8:00 AM

Use of the Dominant Male-Sterility Gene (Ms₄) in Cotton Breeding
Don L Keim, USDA-ARS; Jodi Scheffler, USDA ARS

8:15 AM

Progress Developing Improved Texas Upland Cotton Germplasm for Improved Yarn Quality
C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Eric F. Hequet, Texas Tech University; Brendan Kelly, Texas Tech University; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University; Jake Gendron, Texas A&M University; Alexandra Ullrich, Texas A&M University

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

Genetic Variation in Seed Size and Fuzz Content in Commercial Cultivars and Breeding Lines of Upland Cotton
Kyle Moore, New Mexico State University; Yi Zhu, New Mexico State University; Abdelraheem Abdelraheem, New Mexico State University; Jinfa Zhang, New Mexico State University; Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Carlos B. Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Paul A. Funk, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Tom Wedegaertner, Cotton Incorporated

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

Effects of Leaf and Bract Pubescence on Fiber Quality of Normal and Okra Leaf Cotton
Bradley R. Wilson, Oklahoma State University; Jane K Dever, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Carol Mason Kelly, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University; Seth A. Byrd, Oklahoma State University

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

Higher Proportions of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Seeds Improve Cold Germination Ability in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Mutants
Lakhvir Kaur, Texas Tech University; Junghyun Shim, Texas Tech University; Benildo G de los Reyes, Texas Tech University; Rosalyn B Angeles-Shim, Texas Tech University

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

Utilization of Novel Alleles Found in Obsolete Germplasm for the Improvement of Upland Cotton
Alexandra Ullrich, Texas A&M University

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

Identifiying Cotton Germplasm with Resistance to Fusarium Wilt in Georgia
Edward Beasley, University of Georgia; Nelson Dias Suassuna, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - EMBRAPA; Robert Kemerait, University of Georgia; B. Todd Campbell, USDA-ARS; Don Jones, Cotton Incorporated; Peng Chee, University of Georgia

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

Discussion

Cotton Improvement - Wednesday Early Morning