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Author Name

Affiliation/Organization

City, State

Repeat above format for additional authors. If consecutive authors have the same affiliation, then list affiliation under that group of authors. Double-space after the last author affiliation.

Abstract

The abstract is a short single paragraph informative summary of 200 to 250 words in length. References,tables, and figures are not cited. The abstract should include (1) the rationale stating the purpose or significance of the research, (2) clearly stated objective(s), (3) a brief description of methods, (4) succinctly stated results, and (5) an outline of recommendations or conclusions. The text of the abstract should be 10pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification. All margins are set at 1.0 inch. Double-space after the title ‘Abstract’. Simply highlight this text and replace with the materials of your abstract. Double-space after the end of the abstract and the title ‘Introduction’. Delete the remainder of the template if submitting just an abstract. To enter your text, simply highlight the paragraph here and replace with your material.

Introduction

Thissection should provide sufficient background information to allow readers to understand and evaluate the paper’s results. The introduction should (1) present the nature and scope of the problem, (2) review the pertinent literature, and (3) provide an explanation of the general approach and objectives. All text in the main body of the paper should be 10pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification. Double-space after the title ‘Introduction’ and the beginning of the first paragraph for the section.

Double-space between sections, and double-space between paragraphs within sections. To enter your text, simply highlight the paragraph here and replace with your material.

Materials and Methods

In the Materials and Methods section, give enough detail to allow a competent scientist to repeat the experiments. This section may be arranged in any logical manner and may include tables and figures. All text in the main body of the paper should be 10pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification. Double-spacebelow the title ‘Materials and Methods’ and the first paragraph of the section. Double-space between sections, and double-space between paragraphs within sections. To enter your text, simply highlight the paragraph here and replace with your material.

Sub-Headings

All text in the main body of the paper should be 10pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification. Single-space after the sub-heading title and before the following paragraph. Double-space between sections, and double-space between paragraphs within sections. To enter your text, simply highlight the paragraph here and replace with your material.

Figures and Tables

The results of experiments can be presented as tables or figures. Figures and tables should be positioned where they belong in the text of the paper and centered. Figures may be black & white or full color. They should be no wider than the width of the text column. Tables can be created within Word. Figures and tables should be numbered according to the order they are referenced in the paper. Figures and tables should be referred to by their number in the text. Figure and table captions should be placed directly beneath the figure and above the table. The caption should be typed in 10 pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification(Figure 1 and Table 1).

Figure 1. An example.

Table 1. An example.

Variety / A / B / C / D
Good / 1 / 5 / 15 / 20
Better / 2 / 8 / 12 / 20
Best / 5 / 10 / 8 / 20

Results and Discussion

Use tables, graphs, and other illustrations in this section to provide a clear understanding of representative data obtained from the experiment. Use the discussion section to interpret the results. All text in the main body of the paper should be 10pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification. Double-spacebelow the title ‘Results and Discussion’ and the following paragraph. Double-space between sections, and double-space between paragraphs within sections. To enter your text, simply highlight the paragraph here and replace with your material.

Summary

This section whether titled ‘Summary’ or ‘Conclusions’should include (1) the principles, relationships, and generalizations inferred from the results, (2) any exceptions to, or problems with, these principles, relationships and generalizations, (3) agreements or disagreements with previously published work, (4) practical implications of the work, and (5) conclusions drawn. All text in the main body of the paper should be 10pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification. Double-spacebelow the title ‘Summary’ and the following paragraph. Double-space between sections, and double-space between paragraphs within sections. To enter your text, simply highlight the paragraph here and replace with your material.

Acknowledgements

These are optional. They should acknowledge any significant contributions made by people or organizations to the work presented. Text should be 10 pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification. To enter your text, simply highlight the paragraph here and replace with your material.

References

Cothren, J.T. 1999. Physiology of cotton plant. p. 207–268. InC.W. Smith and J.T. Cothren (eds.) Cotton: Origin, History,Technology, and Production. John Wiley & Sons,Inc., Danvers, MA.

Reddy, V.R., D.N. Baker, and H.F. Hodges. 1991. Temperature effect on cotton canopy growth, photosynthesis and respiration. Agron. J. 83:699–704.

(References should be in alphabetical order by lead author’s last name. Do not number references. Text should be 10 pt Times New Roman font, black font color, single-spaced, and with full justification.