Cotton Improvement Oral Session I - General

Thursday, January 4, 2018: 8:35 AM-9:20 AM
Salon I (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Presiding:
Ramesh Buyyarapu
Organizers:
B. Todd Campbell and Ramesh Buyyarapu
8:35 AM
Host Plant Resistance Traits of Phytogen Varieties
Mustafa McPherson, PhytoGen Seed Company; Joel Mahill, PhytoGen Seed Company; Dru Rush, PhytoGen Seed Company; Ramesh Buyyarapu, Corteva Agriscience
8:50 AM
Use of Molecular Markers to Identify Potential New Sources of Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Upland Cotton
Martin J. Wubben, USDA-ARS; Jack C. McCarty, USDA-ARS; Franklin E. Callahan, USDA-ARS; Dewayne D. Deng, USDA-ARS; Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA-ARS
9:05 AM
Differential Responses to Various Stress Conditions in Upland Cotton Near Isogenic Lines Differing in Fiber Maturity
Hee Jin Kim, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center; Harish Ratnayaka, Xavier University of Louisiana; Jay E. Mellon, USDA-ARS, SRRC