Cotton Improvement - Thursday Early Afternoon

Thursday, January 6, 2011: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Marquis - 103 - 105 (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM
The Evaluation and Inheritance of Several Traits Associated with Lint Percent In Cotton
E. Margaret Shields, Bayer CropScience; Jane Dever, Texas AgriLife Research; Dick L. Auld, Texas Tech University; Delbert Hess, Bayer CropScience
2:00 PM
Exotic Germplasm Introgression Effects on Adapted Cotton Genotypes
Madan Mohan Chapala, Auburn University; David Weaver, Auburn University; B. Todd Campbell, USDA-ARS; Edzard van Santen, Auburn University; Rachel Sharpe, Auburn University
2:15 PM
Evaluation of Resistance to Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus Reuter) Injury In Cotton
G.S. Cutts III, Texas A&M University; Allen Knutson, Texas Agri Life Research and Extension; Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Manuel Campos, Texas Agri Life Research and Extension
2:30 PM
Analysis of Mitochindrial Genes and the Association with Cytoplasmic Male Sterility- RNA Editing
Hideaki Suzuki, New Mexico State University; James Mac Stewart, University of Arkansas; Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University
2:45 PM
Identification of Cotton Germplasm and Molecular Markers for Salt Tolerance
Rashmi S. Tiwari, New Mexico State University; Michael D. Gill, New Mexico Department of Agriculture; S. Bajaj, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University; Don. C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated; James Mac Stewart, University of Arkansas; Sidney E. Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University
3:00 PM
Identification of Cotton Germplasm and Molecular Markers for Drought Tolerance
Nicholas Adams, New Mexico State University; Robert Flynn, Artesia Agricultural Science Center, New Mexico State University; S. Bajaj, New Mexico State University; Richard G. Percy, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Crop Germplasm Research Unit; Don. C. Jones, Cotton Incorporated; Sidney E. Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University