Cotton Agronomy, Physiology & Soil - Thursday Late Morning - Session B

Thursday, January 5, 2017: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Reunion B (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
10:00 AM
Primed Acclimation: Assessing a Sensor-Based Irrigation Scheduling System with Limited Early Season Irrigation
Calvin Meeks, University of Georgia; John L. Snider, University of Georgia; Wesley M. Porter, University of Georgia; George Vellidis, University of Georgia; Gary L. Hawkins, University of Georgia; Diane Rowland, University of Florida
10:15 AM
Using Cover Crop Mulches for Weed Control in Conventional and Organic Cotton Production
Rachel Anne Atwell, NC State University; S. Chris Reberg-Horton, NC State University; Keith L. Edmisten, North Carolina State University; Alan York, NC State University
10:30 AM
A Soil Moisture Sensor Approach to Scheduling Cotton Irrigation
Michael T. Plumblee, Mississippi State University; Darrin M. Dodds, Mississippi State University; Jason Krutz, Mississippi State University; Chase A. Samples, Mississippi State University; Savana Davis, Mississippi State University
10:45 AM
Effects of Irrigation Timing and Rate on Cotton Boll Production in West Texas
Curtis Schaefer, Texas Tech University; Jim Bordovsky, Texas A&M Agrilife; Glen Ritchie, Texas Tech University; Katie L. Lewis, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University
11:00 AM
Using Fieldprint Calculator to Demonstrate the Effect of Cotton Irrigation Management on Factors of Sustainability
Tim Grant, University of Tennessee; Brian Leib, University of Tennessee; Lori Duncan, University of Tennessee; Feng Liangshan, Institute of Crop Cultivation and Farming System, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences
11:15 AM
Irrigation Strategies That Use Cutout for Optimum Boll Maturation and Yield Where Growing Season Duration Is Limited
R. Louis Baumhardt, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Research Laboratory; David K Brauer, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Research Laboratory; Robert Schwartz, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
11:30 AM
Nutrient Uptake Responses in Pima and Upland Cotton to SDI Versus Furrow Irrigation
Robert B. Hutmacher, University of California; Steven D. Wright, University of California Cooperative Extension
11:45 AM
Evaluating Methods of Crop Water Use Estimation for Refining Irrigation Scheduling
Rose Brodrick, CSIRO; Michael P Bange, CSIRO; James R. Mahan, USDA/ARS