Cotton Agronomy & Physiology - Tuesday Early Morning - Session A

Tuesday, January 7, 2014: 8:00 AM-10:15 AM
Galerie 5 (New Orleans Marriott)
8:00 AM
Yield, Growth, Rooting Pattern Response to Deficit Drip Irrigation
Robert B. Hutmacher, University of California - Davis & West Side REC; Mark P. Keeley, University of California Cooperative Extension, Plant Science Department; Steven D. Wright, University of California Cooperative Extension-Tulare/Kings Co.; Raul Delgado, University of California Coop. Extension
8:15 AM
Evaluation of Irrigation Practice: Comparing Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation to Traditional Methodologies in Arizona and Texas Using John Deere Field Connect
Clayton Morton, John Deere; Keith Patterson, John Deere Water; Jennifer Maloney, John Deere Water; Brian Pearman, John Deere Water; Chris Arnold, John Deere Water; Craig Hornung, John Deere Water
8:45 AM
The University of Georgia Smart Sensor Array (UGA SSA) for Scheduling Irrigation
George Vellidis, University of Georgia; Mike Tucker, University of Georgia; Vasilis Liakos, University of Georgia; Calvin D Perry, University of Georgia; David Reckford, Flint River Soil & Water Conservation District
9:00 AM
Mid-Season Applications of Nitrogen in Cotton Using Crop Sensors
Dennis R Burns, LSU AgCenter; Brenda Tubana, LSU AgCenter; Ralph L. Frazier, LSU AgCenter
9:30 AM
Exploring Uses of Tractor-Mounted Plant Health Sensors to Evaluate Cotton Growth and Insect Injury in Small Plots
Michael Brewer, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Ruixiu Sui, USDA ARS Crop Production Systems Research Unit; Darwin Anderson, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Juan A. Landivar, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center
9:45 AM
Evaluation of CSM-Cropgro-Cotton for Simulating Cotton Growth Responses to Irrigation, Nitrogen Fertilizer, Planting Density, and Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment in Central Arizona
Kelly Thorp, USDA-ARS; Edward Barnes, Cotton, Inc.; Doug Hunsaker, USDA-ARS; Bruce Kimball, USDA-ARS; Jeffrey White, USDA-ARS; Vijay Nazareth, USDA-ARS
10:00 AM
Early Harvest Aid Application Approach to Pima Cotton Defoliation
Steven D. Wright, University of California Cooperative Extension-Tulare/Kings Co.; Robert B. Hutmacher, University of California Cooperative Extension, Plant Sciences Department; Gerardo Banuelos, University of California Cooperative Extension; Sonia I. Rios, University of California Cooperative Extension; Kelly A. Hutmacher, University of California Cooperative Extension; Daniel S. Munk, University of California Cooperative Extension; Katherine A. Wilson, University of California Cooperative Extension; Jonathan F. Wrobles, University of California Cooperative Extension; Mark P. Keeley, University of California Cooperative Extension, Plant Science Department