Cotton Agronomy & Physiology - Thursday Early Morning - Session B

Thursday, January 10, 2013: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Salon L (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
8:00 AM
Quantifying Management and Environment Effects On Cotton Micronaire
Michael Bange, CSIRO Plant Industry; R. L. Long, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
8:15 AM
Near-Continuous Seasonal Canopy Temperature As a Proxy for Water Use in Field Grown Cotton
James R. Mahan, USDA-ARS; Andrew Young, Plant and Soil Science; Paxton Payton, USDA/ARS
8:30 AM
Impact of Harvest Aid Timing and Machine Spindle Harvesting On Neps in Upland Cotton
Michael Bange, CSIRO Plant Industry; R. L. Long, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
8:45 AM
Impact of Cotton Defoliation On Cotton Yield, Quality, and Profitability
Gaylon D. Morgan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; Zachary Eder, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; Dale Mott, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; John Robinson, Texas A&M University
9:00 AM
Performance of Display™ Cotton Harvest Aid Across the Cotton Belt
Henry R. Mitchell, FMC Corporation; J. Don Johnson, FMC Corporation; Craig Heim, FMC Corporation
9:15 AM
Field-Grown Cotton Cultivars Exhibit Genotypic and Seasonal Differences in Photosystem II Heat Tolerance
John L. Snider, University of Georgia; D. M. Oosterhuis, University of Arkansas; Guy Collins, University of Georgia; Cristiane Pilon, University of Arkansas, CSES; Toby R. FitzSimons, University of Arkansas
9:30 AM
Deltapine Water Use Efficiency of Commercial Varieties - What Works On Your Farm?
Douglas J. Jost, Monsanto - D&PL West; David W. Albers, Monsanto; James C. Graham, Monsanto Company