Cotton Engineering-Systems - Thursday Early Afternoon

Thursday, January 5, 2012: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Crystal Ballrooms A & B (Orlando World Center Marriott)
1:30 PM
Quality of Life Impacts of Adopting Precision Agriculture Technology on Cotton Farmers
LaVona S. Traywick, University of Arkansas; Terry Griffin, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
1:45 PM
Monitoring Cotton Root Rot Progression within and Across Growing Seasons Using Remote Sensing
Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS; Gary N. Odvody, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Carlos J. Fernandez, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Juan A. Landivar, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Richard R. Minzenmayer, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; Robert L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated
2:00 PM
Ground-Based Technologies for Cotton Root Rot Control: An Update
Curtis D. Cribben, Texas A&M University; J. Alex Thomasson, Texas A&M University; Yufeng Ge, TAMU - BAEN Dept.; Matthew D. Korte, Texas A&M University; Cristine L.S. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS; Robert L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated
2:15 PM
Effects of Field Geometry and Operator Influence on Double-Planted Areas in Crop Fields
Brandon M. Jernigan, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee; Michael J. Buschermohle, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee; William E. Hart, University of Tennessee; John B. Wilkerson, University of Tennessee; M. Velandia, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Tennessee; E.M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated
2:30 PM
GPS-Based Remote Sensing for Soil Moisture Measurements
Ahmad Khalilian, Clemson University; Charles V. Privette, Clemson University; William C. Bridges, Clemson University - Department of Applied Economics and Statistics
3:00 PM
Irrigation Scheduling Options At a Whole Farm Level
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Leo Espinoza, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service