Cotton Improvement - Thursday Early Morning

Thursday, January 10, 2013: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Salons A/B (Marriott Riverwalk Hotel)
8:00 AM
Discovery of Fusarium Wilt Race 4 Resistance in Cotton
Mauricio Ulloa, USDA-ARS, SPA, Cropping Systems Research Laboratory; Robert B. Hutmacher, University of California - Davis & West Side REC; Philip A. Roberts, University of California Riverside; Steven D. Wright, University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare County; Robert L. Nichols, Cotton Incorporated; R. Michael Davis, University of California, Dept. of Plant Pathology; John J. Burke, USDA-ARS, SPA, Cropping Systems Research Laboratory
8:15 AM
Predicting Yarn Quality: An Indispensable Tool for Cotton Breeders
Eric F. Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Brendan Kelly, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University
8:30 AM
Estimating Fibers/Seed: Is Fineness Better Than Micronaire?
Jenny D. Clement, CSIRO; Greg A. Constable, CSIRO Plant Industry
8:45 AM
Initial Characterization of a Stoneville 474 X Phytogen 72 Recombinant Inbred Population
John J. Burke, USDA-ARS, SPA, Cropping Systems Research Laboratory; Mauricio Ulloa, USDA-ARS, SPA, Cropping Systems Research Laboratory
9:00 AM
Agronomic Performance of Barbadense and Longicalyx Derived Breeding Lines
Ted P. Wallace, Mississippi State University; P. M. Thaxton, Mississippi State University; Bobby Golden, Mississippi State University; G. W. Lawrence, Mississippi State University; Jodi Scheffler, USDA-ARS; K. S Lawrence, Auburn University; David Weaver, Auburn University; Roelof B. Sikkens, Auburn University
9:15 AM
Business Meeting