Development of an Industry-Wide Standard for Leaf Hairiness

Wednesday, January 8, 2014: 8:45 AM
Galerie 6 (New Orleans Marriott)
Gaylon D. Morgan , Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Fred M Bourland , University of Arkansas
J. LaDon Day , University of Georgia
Dan D. Fromme , Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Jane K. Dever , Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Amir Ibrahim , Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University
Edward Barnes , Cotton, Inc.
Don C. Jones , Cotton Incorporated
The presentation will provide an update on the development of an industry-wide standard for the leaf hairiness of cotton varieties.  Currently, each company uses a subjective quantification method and comparisons across varieties is difficult and confusing for producers.  The development of an industry-wide standard will be based on objective measurements.  This presentation will summarize the 2013 findings and the potential for moving forward with the industry-wide standard.