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 AMBreak 
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 AMAnnouncement of the Cotton Physiologist of the Year 
11:35 AMAnnouncement of Student Competition Winners 
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