Friday, January 6, 2012: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Crystal Ballroom C (Orlando World Center Marriott)

10:30 AM

Impact of Trash Content on Fiber Quality Measurements and Yarn Quality
Eric F. Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Noureddine Abidi, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

Identification of An EST-SSR Marker with Complete Linkage to the Ligon Lintless-2 Genetic Locus in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Doug J. Hinchliffe, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Rickie B. Turley, USDA-ARS-MSA; Marina Naoumkina, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Hee Jin Kim, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Yuhong Tang, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Kathleen M. Yeater, USDA-ARS-SPA; Ping Li, USDA-ARS-SRRC; David Fang, USDA-ARS-SRRC

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

Metabolite and Gene Expression Analysis of Two near-Isogenic Lines of Ligon Lintless-2 (Li₂) Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Marina Naoumkina, USDA-ARS-SRRC, Cotton Fiber Bioscience Research Unit; Doug J. Hinchliffe, USDA-ARS-SRRC, Cotton Chemistry & Utilization Research Unit; Rickie B. Turley, USDA-ARS, Mid South Area, Crop Genetics Research Unit; John Bland, USDA-ARS-SRRC, Formosan Subterranean Termites Research Unit; David D. Fang, USDA-ARS-SRRC, Cotton Fiber Bioscience Research Unit

11:15 AM

Effects of Exogenous Auxin on the Transition From Fiber Elongation to Cellulose Biosynthesis Stages During Cotton Fiber Development
Hee Jin Kim, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center; Barbara A. Triplett, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center; David D. Fang, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center

11:30 AM

Characterization of Cellulose in Developing Cotton Fibers
Allen K. Murray, Glycozyme, Inc.; Robert L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated

11:45 AM

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