Joint Session: Cotton Agronomy & Physiology & Soil Management & Plant Nutrition - Wednesday Morning

Wednesday, January 7, 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Salon G (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Presiding:
Josh Lofton
8:00 AM
Water and Nitrogen Interactions in Deficit Drip Irrigated Cotton
Robert B Hutmacher, University of California Cooperative Extension, Plant Sciences Department; Mark P Keeley, University of California Cooperative Extension, Plant Science Department; Raul Delgado, University of California Cooperative Extension
8:30 AM
Integrating Geospatial Data and Simulation Modeling to Analyze Spatial Seed Cotton Yield, Evapotranspiration, and Irrigation Requirements
Kelly Thorp, USDA-ARS; Doug Hunsaker, USDA-ARS; Andrew French, USDA-ARS; Eduardo Bautista, USDA-ARS; Kevin Bronson, USDA-ARS
8:45 AM
Field Evaluation of a Smartphone App for Scheduling Irrigation in Cotton
George Vellidis, University of Georgia; Vasilis Liakos, University of Georgia; Calvin D Perry, University of Georgia; Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia; Mike Tucker, University of Georgia; Edward Barnes, Cotton, Inc
9:00 AM
Using the Van Genuchten Model to Establish Irrigation Scheduling Thresholds
Xi Liang, University of Idaho Aberdeen R&E Center; Vasilis Liakos, University of Georgia; George Vellidis, University of Georgia
9:15 AM
University of Georgia Smart Sensor Array (UGA SSA) for Scheduling Irrigation: New Developments
Vasilis Liakos, University of Georgia; George Vellidis, University of Georgia; Camden Lowrance, University of Georgia; Mike Tucker, University of Georgia; Xi Liang, University of Idaho Aberdeen R&E Center
9:30 AM
Forecast El NiÑo–Southern Oscillation Phases and Best Irrigation Strategies to Increase Cotton Yield
R. Louis Baumhardt, USDA-ARS Conservation & Production Res. Lab; Steve A. Mauget, USDA- ARS Cropping Systems Res. Lab; Prasanna H. Gowda, USDA-ARS Conservation & Production Res. Lab; David K. Brauer, USDA-ARS Conservation & Production Res. Lab; Gary W. Marek, USDA-ARS Conservation & Production Res. Lab
9:45 AM
An Evaluation of within - Plant Fiber Length Distributions of Commercial Cotton Varieties Grown in Multiple Environments and Under Different Irrigation Systems
Scott Baker, Texas Tech University; Addissu Ayele, Texas Tech University; Eric Hequet, Texas Tech University; Brendan Kelly, Texas Tech University
10:00 AM
Influence of Irrigation Timing on Lint Yield of Four Commercial Cotton Varieties
John J Burke, USDA-ARS-CSRL; Dennis Gitz, USDA-ARS Cropping Systems Research Laboratory; Mauricio Ulloa, USDA-ARS-CSRL
10:15 AM
Irrigation Termination and Fiber Quality, Subsurface Drip Irrigation Versus Overhead
Wesley M Porter, University of Georgia; Guy D Collins, University of Georgia; Seth A Byrd, University of Georgia; John L Snider, University of Georgia
10:30 AM
Physiological Responses to Primed Acclimation Irrigation Treatments: An Initial Study
Wesley M Porter, University of Georgia; Calvin Meeks, University of Georgia; Diane Rowland, University of Florida; John L Snider, University of Georgia
10:45 AM
Evaluation of Measured and Simulated Cotton Water Use and Yield Under Full and Deficit Irrigation
Nazirbay Ibragimov, Cotton Research Institute, Uzbekistan (Fulbright, USDA-ARS); Steve Evett, USDA-ARS; Robert Schwartz, USDA-ARS; R. Louis Baumhardt, USDA-ARS Conservation & Production Res. Lab
11:00 AM
Leaf Stomatal Conductance, Transpiration and Leaf Area Growth Patterns of Four Cotton Varieties Under Different Irrigation Regimes in Southern Texas
Xuejun Dong, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde; Angela Jones, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde; Bethany Speer, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde; Daniel Leskovar, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde; J. Tom Cothren, Texas A&M University
11:15 AM
Effects of Varying Irrigation on Yield, Quality, and Spectral Reflectance of Cotton
Ahmed Attia, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Nithya Rajan, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Glen L Ritchie, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Amir Ibrahim, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University; Dirk Hays, Texas A&M University; Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
11:30 AM
Documenting Irrigation Efficiency for Cotton via the Arkansas Discovery Farms
Mike Daniels, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Chris G Henry, University of Arkansas; Andrew Sharpley, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Bill Roberston, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Cory Hallmark, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Josh Hesselbein, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture