Thursday, January 11, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Grand Ballroom E (Sheraton New Orleans)
Cotton Engineering -Systems - Thursday Afternoon Session
Organizer:John Wanjura, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS, College Station, TX
1:30 PM 
Applicability of a User-oriented Evaporation Pan for Low Frequency Irrigation of Cotton   
Steven J. Thomson, J. Ray Williford and Daniel K. Fisher, USDA, ARS, Stoneville, MS
1:45 PM 
Cotton Response to Multiple Irrigation Rates Controlled by a Common Time Threshold   
Donald F. Wanjura1, Dennis Gitz1, James R. Mahan1, Bobbie L. McMichael1 and Dan R. Upchurch2, (1)USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, (2)USDA-ARS-SPA-AO, College Station, TX
2:00 PM 
Scheduling Site-specific Irrigation for Cotton Production Using a Linear Move System 
Ahmad Khalilian1, Will Henderson1, Young Han2, Tom Owino2 and Burhan Niyazi2, (1)Clemson University, Blackville, SC, (2)Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2:15 PM 
Irrigation on Level-basin Field in Louisiana   
Bill Branch1, Glen Daniels2, Dan Thomas1, Luis' Ocampo1, Ernie Clawson3, Bert Clemmens4 and Earl Vories5, (1)LSU Ag Center, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)LSU Ag Center, Vidalia, LA, (3)LSU Ag Center, St. Joseph, LA, (4)USDA ARS, Maricopa, AZ, (5)USDA-ARS, Portageville, MO
2:30 PM 
Use of Veris Soil EC Sensor for Mapping Soil Texture in Georgia Cotton Fields   
C. D. Perry1, George Vellidis1, Wynn Page1, Andrea Milton1 and Dana Sullivan2, (1)University of Georgia - Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA, (2)TurfScout® LLC, Tifton, GA
2:45 PM 
Site-specific Application of Plant Growth Regulators in Cotton Production 
Ahmad Khalilian, Will Henderson and Richard Hallman, Clemson University, Blackville, SC
3:00 PM 
In-season Cotton Management Using Real Time Sensors   
Randy Taylor1, J. C. Banks2, Shane Osborne3, Tim Sharp4, John Solie1 and Bill Raun1, (1)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, (2)Oklahoma Cooperative Extension, Altus, OK, (3)Oklahoma State University, Altus, OK, (4)Oklahoma State University - Okmulgee, Okmulgee, OK
3:15 PM 
Comparison of Conservation Management Practices for Cotton Production in a Field with Varying Soils 
James E. Hanks1, Steven W. Martin2, D.K. Fisher3 and J. Ray Williford3, (1)USDA Agricultural Research Service, Stoneville, MS, (2)Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, MS, (3)USDA-ARS APTRU, Stoneville, MS
3:30 PM Break 
3:45 PM 
Geostatistical Analysis of the Spatial Variability of Cotton-parasitic Nematodes and the Factors Favoring Its Occurrence   
B. V. Ortiz1, Dana Sullivan2, Calvin Perry3, George Vellidis3 and Robert Kemerait4, (1)Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)TurfScout® LLC, Tifton, GA, (3)University of Georgia - Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA, (4)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
4:00 PM 
Spatial Variability of Fiber Quality in a Dry-land Cotton Field   
Yufeng Ge, J. Alex Thomasson and Ruixiu Sui, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
4:15 PM 
Cotton Fiber Quality Sensing System for In-situ Measurement and Harvest Segregation   
Ruixiu Sui1, John Alex Thomasson1, Yufeng Ge1 and Cristine Morgan2, (1)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (2)Texas A&M University, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, College Station, TX
4:30 PM 
Wide Area Wireless Network for Supporting Precision Agriculture   
James M. McKinion, Johnie N. Jenkins and Jeffrey L. Willers, USDA-ARS-GAPARU, Mississippi State, MS
4:45 PM 
Evaluation of an Operator Feedback System for the Module Builder   
Robert G. Hardin IV and Stephen W. Searcy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
5:00 PM 
Spindle Speed Effects on Cotton Quality   
Kevin D. Baker, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab, Mesilla Park, NM and Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Laboratory, Las Cruces, NM
5:15 PM 
Modeling Cotton Fiber Dynamics in a Lint Cleaner   
J. Alex Thomasson, Ruixiu Sui and Peter Popov, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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