National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
4:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Thursday, January 10, 2008
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Friday, January 11, 2008
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Fusarium Race 4: Plant Responses to Seed and Soil Chemical Treatments

Mark P. Keeley1, Robert B. Hutmacher2, Steve D. Wright3, Gerardo Banuelos3, Les Smith2, and Sarah Hutmacher3. (1) Univ. of California, Shafter CA, 17053 N. Shafter Ave., Shafter, CA 93263, (2) University of California, 17053 N. Shafter Ave., Shafter, CA 93263, (3) University of California Cooperative Extension, 4437 S. Laspina St. Ste. B,, Tulare, CA 93274-9539

Field and greenhouse trials in the San Joaquin Valley of California have been designed to evaluate a range of seed-applied chemical treatments and surface soil=applied chemical treatments under Fusarium race 4 pressure in fields confirmed infested with Race 4 Fusarium oxysporum vas infectum.  Seed treatment trials have been conducted in two locations under naturally-infested field soil conditions, and in four separate sets of trials in greenhouse potting soil mixes.  Seed treatment evaluations have been done in: (1) infested field soil but under greenhouse conditions; (2) 1:3 field soil to potting mix ratios in the greenhouse, and (3) containers where seed was sprayed with an inoculum mix and directly planted in otherwise non-infested potting soil.  Chemical treatments of the surface 15 to 45 cm of soil depth have been conducted in field and greenhouse conditions in containers (greenhouse) or micro-plots approximately 1 by 1.5 m in size (field sites).  In all cases, plants were evaluated to determine seedling emergence and survival percentages, foliar symptom and vascular root symptoms at 3-4 weeks after treatment and again 6-8 weeks after treatment, plus some measures of rate of leaf area and stem growth (node counts, height).  Plant responses under these treatments will be the subject of data presented.