Thursday, January 10, 2013: 10:30 AM-12:15 PM
Conf. Rooms 1-3 (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Papers covering diseases of cotton.
11:15 AM
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Fungal Endophyte Communities Isolated From Cultivated Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum): Implications for Sustainable Agriculture Practices
Maria Julissa Ek-Ramos, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Wenqing Zhou, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Cesar U. Valencia, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Josephine B. Antwi, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Lauren L. Kalns, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Gaylon Morgan, Texas AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University;
David Kerns, Louisiana State University;
Gregory A. Sword, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
11:30 AM
Manipulating Beneficial Fungal Endophytes for the Protection of Cotton in the Field
Gregory A. Sword, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Maria Julissa Ek-Ramos, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Diana Castillo Lopez, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Lauren Kalns, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Wenqing Zhou, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
Cesar Valencia, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University;
James L. Starr, Texas A&M University;
Terry A. Wheeler, Texas Agrilife Research;
J. E. Woodward, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service;
Steve Hague, Texas A&M University