Friday, January 7, 2011: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Marquis - 103 - 105 (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

Diversity of Cotton and Cotton Germplasm of Mexico
James McD Stewart, University of Arkansas

8:20 AM

Preliminary Assessment of the Efficacy of a Core Marker Set In Revealing Genetic Diversity In the U.S. Germplasm Collection
Richard Percy, USDA-ARS; David Fang, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center; Lori Hinze, USDA-ARS; John Z. Yu, USDA-ARS; J. Frelichowski, USDA-ARS; Brian Scheffler, USDA-ARS; Michael Gore, USDA-ARS

8:35 AM

Update on Cotton Race-Stock Screening and Phenotypic Characterization
Jane Dever, Texas AgriLife Research; Monica Sheehan, Texas AgriLife Research

8:50 AM

The Use of Genetic Diversity, Both near and Far, on Cotton Improvement
Gerald O. Myers, LSU AgCenter

9:05 AM

Genetic Diversity and Agronomic Potential of Cultivars within the U.S. Cotton Collection
Lori Hinze, USDA-ARS; Jane Dever, Texas AgriLife Research; Richard Percy, USDA-ARS

9:20 AM

Discussion

Cotton Improvement - Friday Early Morning