Wednesday, 4 January 2006
4:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday, 5 January 2006
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday, 6 January 2006
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Salon H (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Cotton Improvement Conference Posters
The Poster Board Session will be held in Marriott Rivercenter Salon H. Posters will be displayed starting at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, January 4 through the remainder of the conference. Poster Board Exhibitor Set up is scheduled from 12:00 PM till 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 4.

Demonstration of Spatially Variable Technology during 2005
Ralph D. Bagwell, LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA

Diversity in the Cotton of South Florida and the Caribbean Islands
Alexandros Doukopoulos and James McD. Stewart, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Within Boll Yield Components Throughout the 20th Century
Justin C. Duncan, Cotton Improvement Lab, College Station, TX

Studies on Relationship among Gossypium diploid Species Guoli Song1, Jinfa Zhang2, Fang Liu1, shaohui Li1, Zhanyou Xu3, chunying Wang1, xiangdi Zhang1, John Z. Yu3, Russell J. Kohel3 and Kunbo Wang1, (1)Cotton Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China, (2)New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, (3)USDA-ARS, Southern Plain Research Center, Crop Germplasm Research Unit, College Station, TX

Characterization of G. hirsutum Wild and Variety Accessions from Uzbek Cotton Germplasm Collection for Morphological and Fiber Quality Traits and Database Development
Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov1, Zabardast T. Buriev1, Ilkhom B. Salakhuddinov1, Sofiya M. Rizaeva1, Azoda T. Adylova1, Shukhrat E. Shermatov1, Abdusattor Adukarimov1, R. J. Kohel2, John Z. Yu2, Alan Pepper3, Sukumar Saha4 and Johnie N. Jenkins5, (1)Institute of Genetics and Plants Experimental Biology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, (2)USDA-ARS, Southern Plain Research Center, Crop Germplasm Research Unit, College Station, TX, (3)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (4)USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Laboratory, Mississippi State, MS, (5)USDA-ARS-GAPARU, Mississippi State, MS

Chromosomal assignment of six alpha-expansin genes using SNP markers in cotton (Gossypium spp.) Chuanfu An1, Sukumar Saha2, Johnie N. Jenkins2, Brian Scheffler3, Thea A. Wilkins4 and David M. Stelly5, (1)Department of Plant and Soil Science, Mississippi State, MS, (2)USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Laboratory, Mississippi State, MS, (3)USDA-ARS-CGRU, Stoneville, MS, (4)Department of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA, (5)Texa A&M University, College Station, TX

Some Approaches used to Create Genetic Diversity in Upland Cotton
Efrem Bechere and Dick Auld, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Improved Public Acalas for New Mexico Denise A. McWilliams and Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Demonstration Results of Spatially Variable PGR and Defoliate Applications to Louisiana Cotton Producers During 2005 R. D. Bagwell1, B. R. Leonard1, J. Sharp1, J. Temple2, K. Paxton3, R. Price2 and A. M. Stewart4, (1)LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA, (2)LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, (3)LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, (4)LSU AgCenter, Dean Lee Research Station, Alexandria, LA

Fiber Quality and Agronomic Traits of New Mexico Acala Cotton Released Since 1930s: 2005 Results Henry Gatica-Palermo1, Jinfa Zhang1, Ed Hughs2 and Roy Cantrell3, (1)New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, (2)Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM, (3)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Field Performance of the Pee Dee Germplasm Collection B. T. Campbell, USDA-ARS, Florence, SC

Cotton Variety Test Results for Louisiana, 2005 James A. Hayes, Bossier City, LA, W.D. Caldwell, D.J. Boquet, E. Clawson, A.M. Stewart and J.I. Dickson

Terpenoid Concentrations and Ratios of (+)- and (-)-Gossypol in Various Tissues of Gossypium hirsutum var. marie galante (Watt) Hutchinson Accessions
Robert D. Stipanovic, Lorraine S. Puckhaber and Alois A. Bell, USDA-ARS-SPARC, College Station, TX

Cotton Marker Database Jodi Scheffler1, Brian Scheffler1, Anna Blenda2, Dorrie Main2, John Yu3 and Roy Cantrell4, (1)USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, (2)Clemson University, Clemson, SC, (3)USDA-ARS, College Station, TX, (4)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Gland Variation and Gossypol Content in Gossypium hirsutum Gabriela Romano and Jodi Scheffler, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS

Molecular Markers for Identification of Gossypium Species Cytoplasms and Alloplasmic Cotton Lines
Muhammad Shafique Tahir and James McD. Stewart, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences , University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Progress Report for the Evaluation of Cotton Landraces from the USDA-ARS Cotton Germplasm Collection James E. Frelichowski Jr. and Mauricio Ulloa, USDA-ARS, WICS Res. Unit, Cotton Enhancement Program, Shafter, CA

Evaluation of a Commercial ELISA Kit for Quantifying Cry1Ac Production in Glandless Cotton Lori L. Hinze and Russell J. Kohel, USDA/ARS, College Station, TX

Roundup Ready Flex Cotton Variety Test Results for Louisiana, 2005
W.D. Caldwell1, J.A. Hayes1, D.J. Boquet2, E. Clawson3, A.M. Stewart2 and J.I. Dickson4, (1)LSU AgCenter, Bossier City, LA, (2)LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA, (3)LSU AgCenter, St. Joseph, LA, (4)LSU AgCenter Fiber Testing Lab, Baton Rouge, LA

Genetic Transformation of an Elite Georgia Cotton Line
Kedong Da, Jennifer McCurdy, Peggy-Ozias Akins and Peng Chee, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA

Cotton (G. barbadense x G. hirsutum) Aneuploids via Intergeneric Pollination with Abelmoschus Esculentus Pollen
Stella Kantartzi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece and Demetrios Roupakias, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece

Cotton Germplasm Lines Released in 2004 by the University of Arkansas
Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Cotton Germplasm Lines Released in 2005 by the University of Arkansas
Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don. C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

2005 Evaluation of Roundup Ready Flex Varieties A. C. York, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, A. M. Stewart, LSU AgCenter, Dean Lee Research Station, Alexandria, LA and Joel C. Faircloth, Virginia Tech, Suffolk, VA

Association Analysis of Morphological Characters with Molecular Markers in a TM-1 x 3-79 RI Population Grown inThree Diverse Environments Steven Hoffman1, Russell Kohel1, Mauricio Ulloa2, Jaemin Cho1, Zhanyou Xu1, C. Wayne Smith3, Alan Pepper3, Roy Cantrell4 and John Z. Yu1, (1)USDA-ARS, College Station, TX, (2)USDA-ARS, WICS Res. Unit, Cotton Enhancement Program, Shafter, CA, (3)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (4)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Uniform Stacked Gene Cotton Variety Trials for the Upper Gulf Coast and the Brazos River Valley Regions of Texas
Dan D. Fromme1, Robert G. Lemon2 and Joel Pigg2, (1)Texas Cooperative Extension, Wharton, TX, (2)Texas Cooperative Extension, College Station, TX
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Release Notices

Notice of Release of Arkot 9101 and Arkot 9108 Germplasm Lines of Cotton
Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR

Notice of Release of Arkot 8712 Germplasm Line of Cotton Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR, Joseph T. Johnson, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Notice of Release of Arkot 9111 Germplasm Line of Cotton Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Notice of Release of Arkot 9203-03 and Arkot 9203-17 Germplasm Lines of Cotton Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Notice of Release of Arkot 9202 and Arkot 9208 Germplasm Lines of Cotton Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Notice of Release of Three Arkot S23 Germplasm Lines of Cotton Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Notice of Release of Three Nectariless Arkot Germplasm Lines of Cotton Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Notice of Release of Arkot 9315 and Arkot 9409 Germplasm Lines of Cotton Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Don C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
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