Cotton Improvement - Friday Early Morning

Friday, January 6, 2017: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Reunion C (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
Updates to Cottongen: The Community Database for Cotton Genomics Genetics and Breeding Research
Dorrie Main, Washington State University; Jing Yu, Washington State University; Sook Jung, Washington State University; Taein Lee, Washington State University; Jodi Humann, Washington State University; Deah McGaughey, Washington State University; Morgan Frank, Washington State University; Jodi Humann, Washington State University; B. Todd Campbell, USDA-ARS; Richard Percy, USDA-ARS
8:30 AM
Effects of RNAi PHYA1 in Cotton
Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA-ARS; Jack C. McCarty, USDA-ARS; Martin Wubben, USDA ARS; Dewayne D. Deng, USDA-ARS; Sukumar Saha, USDA-ARS; Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, Center of Genomic Technologies
8:45 AM
Genotypic Diversity Study of Adapted Cotton Cultivars and Feral Populations Collected in Burkina Faso
Larbouga Bourgou, INERA; Sanfo Denys, INERA; Mahamadou Sawadago, University of Ouagadougou; Jean-Marc Lacape, CIRAD; Jane Dever, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
9:00 AM
PHY 444 WRF: A New High Quality Variety from Phytogen
Mustafa McPherson, PhytoGen Seed Company; Joel Mahill, PhytoGen Seed Company; Dru Rush, PhytoGen Seed Company
9:30 AM
Combining Abilities for Seed Oil and Protein Content in Cotton
Neha Kothari, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Drew Sturtevant, University of North Texas; Lori Hinze, USDA-ARS; Kent Chapman, University of North Texas; Jane Dever, Texas A&M AgriLife Research