Thursday, January 5, 2017: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Reunion C (Hyatt Regency Dallas)

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:15 AM

Co-Overexpression of OsSIZ1 and AVP1 in Cotton Substantially Improves Cotton Growth and Development Under Multiple-Stress Conditions
Nardana Esmaeili, Texas Tech University; Jennifer Smith, Texas Tech University; John Burke, USDA-ARS; Paxton Payton, United States Department of Agriculture; Hong Zhang, Texas Tech University

8:30 AM

Identifying and Breeding Drought Tolerant Cottons (Gossypium spp.) Treated with EMS-Mutant Agent on the Texas High Plains
Travis Witt, Texas Tech University; Mauricio Ulloa, USDA-ARS; Venugopal Mendu, Texas Tech University; Mathew G. Pelletier, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit; Glen Ritchie, Texas Tech University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., Cultivars Differential Response to Salinity
Heather D. Elkins, Texas A&M University; Jane Dever, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Mark Arnold, Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

Evaluation of Mechanical Cotton Seed Delinter for Breeders
Joel Arce, Texas A&M University; Jane Dever, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Terry Wheeler, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Greg A. Holt, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

A Study on the Effects of Combining Genes from Lonren and Barbren on Reniform Resistance
Amanda Gaudin, Mississippi State University; Ted Wallace, Mississippi State University; Jodi Scheffler, USDA-ARS; Sally Stetina, USDA-ARS

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

Screening Cotton for Resistance to Alternaria Leaf Spot Caused By Alternaria Alternata in New Mexico
Yi Zhu, New Mexico State University; Philip Lujan, New Mexico State University; S. Dura, New Mexico State University; Soum Sanogo, New Mexico State University; Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

Genetic Gains in Fiber Quality from the 1900s to Present in Upland Cotton
Mitchell J. Schumann, Texas A&M; C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Harshida Mistry, TAMU; Jade Padilla, TAMU; Oliver Guthann, TAMU

Audio File Recorded Presentation

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