1. Main Environmental and Variety Drivers of Cotton Seed Quality: Historical Insights from the United States Cotton Belt 

Cotton seed quality traits including oil content, nitrogen (protein), and gossypol significantly influence seed value and end-use applications, yet their predictability based on environmental conditions across varied U.S. growing regions remains poorly understood. This study aimed to: (i) identify critical environmental predictors of seed composition; (ii) build machine learning models to predict seed quality as a function of seasonal weather patterns; and (iii) assess differences... A. Dhaliwal, L. Bastos, K. Sv, A. Bhattarai, A. Jakhar, K. Poudel, D.M. Mccallister, S.Y. Jaconis