Division: ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems

Title: Symposium--Enabling Fiber Productivity Increases through Multi-Disciplinary Innovations

Lead Community Sponsor: Cotton and Other Fibers Community
Cosponsor: SSSA Division: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, C01 Crop Breeding and Genetics
Community Cosponsor: Soil Health Community, Crop Management Professionals Community
Format: Oral Symposium
Keywords: crop breeding, crop quality, fiber crop and soil health

Session Description: This is a 3-talk symposium that intersects scientific disciplines focused on improving fiber crop prodcutivity. The first talk will focus on the rhizosphere and its importance for increasing crop productivity. The second talk will focus on new uses of fiber crops (beyond textiles). The third talk will focus on breeding innovations for fiber crop improvement. The symposim cuts across several A, C, and S divisions/sections and should be well attended.