National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Friday, January 11, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Bayou B (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Agronomy & Physiology - Friday Morning - Session B
Organizer:Tom Barber, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
8:00 AM
Fruit Load and Fertilization Impacts on Late Season Foliar Decline
Robert Hutmacher1, Mark P. Keeley1, Steve Wright2 and Gerardo Banuelos3, (1)Univ. of California, Shafter, CA, (2)University of California, Tulare, CA, (3)University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare, CA
8:15 AM
Effect of an Upper Temperature Threshold on Heat Unit Calculations and Defoliation Timing
Dan D. Fromme1, J. Tom Cothren2, Josh B. Bynum2, Giovanni Piccinni1 and Michael A. Jones3, (1)Texas A&M University, Uvalde, TX, (2)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (3)Clemson University, Florence, SC
8:30 AM
The Impact of Seed Treatment on Early Crop Development and Yield  
Bobbie McMichael1, John J. Burke1 and Tom Wedegaertner2, (1)USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, (2)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
8:45 AM
Effect of Planting Pattern on Cotton Growth and Yield  
Daniel O. Stephenson and Shawn W. Lancaster, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR
9:00 AMBreak 
9:30 AM
Impact of Row Configuration on High Fruit Retention (Transgenic) Cultivars in High-Yielding, High-Input Cotton Systems in Australia
Rose Roche and Michael Bange, CSIRO Plant Industry, Narrabri, Australia
9:45 AM
Comparison of On-Farm Cotton Variety Trial Results When Using Yield Monitors vs. Weigh Wagons
A. M. Stewart1, S.F. Deville2 and Brandi W. Woolam1, (1)LSU AgCenter, Alexandria, LA, (2)Monsanto, Opelousas, LA
10:00 AM
Preparing for Harvest Without Chemicals
Paul A. Funk, USDA-ARS-Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM
10:15 AM
Defoliation Strategies During a Compressed Season in California  
Steve D. Wright1, Robert Hutmacher2, Gerardo Banuelos1, Mark P. Keeley2, Mathew Mills1 and Tony Garcia1, (1)University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare, CA, (2)Univ. of California, Shafter CA, Shafter, CA
10:30 AM
Assessing the Impact of Harvest Aid Timing on Fibre Quality and Textile Performance
Robert L. Long1, Michael P. Bange2 and Stuart G. Gordon1, (1)CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmont, Australia, (2)CSIRO and Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, Narrabri, Australia
10:45 AM
Evaluation of Plant Growth Enhancement Products on Low Desert Cotton  
Michael D. Rethwisch, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, David City, NE
11:00 AMGraduate Student Paper Award Presentation 
Sponsor:Cotton Agronomy & Physiology Conference

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