Cotton Agronomy & Physiology Graduate Student Oral Competition- Tuesday Early Morning - Session B

Tuesday, January 7, 2014: 8:00 AM-10:15 AM
Galerie 6 (New Orleans Marriott)
8:00 AM
Development of an Available Soil Water Index to Characterize Site Water-Deficit Stress Experienced in Cotton Variety Trials
Tyson B. Raper, University of Arkansas; Derrick M Oosterhuis, University of Arkansas; Edward Barnes, Cotton, Inc.; Philip J Bauer, USDA-ARS; John L. Snider, University of Georgia; Guy D. Collins, University of Georgia; Jared R Whitaker, University of Georgia; Darrin M Dodds, Mississippi State University; Pedro Andrade-Sanchez, University of Arizona; Dale Monks, Auburn University; Michael A Jones, Clemson University; Justin D. Lanier, University of Georgia - Crisp County; Daniel S. Price, University of Georgia - Cook County; Tim Varnedore, University of Georgia; Glen L. Ritchie, Texas Tech University
8:15 AM
Osmotic Adjustment in Commercial Cotton Cultivars Under Drought Stress
Cristiane Pilon, University of Arkansas; Derrick M Oosterhuis, University of Arkansas; Glen L. Ritchie, Texas Tech University; Eliege Aparecida de Paiva Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina
8:30 AM
The Effect Of Irrigation During Cotton Squaring On Lint Yield and Plant Growth Characteristics
Seth A. Byrd, University of Georgia; John L. Snider, University of Georgia; Jared R. Whitaker, University of Georgia; Calvin D. Perry, University of Georgia; Bobby J. Washington, University of Georgia; Ron B. Sorensen, USDA-ARS-National Peanut Research Laboratory; Daryl R. Chastain, University of Georgia; Guy D. Collins, University of Georgia
8:45 AM
Deficit Irrigation and Tillage Effects on Lint Yield and Profitability of Four Cotton Cultivars in the Texas Rolling Plains
Ahmed Attia, Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Vernon; Nithya Rajan, Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Vernon; Glen Ritchie, Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Amir Ibrahim, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University; Dirk Hays, Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences, Texas A&M University; Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center
9:00 AM
Cotton Canopy Temperature As a Means of Identifying Crop Stress and Its Relationship with Photosynthesis and Yield
Murilo M. Maeda, Texas A&M University; J. Tom Cothren, Texas A&M University; Carlos J. Fernandez, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Clay T. Lewis, Texas A&M University
9:15 AM
Physiological Responses of Gossypium hirsutum to Contrasting Irrigation Regimes
Daryl R Chastain, University of Georgia; John L Snider, University of Georgia; Guy D Collins, University of Georgia; Jared R Whitaker, University of Georgia; Seth A Byrd, University of Georgia; Calvin D Perry, University of Georgia
9:30 AM
Ground Cover Fraction from Green and Red Channels of a Digital Camera
Bablu Sharma, Texas Tech; Glen L. Ritchie, Texas Tech University; Nithya Rajan, Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Vernon
10:00 AM
Management Practices to Control Premature Senescence in Bt Cotton
Muhammad Faisal Bilal, Visiting Scientist, USDA-ARS; Muhammad Farrukh Saleem, Department of Agronomy,; Muhammad Ashfaq Wahid, Department of Agronomy,; Amir Shakeel, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,; Andrew French, USDA-ARS; Fahd Rasul, Department of Agronomy,