Friday, January 12, 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom A (Sheraton New Orleans)
Cotton Physiology - Friday Morning - Session A
Organizer:	Chism Craig, Leland Agronomy Center, Monsanto, Leland, MS
8:00 AM			Genetic Diversity in Pollen Abiotic Stress Tolerance  John J. Burke, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX
8:15 AM			Plant Density Modifications of Cotton Within-boll Yield Components    Craig W. Bednarz, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Robert L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC and Steve M. Brown, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
8:30 AM			The Detrimental Effects High Temperatures Have on Mississippi Delta Cotton    William T. Pettigrew, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS
8:45 AM			Crop Responses to Water Deficits in High Yielding Pima and Acala Cotton  Daniel S. Munk1, Robert B. Hutmacher2 and Jonathon F. Wroble1, (1)University of California, Fresno, CA, (2)University of California, Shafter, CA
9:00 AM			Contrasting Fruit Retention Characteristics of High Yielding Pima and Acala Cotton  Daniel S. Munk and Jonathon F. Wroble, University of California, Fresno, CA
9:15 AM			Pima Growth, Fruit Retention Responses to High Temperature and Water Stress    Robert B. Hutmacher, University of California, Shafter, CA, Mark P. Keeley, University of California Shafter REC, Shafter, CA and Steve D. Wright, University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare, CA
9:30 AM			The Water Use of Cotton Irrigated with Sub-Surface Drip    Jill D. Booker1, R. J. Lascano2, Bobbie L. McMichael2 and Dennis Gitz2, (1)Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX, (2)USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX
9:45 AM			Making Movies of Root Growth and Water Use--A New Technique for Physiological Studies of Plant Water Relations    David Sloane, Agrilink Holdings Pty Ltd, Thebarton, Australia
10:00 AM			Break
10:30 AM			Weighing Lysimeters in Northeast Louisiana: One Year's Experience  Ernest L. Clawson and John A. Hendrix, LSU AgCenter, St. Joseph, LA
10:45 AM			The Impact of Long Term Storage on Cottonseed Viability and Vigor    Bobbie McMichael1, John J. Burke1, N. W. Hopper2, T. C Wedegaertner3, William R. Meredith4, C. Wayne Smith5 and Noble Koepp6, (1)USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, (2)Texas Tech University and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX, (3)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC, (4)USDA-ARS Crop Genetics & Production Research Unit, Stoneville, MS, (5)Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, (6)Triumph Seed Co., Ralls, TX
11:00 AM			Brassinosteroid Signaling Promotes Secondary Cell Wall Development in Cotton Fibers  Randy Allen, Yan Sun, Mohamed Fokar, Suresh Veerabomma, Noureddine Abidi and Eric Hequet, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
11:15 AM			Announcement of the Cotton Physiologist of the Year
11:35 AM			Announcement of Student Competition Winners
Sponsor:	Cotton Physiology Conference

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