the Asian Cotton Research and Development Network at Anyang, Henan, China from September 23-26, 2008
The Chinese Cotton Research Institute, Anyang, Henan, China, hosted the 4th Meeting of the Asian Cotton Research and Development Network from September 23-26, 2008. Delegates from India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Asia, CABI, ICAC and a large number of participants from China (Mainland) attended the meeting. In addition to ICAC, FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Asia, CABI and Organic Exchange sponsored the meeting. The meeting elected Dr. Jingyuan Xia of China (Mainland) as the new Chairman until next meeting of the Network.
Dr. Jingyuan Xia
Director General
National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Centre (NATESC)
Ministry of Agriculture
No. 20 Mai Zhi Dian Street
Beijing 100026
China (Mainland)
Phone (86-10) 6419-4505
Fax (86-10) 6419-4517
Email: xiajyuan@agri.gov.cn
Participating countries decided to hold the next meeting in two years in Kazakhstan. Papers on economics and marketing of cotton will also be invited. The meeting considered changing the name to Asia and Pacific Cotton Research and Development Network, but decided not to do so. However, the meeting decided to invite Australia to the future meetings.
Introduction
Cotton Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Organic Cotton Production in Syria
AL-SALTI Muhammad Nayef
A Study of the Skills Gap along the Cotton Value Chain: Garments Segment
Atiq ur Rehman, Ghulam Ali
Transference of Virus Resistance From G. Arboreum and G. Anomalum into G. Hirsutum
Muhammad Arshad, Zahid Iqbal Anjum
Cotton Production, Breeding and Biotechnology Research in Kazakhstan
Nazira Bishimbayeva, Aigul Amirova, Islam Guseinov, Ibadulla Umbetayev, Izbasar Rakhimbayev
CABI’S Expertise in Cotton with Emphasis on Asia
FLOOD Julie
Development and Application of Transgenic Bt Cotton in China
XIA Jing-yuan
Biotech Cotton: Issues for Consideration
Khadi BM
Basic Problems and Perspectives of Cotton Sector Development in Tajikistan
Rahmat Khakulov
Status of Cotton in Bangladesh
MANI SHANKAR MANDOL
Some Results of Cotton Breeding in Vietnam
TRINH Minh-hop, DANG Nang-Buu, DANG Minh-tam, LE Van-chanh, PHAN Diem-quynh, NGUYEN Thi-nha, LE Tran-Binh, LE Trong Tinh, LE Quang-quyen
Problems and Prospects of Cultivation of Bt Hybrids in North Indian Cotton Zone
Dilip Monga
Cotton Research and Development in Thailand
PARINYA Sebunruang
Cotton Breeding in China
YU Shu-xun
The Cotton Standardization System and Market Failures in the Turkish Cotton Market
SAIT SÖZÜMERT
Progress on the Development of High Yielding Cotton Varieties in Indonesia
Emy Sulistyowati
Earliness Component Analysis Through Diallel Cross Method
Farshid Talat, Iraj Bernoosi
Biotech Cotton in China
ZHANG Tian-zhen
Mirid Menace – A Potential Emerging Sucking Pest Problem in Cotton
UDIKERI SS, PATIL SB, SHAILA HM, GURUPRASAD GS, Patil SS, Kranthi KR, Khadi BM
Organic Cotton Production and Marketing in Turkey
Aydin Unsal
Cotton Research in Myanmar: an Overview
Tun Win
Recent Progress of Cotton Research in China
ZHANG Xian-long
Genetic improvement of Colored Cotton in China
DU Xiong-ming?SUN Jun-ling, PANG Zhao-e, JIA Yin-hua, ZHOU Zhong-li