Cotton Improvement - Tuesday Late Morning

Tuesday, January 7, 2014: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Preservation Hall Studios 7 & 8 (New Orleans Marriott)
Student Paper Competition
Presiding:
E. Margaret Shields
10:30 AM
Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus) Damage in Upland Cotton: Breeding Towards Increased Resistance
Laura Ann McLoud, Texas A&M University; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
10:45 AM
Cotton Germplasm Evaluation for Reaction to Corynespora cassiicola
Jenna K. May, Department of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences; David B. Weaver, Department of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences; Katheryn K. Lawrence, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Austin Hagan, Department of Plant Pathology Extension
11:00 AM
Effects of Plant Pubescence on Spinning Performance in Upland Extra Long Staple Cotton
Kari Hugie, Texas A&M University; Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Eric F. Hequet, Texas Tech University; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
11:15 AM
Field Performance and Heritability of Thrips Resistance for Cotton Variety Development
Dylan Q. Wann, Texas Tech University; Jane K. Dever, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Megha Parajulee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Mark D. Arnold, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Heather D. Flippin, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Audio File Recorded Presentation
11:30 AM
Genetic Gain through Breeding for Resistance to Rhizoctonia Solani and Pythium Ultimum in Cotton Seedlings
Whitney M. Jones, Texas A&M University; Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Jim Starr, Texas A&M University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
11:45 AM
Validation and Testing of a Fiber Length QTL on Chr.25
Nino Brown, University of Georgia; Pawan Kumar, University of Georgia; Andrew Paterson, University of Georgia; Peng Wah Chee, University of Georgia
Audio File Recorded Presentation
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