Research on the seed dressing of cotton has been highly rewarding. All the main cotton-growing countries are steadily developing the techniques that best meet their particular requirements, and seed-borne diseases that once took a heavy toll of the crop are now being well controlled. Insecticidal seed treatment is also proving to be of value, and it may yet be possible to safeguard the plant in its early stages from both pests and pathogens.
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