Using Fiber Elongation to Improve Genetic Screening in Cotton Breeding Programs

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 770-778

  Benzina, H ^a,b   Hequet, E ^a   Abidi, N ^a   Gannaway, J ^c   Drean, J Y ^b   Harzallah, O ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cotton; elongation; tenacity; work of rupture

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION; LOADS (FORCES); PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRESSES; TENACITY; TENSILE TESTING;

BUNDLE TENACITY; COTTON BREEDING PROGRAMS; FIBER BUNDLE ELONGATION;

COTTON FIBERS;

COTTON; ELONGATION; LOADS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTS;

BREED; COTTON FIBER; CULTIVATION; ELONGATION; FIBER PROPERTY; GENETIC MODIFICATION; STRESS; TENACITY; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 36549053619     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507080689     Document Type: Article

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