Mission:
The mission of the Genetics and Precision Agriculture Research Unit is to expand knowledge of the genetics and molecular processes of cotton, of the biology of selected cotton pests, and of site-specific, precision agricultural cotton production practices. This knowledge will be used to develop improved strategies and practices that will improve cotton genetics and breeding, pest control, and site-specific cotton production. The expected outcomes are new technologies for cotton production and control of selected pests that are friendly to the environment, economical, sustainable, and managed in a manner that will improve profits and delay the development of resistant strains of cotton pests. This Research Unit develops close cooperative relationships with cotton growers, seed companies, the cotton industry, the agricultural chemical industry, academia, and other ARS research units.