PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1997 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 6-10, New Orleans, LA
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

TABLE OF CONTENTS



BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION CONFERENCE

Meeting Challenges to U.S. Cotton
Thomas W. Smith
3
The 1996 Production Year
Anne F. Wrona, Shane T. Ball, Charles Glover, J.C. Banks, Charles H. Burmester, C. Dale Monks, Steven M. Brown, Keith Edmisten, Kater Hake, Ken Lege, Robert Lemon, Charles Stichler, Billy Warrick, James Maitland, William Mayfield, Will McCarty, Boyd Padgett, Bobby Phipps, Bill Robertson, Paulus Shelby, Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Ron Vargas and David L. Wright
5
Crop Protection: Seedling Diseases and Nematodes
T.A. Wheeler
12
Competitive in Every Quarter Crop Protection: II. Insects
Gary A. Herzog
14
Crop Protection: III. Weeds. New Herbicides will Help Cotton Growers Remain Competitive
A.C. York
15
Farming with Transgenics
Will McCarty
16
A Look to the Future and What it Holds for New Cotton Production Systems
Andrew G. Jordan
18
Boll Weevil Eradication: Status and Future Plans
Charles H. Parker
19
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
James V. Aidala, Jr.
22
Marketplace Insights
William B. Dunavant, Jr.
24
Longer Term Prospects for U.S. Cotton
K. J. Collins
26
Fiber Needs for Textile Consumer
Andrew G Macdonald
29
Raw Cotton Imports and Price Behavior
Gaylon B. Booker
30


NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM INDUSTRY

Paymaster Cottonseed Cotton Varieties Pm 2200 RR and PM 2326 RR
Richard H. Sheetz and Tom Speed
39
Paymaster's Picker Type Transgenic Cotton Varieties for 1997
Curtis Williams, James Mitchell, Michael Swindle and David Albers
40
All-Tex Seed Cotton Variety All-Tex Top-Pick
Mike Nelson
41
BXN47: A New Buctril Resistant Cotton Variety from Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company
Don Panter, Roger Ward, Mark Barfield, Jack Kiser and Cathy Houck
43
Phytogen 33 Acala, A New High Yielding Cotton for the San Joaquin Valley
John C. Palmer, H. B. Cooper, Jr., John W. Pellow and David M. Anderson
43
Dropp Ultra Defoliant
P.N. Odom, Fred Strachan, Stan Lehman, J. Sanderson, G. Schwarzlose and L. Smith
46
GemStar® LC Biological Insecticide for Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm
Michael B. Dimock
46
DPX-MP062: A Novel Broad-spectrum, Environmentally Soft, Insect Control Compound
H.H. Harder, S.L. Riley, S.F. McCann and D.W. Sherrod
48
Karate® CS Insecticide, a Novel Microencapsulated Formulation
S.H. Martin, J.S. Mink and R.S. Boykin
50
Mep Plus Biochemical Plant Growth Regulator
Rhett R. Atkins
51
Terraclor Super X® plus Di-Syston® 39.3% EC
A.W. Mitlehner
53
CRYMAX
Timothy B. Johnson and Jamie Yancy
54
PIX® Plant Regulator
L.P. Schell
55
LepTon HTK
R.J. Cibulsky and S.S. Ng
55
Pegasus Plow
Gary W. Thacker
56
Case Corporation 2555 Cotton Express® Cotton Picker
C.J. Hanson
57
Advances in Mechanical Cultivation of Cotton & Peanuts
Jim T. Noonan
58
Reduced Herbicide Usage in Cotton and Other Row Crops Using Optoelectronic Detection
Jim Beck
62


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE SPECIAL SESSION

CCC Loans in the Electronic Receipt Environment
Joseph T. Wyrick
69
G.P.S. Controlled Precision Spraying Minimizing Costs and Environmental Impact
Cleve Turner III
70
Farmers' Use of Computers to Gather Information
M.J. Thach
71
The Cotton Pickin' Web: A New Information Source for Cotton Producers
R. E. Stinner, J. Van Duyn and P. O'Leary
72


COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL

Thielaviopsis – A Grower's Perspective
Gary O'Neill
75
Prevalence and Distribution of Thielaviopsis Basicola
C.S. Rothrock
75
Interaction of Thielaviopsis Basicola with Pythium Spp. and Rhizoctonia Solani
T.A. Wheeler and J.R. Gannaway
77
Control Approaches (Cultural and Chemical) for Black Root Rot of Cotton
J.E. DeVay and R.H. Garber
79
Artificial Inoculation of Field Plots for Evaluation of Soil Fungicides for Cotton Seedling Disease Control
Albert Y. Chambers and Tracy D. Bush
83
In-furrow Fungicides for Seedling Disease Control in Cotton
M.A. Newman
84
The Value of In-furrow Fungicides
Albert B. Bassi, Jr. and Greg S. Faust
84
Efficacy of Rovral® for Cotton Seedling Disease Control
C.H. Baldwin, Jr. and C.W. Hogue
85
Suppression of Rhizoctonia Solani by Kodiak®, a Bacillus Subtilis Biocontrol Seed Treatment
P.M. Brannen
87
Field Efficacy of Viridiol(-) Mutants of Trichoderma Virens for Biocontrol of Cotton Seedling Diseases
C.R. Howell, J.E. DeVay, R.H. Garber and B.L. Weir
87
Soilborne Pathogenic Fungi and Seedling Diseases in Cotton Following Winter Cover Crops
Donald R. Sumner, Charles F. Douglas, Sharad C. Phatak and Shelby H. Baker
88
Cotton Root Health Work Group - Preliminary Results
P.D. Colyer, W.E. Batson, D. Blasingame, D. Carmichael, K. Hake, K. Edmisten, B. McMichael, B. Roberts and D. Sumner
90
Diseases of Cotton in NSW - 1995-96
S.J. Allen and P.A. Lonergan
90
Reniform Nematode and Its Influence on the Cotton Industry in the United States
C. Overstreet and E.C. McGawley
92
Efficacy of Foliar Application of Vydate C-LV for Supplemental Nematode Control in Cotton
T.L. Kirkpatrick, Gus Lorenz and R.T. Robbins
94
Impact of At-plant and Post-plant Nematicides on Cotton Production in Reniform Nematode Infested Fields
Charles Burmester, William Gazaway, D.J. Potter, D. Derrick, Edwin Ingram
94
Crop Rotation--its Impact on Cotton Production in Reniform Infested Fields
J.R. Akridge, W. Gazaway, R. Rodriguez-Kabana and O. Farrior
96
Root-knot and Reniform Nematodes Associated With Cotton Production in Misssissippi
G.W. Lawrence, K.S. McLean and G. Hankins
98
Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Non-delta Cotton Production in Mississippi
G.W. Hankins, G.W. Lawrence and F. Killebrew
100
Reproduction of Meloidogyne Incognita and Rotylenchulus Reniformis on 59 Major Cotton Varieties Planted During 1950-1995
A.F. Robinson, C.G. Cook, A.E. Percival and A.C. Bridges
101
Evaluation of Nematicides for Southern Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne Incognita)
D.E. McGriff, W.H. Gregory, K. Harris, A.L. Jennings and R. Baird
101
The Effects of Root-knot (Meloidogyne Incognita) and Black Root Rot (Thielaviopsis Basicola) on Cotton (Gossyipium Hirsutum Cv Suregrow 501) in Microplots
N.R. Walker, C.S. Rothrock and T.L. Kirkpatrick
103
The Performance of Several Commercial Cotton Cultivars Over Three Years in a Reniform Nematode Infested Field
Gus Lorenz, Terry Kirkpatrick and R.T. Robbins
103
Seasonal Population Dynamics of Phyllosphere Bacteria on Cotton Foliage
V.J. Elliott
104
Evaluation of Obsolete Variety Collection for Resistance to Verticillium Wilt
T.P. Wallace and W.E. Batson Jr.
104
Biotransformation of the Phytoalexin Hibiscanone by Verticillium Dahliae and Toxicity of the Biotransformed Product
R.D. Stipanvovic, L.S. Puckhaber and A.A. Bell
104
Agrobacterium Root Rot and Wilt: A Widespread Seedborne Disease of Cotton and Legumes
A.A. Bell, H. Orta and Y. Cui
105
Identification of QTLs in Cotton Conferring Resistance to the Bacterial Blight Pathogen
R.J. Wright, P.M. Thaxton, A.H. Paterson and K.M. El-Zik
105
Simple Selective Media for Isolating Trichoderma Virens Strains from Field Soil and Cotton Roots
C.R. Howell
105
Regulation of Aflatoxin Production in Aspergillus Parasiticus
J.K. Hicks, N.P. Keller, J.-H. Yu and T.H. Adams
106
Potential Role for Storage Proteins and Sugars in Cottonseed Susceptibility to Aflatoxin Contamination
J.E. Mellon and P.J. Cotty
106
Aflatoxin Contamination of Commercially Grown Transgenic Bt Cottonseed
P.J. Cotty, C. Bock, D.R. Howelland and A. Tellez
108
Aflatoxin Contamination of Cottonseed in South Texas: The Role of Insect Injury
T. Isakeit
110
Phenotypic Variation Within the S Strain of Aspergillus Flavus
E. A. Sobek and P.J. Cotty
113
Aflatoxin Levels in Cottonseed at Weekly Intervals in Arizona, Mississippi and Texas Modules
W.E. Batson, Jr., J.Caceres, P.J. Cotty and Tom Isakeit
116
Screening for Resistance in Upland Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum) to Pythium Ultimum
Rex D. Henard, John R. Gannaway and Terry A.Wheeler
118
Minutes of the 1997 Cotton Disease Council Business Meeting, January 9, 1997 - New Orleans, LA
Donald Blasingame
118
Report of the Regional Disease Problems Committee - 1996
E. Batson, Jr.
119
Report of the Verticillium Wilt and Fusarium Wilt Committee - 1996
Peggy M. Thaxton
119
Report of the Soilborne Pathogen Committee - 1996
G.L. Sciumbato
123
Report of the Cottonseed Treatment Committee For 1996
C.S. Rothrock
126
Cotton Disease Loss Estimate Committee Report
Don Blasingame
130
Report of the Educational and Public Relations Committee
K.M. El-Zik
132
A Model System for Research on Aspergillus Flavus Infection of Undamaged Cotton Bolls
Maren Klich
132
Terpenoid Aldehyde Accumulation in Roots of Cotton Seedlings in Response to Infection by Pythium Ultimum and Rhizoctonia Solani
Heping Wang and R. Michael Davis
132
Efficacy of Fungicidal and Nutritional Treatments on Cotton Root Rot Suppression
J.E. Matocha and S.G. Vacek
135
Efficacy of Selected Seed Treatments on the Cotton Seedling Disease Complex and Cotton Yield
K.S. McLean, G.W. Lawrence, L.N Yates and B.P. Burnside
138
Cotton Seedling Disease and Cotton Production in Louisiana
Jennifer Mulkey, K.S. McLean and G.W. Lawrence
140
Effect of Terraclor Super X and Di-syston on Cotton Seedling Disease and Thrips on Delta and Pineland 5409 Cotton
Ronald Poole, K.S. McLean and G.W. Lawrence
142
Effect of Terrazole 4E on Pythium spp. Cotton Seedling Disease and Seed Cotton Yield of DPL 5409
Jason Ables, K.S. McLean and G.W. Lawrence
143


COTTON AND OTHER ORGANIC DUSTS CONFERENCE

The Janet Fischer Lecture: The Effects of Inhaled Endotoxin, What do We Need to Learn?
Robert Burrell
149
The Endotoxin Criteria Document: The Risk Evaluation
Ragnar Rylander
153
The Endotoxin Criteria Document: Environmental Monitoring for Endotoxin Aerosols
R.R. Jacobs
156
The Role of Cytokines in Asthma and Related Occupational Lung Diseases: An Overview
A. Jones and P.J. Nicholls
159
The Effect of Glucan on In Vitro Bronchoconstrictor Response Using Guinea Pig Trachea and Perfused Lung
A. Jones, P.J. Nicholls and R.S. Young
166
Binding of Fungal and Plant Glucans to the Human Macrophage Receptor
David L. Williams, Antje Mueller, John Raptis, Peter Rice and James H. Quillen
169
(1 3)-ß-D-glucan in Some Indoor Air Fungi
Birgitta Fogelmark and Ragnar Rylander
171
Changing Agricultural Trends in Wisconsin and Beyond
S.A. Olenchock and N.B. Young
173
Estimation of Guinea Pig Specific Airway Resistance Following Exposure to Cotton Dust Measured with a Whole Body Flow Plethysmograph
D.G. Frazer, A.A. Afshari, W.T. Goldsmith, N. Phillips and V.A. Robinson
175
Persistance of Guinea Pig Pulmonary Responses To a Single Cotton Dust Exposure
V.A. Robinson, D.G. Frazer, M. Barger, D.L. Pack, M.P. Whitmer and V. Castranova
180
Cotton Bracts Tannin Phosphorylates Airway Membrane Proteins
M.M. Cloutier and L. Guernsey
182
A Prospective Study of Lung Function Decline in Lancashire Textile Workers
A.M. Fletcher, R.McLNiven, C.A.C. Pickering, C.J. Warburton, L.A. Oldham, H. Frances and J. Simpson
185
Toxic Pneumonitis Is Associated with Dry Cough among Recycling Workers
T. Sigsgaard
189
Pharmacologic Studies of Latex Dust Extracts in Isolated Guinea Pig Trachea
E. Schachter, E. Zuskin, M.G. Buck, S. Maayani, S.K. Goswami, N. Rienzi, Julia Strongwater, Hoon Shim
192
Cotton Dust Potential Associated with Microbial Decomposition During Storage
David T.W. Chun
194
An Evaluation of Extraction Solutions and Filter Types for the Recovery of Endotoxin
T.C. Wood and R.R. Jacobs
199
Fluorometric and Electrochemical fMLP HPLC Analysis
Nabil H. Al-Humadi and Paul D. Siegel
202
Pathologic Changes in the Respiratory Tract of Pigs Induced by Exposure to Feed Dust with or without Added Endotoxin
R. Jolie, L. Bäckström and L. Olson
205
A Comparison of the Pulmonary Effects of Lipopolysaccharide, Lipid A and Detoxified Lipopolysaccharide in the Guinea Pig
R.S. Young and P.J. Nicholls
208


COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE

Washington Update
Wayne Bjorlie
215
U.S. and World Cotton Outlook
Stephen MacDonald and Leslie Meyer
217
New Trends in the Marketing and Consumption of World ELS Cotton
Matthew S. Laughlin
221
Producer-Mill Marketing/A Symbiotic Relationship
Cecil Brooking
226
Cotton Price Outlook
Sharon C Johnson
228
Seasonal Aspects in Cotton: Prices, Consumption, Exports and Stocks
Avuthu R. Reddy, Carl E. Shafer and Carl G. Anderson
234
Analysis of Selected Futures Markets Cotton Trading and Pricing Strategies
Alexy Kokarev, O.A. Cleveland and C.W."Bill" Herndon, Jr.
238
Comparison of Costs and Returns Associated with Heliothis Resistant Bt Cotton to Non-resistant Varieties
Joe W. Gibson IV, David Laughlin, Randy G. Luttrell, Don Parker, Jack Reed and Aubrey Harris
244
Economic Analysis of Insect Management Strategies for Transgenic Bt Cotton Production in South Carolina
Roderick M. ReJesus, Jeremy K. Greene, Michael D. Hammig and Charles E. Curtis
247
Economics of Transgenic Cotton: Some Indications Based on Georgia Producers
C. Robert Stark, Jr.
251
Farmers' Expectations in the Production of Transgenic Bt Cotton: Results From a Preliminary Survey in South Carolina
Roderick M. ReJesus, Jeremy K. Greene, Michael D. Hammig and Charles E. Curtis
253
NATRES: Cotton Research Database and Links on the Internet
M. Mohammadioun, J.K. Apodaca, B. Kellison, S. Ahmed and P. Patel
256
Master Marketer Program
Jackie Smith, Steve Amosson and Mark Waller
258
Farm Level Profitability and Resource Requirements of Cotton Farming Systems
E. Segarra, S. Teal and J.W. Keeling
259
Hedonic Valuation of Cotton Base Acreage in Louisiana
Gary A. Kennedy, Lonnie R. Vandeveer, Steven A. Henning and Ming Dai
262
Break-even Yields and Prices for Cotton and Alternative Crops, Mississippi, 1997
Keith Saum and D.W. Parvin
267
Impacts of Biotechnology on Financial Survival of Cotton Farms in the Texas High Plains
Aubrey P. Haynes and Phillip N. Johnson
270
Economic Impacts of Crop Biotechnology in a Risky Cotton Production System: An Application to the High Plains of Texas
M.R. Middleton and E. Segarra
274
A Review of the Land Rental Arrangements of Texas South Plains Cotton Producers: Preliminary Results of a Survey
Jackie G. Smith, Thomas O. Knight, Siddhartha Dasgupta and H. Alan Love
278
Global End-use Demand for Cotton: A Time-Varying Parameter Model
Stephen MacDonald
278
Do Cotton Prices Move Together?
John Baffes and Panos Varangis
282
Cotton Production and Use in Pakistan and India
Anita Regmi and Ronald R. Roberson
285
The Turkish Cotton Industry: Structure and Operation
Darren Hudson
287
South Korea: The Outlook Through 2002 for U.S. Cotton Sales
Terry L. Turner
292
Organically Grown and Naturally Colored Cotton: A Global Overview
David Katz, Nathan Boone and James M. Vreeland, Jr.
293
The Analysis of Cotton Acreage Response in the Presence of Government Programs
Olga Isengildina, O.A. Cleveland and Cary W. Herndon
297
Minimizing Farm-to-Mill Cleaning Cost for Irrigated and Dryland Cotton
Blake K. Bennett and Sukant K. Misra
301
The Effect of Planting Flexibility on Cotton Industry Infrastructure in Mississippi
John R.C. Robinson and David Mancill
306
Effect of Cotton Planting Dates on Farm Profitability
Chuck Danehower and Delton Gerloff
310
Cost and Returns to Narrow-Row Cotton Production in Mississippi
Fred T. Cooke, Jr. and James C. Walker III
311
Economic Feasibility Analysis of Ultra-Narrow-Row Cotton in Tennessee
James A. Larson, Burton C. English, C. Owen Gwathmey and Robert M. Hayes
315
Standardized Performance Analysis of Cotton Production: Initial Results from the Texas High Plains
April Clark, Phillip Johnson, James McGrann and Jackie Smith
318
Economic Feasibility of Feedlot Manure Utilization in Cotton Production: An Application to the Texas High Plains
Jason L. Johnson and Eduardo Segarra
323
Causal Factors of Cotton Quality Discount and Premiums in the Mid-South: 1973 - 1995
Michael Barnes and C.W. "Bill" Herndon, Jr.
326
Cost of Cotton Insect Control in The Mississippi Delta in 1992, 1994, and 1995
Thomas B. Freeland, Jr., Fred T. Cooke, Jr. and William P. Scott
330
Economic and Environmental Analysis of the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in Mississippi
Keith D. Saum
334
Comparative Value per Acre by Fruiting Site for Two Plant Growth Regulators
Dave Parvin and Rhett Atkins
336
An Analysis of the Southern Regional Cotton Marketing Research Project Committee's Recommendations on the Cotton Industry in Northeast Arkansas
James R. Lindsey and Corbet J. Lamkin
338
An Analysis of the Southern Regional Cotton Marketing Research Project Committee's Recommendations on the Cotton Industry in Northwest Mississippi
C.J. Lamkin
344
Texas-Oklahoma Producer Cotton Market Summary: 1995/96
Hope Floeck, Darren Hudson and Don Ethridge
349
A Loan Schedule Based on Texas and Oklahoma Producer Market Premiums and Discounts
Clay Carr and Don Ethridge
352
Cost Trade-Offs of Stripper-Mounted Bur Extractors from the Producers' Perspective, Sukant K. Misra, Blake K. Bennett, Brent D. McPeek and
Sukant K. Misra, Blake K. Bennett, Brent D. McPeek and Alan Brashears
355
Economic Evaluation of Bollgard Cotton in Arkansas: 1996
Kelly J. Bryant, William C. Robertson and Gus M. Lorenz III
358
The Effects of Net Returns on Seed Cotton Planted Area in Antalya
Burhan Ozkan
359
Economic Costs and Returns on Seed Cotton Production
Burhan Ozkan
362


COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS CONFERENCE

Let Your Palmtop Do the Spraying – A Functional, Computerized Plot Spray System
Jack T. Reed and Michael S. Howell, Michael Moncrief
369
The Effect of Degree Days on the Crop Coefficient and Water Use by Cotton
W.R. DeTar, S.J. Maas and J.R. McLaughlin
370
Cotton Response to Automated Irrigation Control
Donald F. Wanjura
376
Gossym/Comax--the Quixotic Quest
Kit Boone and Dana O. Porter
380
Sigma Plus: A Cotton Crop Model
Hal Lemmon and Ning Chuk
383


COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE

Gin Process Monitoring & Control – The Next Generation
Gordon F. Williams and Peter C. Jones
387
Other Emerging Gin Technology
S.E. Hughs
390
The Long Range Impact of Fair Act on Ginning
Carl G. Anderson
391
First in an Annual Series--My Gin Management Philosophy
Charles Owen
394
Whole Cottonseed Research & Promotion Program at Cotton Incorporated
T.C. Wedegaertner and W.F. Lalor
398
An Update on Gin Labor Issues: A Legislative Perspective
Patty Adair
399
Osha Regulatory Update: Ergonomics, Management Standard, and Other Regulations--Effect on Cotton Ginning
P.J. Wakelyn and P.K. Adair
401
Southern Cotton Ginners Association Safety Program
Larry Davis
406


COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE

Fruiting Patterns, Maturity, and Yield of Bollgard and Roundup Ready Cotton Varieties
David W. Albers, Curtis Williams, and James Mitchell
411
Development and Maturity Measurements on Transgenic Bt And Roundup ReadyTM Cotton
C.L. Cheatham, J.N. Jenkins, and J.C. McCarty, Jr.,
412
Effect of Insect Control Regimes on Bt, Nectariless, and Non-Bt Varieties' Maturity, Yield, And Fiber Quality
W.R. Meredith, Jr.
412
Field Evaluation of Cotton Transformed for Tolerance to Imidazolinone Herbicides
David Anderson, John Pellow, John Palmer, John Grula, H.B. Cooper, and K. Rajasekaran
412
Phenology and Yield of Eight Mar Cotton Genotypes Under Irrigation and Water Stress
Yuksel Bolek, Kamal M. El-Zik, Peggy M. Thaxton and Thomas J. Gerik
414
Phenology And Yield of Mar Cotton Genotypes With And Without Insecticide Treatments
P.M. Thaxton, K.M. El-Zik, T.F. Dusek and K. Schaefer
414
An Introduction to AFIS for Cotton Breeders
D.S. Calhoun, J.D. Bargeron, and W.S. Anthony
418
Processing Quality of San Joaquin Valley Cottons
C.K. Bragg, C.L. Simpson, S.E. Hughs, H.B. Cooper, and Dick Bassett
424
Preliminary Evaluations of an Enzyme Approach to Reduce Cotton Lint Stickiness
T.J. Henneberry, B. Blackledge, Terry Steele, D.L. Hendrix, H.H. Perkins and R.L. Nichols
430
Harvest Aid Effects on Defoliation, Desiccation and Lint Quality of Picker and Stripper Harvested Cotton
Bryan L. Unruh, James R. Supak, and John E. Bremer
437
Comparison of Fiber Development and Boll Maturity by Fruiting Sites of an Early and Full Season Cotton Cultivar
S.R. Crawley, J.N. Jenkins, and J.C. McCarty, Jr.
437
Relationships Between Maturity and Fiber Properties for Cotton Cultivars in Arkansas
J.T. Johnson, F.M. Bourland, and C.E. Watson
438
Total Biology of Cotton Planting Seed Quality Relative to Obtaining Productive Plant Populations
L.S. Bird
438
Cool Germination Test on Cotton--Variability Between Seed-Testing Laboratories
Jean Tolliver, Bryan R. Savoy, and E.A. Drummond
442
New Sources of Resistance to Root-Knot and Reniform Nematodes in Mexican Accessions of the USDA Cotton Germplasm Collection
A.F. Robinson, A.E. Percival, and A.C. Bridges
443
Different Sources of Root-Knot Nematode Resistance
Michael R. Robinson, J. N. Jenkins, and J.C. McCarty, Jr.
444
Effects of the Reniform Nematode and Silverleaf Whitefly on Cotton
CG. Cook, A.F. Robinson, L.N. Namken, and D.A. Wolfenbarger
444
Damage and Behavioral Patterns of Heliothis Virescens and Helicoverpa Zea on Upland Cotton
D.B. Shoemaker, J.N. Jenkins, J.C. McCarty,
446
Seedling Evaluation of Verticillium Wilt in Cotton
S.L. Latimer, F.M. Bourland, R. Potti, and C.S. Rothrock
446
Variation in Number of Trichomes on Bracts of Cotton Plants
R.E. McGowen Jr., F.M. Bourland, and S.L. Latimer
446
Mapping Cotton Genome with Molecular Markers
John Yu, Yong-Ha Park, Gerard R. Lazo, and Russell J. Kohel
447
Genetics of Photoperiodism in Gossypium Hirsutum Race Stocks
J.B. Creech, J.N. Jenkins, and J.C. McCarty, Jr.
447
Transgenic Brown Lint Cotton
H.B. Cooper, John Pellow, John Palmer, and David Anderson
447
A New Australian Species of Gossypium
J. McD. Stewart and J.F. Wendel
448
Molecular and Morphological Genetics of a Trispecies F2 Population of Cotton
M.K. Altaf, J. McD. Stewart, Jinfa Zhang, R.G. Cantrell and M.K. Wajahatullah
448
Genomic Affinity Among Gossypium Subgenus Sturtia Species by RAPD Analysis
M.K. Wajahatullah and J. McD. Stewart
452
Shoot Apex Transformation of Cotton Using Agrobacterium
Gould J, Zhou Y, Shen Y, and Magallanes-Cedeno, Lou J
453
Evaluation of Novel Transformation Systems for Cotton
Ping Song, Phat M. Dang and Randy D. Allen
454
Plantlet Regeneration Coupled with Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation
John K. Hemphill, Chau Hoang, Mark Wenske, Michael Daily, Cassandra Zimmerman and Kent D. Chapman
456
Transformation of Texas Cultivars
Roberta H. Smith, Cecilia Zapata, Sung Hun Park, Ted Wilson, Kamal El-Zik, and Peggy Thaxton
457
Novel Approaches in Cotton Transformation
S. Saha , A. Zipf , H. Sakhanokho and H. Daniel
458
Genetic Transformation of Acala and Coker Cottons with Antifungal Constructs by Agrobacterium and Particle Bombardment
K. Rajasekaran, J.W. Cary, A.R. Lax, T.E. Cleveland and C. Chlan
459
An Evaluation of Modified Augmented Designs for Single-Replication Yield Testing in Cotton
D.S. Calhoun
460
Utility of the Apple Messagepad™ PDA for Note Taking in the Field
G.O. Myers
464
Stable Statistics for Cotton Varieties Grown in the Midsouth, Southeast, North and Texas From 1993-1995
G.O. Myers and F. Bordelon
464
Varietal Response to Ginning with One Lint Cleaner
W. Stanley Anthony and Steve Calhoun
467
Cottonseed Processing into Biodegradable Material for Potential Agricultural and Biomedical Uses
C. Marquié, E. Héquet, V. Vialettes and A.M. Tessier
470
Release of New Mexico Sea Island 1331
C. Roberts, R.G. Cantrell and S.T. Ball
473
Twenty Years of Cotton Production in New Mexico
Robert P. Flynn, Shane T. Ball and R.L. Cantrell
473
The Cotman Expert System of Cotton Plant Monitoring: 1997 Update
M.J. Cochran, D. Danforth, F.M. Bourland, N.P. Tugwell, Jr., and D.M. Oosterhuis
474
Interpretation of Crop Growth Curves Generated by Cotman
F.M. Bourland, N.P. Tugwell, Jr., D.M. Oosterhuis, M.J. Cochran, W.C. Robertson, and D.M. Danforth
474
Non-Computer Version of the Bollman Crop Monitoring Program
F.M. Bourland, D.M. Oosterhuis, N.P. Tugwell, Jr., M.J. Cochran, and D.M. Danforth
474
Integration of Cotman into an Existing Scouting Program
W.C. Robertson, J.B. Welch, and Q.R. Hornsby
475
A Revised Version of Cotmap for Mapping Cotton Plants
C.E. Watson, Jr. and F.M. Bourland
477
Transgenic Approach to Reduce Gossypol in Cottonseed
Keerti S. Rathore
478
The Association of Fiber Quality Parameters and Lint Yield Components in F3 Derived F4 Progeny of Two Upland Cotton Populations
Huseyin Basal and C. Wayne Smith
478
A Database Providing Cotton Variety Acreage Data at the County Level for 1950-95
A.F. Robinson
479
General Combining Ability of Insect Resistant Cotton Germplasm
D.S. Calhoun
480
AFLP Markers in Cotton
X. Feng, S. Saha, K.M. Soliman and L. May
483
Investigation of Transferring the Bar Gene into Cotton Via the Pollen-Tube Pathway
S.H. Moore, T.P. Croughan, G.O. Myers, and P.R. Vidrine
483
Analysis of Commonality for Traits of Cotton Fiber
Reiner H. Kloth
484
Cryogenic Preservation of Cottonseed with Liquid Nitrogen
M.H. Wheeler
484
Effects of Late Season Pix Applications on Acala Cotton
B. Weir, S. Wright, D. Munk, and R. Vargas
486
Hybridization of New Australian Gossypium Species (Section Grandicalyx) with Cultivated Tetraploid Cotton
Jinfa Zhang and James McD. Stewart
487
Cotton Variety Testing Recommendations
Daryl T. Bowman
490
Notice of Release of Arkot A129 and Arkot A132 Germplasm Lines of Cotton
F.M. Bourland, R.E. McGowen, Jr. and C.W. Smith
491
Notice of Release of C221-91, C224-91, C300-91, and C306-91 Germplasm Lines of Cotton
C.G. Cook, L.N. Namken, A.W. Scott, Jr., and A.F. Robinson
493
Notice of Release of N220-1-91, N222-1-91, N320-2-91, and N419-1-91 Germplasm Lines of Cotton
C.G. Cook, L.N. Namken, and A.F. Robinson
493
Notice of Release of Seven Multi-Adversity Resistant MAR-5 Germplasm Lines of Upland Cotton
Kamal M. El-Zik and Peggy M. Thaxton
494
Notice of Release of ‘Tamcot Sphinx' Cotton
Kamal M. El-Zik and Peggy M. Thaxton
497


COTTON QUALITY MEASUREMENTS CONFERENCE

Worldwide Trends in Cotton Fibre Testing
Lawrance Hunter
501
ISO 9000 - Consequences for Cotton Quality Determination
Anton Schenek
503
Strength and Structure of Cotton Fiber During Development
You-Lo Hsieh
505
Interpretations of Single Cotton Fiber Tensile Properties
Xiao-Ping Hu and You-Lo Hsieh
507
Brushing Effects on Cotton Bundle Strength
R. Bäumer, Th. Schneider and H. Harig
511
Relationship Between AFIS Fiber Characteristics and Yarn Evenness and Imperfections
J.L. Chanselme, E. Hequet and R. Frydrych
512
A Simple Method for Detecting White Speck Potential in Undyed Cotton
W.R. Goynes, B.F. Ingber and P.D. Bel-Berger
516
The Positive Effect of High Micronaire on Spinning Performance of Two California Acala Varieties
J. Pellow, H.B. Cooper, Jr., J. Palmer and D. Anderson
518
Relative Humidity Monitoring to Assess Cotton Sample Conditioning
D.W. Earnest, J.L. Knowlton, G.K. Cowden and M. Matthews
521
Evaluation of HVI Trashmeter Calibration
James L. Knowlton
526
Chromatic Image Analysis for Cotton Trash and Color Measurements
B. Xu, C. Fang and M.D. Watson
532
Preliminary Comparison of Waste and Cotton Fiber Loss Using a Shirley Analyzer and Shirley Trash Separator
Steven J. Thomson, W. Stanley Anthony and Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr.
540
The Importance of Fiber Properties in Evaluating West Texas Cottons
L.B. De Luca, D.P. Thibodeaux and J. Gannaway
544
An Investigation on Fiber Length Comparisons of Cottons by Use of Number and Weight Based Statistics
Xiaoliang "Leon" Cui, Timothy A. Calamari, Jr. and Moon W. Suh
545
Relating Single Fiber Measurements to Cotton Strength, Structure, and Morphology
D.P. Thibodeaux, J.J. Hebert, L.B. DeLuca and J.S. Moraitis
545
Cotton Fiber Friction: The Unknown Quality of Cotton
Yehia El Mogahzy, Roy Broughton, Jr., Hong Guo and R.A. Taylor
545
Fast Determination of Maturity and Fineness by NIR with a Diode-Array HVI. Part 1. Data Analysis
S.M. Buco, J.G. Montalvo, Jr., S.E. Faught, J.B. Price, W. Meredith, E. Stark and K. Luchter
552
Fast Determination of Maturity and Fineness by NIR with a Diode-Array HVI. Part 2. Reference Method
J.G. Montalvo, Jr. and S.E. Faught
554
Fast Determination of Maturity and Fineness by NIR with a Diode-Array HVI. Part 3. HVI Operation
E. Stark, K. Luchter, M. Jamil and J.G. Montalvo, Jr.
556
Measuring Natural Waxes on Cotton Using NIR Absorbance
R.A. Taylor and L.C. Godbey
557
How Variety and Weather Determine Yarn Properties and Dye Uptake
Judith M. Bradow and Philip J. Bauer
560
Australian and American Experience with Rapidcon
Frederick M. Shofner, Michael D. Watson and Robert S. Baird
564
Varietal Effects on the White Speck Phenomenon
P.D. Bel-Berger, T.M. Von Hoven and W.R. Goynes
565


COTTON SOIL MANAGEMENT AND PLANT NUTRITION CONFERENCE

Starter Fertilizer Placement in North Carolina
K.L. Edmisten and A.M. Stewart
575
Proximity Effects of a Calcium Nitrate Starter Fertilizer Solution on Cotton
Jac J. Varco
575
Growth and Nutrient Uptake by Cotton Roots Under Field Conditions
G.L. Mullins, G.J. Schwab and C.H. Burmester
575
Programmed Soil Fertilizer Release to Meet Crop Nitrogen and Potassium Requirements
D.D. Howard and D.M. Oosterhuis
576
Cotton Yield Response to Pre-Bloom and Bloom Applications of Foliar Urea
Ken E. Legé and Robert M. Lippert
576
Nitrogen Management for Cotton Following Cotton on Coastal Plain Soils
Glen Harris and Shelby Baker
576
Using Drainage Lysimeters to Evaluate Irrigation and Nitrogen Interactions in Cotton Production
E.C. Martin, E.J. Pegelow and J. Watson
578
Profile Distribution of Nitrate-Nitrogen in an Alfisol Cropped to Continuous Cotton
J.S. McConnell, W.H. Baker and B.S. Frizzell
580
Fertilizer Nitrogen Recovery in Irrigated Upland Cotton
J.C. Navarro, J.C. Silvertooth and A. Galadima
581
Application of Composted Municipal Solid Waste in Cotton Production
A. Khalilian, M.J. Sullivan, J.D. Mueller, F.J. Wolak, R.K. White and R.M. Lippert
583
Tillage Systems for the Tennessee Valley: Cotton Yield and Soil Water Use
E.B. Schwab, D.W. Reeves, R.L. Raper and C.H. Burmester
586
Characterization of Cotton Soils in Virginia and North Carolina
C.W. Adcock, A.O. Abaye, M.M. Alley and J.B. Daniel
587
Spatial Variability of Soil-Test Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Texas Southern High Plains Sandyland Soils
Michael G. Hickey and Arthur B. Onken
588
Evaluation of Soil Spatial Variability in California Soils
R.O. Miller, S. Pettygrove, R.E. Plant, R.F. Denison, L.F. Jackson, M.D. Cahn, T.E. Kearney, J. Young and S. Upadhyaya
590
Interpretation of Grid Sampling Techniques for Soil Nutrient Status, M
M.W. Ebelhar
592
The Use of Plant Mapping Techniques to Assess Spatial Variability in Commercial Cotton Production
J.A. Landivar, S. Searcy and G. Anderson
592
Economic Thresholds for Irrigation Management Decisions
M.D. Sheedy, J.E. Watson and E.C. Martin
593
Spatial Variabiltiy of Yield in Irrigated Cotton
M.K. Elms and C.J. Green
598
Cotton Yield Mapping
S.W. Searcy, D.S. Motz, A. Inayatullah and K.J. Goering
601
Variable Rate Lime Application with Global Positioning System
Gene Stevens, Steve Hefner and Chris Moylan
603
A Leaf-blade Nitrogen Test For Cotton in the Mid-South
P.F. Bell, G. Breitenbeck, D. Boquet, E. Millhollon, M. Holman, S. Moore, J. Varco, Dean Lee, C. Mitchell, W. Ebelhar, W. Baker, J.S. McConnell and W. Robinson
603
Plant Nutrient Sufficiency Levels and Critical Values for Cotton in the Southeastern U.S.
C.C. Mitchell and W.H. Baker
606
Potassium Deficiency in Cotton Physiological Aspects and Tissue Sampling
D.M. Oosterhuis, C.W. Bednarz and A. Steger
610
Potassium Fertilizer Placement Effects on Uptake and Root Length Density of Cotton: Three Year Summary
G.L. Pate, G.L. Mullins and C.H. Burmester
610
Long-Term Cotton Yield Response to Potassium and Phosphorus Applications
M.W. Ebelhar
611
Soil Potassium Fertility Guidelines for Cotton in California
Robert O. Miller, Bill Weir, Bruce Roberts, Ron Vargas, Dan Munk, Steven Wright, Doug Munier, Robert Travis, Bill Rains and Mark Keeley
611
Cotton Response to In-Row Subsoilers
Gordon Tupper and H.C. Pringle, III
613
Use of a Cotton Stalk Puller for Conservation Tillage Cotton
James R. Smart and Joe M. Bradford
616
Effect of Selected Growth Regulators Applied In-Furrow on Conventional and No-Tillage Cotton
D.D. Howard and C.O. Gwathmey
620
Conservation Tillage in Coffee County Cotton
Rick Reed, Sharad Phatak, Andy Page, Philip B. Haney and W. Joe Lewis
621
Surface Residue Cover in West Tennessee No-Till Cotton Fields
H.P. Denton and D. D. Tyler
623
Effect of Tillage, Herbicide Program and Row Spacing on Cotton Growth and Yield in Two Conservation Tillage Systems
C.H. Burmester, M.G. Patterson and D.W. Reeves
626
Cover Crops for Weed Control in No-Till Cotton
D. Wayne Reeves, Mike G. Patterson, and Brian E. Gamble
628
Effect of N Rate and Placement on No-Tillage Cotton
D.D. Howard and C.O. Gwathmey
629
An Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Fertilizer N and Legume Cover Crop Management for No-Till Cotton Production
J.M. Thompson, J.J. Varco and S.R. Spurlock
629
Evaluation of Starter Materials and Application Methods for No-Tillage Cotton
D.D. Howard and C.O. Gwathmey
632
Evaluation of Buffered Foliar Applied Boron and Potassium for No-Tillage Cotton
D.D. Howard and C.O. Gwathmey
633
Cotton Response to Reduced Tillage Management and Nitrogen Fertilization
S.G. Vacek and J.E. Matocha
633
Cotton Production under Long-Term Conservation Tillage in a Coastal Plain Soil
P.G. Hunt, P.J. Bauer, and T.A. Matheny
636
No-Till Cotton Production in Virginia: A Study of Moisture, Nitrogen and Yield
J.B. Daniel, A.O. Abaye, C. Adcock, J.C. Maitland and W. Wilkinson
636
Cover Crops and Nitrogen Rate to Optimize Irrigated Cotton Yields with Conservation Tillage
D.J. Boquet, R.L. Hutchinson, R.E.A. Brown and W.J. Thomas
636
Tillage and Cover Crop Effects on Cotton Growth, Yield and Soil Organic Matter
D.J. Boquet, R.L. Hutchinson, W.J. Thomas and R.E.A. Brown
639
Effect of an Anti-Transpirant on Cotton Grown under Conventional and Conservation Tillage Systems
D.J. Makus
642
Optimal Planting Dates for Cotton in the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama
M.L. Norfleet, D.W. Reeves, C.H. Burmester and C.D. Monks
644
Soil Compaction in Cotton Double-Cropped with Grazed and Ungrazed Winter Covers
Mary S. Miller-Goodman, D. Wayne Reeves, Brian E. Gamble and R. Rodriguez-Kabana
647
Soil Sampling by Grid Versus University of Tennessee Standard Recommendations
Hubert J. Savoy, Mike Smith, Dean Northcutt, John Wilkerson and Michael Palmer
648
Nitrogen and Boron Rates for Maximum Efficiency in Cotton Production
A.O. Abaye, M.M. Alley and C.W. Adcock
650
Upland Cotton Response to Dairy Manure as a N Fertilizer under Calcareous, Furrow Irrigated Conditions
Robert P. Flynn
650
Soil Application of Papermill and Municipal Biosolids for Cotton Production
C.B. Coreil, D.J. Boquet and G.A. Breitenbeck
652
Adoption of Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Cotton in West Texas
Jerome Pier
655
Responses to Limiting Nitrogen under Drip Irrigation: Soil N, Cotton Growth
R.B. Hutmacher, S.S. Vail, M.S. Peters, K.R. Davis, T. Pflaum, D. Clark, D.A. Ballard, N. Hudson, B. Weir, M. Keeley and R.L. Travis
657
Folocron Controlled Release Fertilizer – The Next Generation in Foliar-Applied Nitrogen
S.G. Morse, D.M. Oosterhuis and A. Steger
662


COTTON TEXTILE PROCESSING CONFERENCE

The Value of Cotton Gin Process Monitoring and Control to the Textile Industry
Peter C. Jones and Gordon Williams
669
Foreign Particles in Cotton - Origin of Contamination and Possibilities of Detection and Removal in Processing
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Schlichter, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Loesbrock
673
The Advantages of Using the Crosrol Tandem Card with the Murata Air-Jet Spinning Machine
Geoffrey Wilde
678
Integrated Sharpening System for the Card Cylinder
A.A. Ball
685
We Can Stop Contamination ~~This Is The Way To Do It~~
George Blomquist
688
Quality Engineering in Cotton Combed Yarns Using Neural Network
M.E.Cabeço Silva, A.A. Cabeço Silva, N.B. Nasrallah and J.L. Samarao
689
Spinning Quality/Process Improvement Through Variance Tolerancing
Moon W. Suh, Jae L. Woo and Hyun-Jin Koo
691
Predicting Yarn Quality Using Measurements at Alternative Stages of the Spinning Process
M. Dean Ethridge and Reiyao Zhu
696
Yarn Strength is Affected by Frictional Properties
Michael L. Honeycutt
705
An Investigation of the Effect of Cotton Wax Content on Fiber-to-Fiber Cohesion and Yarn Strength
Timothy A. Calamari, Jr., Xiaoliang Cui, James M. Hemstreet and John B. Price
706
Wrinkle Free Cotton - an Overview
Joe Don Long
706
Dyeable Durable Press Cotton: Dye Bath Adjustments
Robert M. Reinhardt, Elena E. Graves and Eugene J. Blanchard
708
Economic Analysis of Using Crustacea Byproducts for the Coverage of Neps
Steve Teal, R. Terry Ervin and R.D. Mehta
709
Composites of Cotton Non-Wovens and Sucrose-Based Epoxies
Navzer D. Sachinvala, David L. Winsor, Christopher Hemming, D.V. Parikh, Eugene J. Blanchard, Noelie R. Bertoniere and Timothy A. Calamari
713
Some Aspects of Enzymatic Treatment of Cotton
Eugene J. Blanchard and Elena E. Graves
713
The Technological Worth of Cotton: Textile Industry Perspective
Yehia El Mogahzy
714
Examination of Changes in ELS Cotton Fiber Properties at Major Steps of the Spinning Process
Reiyao Zhu and M. Dean Ethridge
719
Properties of Broken Cotton Fiber
Kearny Q. Robert, John B. Price, X. Leon Cui and Timothy A. Calamari
723
Properties of Yarn Made from Broken Cotton Fiber
John B. Price, Kearny Q. Robert and Timothy A. Calamari
727
Influence of Neps on Rotor Spun Yarn Strength
Michele Sawich-Towler and Dr. Clarence D. Rogers
729
A Polyethylene Staple-Core/Cotton-Wrap Duck Fabric for Military Tentage
A.P.S. Sawhney, G.F. Ruppenicker, J. Price and P. Radhakrishiaiah
734
A Comparison of EIB Measures to Current Yarn Test Methods
Dr. Clarence D. Rogers
735
The Solutions for Controlling Fabric Barre'
Joseph M. Yankey
738
Some New Techniques to Predict the Dimensional Stability of Pre-Shrunk Cotton Fabrics
P. Radhakrishnaiah and A.P.S. Sawhney
742
Downtime Study of Cotton Swab Machines
D.V. Parikh, Timothy A. Calamari, Ray Rigat and Robert Briggs
745
A Comparison Between Enzymatic Scouring and Alkaline Scouring of Cotton
Ian R. Hardin and Yonghua Li
745
Properties of Peroxide Bleached Open-End and Ring-Spun Yarns Scoured by Nonaqueous, Enzymatic, and Conventional Methods
Gisela Buschle-Diller, S. Haig Zeronian and Maria K. Inglesby
747
Molecular Weight of Cellulose after Treatment with a Total Cellulase
Marie-Alice Rousselle and Phyllis S. Howley
750
Morphological and Rheological Analyses of the Gel Phase in the Cellulose/NH3/NH4SCN System
Margaret W. Frey, John A. Cuculo, Saad A. Khan and Richard J. Spontak
754
A Comparison of the Degradation of Cotton-Based Nonwovens by Composting and Heat-moisture Treatments
Eugenie M. Ranck, Marjorie J.T. Norton and Rinn M. Cloud
759


COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Growers' Perceptions Following Staple's First Year
J.D. Smith, E.C. Murdock, and A. Keeton
765
Responses of Selected Cotton Varieties to Staple® (Pyrithiobac) Applications
G.B. Baldwin, D.M. Panter, R.E. Seay, C.B. Corkern and D.B. Reynolds
765
Staple Performance in Cotton Weed Control Programs
R.G. Turner and D.A. Allison
766
Ladysthumb Smartweed (Polygonum Persicaria) Control in Cotton with Staple
S.K. Rick, E.C. Murdock, A. Keeton, and T.J. Walker
771
Cotton Response to Fluometuron and Pyrithiobac Applied Postemergence
C.D. Monks, M.G. Patterson, D.P. Delaney, B. Norris, and D. Moore
771
Staple and Msma Systems for Weed Control in Cotton
J.W. Wilcut and J.D. Hinton
771
Interactions with Staple and Postemergence Grass Herbicides
R.G. Lemon, P.A. Baumann, W.J. Grichar, G.D. Morgan and B. Besler
772
Rotational Crop Response Following Staple Use in Arizona Cotton
J.L. Pacheco, K. Umeda, S.H. Husman and W.B. McCloskey
772
Staple-Buctril and Staple-Roundup Combinations
J.A. Kendig
776
Buctril/graminicide Interactions on Large Crabgrass (Digitaria Sanguinalis)
A.S. Culpepper and A.C. York
776
Sicklepod Management in Bxn Cotton
M.D. Paulsgrove, J.W. Wilcut, A.C. York and J.D. Hinton
777
Utilization of Roundup Ready and BXN Cotton Technologies in Central Texas
P.A. Baumann and G.D. Morgan
777
Potential Fit of Roundup Ready Cotton in Georgia
S.M. Brown
778
Roundup Ready Cotton Tolerance to Roundup Ultra Applied at Various Growth Stages
P.A. Dotray and J.W. Keeling
778
Roundup Ready® Cotton Tolerance to Roundup® Ultra (Glyphosate) Herbicide
R.D. Voth, J.A. Mills and P.R. Rahn
779
What Happens when Roundup ReadyTM Cotton is Sprayed with Roundup® after the Four Leaf Stage?
S.G. Matthews, P. Brawley, T.C. Mueller and R.M. Hayes
779
Morphological Effects of Roundup Application Timings on Roundup-ReadyTM Cotton
C.J.Kalaher, H.D. Coble and A.C. York
780
Weed Management in No-Till and Conventional-Tillage Roundup Ready Cotton
J.W. Wilcut and J.D. Hinton
780
Weed Management in Conservation Tillage Systems Using Roundup in Roundup Ready Cotton
J.W. Keeling and P.A. Dotray
781
Weed Control in Roundup ReadyTM Conservation Tillage Cotton
A. Keeton and E.C. Murdock
781
Roundup Ready Weed Control Programs in Various Tillage Systems
K.M. Bloodworth, D.B. Reynolds, D.R. Shaw, W.C. Elkins, B.E. Serviss and C.E. Snipes
782
Weed Control in Roundup ReadyTM Cotton
T.D. Isgett, E.C. Murdock and A. Keeton
782
Weed Management Systems in Georgia Cotton Utilizing Roundup-Ready® Cotton
W.K. Vencill and L. Hawf
783
Evaluation of Preplant and Preemergence Herbicides in Roundup Ready® Cotton
A.K. Welch, P.R. Rahn, R.D. Voth, J.A. Mills and C.R. Shumway
784
Weed Control Systems for Roundup Ready® Cotton
E.P. Webster, J.D. Beaty and F.L. Baldwin
785
Weed Management in Roundup Ready® Cotton
K.M. Jennings, J.M. Robbie, A.S. Culpepper and A.C. York
786
Nutsedge (Cyperus Spp.) Management in Arizona Using Roundup-Ultra in Roundup Ready Cotton
William B. McCloskey
786
Weed Control Systems in Roundup Ready® Cotton
J.A. Mills and R.D. Voth
787
Weed Control with Roundup Ready Cotton in Alabama
M.G. Patterson, C.D. Monks, R.W. Goodman and D. Delaney
788
Weed Control and Cotton Tolerance to Topical and Post-Directed Applications of Roundup Ultra
W.C. Elkins, D.B. Reynolds, K.M. Bloodworth, B.E. Serviss and C.E. Snipes
788
A 2-year Regional Evaluation of Zorial and Postemergence Herbicides in BXNTM Cotton
E.C. Murdock, A.C. York, G. Wilson, J.W. Wilcut, W.K. Vencill, M.G. Patterson, H.S. McLean, E.F. Eastin, S.M. Brown, D.C. Bridges, B.J. Brecke and T.A. Baughman
789
Agricultural Chemicals in Texas: Assessment of Grower Preferences and Practices
Dudley Smith, Tom Fuchs and Rodney Holloway
789
Microencapsulated Command Formulations in Cotton
B.D. Sims, S.J. Stringer, H.R. Mitchell, T.W. Mize and E.V. Gage
791
Winter Annual Weed Identification and Preplant Control
Daniel B. Reynolds, David L. Jordan, Stephen H. Crawford and P. Roy Vidrine
794
Annual Morningglory (Ipomea Spp.) Control in Cotton
S.D. Wright, R.N. Vargas, M.R. Jimenez Jr., M.P. Keeley and R. Delgado
795
An Update on Griffin Corporation's Activities to Maintain Cyanazine Registrations
Jim R. Bone and T. Bond McInnes
795
Banvel SGF for Weed Control in Fallow-bedcotton
Greg Ferguson
796
Preemergence-Postemergence Herbicide Combinations for Economical Weed Control
J.A. Kendig
798
How Competitive is Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri) with Cotton?
G.D. Morgan, P.A. Baumann and J.M. Chandler
798
Weed Control Interactions Associated with Roundup™ and Insecticide Mixtures
V.J. Mascarenhas and J.L. Griffin
799
Cotton Weed Management in No-Till Maize and Sorghum Stubble
James R. Smart and Joe M. Bradford
801
Defoliation Programs for Cotton
J.D. Beaty, E.P. Webster and C.E. Snipes
802
Precision Seeded Low Plant Population Cotton: Effect on Yield and Weed Control
D.C. Bridges and S.M. Brown
803
Preemergence and Postemergence Weed Control Systems Utilizing Herbicide Resistant Cotton
P.R. Vidrine, E.P. Millhollon, D.K. Miller and D.L. Jordan
803
Palmer Amaranth Control in Cotton, 1994-1996
H.R. Hurst
804


COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE

50th Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control
D.D. Hardee and G.A. Herzog
809
Highlights of the 50th Annual Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference
G.A. Herzog, D.D. Hardee and M.R. Williams
833
Cotton Insect Losses 1996
Michael R. Williams
834
Cotton Insect Losses – 1979 - 1996
Michael R. Williams
854
An Extension Entomologist's 1996 Observations of Bollgard (Bt) Technology
Ron H. Smith
856
Efficacy of Grower-Managed Bt Cotton in North Carolina
J.S. Bacheler, D.W. Mott and D.E. Morrison
858
On-Farm Experiences with Bt Cotton in South Carolina
M.E. Roof, J.A. DuRant and J.T. Walker
861
Bt-cotton in Mississippi: The First Year
M. Blake Layton, M.R. Williams and S. Stewart
861
Helicoverpa/Heliothis Management in Nucotn and Conventional Cotton Cultivars in Louisiana
B.R. Leonard, H. Fife, K. Torrey, J.B. Graves and J. Holloway
863
Stoneville BXN/bt with Bollgard®: Efficacy Trials Conducted at the Northeast Research Station
E. Burris, B.R. Leonard, D.R. Cook and J.B. Graves
867
Interactions of Helicoverpa Zea and Bt Cotton in North Carolina
A.L. Lambert, J.R. Bradley, Jr. and J.W. Van Duyn
870
Transgenic Bt Cotton - Problems from Consultants' Perspective
Harold Lambert
873
Transgenic Bt Cotton -Consultants' Views & Observations
Roger Carter, James Clower, Ray Young and Harold Lambert
874
Transgenic Bt Cotton - Cotton Consultants Perspective
Chuck Farr, Lonnie Bull, Ray Young and Roger Carter
875
Reduced Effectiveness of B.t. Cotton Following Disruption of Beneficials with Early Season Insecticides
S.G. Turnipseed and M.J. Sullivan
876
Effect of Transgenic Cotton on Development of the Boll Weevil
G.H. McKibben, E.J. Villavaso and J.C. McCarty
876
Cholesterol Oxidase: Potent Boll Weevil Larvicidal and Oöstatic Agent Suitable for Transgenic Cotton Development
J.T. Greenplate, D.R. Corbin and J.P. Purcell
877
Resistance Monitoring in Bt Cotton: First Year Observations
D.D. Hardee, D.A. Streett, L.C. Adams and G.W. Elzen
880
Development of Heliothis Antibodies for the Leptontm Htk Insect Diagnostic Test Kit
Sen Seong Ng, Robert J. Cibulsky and Stephen C. Trowell
883
Commercial Experiences with the Lepton Test Kit in Australia
A.M. Kay and P.A. Glover
884
An Evaluation of Resistance to Bt Toxins in Native Populations of the Pink Bollworm
Alan C. Bartlett, T.J. Dennehy and Larry Antilla
885
Efficacy and Duration of Early Season Insecticides on Transgenic Bt Cotton
J.T. Ruscoe, G.L. Andrews, J.B. Phelps and C.W. Bednarz
888
Influence of Early Season Treatments on Insect Populations and Yield in Bollgard (96 Bg-1) and Sure Grow 501 Cotton Varieties
W.P. Scott, G.L. Snodgrass and D.A. Adams
892
Treatment Thresholds for Stink Bugs in Transgenic B.t. Cotton
J.K. Greene. S.G. Turnipseed and M.J. Sullivan
895
Performance and Benefits of Karate® Insecticide on Bollgard® Cotton
J. Mink, S. Harrison and S. Martin
898
Silverleaf Whitefly Lint Stickiness and Cotton Yields in Low and High Plant Populations of Untreated and Insecticide-Treated Long and Short Staple Cottons
T.J. Henneberry, L. Forlow Jech, D.L. Hendrix, H.H. Perkins and D.E. Brushwood
899
Effects of Insecticide Applications on Bemisia Argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Densities, Honeydew Production, and Cotton Yields
Wee L. Yee, Nick C. Toscano, D.L. Hendrix and T.J. Henneberry
907
Silverleaf Whitefly Infestation Levels and Percent Parasitism in Relation to Cotton Variety and Insecticide Treatments
Eric T. Natwick, C.C. Chu, Allen C. Cohen, Gregory S. Simmons and Donald E. Brushwood
915
Strategies for Insecticide Resistance Management of Silverleaf Whitefly Populations in Two Upland Cottons: Ground Applications of Insect Growth Regulators and Pyrethroids
D.H. Akey, T.J. Henneberry, L.H. Williams, III, T.J. Dennehy and P.C. Ellsworth
918
Bemisia Growth Regulators: Large-Scale Evaluation
Peter C. Ellsworth, Jon W. Diehl, I.W. Kirk and Tom J. Henneberry
922
Bemisia Growth Regulators: A Field Sampling Protocol for Nymphs
J.W. Diehl, P.C. Ellsworth and S.E. Naranjo
929
Bemisia Growth Regulators: Conservation of Natural Enemies?
Steven E. Naranjo and James R. Hagler
932
Performance of Applaud® (Buprofezin) Against Silverleaf Whitefly in First Year's Commercial Use in Arizona
John Lublinkho, Dale Comer and Leon Moore
934
Cotton Bollworm Control in North China in 1996
C.F. Sheng
934
Validation of Bollworm Migration Across South-Central Texas in 1994-1996
J.K. Westbrook, J.F. Esquivel, J.D. López, Jr., G.D. Jones, W.W. Wolf and J.R. Raulston
936
Evaluation of Some Insecticides Mixed with a Feeding Stimulant for Adult Bollworm
J.D. Lopez, Jr., C.G. Clemens and R.W. Meola
940
Defining the Period of Boll Susceptibility to Fall Armyworm Injury in Cotton
J.J. Adamczyk, Jr., J.W. Holloway, B.R. Leonard and J.B. Graves
941
Heliothis Damage Thresholds in Relation to Cotton Boll Weight
Frank Bordelon, Gerald Myers and B. Roger Leonard
943
Comparison of New Insecticides for the Control of the Bollworm (Heliocoverpa Zea) and Tobacco Budworm (Heliothis Virescens) in Arkansas
D.R. Johnson, H.B. Myers, L.M. Page and T.L. Singer
947
Use and Validation of Cotman to Terminate Insecticide Applications in South Texas
J. Benedict, C. Correa, R. Huffman, R. Parker, M. Cochran, P. Tugwell, P. O'Leary and S. Hopkins
949
Observations of the Arkansas Monitoring System--Producer Perspective
Cecil Brooking
953
Insulating Abilities of Six Boll Weevil Overwintering Habitats from the Rolling Plains of Texas
M.N. Parajulee, L.T. Wilson, P.J. Trichilo, D.R. Rummel, S.C. Carroll, J.E. Slosser and T.W. Fuchs
955
Factors Influencing Survival of Overwintering Boll Weevils (Anthonomus Grandis) in Northeast Arkansas
Theresa L. Singer, Donald R. Johnson, Larry M. Page, Harry B. Myers, Clark D. Klein and Ralph Bagwell
960
Boll Weevil Reproductive Development Under Selected Temperature Regimes
D.W. Spurgeon and J.R. Raulston
965
A Strategy for the Management and Containment of the Boll Weevil in The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
A.W. Scott, Jr. and M.J. Lukefahr
968
An Intensive Boll Weevil Trapping Effort in Southern Missouri
Judy Grundler and Clyde E. Sorenson
971
Boll Weevil Eradication Update - Texas, 1996
Osama El-Lissy, Frank Myers, Ray Frisbie, Tom Fuchs, Don Rummel, Roy Parker, Don Dipple, Ed King, Gary Cunningham, Frank Carter, James Boston and Jack Hayes
973
Foraging Resources of Overwintering Boll Weevils in Crockett and Munday, Texas
G.D. Jones, J.R. Coppedge and D. Gryder
980
Boll Weevil Reproductive Development under Selected Feeding Regimes
D.W. Spurgeon and J.R. Raulston
982
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Boll Weevil Trap Captures in Northeastern Mexico
D.W. Spurgeon, J.R. Raulston, O.Z. Zamora and J. Loera
984
Patterns of Efficacy of Boll Weevil Insecticides Using a Leaf Disk Bioassay
D.W. Spurgeon, J.R. Raulston, A.N. Sparks, Jr. and J.W. Norman
986
Impact of Selected Insecticides on Boll Weevil and Natural Enemies
Mandie England, Rick Minzenmayer and Chris Sansone
989
Activities of the Mississippi Boll Weevil Geographic Information System and Satellite Imaging - 1996
Jeannine K. Smith and Glenn Wiygul
994
Alternatives for Boll Weevil Management: Large-Plot Evaluations of Methyl Parathion, Guthion, Dimilin and Bwact Baitsticks in Mississippi - 1996
S.D. Stewart and M.R. Williams,
996
Alternative Uses of BWACT (Boll Weevil Attract and Control Tube) in Colombia, Brazil and Paraguay
Thomas A. Plato and James C. Plato
998
Activating Pyrethroid Insecticides
R.W. Killick and D.T. Schulteis
1001
Mechanisms of Resistance to Pyrethroids in the Bollworm, Helicoverpa Zea
Jonathan W. Holloway, James A. Ottea and B. Roger Leonard
1007
Expression and Inheritance of Target Site Resistance to Pyrethroids in the Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis Virescens
Tom Clarke and James A. Ottea
1011
Enzyme Activities in Organophosphorus-Resistant Tobacco Budworms Heliothis Virescens
John A. Harold and James A. Ottea
1013
Development of Pyrethroid Analogs for Diagnosis of Resistance Mechanisms in the Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis Virescens (F.)
Guomin Shan, Robert P. Hammer and James A. Ottea
1018
Development of Discriminating Concentrations for Insecticide Resistance Monitoring in the Soybean Looper
R.N. Mascarenhas, D.J. Boethel and B.R. Leonard
1021
Can Response Levels to Any Insecticide Be Maintained by a Population of Beet Armyworm?
D.A. Wolfenbarger, D.G. Riley and Bob Cartwright,
1024
Evaluation of Acaricide Rotation Strategies For Managing Resistance in Spider Mites on Cotton in the San Joaquin Valley of California: A Three Year Study
Samuel J. Bruce-Oliver and Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell
1028
Efficacy of New Insecticides to Control Beet Armyworm in Northeastern Mexico
Antonio P. Terán-Vargas, Enrique Garza-Urbina, Carlos A. Blanco-Montero, Gonzalo Pérez-Carmona and Juan M. Pellegaud-Rábago
1030
Confirm as a Useful Alternative for IPM Against the Beet Armyworm in Cotton in Northern Mexico
Arturo Obando-Rodrigue, Alfredo Blanco and Carlos Blanco-Montero
1032
Factors Affecting Performance of Confirm in Cotton
A.E. Duttle, K.P.Buchert, L.C. Walton and Y. Guo,
1033
Population Trends of Beet Armyworm on Cotton in the Lower Rio Grande Valley During the 1996 Production Season
K.R. Summy, J.R. Raulston, D.W. Spurgeon and A.W. Scott, Jr.
1035
Comparative Efficacy Of Regent 800 WDG (Fipronil) A Novel Cotton Boll Weevil Insecticide in Northwestern Mexico
Jose L. Martinez-Carrillo and J.J. Pacheco-Covarrubias
1039
Comparative Efficacy of Fipronil and Guthion for Boll Weevil Control
A.N. Sparks, Jr., J.W. Norman, D.W. Spurgeon and J.R. Raulston
1040
Summary of Research Results with Fipronil for Control of Plant Bugs on Cotton
Richard Shaw, H.S. Yang, B.K. Rowe, H. Randall Smith and Brian Deeter
1043
Update on Prediction of Epizootics with Extension-Based Sampling Service
D. Steinkraus and G.O. Boys
1047
Physiological and Yield Responses of Cotton to Mid-Season Cotton Aphid Infestations in California
Larry D. Godfrey, Ken J. Fuson, James P. Wood and Steve D. Wright
1048
Cotton Aphid Response to Nitrogen Fertility in Dryland Cotton
J.E. Slosser, W.E. Pinchak and D.R. Rummel
1051
Aphid Control Screening Studies in San Joaquin Valley
S.D. Wright, L.D. Godfrey M.R. Jimenez Jr., P. Weinholds and J.P. Wood
1053
Efficacy of Various Insecticide Treatments to Control Cotton Aphids and Prevent Economic Loss in Oklahoma in 1995
M.A. Karner, J.R. Goodson and Mark Payton
1054
Performance of Savey® 50-WP Ovicide/Miticide for Mite Control in Western Cotton
J. Whitehead, N. Wilso and P. David
1057
Evaluation of Jojoba Oil for Control of Spider Mite (Acari : Tetranychidae) in Egypt
F.K. El-Duweini and R.A. Sedrak
1060
Rescate 200 (Acetamiprid) A New Alternative for Silverleaf Whitefly Control in the Mexicali Valley, Mexico. 1996
Raúl León López and Ing. Ricardo Tafoya Rivera
1063
Cotton Leafhairs and Silverleaf Whiteflies in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas Three Year Research Summary
J.W. Norman, Jr. and A.N. Sparks, Jr.
1063
Susceptibility of Upland Cotton Cultivars Deltapine 5461 and Louisiana 887 to Silverleaf Whitefly Colonization
Chang-Chi Chu, Eric T. Natwick, Donald. E. Brushwood, Thomas J. Henneberry and Allen C. Cohen
1064
Control of Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora Gossypiella, (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) with Biocontrol and Biorational Agents
D.H. Gouge, L.L. Lee, J.R. Van Berkum, T.J. Henneberry, K.A. Smith, C. Payne and D. Ortega
1066
Status of Lygus Bug and Cotton Aphid Resistance in the San Joaquin Valley
E.E. Grafton-Cardwell, L.D. Godfrey, W.A. Brindley and P.B. Goodell
1072
Survey of Lygus (Lygus Hesperus Knight) Susceptibility to Bifenthrin (Capture®) in the San Joaquin Valley of California
J.J. Knabke and C.A. Staetz
1074
Emamectin Benzoate: A Novel Avermectin Derivative for Control of Lepidopterous Pests in Cotton
S.M. White, D.M. Dunbar, R. Brown, B. Cartwright, D. Cox, C. Eckel, R.K. Jansson, P.K. Mookerjee, J.A. Norton, R.F. Peterson and V.R. Starner
1078
Studies on the Mode of Action of Spinosad, the Active Ingredient in Tracer™ Insect Control
Vincent L. Salgado, Gerald B. Watson and Joel J. Sheets
1082
Tracer Insect Control-1996 EUP Results
W.H. Hendrix, III, R. Huckaba, B. Nead, L. Peterson, D. Porteous and G. Thompson
1086
The Effect of Spinosad (Tracer) on Arthropod Pest and Beneficial Populations in Australian Cotton
D.A.H. Murray and R.J. Lloyd
1087
Control of Lepidoptera Pests in Cotton with Intrepid™ Experimental Insecticide
W.E. Harrison, L.C. Walton and A.E. Duttle
1091
Fulfill™ (Pymetrozine) A New Approach to Sucking Insect Control
Don V. Allemann, Scott Ferguson, Brad Minton and Ngoan Ngo
1093
Efficacy of Dimilin® (Diflubenzuron) and Transgenic Bt Cotton on Several Lepidopteran Species
R.T. Weiland, P.T. McDonald and M.K. Kish
1095
Curacron® (Profenofos) The Economical Foundation Product
Dale Brown, Don V. Allemann, Greg Faust and Keith Driggs
1099
Rhône-Poulenc Ag Co., Monitoring Program: Performance of Larvin® Brand Thiodicarb and Four Other Insecticides Against Tobacco Budworm Collected from Different Sites in the USA Cotton Belt
P. Ferbeck, J.B. Van Kretschmar, R.G. Blenk and H.M. Ayad
1101
Deposition Adjuvants in Low Volume Insecticidal Applications
Bob G. Reeves
1105
Approaches for the Integrated Control of Some Cotton Pests (Minia Region, Egypt)
Sanaa A. Ibrahim
1106
Tobacco Budworm: Variation in Response and Reproductive "Fitness" of Strains, Crosses and Backcrosses of the Strains to Methyl Parathion and EPN1/
Dan A Wolfenbarger
1109
Preliminary Analysis of Field Population of Black Cutworm, Agrotis Ipsilon (Hufn) and Some Measurements for its Field Life Table in Egypt
Ahmed A. Hamed Amin and M.I. Abdin
1116
Effects of Karate® Insecticide on Beneficial Arthropods in Bollgard® Cotton
J.F.H. Cole, E.D. Pilling, R. Boykin and J.R. Ruberson
1118
Survival of Beneficial Arthropods Following the Application of Various Insecticides
W. Duffie, M.J. Sullivan and S.G. Turnipseed
1120
Insect Populations in a Cover Crop/Strip Tillage System
John R. Ruberson, Sharad C. Phatak and W. Joe Lewis
1121
Potential Relay Strip Crops for Predator Enhancement in Cotton
M.N. Parajulee and J.E. Slosser
1124
Year Three of Insect Population Dynamics in a Cotton Refugia System: Pitfall Trap Sampling
Philip B. Haney, W. Joe Lewis
1127
A Total Systems Approach for Sustainable Cotton Production in Georgia and the Southeast: First Year Results
W. Joe Lewis, Philip B. Haney, Rick Reed and Alton Walker
1129
Manipulation of Beneficial Insects with Envirofeast® for Insect Pest Management in Australian Cotton
B.C. Howie and S. Graham-Smith
1134
Mortality Induced on Boll Weevil Larvae by Catolaccus Grandis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Females at Different Degrees of Conditioning
S.M. Greenberg, J.A. Morales-Ramos, M.G. Rojas and E.G. King
1135
Status of IPM and Insecticide Use in Texas Cotton
T.W. Fuchs, Dudley Smith and Rodney Holloway
1140
Community Pest Management - A Systems Approach
Jeff B. Welch, Quinton Hornsby, Dr. Theresa Singer and Dr. Donald R. Johnson
1144
Maintaining an IPM Program in a Shifting Pest Environment
P.B. Goodell, E.E. Grafton-Cardwell and L.D. Godfrey
1146
Update on the Area-Wide Budworm/Bollworm Management Program with Virus: Is it a Cost Effective Insurance Program?
D.A. Streett, M.R. Bell and D.D. Hardee
1148
Use of Bt Spore/Crystal Formulations to Control Insect Pests: They're Not Dead Yet!
W.J. Moar and J. Conley
1150
Strategies for Foliar Applications of Bacillus Thuringiensis in Cotton
S. Shane Hand and R.G. Luttrell
1151
Efficacy of Condor XL for Control of Tobacco Budworm and Cotton Bollworm in the Mid-South and Texas
Tim Johnson, Dudley Dabbs and Jamie Yancy
1157
Evaluation of Garlic Barrier® for Cotton Insect Control in Tennessee
Gary L. Lentz, Nancy Austin and Randall S. Mizell,
1158
The Relationship of Insects on Cotton Plant Fruiting Characteristics During the First Nodes of Fruiting
G.L. Andrews, Ph.D., C.W. Bednarz, Ph.D., J.B. Phelps and J.T. Ruscoe
1158
Residual Efficacy of AT-Planting Soil Applied Insecticides on Seedling Thrips Populations in Northeast Louisiana
D.R. Cook, E. Burris, B.R. Leonard and J.B. Graves
1160
Effects of Sand Burn and Thrips Injury on Cotton Maturity and Yield
D. Ames Herbert, Jr., A. Ozzie Abaye and James C. Maitland
1162
Effects of Soil Systemic Insecticides and Cotton Seed Vigor on Cotton Stands and Yields
G.F. Goddard and J.F. Leser
1165
Fipronil Insecticide for Early Season Thrips Control Across the Cotton Belt
M. Christian, H. Young, H. Yang and L. Olive
1168
Effect of Furadan/Disulfoton on Cotton Growth and Development
S.J. Stringer and H.R. Mitchell
1171
Host Plant Preferences of Tarnished Plant Bug:A Foundation for Trap Crops in Cotton
Chism Craig, R.G. Luttrell, Scott D. Stewart and Gordon L. Snodgrass
1176
An Improved Tractor-Mounted Pneumatic Insect Collector
K.R. Beerwinkle, J.R. Coppedge, J.R. Raulston and D.W. Spurgeon
1181
Evaluation of a Tractor Mounted Sampler for Boll Weevil Sampling
J.R. Raulston, D.W. Spurgeon, K.R. Beerwinkle and J.R. Coppedge
1183
Design and Performance of Metering Devices for Distribution of Predaceous Mites
J.H. Chesson, L.M. Carter and J.R. McLaughlin
1185
Incidence of Late Season Boll Rot in Eastern Georgia Cotton: Influence of Stinkbug
R.E. Baird, S. Bundy, R. McPherson, G.A. Herzog, L.E. Zipper and R.G. McDaniel
1189
Host Preference and Life-Table Parameters of Black Cutworm, Agrotis Ipsilon (Hufn) [Lepidoptera: Noctuidae]
Ahmed A. Hamed Amin and M.I. Abdin
1190
Pink Bollworm Larval Mortality Following Application of Steinernema Riobravis Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Cotton Furrow Irrigation
L. Forlow Jech and T.J. Henneberry
1192
Life Table Analysis of Cotton Boll Weevil in the Tropics of Tamaulipas Mexico after Catolaccus Grandis Releases
J. Vargas-Camplis, R.J. Coleman, J. Gonzalez and L. Rodriguez Del B.
1194
Reduction of Cost for Mass Propagating Catolaccus Grandis by the Use of Artificial Diet
M.G. Rojas, J.A. Morales-Ramos and E.G. King
1197
Mass Propagation of Catolaccus Grandis in Support of Large Scale Area Suppression of the Boll Weevil in South Texas Cotton
J.A. Morales-Ramos, M.G. Rojas and E.G. King
1199
Boll Weevil Status in the Texas High Plains
J.F. Leser, E.A. Bodden and R. Haldenby
1201
Establishing Trap Crops to Aggregate and Suppress Spring Populations of Boll Weevil -An Alternative Tactic for Midsouth Eradication Programs
T.G. Teague and N.P. Tugwell
1205
Malathion ULV Residual Control Efficacy under Boll Weevil Eradication Program Conditions
Robert G. Jones and Dan A. Wolfenbarger
1208
Longevity of Malathion ULV Applications Against Boll Weevil under Different Weather Conditions in the Coastal Bend of Texas
Osama El-Lissy, Wendy Shepard and Frank Myers
1209
Influence of Dew on Leaf Surfaces at Time of Application of ULV Malathion - Chemical Residue and Boll Weevil Mortality
I.W. Kirk, V.S. House and J.E. Mulrooney
1212
Control of Boll Weevil and Beet Armyworm with Air-Assisted Ground Sprayer
J.E. Mulrooney and Lars Skjoldager
1213
Evaluation of Insecticides for Boll Weevil Control and Impact on Non-Target Arthropods on Non-Transgenic and Transgenic B.t. Cotton Cultivars
Roy D. Parker and Raymond L. Huffman
1216
Comparison of Various Insecticides in the Control of the Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus Grandis)
L.M. Page, H.B. Meyers, T.L. Singer and D.R. Johnson
1222
The Fall Armyworm: And I Thought We Had it Made
Ed Hood
1223
Response to the Beet Armyworm from Southern Tamaulipas, Mexico to Insecticides
A.P. Terán-Vargas
1225
Response of the Beet Armyworm to Insecticides in Mexico
A.P. Terán-Vargas, J.L. Martínez-Carrillo and J. Vargas-Camplis
1227
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Beet Armyworm Trap Captures in Northeastern Mexico
J.R. Raulston, D.W. Spurgeon, O. Zamora, J. Loera and E. Salgado
1229
Lygus Bugs in Arizona Regain Susceptibility to Key Insecticides
J.E. Russell, T.J. Dennehy, L. Antilla, M. Whitlow, R. Webb and J. Pacheco
1232
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of the Silverleaf Whitefly in the San Joaquin Valley 1994-1996
J.P. Wood, L.D. Godfrey, P.B. Goodell and J. Eckert
1240
Defining the Risk of Resistance to Imidacloprid in Arizona Populations of Whitefly
Livy Williams, III, Timothy J. Dennehy and John C. Palumbo
1242
Silverleaf Whitefly Control in Cotton with Knack® Insect Growth Regulator
M.J. Ansolabehere and C. Elliott
1246
A Modified New Whitefly Trap (CC Trap) to Increase Whitefly Adult Catches
C.C. Chu, T.J. Henneberry, M.A. Boykin and A.C. Cohen
1247
Investigations of Two Insect Growth Regulators against Arizona Whitefly Populations
A.L. Simmons, L. Williams, III, T.J. Dennehy, L. Antilla, L.E. Jech and S. Husman
1248
Management of Pyrethroid-Resistant Whiteflies in Arizona Cotton: Selection, Cross-Resistance and Dynamics
S. Sivasupramaniam, T.J. Dennehy and L. Williams, III
1252
Penetration and Metabolism of Spinosyn a in Lepidopterous Larvae
Thomas C. Sparks, Joel J. Sheets, John R. Skomp, Thomas V. Worden, Mark B. Hertlein, Larry L. Larson, David Bellows, Stephen Thibault and Laura Wally
1259
Effect of Insecticide, Rate and Egg Age on Ovicidal Control
C.T. Allen, S. Frizzell and A.C. Riddle
1264
Control of the Cotton Fleahopper(Psallus Seraltus) in South Texas with Regent® Brand Insecticide
K.A. Holmes and S.W. Hopkins
1268
Survival of Helicoverpa Zea Boddie on Bollgard Cotton
H.B. Meyers, D.R. Johnson, T.L. Singer and L.M. Page
1269
Growing Pains Associated with Adoption of Bollgard Technology into Standard IPM Practices in Oklahoma
Miles Karner and Jerry Goodson
1271
Effect of Induced Resistance and Host Phenology on the Susceptibility of Heliothines to Baculovirus
M.I. Ali, T. Meade, G.W. Felton and S.Y. Young
1277
Biochemical Aspects of Induced Resistance in Cotton to the Cotton Bollworm
J.L. Bi, G.W. Felton and J.B. Murphy
1279
Status of Insecticide Resistance in Tobacco Budworm and Bollworm in Louisiana During 1996
R.D. Bagwell, J.B. Graves, J.W. Holloway, B.R. Leonard, E. Burris, S. Micinski and V. Mascarenhas
1282
Evaluation of Tolerance to Insecticides in Tobacco Budworm and Bollworm Populations, 1996
G. W. Elzen, L.C. Adams and D.D. Hardee
1289
Evaluation of the Susceptibility of Tobacco Budworm (Heliothis Virescens) and Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa Zea) Populations in Georgia to Various Insecticides
Melissa Hasty, Eric Durham and Gregory Payne
1292
Improved Control of Heliothis Virescens and Helicoverpa Zea with a Recombinant Form of Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus and Interaction with Bollgard® Cotton
J.N. All, M.F. Treacy,
1294
Toxicity of Bacillus Thuringiensis Var. Tenebrionis and Ca-thuringiensin Against the Boll Weevil Anthonomus Grandis (Boh.) [Coleoptera: Curculionidae]
D.A. Wolfenbarger, A.A. Hamed and R.G. Luttrell
1296
Naturalis-L: a Biological Product (Beauvaria Bassiana JW-1) for the Control of Cotton Pests
S.E. Hinz and J.E. Wright
1300
The Effects and Persistence of the Fungus Beauveria Bassiana (Mycotrol) and Imidacloprid (Provado) on Tarnished Plant Bug Mortality and Feeding
J.Z. Brown, D.C. Steinkraus and N.P. Tugwell and T.G. Teague
1302
Impact of Bt and Thiodicarb Alone and in Combination on Tobacco Budworm, Mortality and Emergence of the Parasitoid Microplitis Croceipes
D.W. Atwood, S.Y. Young III and T.J. Kring
1305
Toxicity of Several Insecticides to Catolaccus Grandis (Burks) and Selection with Malathion
Dan A. Wolfenbarger and Shoil M. Greenberg
1310
Tolerance of Natural Enemies to Selected Insecticides Applied at Ultra Low Volumes
P.G. Tillman and J.E. Mulrooney
1312
Effects of Selected Pesticides on Populations of Beneficial Arthropods in Lower Rio Grande Valley Cotton
A.N. Sparks, Jr., J.W. Norman, J.R. Raulston, D.W. Spurgeon and Billy F. Tanner
1313
The Use of Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays (Elisa) to Determine the Role of Orius Insidiosus (Say) to Control Bollworms in the Southern Blacklands of Texas
C.G. Sansone, J.W. Smith, Jr. and P.O. Darnell
1316
A New Approach to Evaluate Augmentative Biological Control Agents
James R. Hagler and Steven E. Naranjo
1320
Effects of Potassium Fertility on Beet Armyworms
L. C. Graham and M. J. Gaylor
1320
Attraction of Chrysoperla Spp. To Chemical Lures
T.N., Shaver, J.F. Esquivel and J.D. Lopez, Jr.
1323
Suppression of Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Cotton Using the Entomopathogenic Nematode Steinernema Riobravis (Cabanillas, Poinar and Raulston) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae)
D.H. Gouge, L.L. Lee, J.R. Van Berkum, T.J. Henneberry and K.A. Smith
1324
North Carolina Pest News: Cotton Insect Management Information on the World Wide Web
Stephen J. Toth, Jr. and Jack S. Bacheler
1326
Response of Beet Armyworm from Mexico, Louisiana and Georgia, U.S.A. to Insecticides
D.A. Wolfenbarger, J.L. Martinez C, A.P. Teran V.and C.A. Staetz
1327
KISS - A New Portable Pneumatic 'Keep it Simple Sampler' for Row Crop Insects
K.R. Beerwinkle, J.R. Coppedge and T.M. O'Neil
1330
Tarnished Plant Bug Pheromone - Olfactometer Studies
Glenn Wiygul and Gerald McKibben
1333
Retention of Citrus Pollen By Cotton Bollworm Adults
J.F. Esquivel, T.N. Shaver, J.R. Raulston and D.W. Spurgeon
1335
Confirmation of Insecticide Termination Rules in Louisiana
K.D. Torrey, J.H. Fife, B.R. Leonard, R.D. Bagwell, E. Burris, D. Cook, V. Mascarenhas and J. Adamczyk
1335
Testing Resistance of Selected Cotton Genotypes to the Cotton Leaf Worm Alabama Argillacea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
G.B. Contreras, G.W. Videla and J.A. Poissson
1338
Effect of New Chemistry Insecticides Towards Beneficial Insects of Cotton
P. V. Pietrantonio and J. Benedict
1339
Conditional Lethal Genes to Control Cotton Pests
T.A. Miller, M. Robertson and Steve Thibault
1340
The Optimum Range of Weights of the Tobacco Budworm (Heliothis Virescens) for Use in the Third Instar Topical Bioassay
A.A. Dubbeldam and A.R. McCaffery
1341


COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE

Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Productivity of Cotton
D.R. Krieg
1347
The Birth, Life and Death of the Photosynthetic Factory or the Top Ten Reasons Why: Cotton Photosynthesizes Like it Does and Why We Love it So!
Randy Wells
1347
Modulations of Fiber Properties by Growth Environment That Persist as Variations of Fiber and Yarn Quality
Judith M. Bradow, Philip J. Bauer, Gretchen F. Sassenrath-Cole, Richard M. Johnson
1351
The History of Cotton Physiology
Jack Mauney
1360
Critical NAWF Values for Identifying the Last Effective Boll Population
F.M. Bourland, D.M. Oosterhuis and J.D. Lammers
1361
Using Plant Mapping to Determine Potential Lint Yield of Cotton Crops
J. A. Landivar and J. A. Hickey
1362
Digital Imaging for Defoliation Measurements
A.M. Stewart, K.L. Edmisten and R. Wells
1362
Evaluation of FinishTM as a Harvest-aid Material in the Southeastern Coastal Plain
Ken E. Legé, Mitchell E. Roof andO. Lloyd May
1363
Evaluation of Various Boll Opening Products for Use in North Carolina
A.M. Stewart, K.L. Edmisten and R. Wells
1363
Efficacy of Finish and its Mechanism of Action
M.K. Pedersen, J.D. Burton, H.D. Coble, J.R. Collins and D. Fritz
1363
A Performance Summary of Finish™ Brand Harvest-aid on Stripper Cotton
M. Christian, A. Wiese, K. Holmes and G. Henniger
1365
Summary of FINISH® EUP on Cotton in MS. & LA.
H. R. Smith, R. A. Shaw, H. J. Darbonne, C. R. McCowen, C. W. Hogue, J. E. Braucht, B. J. Geddie, J. C. Hand, S. R. Outzs, K. V. Tubbs, J. W. Watkins and W. Wigley
1368
Flair® Boll Opener (Endothall), Results from 1995-96 Experimental Use Permit Trials In Southeastern United States
L. G. Thead
1370
Performance of Finish™ (Ethephon and Cyclanilide) as a Boll Opener and Defoliant in Australian Cotton
R. Daniel, B. Howie and L. Price
1371
Experience in Argentina with Finish (Cyclanilide + Ethephon) Boll Opener and Defoliant
D.Batlla and G. Novas
1373
Biosynthesis of Gossypol: Purification and Properties of Desoxyhemigossypol 6-O-Methyltransferase
J. Liu, R. D. Stipanovic, C. R. Benedict and I. Alchanati
1374
Induction of Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Cotton
D.R. Gossett, B. Bellaire, S.W. Banks, M.C. Lucas, A. Manchandia and E.P. Millhollon
1374
Glutathione S-Transferase Isozymes in Control and Salt-Adapted Cotton Callus
Tolvert Fowler, Cran Lucas and Dalton Gossett
1377
Expression and Analysis of a Proline-Rich Cell Protein in Developing Cotton Fibers
H.Tan and D.P.Ma
1379
Influence of Photoperiod on the Ethylene Production of Cotton
R.L. Jasoni and J.T. Cothren
1379
Altered Plant Growth and Maturity Caused by Columbia Lance Nematode
C. Ryan Bond, Ken E. Legé and John D. Mueller
1380
Fruiting and Development of Cotton Treated with Combinations of Mepiquat Chloride and PGR-IV
Stephen P. Biles and J. T. Cothren
1380
Effect of Alien Cytoplasms on Photosynthesis and Related Traits in Cotton (Gossypium Barbadense l.)
Zhang Jinfa, A. L. Nepomuceno and J. McD. Stewart
1381
Evaluation of Chilling Tolerance In Cotton Genotypes
D. Schulze, N. Hopper, J. Gannaway and G. Jividen
1383
Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Production and Retention of Fruiting Sites
J. B. Riney, E. C. Best and D. R. Krieg
1385
Factors Affecting Source-Sink Relations in Cotton
E.C. Best, J.B. Riney and D.R. Krieg
1387
Effects of Shade on Carbohydrate and Mineral Nutrient Status of Field-grown Cotton
Duli Zhao and Derrick Oosterhuis
1389
Diurnal Changes in Plant Geometry and Sunlit Leaf Area in Cotton Plant
S. Thanisawanyangkura,H. Sinoquet, M. Cretenet and E. Jallas
1390
Seed Treatment with Plant Growth Regulators to Enhance Emergence And Seedling Growth
Adele Steger and Derrick Oosterhuis
1396
Three Years Experiences with a New PGR-Bacillus Cereus (BC)
Dave Parvin and Rhett Atkins
1396
Late-Season Applications of PGR-LV to Remediate Fruit Shed and Enhance Maturity and Yield
D.M. Oosterhuis, J.T. Cothren, J.A. Landivar, J.A. Hickey and A. Steger
1399
The Application of PGR-IV on Commercial Cotton Crops During the Boll Filling Period
J. A. Hickey, J. A. Landivar
1400
Canopy Photosynthesis and Growth in Response to a Mixture of Mepiquat Chloride and a Biologically Derived Growth Promoting Compound
Randy Wells
1400
Application of Mepiquat Chloride with a Wick Applicator
L. Johnson and K.L. Edmisten
1400
Pima Cotton Growth and Yield Responses to Mepiquat Chloride (Pix)
Dan Munk, Bill Weir, Steve Wright, Ron Vargas and Doug Munier
1401
Planned Soil Water Depletion of Irrigated Cotton on the Southern High Plains
James P. Bordovsky and William M. Lyle
1403
Establishing a Model for Irrigation Termination in Cotton
Daniel Munk, Jonathan Wroble and Steve Wright
1406
Effect of Leaf Shape, Planting Rate and Row Spacing on Cotton Development and Yield
D.P. Delaney, C.D. Monks, M.G. Patterson and M.D. Pegues
1409
Effects of Temik® (Aldicarb Brand Pesticide) Applied Sidedress to Cotton Compared to At-planting Treatments of Temik®
H.R. Smith, R.A. Shaw, S.D. Lee, C.W. Hogue, B.J. Geddie, T. Fava, W.H. McCarty and Jay Phelps
1409
Effects of DNA Herbicides on Cotton Growth in Large Scale Field Studies
Wade L. Worley, William H. McCarty and Michael M. Kenty
1412
Cotton Development Following Early Square Removal
Jay B. Phelps, Jon T. Ruscoe and William H. McCarty
1412
Engineering Stress - Tolerant Cotton with High Quality Fiber
Robert G. McDaniel
1413
Analysis of the Variability of Fiber Quality
P. Clouvel, J.L. Chanselme, M. Cretenet, E. Jallas and R. Sequeira
1415
Texas Coastal Plains Cotton, Motes and Fiber Quality. I: Effects of Irrigation
G. Davidonis, A. Johnson and J. Landivar
1418
Texas Coastal Plains Cotton, Motes and Fiber Quality II. Effects of Pix (Mepiquat Chloride)
J.A. Landivar, R. Perkins, A. Johnson and G. Davidonis
1418
Effect of Skip Row Vs. 40 Inch Solid Planting Patterns on Cotton Fiber Properties
Aslam Tawhid, Gerald O. Myers and Frank Bordelon
1420
Antioxidant Response to Salt Stress During Fiber Development
Stephen W. Banks, Satyendra N. Rajguru, Dalton R. Gossett and Eddie P. Millhollon
1422
Predicting Micronaire Values Using the Coastal Plains Crop Weather Station Network
Danny Fromme, Dr. Juan Landivar and Dr. Larry Falconer
1426
Partitioning of Recent and Reserve Photsynthate in Cotton Cultivars Differing in Determinacy
Patrick Pace, Harry Cralle, Tom Cothren and Scott Senseman
1427
Influence of Position on Relationship Between Net Photosynthesis Rate and Age of Cotton Leaf
P. Kasemsap, Y. Crozat and D. Satakhun
1427
Effect of Whitefly on Cotton Productivity
Y. Saranga, T. Lin and A. Schwartz
1432
Survival of Cotton Fruiting Forms after a Temporary Light Reduction as Affected by Fruit Age and Plant Structure
Y. Crozat, V. Judais and P. Kasemsap
1432
Investigations into Cotton's Photosynthetic Decline at Cutout
W.T. Pettigrew
1435
Alterations of Leaf Photosynthesis and Fiber Cellulose Synthesis by Cool Night Temperatures
A.S. Holaday, C.H. Haigler, N.G. Srinivas, L.K Martin and J.G. Taylor
1435
Caloric Analysis of the Distribution of Energy in Ripened Cotton
P.A. Hedin, J.C. McCarty, Jr. and J.N. Jenkins
1436
Acceleratetming Endothall as a Cotton Defoliant
L. Tarpley and J.T. Cothren
1438
Physiological Characterization of Four Genotypes Representing Diverse Water Stress Tolerance
A.L. Nepomuceno, D.M. Oosterhuis and J.M. Stewart
1438
Glyconjugate Profiles of Developing Fibers from Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Plants
Allen K. Murray, Daniel S. Munk and Jonathan Wroble
1439
Effect of Water Stress on The Abscission of Reproductive Organs in Cotton During The Rainy Season in Northern Cameroon
Ekorong à Mouté Joseph, Moussa Ali Angokaï and Hamadama Ousmanou
1442
Differential Display of Gene Expression During Water Deficit Stress
A. L. Nepomuceno, J. M. Stewart, D.M.Oosterhuis and W.A. Cress
1443
Heat Adaptation in Pima Cotton
R. G. Percy, Z.-M. Lu, E. Zeige and J. W. Radin
1444
Boll Diameter and Seed Number Relation to Seedcotton Weight per Boll
B. Webb Wallace and Caleb A. Fields
1444
Relationship Between Yield and Final Plant Map Data in ACALA Cotton
R. E. Plant, M. Keeley, D. Munk, B.A. Roberts, R.K. Vargas, B.L. Weir and S. Wright
1446
The Value of Lateral Root Growth to Early Season Growth and Development of Cotton Plants
J. A. Gordon, D. R. Krieg and C. J. Green
1450
Evaluation of Root Hair Growth of Two Cotton Cultivars Using Microscopy
J.K. Keino, C.A. Beyrouty, D.M. Oosterhuis, and E.E. Gbur
1452
A Model of the Continuous Soil-Plant-Atmosphere for Cotton Crops
M. B. Coelho, L. Mateos and F. J. Villalobos
1452
Modeling of Cotton Fiber Quality from Environmental Parameters
R.M. Johnson, J.M. Bradow and G.F. Sassenrath-Cole
1454
Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting the Fatty Acid Composition of Polar and Non-Polar Lipids of Cottonseed
T.D. Borth, D.R. Krieg, and G. Jividen
1455
Effectiveness of Polymer Film Coating of Cotton Seed in Reducing Dusting-Off
K.D. Williams, N.W. Hopper
1456
Cloning and Characterization of a Cotton Lipid Transfer Protein Gene Specifically Expressed in Fiber Cells
H.C. Liu and D.P. Ma
1458
Changes in the Cotton Capsule Wall in Relation to Boll Weevil and Bollworm Feeding
Michelle J. Kim, Derrick M. Oosterhuis, and Kyung S. Kim
1459
Evaluation of Seed Applied Plant Growth Regulators on Cotton Germination, Emergence, and Growth
W. D. Becker, N. W. Hopper, and G. M. Jividen
1459
Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum) Responses to Amisorb™ and Fertility Treatments
Ty K. Witten, J. Tom Cothren, Frank M. Hons, and Philip H. Jost
1461
Cotton Reproductive and Vegetative Growth as Influenced by Traditional Plant Growth Regulators and MFX Compounds
Philip H. Jost and J.T. Cothren
1463
Fate of Paraquat Applied to Cotton Plants as a Desiccant
Patrick Pace, Scott Senseman, Harry Cralle, Tom Cothren, Rod Bovey, Lee Tarpley, and David Zuberer
1466
Expression of a Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Gene in Cotton Root
Xiang-Dong Zhang, Johnie N. Jenkins, and Din-Pow Ma
1467
Scanning Electron Microscopy of Cotton Ovule Epidermis
B. F. Ingber and G. H. Davidonis
1467
Cotton Fiber Surfaces: AFM Imaging Before and After Chemical and Enzymatic Degradation
T.C. Pesacreta, L.C. Carlson, and B.A. Triplett
1468
Novel Genes Associated with Abscission in Cotton
Liwei Chen, Narendra K. Singh and Curt M. Peterson
1468
Use of Differential Display to Identify Cotton Fiber cDNAs with Secondary Wall-Specific and Cool Temperature-Induced Expression
C.H. Haigler, A.S. Holaday, C.H. Wan, and Shaoyi Zhuang
1468
Effects of Early-Season Square Loss and Mepiquat Chloride Application on DPL NuCOTN 33b and 5415
E. M. Holman, G. Burris, A. Coco, and D. Cook
1469
The Influence of Mepiquat Chloride (PIX) and Nitrogen Rate Upon the Maturity and Fiber Quality of Upland Cotton
B.J. Phipps, W.E. Stevens, J.N. Ward, and T.V. Scales
1471
Evaluation of Several Plant Growth Regulators in Louisiana
E. P. Millhollon and J. C. Waters
1472
RyzUp® on Cotton: Report on Trials – 1994-96
Lowell Larson, Candace Black-Schaefer, Marcus Adair and Jim Conley
1474
Field Evaluation of Plant Growth Regulators For Effect on The Growth And Yield of Cotton
Derrick Oosterhuis and Adele Steger
1476
The Influence of In-Furrow Treatments Upon Early Vigor and Fiber Quality of Upland Cotton
B.J. Phipps, W.E. Stephens, J.N. Ward, T.V. Scales, and J.A. Wrather
1476
Preconditioning Cotton with Glyphosate for Defoliation
T. Martin-Duval, R. Vargas, S. Wright, and B. Roberts
1479
Defoliation Screening Studies in PIMA (S-7) Cotton
Steve Wright, Bruce Roberts, Ron Vargas, Manuel Jimenez, Jr., and Tome' Martin Duvall
1480
Yield of Two Okra-Leaf Type Cottons on Different Soil Types
J.J. Heitholt and W.R. Meredith, Jr.
1482
Efficiency of Nitrate Uptake and Reduction by Cotton Cultivars Induced at Different Nitrate Levels
M. Aslam, R. L. Travis, and D. W. Rains
1482
Competition among Equally-Spaced Cotton Plants Grown at Four Plant Population Densities
S.J. Maas
1485
Potassium Nutrition and Cotton Growth And Development
K. Raja Reddy, Harry F. Hodges, S. R. M. de Andrade, and J. M. McKinion
1488
Response of Cotton Growth and Development to Row Spacings and Planting Patterns
Michael A. Jones
1488
Comparison of Avena Strigosa (Blackoat) to Adapted Winter Cereals as Cover Crops for Cotton
Philip J. Bauer, and D. Wayne Reeves
1489
Potassium Effects on Canopy Light Interception and Earliness of 'Deltapine 50' Cotton
C. Owen Gwathmey and Donald D. Howard
1489
Light Environment of the Developing Boll Affects Cotton Fiber Length
M. J. Kasperbauer, and D. P. Thibodeaux
1490
Fiber-Quality Variations Related to Cotton Planting Date and Temperature
Judith M. Bradow, and Philip J. Bauer
1491
Glycoconjugate Profiles of Developing Fibers from Different Fruiting Branches on the Same Plant
Allen K. Murray, and Judy Brown
1496
Relationship Between Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Cotton Yield
T.J. Gerik, J.R. Gannaway, K.M. El-Zik, K.L. Faver, and P.M. Thaxton
1499
Modern Pima Cultivars Have Higher Photosynthetic Capacity than Obsolete Varieties
K.L. Faver, T.J. Gerik, and R.G. Percy
1499
Photosynthesis and Cotton Fiber Quality
Kh. A. Abdullaev, Kh. Kh. Karimov, A.S. Sanginov, M. D. Bobodjanova, Sh. T. Burnashev
1502
Chemical Defoliation of New Cotton Varieties
A. S. Godoy, A. L. Moreno and C. E. A. Garcia
1504
Effect of Ethephon and Adjuvants on Cotton Defoliants
E. J. Jones, G. D. Wills and J. E. Hanks
1506
Attack of Leaf Curl Virus on Cotton Crop in Pakistan Genetic Engineering Approaches to Develop Transgenic Cotton Resistant to Leaf Curl Virus
Nasir Ahmad Saeed, Yusuf Zafar, Kauser A. Malik, Jane Dever, Linda Koonce and Norma Trolinder
1508


JOINT: ENGINEERING SYSTEMS/GINNING CONFERENCES

A New Method For Predicting Ambient Particle Concentrations Downwind From Cotton Gins
Linda M. Williams, Michael A. Demny, Calvin B. Parnell, Jr. and Bryan W. Shaw
1513
Design and Analysis of the Barrel Cyclone
A. W. Tullis, B.W. Shaw, C. B. Parnell, P. P. Buharivala, M. A. Demny and S. S. Flannigan
1520
Engineering Analysis and Economic Impacts of Air Pollution Abatement Strategies for Cotton Gins
Anantharman Ramaiyer, Calvin B. Parnell, Jr., Bryan Shaw, Shawn Flannigan and Bradley Fritz
1525
Minimum Cost Compliance Strategies For Cotton Gins Across The U.S.
S. S. Flannigan, Dr. C. B. Parnell, Dr. B. W. Shaw and A. Ramaiyer
1539
Evaluation of New Cyclone Designs
R.V. Baker and S.E. Hughs
1546
Comprehensive Characterization of Cotton Gin Particulate
S. E. Hughs and P. J. Wakelyn
1549
Mass Flow Measurement of Pneumatically Conveyed Cotton
J. A. Thomasson, S.J. Thomson, R.K. Byler, D. A. Pennington, H. C. Pringle and E. P. Columbus
1558
Modeling Seed Cotton Moisture From Air Temperature Drop And Mass Flows
M. N. Gillum and C. B. Armijo
1563
Manual Color and Leaf vs. HVI Values Economic Advantage to The Grower of HVI Color
Robert W. Greene
1567
Measurement Concepts in a Gin Process Control System – 1996
Richard K. Byler and W. Stanley Anthony
1572
Estimation of Bale Moisture Content With a MALCAM MMC-4000
W. Stanley Anthony and Richard K. Byler
1574
Influence of Ginning on Spinning Performance and Yarn Quality
Dr. Clarence D. Rogers
1576
Preliminary Comparison of Cleaning Efficiencies of 24-D and 16-D Lint Cleaners
W. Stanley Anthony and Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr.
1578
Preliminary Investigation of the Cleaning of Gin Motes
W. Stanley Anthony
1583
The Cotton Wizard: A Quantitative Decision Tool For Cotton Variety Selection
Jason Beddow, Emmett Elam and Mario Lopez
1585
Moisture Transfer Rates for Gin Run Cotton Seed
G. L. Barker and J. W. Laird
1590
The Effect of Aeration Rate on Cooling of Cottonseed in The Mid-South
M. H. Willcutt and Suminto D. To
1593
Alternate Storage Method for Whole Cottonseed
Michael J. Bader, Joe West, Lane Ely, Steve L. Brown, Tom C. Wedegaertner and Thomas D. Valco
1596
Coating Cottonseed for Improved Handling Characteristics
Weldon Laird, Tom C. Wedegaertner and Thomas D. Valco
1599
Roasted Cottonseed for Dairy Cows — Research Review
T.C. Wedegaertner and W.F. Lalor
1602
Laboratory Simulation of Cotton Modules
D. L. Hendrix, T. J. Henneberry, T. Steele, C. C. Chu and W. Coates
1606
Storage of Seed Cotton After Four Harvest Aid Treatments
A.D. Brashears, J.W. Keeling and T.D. Valco
1609
The Effect of Level of Defoliation on Storability and Quality of Seed Cotton
M.H.Willcutt, Charles E. Snipes, T. D. Valco, Jon Ruscoe and Jay Phelps
1613
Farmer Composting of Cotton Gin Trash
V. Ayers
1615
Seed Cotton Fires in Stripper Harvested Cotton
A.D. Brashears
1616
Harvesting and Ginning of Cotton in The World
M. Rafiq Chaudhry
1617
Increasing Picker Efficiency by using a Boll Saver
A. Khalilian, M. J. Sullivan and J.D. Mueller
1619
Optimising The Yield Grade Trade-Off (Growers And Ginners Teaming Up)
Brian Solomon
1621


JOINT: IMPROVEMENT/PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCES

Genetics of Fiber Strength
R.G. Cantrell and A. Escabado
1627
Cotton Fiber Improvement Through Breeding and Genetics
O.L. May
1627
The Study of a Cotton "Fiber-Specific" Promoter, Gh-1 in Transgenic Tobacco and Cotton
Phat M. Dang, Ping Song and Randy D. Allen
1627
Evaluation of Fiber Variants of Cotton
Rickie B. Turley and William R. Meredith Jr.
1628
Breeding Methodology in a Quality Cotton District
John C. Palmer, H. B. Cooper, Jr., John W. Pellow and David M. Anderson
1628
Genetic Improvement of Fiber Quality in Pima Cotton (Gossypium Barbadense L.)
H.S. Moser, C. Zeiher and R.G. Percy
1630


JOINT: TEXTILE PROCESSING/QUALITY MEASUREMENTS CONFERENCES

Latest Developments and Results in Automatic SCF Counting Part I: Development of Algorithms and Preliminary Results
Michel Giner, Jean-Paul Gourlot, Bruno Bachelier, Ehoud Ahronowitz, Marc Hugon and Guillaume Damiand
1633
A Modified Clinitest® Procedure for Estimation of Honeydew Contamination in Cotton
Elizabeth Topping and Roy M. Broughton, Jr.
1637
FCT - A System for Defining Different Levels and Profiles of Stickiness and its Connection to Other Contaminants Such as Seed Coat Fragments
Uzi Mor
1639
Use of High Cotton Moisture Content During Storage to Reduce Stickiness
David T.W. Chun
1642
The Use of the High Speed Stickiness Detector on a Large Range of Cotton Coming from Different Countries
E. Hequet, R. Frydrych and M. Watson
1649
Cavitoma -- a Modern Assessment
Henry H. Perkins, Jr and Donald E. Brushwood
1654
Measurement of Sugar on Raw Cotton by HPLC, Individual Carbohydrate Concentrations and Their Relationship to Stickiness Potential
Donald E. Brushwood
1656
An Investigation of the Effects of Clean Reworkable Waste on the Quality of a 37s 50/50 Polyester/Cotton Ring Spun Yarn
Pamela S. Teichman and Clarence D. Rogers
1659
Effects of Spinning Processes on HVI Fiber Characteristics
Moon W. Suh, Hyun-Jin Koo and Michael D. Watson
1661
A New Method for Grading and Classifying Yarn Appearance Using Lawson-Hemphill's Electronic Inspection Board
Avishai Nevel and Filiz Avsar
1666

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