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
Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Improvement Conference Posters
Organizer:Mauricio Ulloa, USDA-ARS, Shafter, CA

Verticillium Wilt Resistance in Cotton: Germplasm Evaluation and Inheritance
Jinfa Zhang1, W. Wang1, S. Bajaj1, H. Gatica1, S. Sanogo2, Robert Flynn3, C. French3, Richard Percy4, Mauricio Ulloa5 and S. E. Hughs6, (1)Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, (2)Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, (3)Artesia Agricultural Science Center, New Mexico State University, Artesia, NM, (4)College Stattion, TX, (5)USDA-ARS, Shafter, CA, (6)Southwest Cotton Ginning Lab, USDA-ARS, Mesilla Park, NM

Evaluation of Spatially Variable Defoliation Treatments for Louisiana Cotton 
Cliff Watts1, Ralph D. Bagwell2, Alexander Stewart3, Jonathan W. Sharp2 and Josh T. Copes4, (1)LSU AgCenter, Harrisonburg, LA, (2)LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA, (3)LSU Agricultural Center, Alexandria, LA, (4)Winnsboro, LA

Molecular Analysis of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Cotton
Fei Wang1, Mary O'Connell1, James Mac Stewart2 and Jinfa Zhang1, (1)Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, (2)CSES University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Development of Transgenic Acala 1517 Cotton
Jinfa Zhang, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, Roy Cantrell, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC and S. Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS-Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM

Evaluation of Cotton Germplasm and Breeding Populations for Salt Tolerance
S. Bajaj1, W. Wang1, S. E. Hughs2, Richard G. Percy3, Mauricio Ulloa4 and Jinfa Zhang1, (1)Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, (2)USDA-ARS, Mesilla Park, NM, (3)USDA-ARS, Maricopa, AZ, (4)USDA-ARS, Shafter, CA

Variety Performances in 2007 Mississippi State Cotton Variety Trials
P. M. Thaxton1, W.E. Clark1, Susan Shi1, T. P. Wallace2, M. W. Shankle3 and N.W. Buehring4, (1)Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS, (2)Dept. of Plant and Soil Science, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, (3)Northest Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Pontotoc, MS, (4)Northest Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Verona, MS

Cotton Regional Breeders Testing Network - GGE Biplot Analysis
Ted P. Wallace, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS and Don. C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Examination of the Caducous Bract
Raina K. King, Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX, Robert Wright, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX and John R. Gannaway, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX

Progress in Screening Texas Race Stocks and Other Wild Cottons for Thrips and Cotton Aphid Resistance
M. D. Arnold, J. R. Gannaway, H. D. Elkins and M. A. Sheehan, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX

Cotton Germplasm Lines Released by the University of Arkansas in 2007
Freddie M. Bourland, University of Arkansas-NEREC, Keiser, AR and Don. C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

NPTII ImmunoStrip® for the Rapid Detection of the Selectable Marker Neomycin Phosphotransferase II in Transgenic Cotton
Jennifer R. Nelson and Kyu S. Chung, Agdia®, Inc., Elkhart, IN

Prospects for Maximizing the Genetic Potential within the Pee Dee Germplasm Resources
B. T. Campbell, USDA-ARS, Florence, SC

Agronomic variability within four Upland cotton germplasm pools
Lori L. Hinze and Russell J. Kohel, USDA/ARS, College Station, TX

Genetics of Fiber Initiation: Inheritance Models of Three Fiberless Lines 
Rickie B. Turley, Stoneville, MS

Identification and Evaluation of Introgressed Chromatins in Sealand Cotton Cultivars
Pawan Kumar1, E. L. Lubbers1, Stephen Walker1, A. H. Paterson2 and P. W. Chee1, (1)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, (2)University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Evaluation of Chromosome Substition Lines Crossed with High Fiber Strength Lines
Jixiang Wu, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA-ARS-GAPARU, Mississippi State, MS and Jack C. McCarty, USDA/ARS, Mississippi State, MS, Albania

A Genetic Map of Gossypium hirsutum by G. mustelinum 
Baohua Wang1, Zhimin Zhuang1, Peng W. Chee1 and Andrew H. Paterson2, (1)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, (2)University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as a Screen Marker in Cotton Transformation
Kedong Da, Jennifer McCurdy, Zhimin Zhuang, Peggy Ozias-Akins and Peng W. Chee, University of Georgia-Tifton campus, Tifton, GA

Fiber and Yarn Quality Relationships in SJV Acalas and Pimas 
Les Smith1, Robert Hutmacher2, Mark P. Keeley2, Steve D. Wright3, Dan S. Munk4 and Brian H. Marsh1, (1)University of California, Shafter, CA, (2)Univ. of California, Shafter CA, Shafter, CA, (3)University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare, CA, (4)Fresno, CA

Release of the First Bt Acala Cotton Cultivar, Acala 1517-99W
Jinfa Zhang1, Roy Cantrell2, Cindy Waddell1, Ed Hughs3, Robert P. Flynn4 and Carroll A. French4, (1)Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, (2)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC, (3)USDA-ARS, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Laboratory, Las Cruces, NM, (4)New Mexico State University, Artesia, NM

Expression of Antioxidants in Cotton Alters Lint Yield and Quality
John W. Gottula, Randy D. Allen and Robert J. Wright, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
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