PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1999 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 3-7, Orlando, FL
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

TABLE OF CONTENTS



BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION CONFERENCE

1998 Year in Review: Weather Extremes Dock Crop
Anne F. Wrona, Randal K. Boman, Robert B. Hutmacher, Michael A. Jones and G. Boyd Padgett
3
Food Quality Protection Act's (FQPA's) Impact And Pesticide Availability
William T. Lovelady
12
Marketplace Insights
William B. Dunavant, Jr.
13


TILLAGE, NUTRITION AND SOILS WORKSHOP

Comparison Among Different Types of Spatially Distributed Field Information of Possible Use in Precision Farming
S.J. Maas, G.J. Fitzgerald and W.R. DeTar
19
Economic Evaluation of Variable Rate Nitrogen Application on Cotton
Roland K. Roberts, Burton C. English and S.B Mahajanashetti
20
Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility
M. Wayne Ebelhar
20
Using Winter Annual Cover Crops in a Virginia No-Till Cotton Production System Part I. Biomass Production, Percent Ground Cover, and Nitrogen Assimilation
J. B. Daniel, A. O. Abaye, M. M. Alley, C. W. Adcock and J. C. Maitland
25
Winter Annual Cover Crops in a Virginia No-Till Cotton Production System Part II. Cover and Tillage Effects on Soil Moisture, Cotton Yield, and Cotton Quality
J. B. Daniel, A. O. Abaye, M. M. Alley, C. W. Adcock and J. C. Maitland
25
Foliar Fertilization
Derrick Oosterhuis
26
Environmental Considerations for Cotton Fertilization
J.C. Silvertooth and E.R. Norton
29
Spatial Break-Even Analysis of Variable Rate Potassium Application Technology on Cotton: an Application on a Soybean-Cotton Field in Western Tennessee
Burton C. English, Roland K. Roberts, David Sleigh and S.B. Mahajanashetti
31
Cotton Conservation Tillage Studies in Arkansas
J.S. McConnell and R.C. Kirst, Jr.
32
The Effects of Winter Cover Crops on Cotton Yield and Soil Fertility After 40 Years
E. P. Millhollon and A. D. Braud
33


STICKY COTTON PROGRESS

Cotton Aphid Management - Status and Needs
L. D. Godfrey and J. F. Leser
37
Whitefly Management in Arizona Cotton – Status and Needs
Peter C. Ellsworth
41
Dynamics of Resistance to Novel Insecticides in Whiteflies
I. Denholm, T.J. Dennehy and A.R. Horowitz
44
Sugar Composition of Cotton Aphid and Silverleaf Whitefly Honeydews
D. L. Hendrix
47
Bemisia Whiteflies, Sticky Cotton and Sticky Cotton Sampling
T. J. Henneberry and S. E. Naranjo
51
Prospects for Rapid Measurement of Stickiness in Cotton
M. Dean Ethridge and Eric F. Hequet
56


NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM INDUSTRY

DP 388 and DP 675, Deltapine Seed's New Conventional Varieties
D. L. Keim and L. P. Burdett
63
New Early-Maturing Transgenic Varieties from Sure-Grow: SG125B/R, SG125R, SG501B/R, SG585B, and SG585R
Ken E. Lege
64
PSC 57 Pima, the New Yield Leader for the San Joaquin Valley
John C. Palmer, John W. Pellow, H. B. Cooper, Jr., Joel F. Mahill and David M. Anderson
66
DP 6211 ACALA, DP HTO Pima and DP WhitePima - New Varieties for the San Joaquin Valley and the Pima Belt
Deborah J. Selfridge, James M. Olvey, Dora Bustos, Stella Ortiz, Frank H. Olvey and Kerry T. Webster
67
PM 1215 BG/RR, PM 1218 BG/RR, and PM 1560 BG/RR; New Cotton Varieties
David W. Albers and Curtis Williams
68
Sure-Grow 747, a New Early-Maturing Picker Variety
K.E. Legé
69
Super Start, SUL-15, GS-48, and GS-70. Plant Growth Regulators Carried with Foliar Fertilizers for Cotton Production
Barry Aycock
71
Steward(R)- a New Broad Spectrum Insect Control Agent from Dupont
Walt Mitchell
73
Terraclor 15G a New High Concentrate Granular In-Furrow Fungicide
A. W. Mitlehner
74
Dyne-Amic with Tracer for Cotton Insect Control
James M. Thomas, III and Robert E. Mack
75
Hel-ID: a Tool for Bollworm and Budworm Management
C. L. Sutula, W. W. Bryan and J. Xia
77
Securalink(TM)–G Closed Transfer System
John Backscheider
79
Redball(R) Lay-By Hooded Sprayer
Steve Claussen
80
Copper Ionization on Airboom Sprayers
Dale Schaal
81
The Lummus Sentinel(TM) Lint Cleaner
R. D. Rutherford, D. W. Van Doorn and M. D. Cory
81


COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL

Minutes of the 1998 Cotton Disease Council Business Meeeting, January 6, 1999 Orlando, FL
Patrick D. Colyer
89
Report of the Educational and Public Relations Committee
K. M. El-Zik
89
Cotton Disease Loss Estimate Committee Report
Don Blasingame and Mukund V. Patel
90
Report of the Cottonseed Treatment Committee for 1998
C.S. Rothrock
92
Report of the Soil Fungicide Committee
G. L. Scuimbato
96
Report of the Nematode Management Committee - 1999
J. D. Mueller
99
Report of the Verticillium Wilt and Fusarium Wilt Committee-1998
Peggy M. Thaxton
99
Reniform Nematode- an Introduction
C. Overstreet
100
Managing the Reniform Nematode with Nematicides
G. W. Lawrence and K. S. McLean
100
Crop Rotation for Managing Reniform Nematodes in Cotton
William S. Gazaway
101
Resistance to the Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus Reniformis) in Upland Cotton
A. F. Robinson
101
Populations of the Reniform Nematode Rotylenchulus Reniformis: Differences in Their Reproduction and Pathogenicity on Cotton
E. C. McGawley, C. Overstreert and A. Dominguez
101
Reniform Nematode - Overall Management
J. D. Mueller
102
Efficacy of Biological Agents as Seed Treatments for Cotton Stand Establishment
W. E. Batson, Jr., J. Caceres, Michael Benson, Phillip M. Brannen, Marc A. Cubeta, Kenneth Conway, M. L. Elliott, Julius Fajardo, D. M. Huber, Anthony P. Keinath, Melvin Newman, Bonnie Ownley, Craig S. Rothrock, Raymond W. Schneider, C. E. Molsenbocker, Donald R. Sumner and Peggy Thaxton
103
Biological and Chemical Control of Cotton Seedling Disease in Alabama
J. E. Fajardo, W. S. Gazaway, B. E. Norris, Jr. and L. W. Wells
104
Transfer of Heat Tolerance and Other Characteristics by Protoplast Fusion in Trichoderma Species
L.E. Hanson and C.R. Howell
105
The Effect of Pythium Ultimum on Cotton Lines with Partial Pythium Resistance
T. A. Wheeler and J. R. Gannaway
106
Managing Seedling Diseases Using Post Emergence Fungicides
G.B. Padgett and E. Burris
106
Protégé(TM) – a Unique Product for Cottonseed Treatments of the Future in Controlling Rhizoctonia Damping-Off
K.S. Arthur
106
Allegiance(TM)-FL: a Cottonseed Treatment for the Control of Pythium Seed and Seedling Blight
J. L. Riggs and K. S. Arthur
107
Interaction of Seeding Rate, Seed and In-Furrow Treatment on Cotton Seedling Diseases and Yields
G. L. Sciumbato
107
Atoxigenic Strains of Aspergillus Flavus Have Been Applied to Commercial Cotton Fields for Three Years
P. J. Cotty
108
Use of Fumigant Nematicides and a Fungicide to Control Root-Knot (Meloidogyne Incognita) and Black Root Rot (Thielaviopsis Basicola) on Cotton - a 2 Year Summary
N. R. Walker, C. S. Rothrock and T. L. Kirkpatrick
108
A Four Year Summary of Vydate @ C-LV Foliar Applications for Cotton Nematode Control in the Mid South and Southeastern U.S.
G.G. Hammes, W.H. Mitchell and L.B. Gillham
109
Root-Knot and Reniform Nematode Suppression with Selected Nematicides in Arkansas
Gus Lorenz, T. L. Kirkpatrick, Cliff Coker, R. T. Robbins and Claude Bonner
109
Post-Emergence Nematicide Applications for Columbia Lance Nematode Management
H.L. Crooks, J.D. Mueller and M.J. Sullivan
110
An Economic Analysis of Telone II (1,3-D)and Temik 15G (Aldicarb) to Manage Reniformnematode (Rotylenchulus Reniformis) in Cotton
D. Zimet, J.R. Richm, A. LaColla and R.A. Kinloch
111
Integrated Nematode Control on Cotton in South Africa: Present Status
M. S. Botha-Greeff and E. R. van Biljon
112
Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Cotton Production in the Ouachita Delta and Macon Ridge Areas of Louisiana
K. S. McLean, G. W. Lawrence and R. Prince
117
Agrobacterium Bronzing and Wilt: Cultivar Reactions and Effects of Temperature
Alois A. Bell
117
Determination and Control of Cotton Black Root
Richard Baird, Forrest Connelly, James Clark and Johnny Whiddon
121
Reniform Nematode Resistance Ratings for 288 Soybean Cultivars to Help Select Rotational Crops for Reniform Infested Fields
R. T. Robbins, L. Rakes and L. Jackson
121
Development of Economically Feasible Approaches to Selectively Sample and Control Cotton Nematodes in Georgia
Richard Baird and Debbie Waters
121
Ascend(TM) 30 – a Broad Spectrum Fungicide Seed Treatment with Activity Against Fusarium Solani
J. L. Riggs and W. G. Hairston
122
Reproduction by Root-Knot and Reniform Nematodes on Transgenic Cotton Cultivars Grown Commercially in 1998
A. F. Robinson and A. C. Bridges
122
Nematode/Pest Workshop: What Is an Interaction?
N. R. Walker and C. S. Rothrock
124


COTTON AND OTHER ORGANIC DUSTS CONFERENCE

Bioaerosol Assessment: an Overview of the ACGIH Guidelines for Assessing Bioaerosols
Robert R. Jacobs
129
Second Collection of Uniform, Card Generated, Vertically Elutriated Dust for Interlaboratory Comparison of Dust Endotoxin Assays
D.T. Chun, R.E. Harrison and V. Chew
129
A Quick Summary of the Highlights of Parts 1 and 2 of the First Round Robin Endotoxin Assay Study and a Brief Preview of the Next Round
D.T. Chun
132
Physical Characteristics of Particulate Matter and Health Effects Standards
C. B. Parnell, Jr., B. W. Shaw, P. J. Wakelyn and B. W. Auvermann
139
Comparison of Dust Sampling in the Personal Breathing Zone with Area Sampling Using the Vertical Elutriator in Lancashire Spinning Mills
S.N. Raza, A.M. Fletcher, C.A. Cpickering, L.A. Oldham, H.C. Francis, G.D. Fletcher and R. Mcl Niven
144
The Evaluation of Aerosol Sampling and Analytical Methods for Aerosol Concentrations of Man-Made Organic Fibers
D.B. Warheit , M.A. Hartsky, K.L. Reed and G.L. Kennedy, Jr.
147
Mechanisms by which Fibers Cause Pathology
Val Vallyathan and Vince Castranova
148
Human Health and Cellulose Dust Exposure
G.M. Adamson
151
National Toxicology Program Studies of Cellulose Insulation
Daniel L. Morgan, Cynthia S. Smith, Yin-Fong Su, Jeffrey A. Dill and R. Bruce Westerberg
153
Workplace Exposure Assessment of Cellulose Insulation Applicators
R. E. McCleery
156
Pulmonary Toxicity Studies of Synthetic Organic Fibers: Para-Aramid RFP and Cellulose Respirable Fibers
D.B. Warheit and M.A. Hartsky
157
On the Nature of Dust Exposure Associated with Nylon Flocking
William Jones, Chris Piacitelli and Joseph Burkhart
158
Occupational Respiratory Disease in Nylon Flock Workers
Robert M. Castellan, William L. Eschenbacher, Feroza Daroowalla and Kathleen Kreiss
158
Acute Response of Rats to Intratracheal Instillation of Airborne Dust Collected at a Nylon Flocking Plant
Vincent Castranova, Dale Porter, Ann F. Hubbs, Travis Goldsmith, Michael Whitmer, Victor A. Robinson, Diane Schwegler-Berry, Lori Battelli, Rita Washko, Joe Burkhart, Chris Piacitelli, Robert R. Mercer, James Scabilloni and William Jones
164
Lung Function Decline in Lancashire Textile Workers. A Provisional Analysis of a Five Year Longitudinal Study
A. M. Fletcher, R. Mcl. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering, E. Faragher, C. J. Warburton, H. Francis, L. A. Oldham, D. Fishwick and J. C. G. Simpson
166
Evaluation of the Effects of 12 Hour Workshifts on the Pulmonary Function of Cotton Textile Workers
Robert R. Jacobs and Brian Boehlecke
170
Followup Study of Respiratory Symptoms, Ventilatory Function and Personal Breathing Zone Dust Levels in Lancashire Textile Weavers
S.N. Raza, L.A. Oldham, C.A.C. Pickering, G.D. Fletcher, H.C. Francis, A.M. Fletcher and R. Mcl Niven
172
Agricultural Safety and Health: A National Program Perspective
S. A. Olenchock
174
Receptor Binding of Fungal Cell Wall (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan to Human Macrophage and Neutrophil Cell Lines
David L. Williams, Antje Mueller, John Raptis, Peter Rice and John Kalbfleisch
176
Observation of a Partially-Opened Triple-Helix Conformation in 1 3-beta-Glucan by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Spectroscopy
Shih-Houng Young, Robert R. Jacobs and Wen-Ji Dong
180
Cell Wall Constituents and Enzyme Activities in Cotton Dust
Allen K. Murray
184
An Investigation into the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide and (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan Either in Combination or Separately on the Degranulation of Mast Cells Isolated from the Guinea Pig Lung and the Rat Peritoneal Cavity
C.J. Gregory and P.J. Nicholls
185
The Effect of (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan from Bakers Yeast on Bronchial Responsiveness and Induction of Inflammation in the Guinea Pig Airway
R.S. Young and P.J. Nicholls
190
The Effect of (1 3)-beta-D-Glucan on the Arachidonic Acid Cascade in Guinea Pig Isolated Trachea and Perfused Lung
A. Jones and P.J. Nicholls
192
Characterization of Organic Dusts from the Tobacco Industry
E. Schachter, E. Zuskin, N. Rienzi,, S.K. Goswami, Vincent Castranova, Michael Whitmer, Paul Siegel and Haresh Singh
195
The Effect of Smoking on Cytokine Release after Exposure to Organic Dust Components in a Whole Blood Assay
T. Sigsgaard, E. van der Maarl, N. Bak, E.C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Ø. Omland and G. Doekes
197
The Wrecking of the Wrapping: the Airway Epithelium, a Prime Target for Inhaled Organic Dusts
P.J. Nicholls
200
Molds, Agents and Disease
Ragnar Rylander
202
The Role Arachidonic Acid Metabolites in the Response of Guinea Pig Lung and Dermal Vasculature to Extracts of Cotton Dust
N.A. El-Mahdy, M.A.A. Nasra, W.M. Awara, T.A. ElMasry and P.J. Nicholls
206


COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE

Washington Update
Wayne Bjorlie
215
Forecasting U.S. Cotton Production
Fred A. Vogel
217
The U.S. and World Cotton Outlook
Carol Skelly
220
Global Outlook for ELS Cotton Consumption
Matthew S. Laughlin
222
International Cotton Flows: Changing Structure and Prospects for the Future
Olga Isengildina, O.A. Cleveland and Cary W. Herndon
227
Process Technology and Markets of Eco-Labelled Cotton Products
Marion Tobler
232
Cost and Return Comparisons of Roundup Ready and Boligard Cotton Varieties
K.J. Bryant, C.T. Allen, F.M. Bourland and L.D. Earnest
236
The Effect of Expected Price on the Management of Cotton Production
John R. C. Robinson, Fred T. Cooke, Jr. and D. W. Parvin, Jr.
238
A Cluster Analysis Approach to Identifying Shifts in U.S. Cotton Production
G. A. Mumma and D. Hudson
240
Cotton Consumption and the Financial Crisis in Asia
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Becerra
244
Economic Feasibility of Variable Rate Application Systems for Cotton
L. A. Ribera and J. A. Landivar
247
Financial Viability and Profitability of Cotton Farms in the Texas High Plains Region After the Fair Act of 1996
Kent Durham and Phillip Johnson
248
Comparative Analysis of Producing Transgenic Cotton Varieties Versus No Transgenic Variety in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico
Jose Eduardo Magaña Magaña, Juvencio Gonzalez García, Arturo J. Obando Rodríguez and Jesus Miguel Olivas García
255
Cotton Quality Price Differentials From Textile Mills' Perspective: an Update
Kalyan Chakraborty and Don Ethridge
256
The Effect of Fiber, Yarn, and Fabric Prices on Mill Cotton Fiber Consumption
V.S. Plassmann and E. Jones
259
Perceptions of the Fair Act from Northeast Arkansas: Implications for Cotton
Julienne Pollard Penter and Darren Hudson
268
Foreign Import Demand for Cotton
Stephen MacDonald
272
Quality of the 1998 Crop
Mack Bennett
274
Cotton Price Interdependence in the Developed and Developing Countries
Jian Yang and David J. Leatham
284
Analyzing the Expansions Abilities of Mid-Sized Farms in Texas Southern High Plains
DeDe Beaty and Phillip Johnson
286
The Association Between Nearby Cotton Futures Price and Net Bale Commitments of Speculative Traders
Avuthu R. Reddy, Carl G. Anderson, David A. Bessler and Carl E. Shafer
294
Economic Evaluation of Insecticide Termination by Cotman
Kelly J. Bryant, Diana M. Danforth, Mark J. Cochran, Ray Benson and Mi Sha
298
Spatial Utilization of Phosphorus: Implications for Precision Agriculture Practices
Man Yu, Eduardo Segarra and Douglas Nesmith
299
Factors Effecting Regional Cotton Acreage Shifts
Steven W. Martin, Darren Hudson and Gerald Mumma
302
Developments and Outlook for Cotton in Francophone West Africa
Andrew Levin
304
Results of Extension Recommendations and Integration of New Technologies into Tennessee Cotton Verification Trials
Chuck Danehower
309
Maximizing Net Producer Returns to Gin Lint Cleaning
Jeannie Nelson, Sukant K. Misra and Blake K. Bennett
310
The Effects of Raw Fiber Prices on Mill and Retail Demand
D. McLaren
315
Economic Analysis of Ultra-Narrow-Row Cotton Production in the Coastal Plain Region of Georgia
S. Gibbs Wilson, W. Don Shurley, Craig Bednarz and Michael J. Bader
317
Analysis of Factors Influencing Farmers' Willingness to Participate in the Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program
J. A. Larson, R. L. Collins, R. K. Roberts and B. C. English
320
Structural Changes to Consider in the Valuation of Boll Weevil Eradication Programs
John R. C. Robinson and Oscar Vergara
321
Adoption of Advanced Irrigation Technology: Lepa Vs. Drip in The Texas High Plains
E. Segarra, L. Almas and J. Bordovsky
324
Price Volatility in Cotton
Darren Hudson and Keith Coble
328
An Analysis of the Cottonseed Pricing Structure in Texas
Jane A. Bondurant and Sukant K. Misra
334
Modeling of U.S. Men's Apparel Consumption Trends and Its Implication on Textil Mill Cotton Consumption
Moon W. Suh and Eun-Kyung Lee
339
Whole Farm Analysis of Continuous Cotton Versus a Cotton/Corn Rotation: an Introduction
D. W. Parvin and F. T. Cooke
343
An Estimated 1998 Texas-Oklahoma Pre-Season Price Schedule Based on Market History
Kevin Hoelscher, Sukant Misra and Don Ethridge
346
Economic Comparisons Between Ecologically-Based & Traditional Cotton Pest Management Systems
C.R. Stark, Jr., K.J. Bryant, J.R. Ruberson and S.C. Phatak and W.J. Lewis
348
Economic Evaluation of Bollgard Cotton in Arkansas
K. J. Bryant, W. C. Robertson and G. M. Lorenz‚ III
349
Texas-Oklahoma Producer Cotton Market Summary: 1997/98
Kevin Hoelscher, Don Ethridge and Sukant Misra
350
An Economic Analysis of Nitrogen Levels and Rotation Systems in Cotton
D. Zimet, D.L. Wright, F.M. Rhoads and P.J. Wiatrak
354


COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS CONFERENCE

Technology, Management Practices and Costs of Cotton Production
Nora Brooks
355
Cotton Yield Monitor Evaluation, South Carolina – Year 2
F.J. Wolak, A. Khalilian, R.B. Dodd, Y. J. Han, M. Keshkin, R.M. Lippert and W. Hair
361
Field Testing of Cotton Yield Monitors
G.F. Sassenrath-Cole, S.J. Thomson, J. R. Williford, K.B. Hood, J. A. Thomasson, J. Williams and D. Woodard
364
Preliminary Evaluation of Commercial Cotton Yield Monitors: the 1998 Season in South Georgia
J. S. Durrence, D. L. Thomas, C. D. Perry and G. Vellidis
366
WinPET Irrigation Software
S. Hicks, R. Lascano and S. Orr
372
Evaluation of Irrigation Interval on High Plains Cotton Production With LEPA Systems
James P. Bordovsky and William M. Lyle
372
Drip vs. Furrow Irrigation of Cotton on Sandy Soil with 1/4 Mile Runs - Includes: Yield Monitoring, Remote Sensing, and Electronic Soil Survey
W.R. DeTar, S.J. Maas and G.J. Fitzgerald
375
Cotton Response to Abrupt Change in Water Application
D. F. Wanjura and D. R. Upchurch
380
The Effects of Tillage and Tape Depth Placement in Drip Irrigation System
A. Khalilian, M. J. Sullivan, R. R. Hallman and W.B. Smith
384
Cotton Tillage Trials - Terrell County Georgia Stale Bed Planting
E. H. Wilson, M. Bader, T. Trice and P. Roberts
387
Effects of Lowering Aerial Spray Boom on Spray Drift and Swath Width
W. C. Hoffmann and H. H. Tom
388
Spray Droplet Penetration in Cotton Canopy Using Air-assisted and Hydraulic Sprayers
H.R. Sumner and G.A. Herzog
390
Virtual Cotons, the Firstborn of the Next Generation of Simulation Model
E. Jallas, R. Sequeira, P. Martin, M. Cretenet, S. Turner and J. McKinion
393
Integrating GIS into Precision Crop Management
D.C. Akins, J.L. Willers, J.M. McKinion, S.B. Turner, F.D. Whisler and J. Varco
395
Computerized System in Cotton Harvester for Measurement of Seedcotton Yield
C.J. Fernandez
399


COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE

What's New From Lummus Corporation - 1999
R. D. Rutherford and J. W. Thomas
405
Continental's Vertical Flow Drier and Replaceable Insert Rib
Jonathan L. Hackett
406
Cotton Gin Technology and Consolidated
Russell M. Sutton
409
Steamroller Lint Conditioner and Electric Banjo
Neil Turner and Samuel Jackson
410
Overview of UNRC Situation from a Ginner's Perspective
William Mayfield
414
Bale Packaging Materials and Standards
Shay L. Simpson
416
Third in an Annual Series My Gin Management Philosophy
Sid Brough
418
Cost of Ginning Cotton
William Mayfield, Herbert Willcutt, Kelley Green, Lee Todd, Roger Isom andDusty Findley
419
Status of EPA and OSHA Regulations Affecting Cotton Gins
P.J. Wakelyn
429


COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE

Update of the Cotton Genome Mapping
John Yu and Russell J. Kohel
439
Addition of New Markers to the Trispecific Cotton Map
M. Altaf Khan, G. O. Myers, J. McD. Stewart, J. Zhang and R. G. Cantrell
439
Segregation for Gus Gene in Transgenic Cotton
Carmen McCutcheon and O.L. May
439
Pollination Studies after Transgeneic Production - a Search for Recombination in Nectariless Genotype
Claude Rhyne and William L. Tietjen, Jr.
442
Analysis of Gossypol and Related Terpenoids in Antisense Transgenic Cotton Plants
K. S. Rathore and R. D. Stipanovic
445
Analysis of Transgenic Cotton and Tobacco Expressing Lytic Peptide Genes
Jeffrey W. Cary, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Kurt Stromberg and Thomas E. Cleveland
445
A Novel Nonheme Haloperoxidase Gene for Disease Resistance in Transgenic Cotton and Tobacco
Kanniah Rajasekaran, Jeffrey W. Cary, Thomas J. Jacks, Thomas E. Cleveland and Kurt Stromberg
446
Oviposition, Growth, and Development of Sweet Potato Whitefly Bemesia Tabaci (Genn) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on Transgenic Tobacco
T.Y. Li, M. Harris, C. Nessler, J. Gould and W. Smith
446
Analysis of Semigamy Expression in Cotton (Gossypium Barbadense)
Zhang Jinfa, James McD. Stewart and R. B. Turley
446
Introgression of PIMA into Upland
L.I. Decanini, C.W. Smith, A.H. Paterson and C.X. Jiang
447
Allelic and Linkage Analyses of the CMS-D8 Restorer Gene of Cotton
James McD. Stewart, Jinfa Zhang and Gwen Coyle
447
Molecular Mapping of CMS-D8 Restoration and Gene Expression Specific to D8 Restoration
Jinfa Zhang, James McD. Stewart and Rickie B. Turley
448
Genetic Association among Yield and Fruiting Traits in F2Hybrid Cotton
Russell W. Hayes, Johnie N. Jenkins and Jack C. McCarty
448
Hybrids Produced Very Economically with Transgenic Cotton
J. B. Weaver, Jr.
448
Progress Report on Hybrid Cotton
R. F. Holland and C. G. Cook
450
Cross-Pollination in Cotton Winter Nurseries
Bruce E. Greenhagen and Laval M. Verhalen
453
Long Term Study of Cross-Pollination in Oklahoma Cotton
Laval M. Verhalen, Bruce E. Greenhagen and J. W. Simmons
453
Costs of Producing Cotton in the World
M. Rafiq Chaudhry
454
U. S. Upland Cotton: Beltwide and Mid South Yield Trends, 1960 - 1998
Hal Lewis Enterprises and Preston Sasser
458
Effects of 1998 Drought on Lint Development in Seven Genotypes at College Station, Texas
Chris Braden and C. W. Smith
462
Generation Mean Analysis of Fiber Quality Traits
A. Tawhid and G.O. Myers
462
Sampling Issues for Cotman Data Collection
Mark Cochran, Kieth Vodrazka, N. P. Tugwell, Diana Danforth and Sha Mi
463
Agronomic Information System: a Program for Managing Cotton Variety Trials
L. J. Zelinski, D. Harmon, M. Bates, K. Lege, D. Albers and K. Alexander
464
Performance of Early-maturing Transgenic Varieties in the Southeast
W.H. McCoy, S.G. Wilson and K.E. Legé
464
Deltapine Bollgard and Roundup-Ready Cotton Varietal Response in Israel
J. Spense, G. Forer, A. Nir, B. Rubin, H.Yasour, A. Levi and M. Sibony
465
Evaluation of Transgenic Versus Conventional Varieties
D. Eddie McGriff and Steve M. Brown
466
Performance of Early Conventional Strains in the Coastal Region of Texas
James C. Bosch, Ken E. Legé and Bob Bridge
468
Commercial Performance of Fibermax Varieties – 1998
L. Rivenbark, R. Bettison, F. Strachan and Jane Dever
468
Agronomic Trial Results on Fibermax Varieties- 1998
T. Lane Smith, W. Fred Strachan, Phil Odom, Lee Rivenbark and Jane Dever
469
Genetic Diversity in Recent MAR Cotton Germplasm
Kamal M. El-Zik and Peggy M. Thaxton
469
Superior New MAR Cotton Germplasm For Drought, Productivity and Quality
Peggy M. Thaxton and Kamal M. El-Zik
470
Release of DES 607 and Licensing of H10-35-05
J. B. Creech, R. R. Bridge and D. S. Calhoun
472
Bronze Wilt in the 1998 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials
J. B. Creech
472
Effects of Mechanical Topping of Cotton When Timed by Cutout
G. M. Palmer, F. M. Bourland and N.R. Benson
473
Comparative Performance of Breeding Lines in Australia and the Delta
W. N. Stiller and J. J. Gwyn
473
Combining Ability for Yield and Earliness of PIMA X Egyptian Cotton Cultivars Crosses
A. M. A. Abdalla, A. A. Abou-El-Zahab and S. R. H. Radwan
473
Deltapine Seed Ultra Narrow Row Cotton Evaluation of DP 425RR, DP 436RR, DP5415RR, DP 458B/RR and DP 5111 in Mississippi
Jim Presley
477
Performance of Deltapine Seed Bollgard(TM) Cotton Varities in the North Delta
Jim Presley, R. Smith, K. Welch, L. Dill and Q. Zaunbrecher
478
Performance Summary of Bollgard(TM) Cotton Varieties Across the South Delta of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi
H. Smith, C. Bowlin, M. Martien, L. Shaw, J. R. Sims, B. Posey, K. Welch and Q. Zaunbrecher
479
Molecular Marker Based Genetic Analysis of QTLS Using Recombinant Inbred Lines in Cotton
H. Tan, J. X. Wu, S. Saha, J. N. Jenkins, J. C. McCarty and R. G. Cantrell
484
DNA Variation in Ten Influential Upland Cotton Varieties by RAPDS
Huangjun Lu and Gerald O. Myers
484
Isolation of Total RNA from Embryogenic and Non-Embryogenic Cotton Callus for Gene Expression Studies
M. Altaf Khan, G. O. Myers, H. J. Kim and B. A. Triplett
484
Characterization of 79 Converted Race Stocks of Upland Cotton
Zeki Nasirci and C. Wayne Smith
485
Variation among Cotton Cultivars for the Number of Fiber Initials Per Seed
G.A. Van Esbroeck, D.T. Bowman, J. Van't Hof, G. M. Jividen
487
Breeding Naturally Pigmented Cotton with High Fiber Quality
Robert G. McDaniel
487
Development of Stress Tolerant Upland Cotton Germplasm with High Quality Fiber
Robert G. McDaniel
487
Genetic Improvement of Yield, Yield Components, and Agronomic Characteristics of PIMA Cotton: 1949-1991
H. S. Moser and R. G. Percy
488
Silverleaf Whitefly and Reniform Nematode Effects on Seed Quality and Stand Establishment
C. G. Cook, A. F. Robinson and D. A. Wolfenbarger
489
Response of Cotton Cultivars to Silverleaf Whitefly and its Relation to Yield, in Yaqui Valley Sonora, México
Arturo Hernández-Jasso and Juan J. Pacheco-Covarrubias
490
Median Life of Siverleaf Whitefly in Cotton Cultivars
Juan José Pacheco-Covarrubias and Arturo Hernández-Jasso
491
Response of Cotton to DROPP(R) Ultra in Yaqui Valley Sonora, México
Arturo Hernández-Jasso and Javier Gutiérrez-Zamorán
492
Effects of Glyphosate on Yield and Earliness of Roundup Ready(TM) Cotton
A. S. Godoy, A. L. E. Moreno and C. E. A. Garcia
493
Response of Nucotn 33(B) in Yaqui Valley Sonora, México. 1997-98
Arturo Hernández-Jasso and Juan J. Pacheco-Covarrubias
495
BT Cotton Performance Under Different Management Practices
T. G. Teague, A. Beach, N. P. Tugwell and J. Hornbeck
497
1998 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials
J. B. Creech, T. P. Wallace, J. R. Johnson, D. M. Ingra and N. W. Buehring
499
New Crop for Pennsylvania: Gossypium hirsutum L. Research for Improved Fiber Strength, Shortened Growing Season, and Increase Wax Content
P. S. Leonhard
499
The Influence of VIR Genes on Stable T-DNA Integration in Cotton Shoot Apices
B.-M. Lee, S.H. Park, M. Srivatanakul and R.H. Smith
500
CIRAD Strategy for Cotton Breeding in Tropical Countries
B. Hau and C. Pannetier
502


COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE

Growth of Cotton Leaves and Bracts and Their Carbon Contribution to Developing Squares
Duli Zhao and Derrick Oosterhuis
505
Fiber Development Potential Is Related to Seed Location within a Boll, Boll Location and Boll Load
G. Davidonis, A. Johnson and K. Hood
508
Impact of Drought on High Temperature Protection Systems of Cotton Seedlings
John J. Burke and Bobbie L. McMichael
508
Membrane Dynamics During Fiber Development: an Ultrastructural Analysis
Robert W. Seagull, Mark J Grimson, Trina C. Muehring and Candace H. Haigler
509
Expression of alpha-Tubulin Genes During Cotton Fiber Development
David J. Whittaker and Barbara A. Triplett
509
How Genotype and Temperature Modify Yarn Properties and Dye Uptake
J.M. Bradow and P.J. Bauer
510
Modulation of Economically Important Cotton Fiber Properties by Field Spatial Variability
J.M. Bradow, R.M. Johnson, P.J. Bauer and E.J. Sadler
512
Cell Wall Subunits, "Glue" Matrix and Cotton Fiber Development
Allen K. Murray and Gretchen F. Sassenrath-Cole
515
Hormonal Regulation of Fiber Elongation, and the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Abscisic Acid Conjugate in Developing Cotton (Gossypium Arboreum L.) Fibres
Bir Singh, C.P. Malik and A.S. Basra
516
myo-Inositol, Sucrosyl Oligosaccharide Metabolism and Drought Stress in Developing Cotton Fibers in Vivo, in Vitro and in Planta
A. K. Murray, Daniel S. Munk, Jonathan Wroble and Gretchen F. Sassenrath-Cole
518
Agronomic Differences in Growth and Yield Between Bt and Conventional Cotton
S. M. Underbrink, J. A. Landivar and J. T. Cothren
521
Response of Transgenic Cotton to Oxidative Stress
Paxton Payton, A. Scott Holaday, Randy D. Allen and Robert P. Webb
523
Compensatory Growth after Early Season Fruit Removal in Cotton
J.M. Moss and C.W. Bednarz
524
Evaluation of Variable Rate Pix (Mepiquat Chloride) Application by Soil Type
Mary E. Thurman and Ronnie W. Heiniger
524
Mepiquat Chloride Applications with a Canvas Wick
A. M. Stewart, K. L. Edmisten and R. Wells
526
Yield Response of BT-Transgenic Cotton to Early Termination of Irrigation
C.J. Fernández
526
Utilizing Cotman for Defoliation Timing and the Management of Micronaire Values
Dan D. Fromme
529
Relationship Between Lint Yields and Selected Plant Mapping Data
Lowell J. Zelinski and Marc Bates
530
Effect of Late-Season Fruit Removal on Cotton Yield and Quality: Implications in Insecticide Termination
D.M. Oosterhuis, C.A. Allen, F.M. Bourland, R.S. Brown and M. Kim
532
Methods for Assessing the Impact of Irrigation on Cotton Crop Development and Boll Shed
T. G. Teague, Earl Vories, N. P. Tugwell and D. M. Danforth
534
Comparative Field and Greenhouse Studies of Tfluralin and Pendimethalin on Cotton Growth, Development, and Nutrient Uptake
J. A. Gordon and C. J. Green
536
The Effects of DNA Herbicides on Cotton Growth and Development
Wade L. Worley, William H. McCarty, Michael M. Kenty and Christopher T. Leon
539
Harvest Dates and Treatments Affect Stickiness and Sugars in West Texas Cotton Varieties
Steve Hague, Robert Nichols, John Gannaway and Bobby Wyatt
540
Specific Ion Effects on the Induction of Antioxidant Enzymes in Cotton Callus Tissue
D.R. Gossett, B. Bellaire, S.W. Banks, M.C. Lucas, A. Manchandia and E.P. Millhollon
540
Cotton Callus Tissue Transformed with Glutathione Reductase CDNA Derived Frompisum Sativum L. Exhibit Increased Glutathione Reductase Activity
Stephen W. Banks, Faye E. Gordon, Satyendra N. Rajguru, Tanja J. Minova, Dalton R. Gossett and M. Cran Lucas
542
Gossypol Pathway in Cotton: S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine: Desoxyhemigossypol 6-O-Methyltransferase
Jinggao Liu, R. D. Stipanovic, A.A. Bell and C. R. Benedict
546
Effect of (+)- and (-)-Gossypol in Cottonseed on the Performance of Three-Week-Old Broiler Chickens
R. D. Stipanovic, C. A. Bailey, H. L. Kim, L. F. Kubena and R. Macedo
546
Flowering Responses to Mepiquat Chloride and PGR-IV
Stephen P. Biles, Tom Cothren, Juan Landivar and George Teetes
547
Evaluation of Cotton Height Measurement Techniques
J. H. Stewart, S. W. Searcy and J. A. Landivar
547
Effect of Management Treatment on Cotton Growth, Development and Yield – Three Year Results
Timothy C. Sharp
554
Five Years Experience with Mep Plus Versus PIX
D. W. Parvin
554
Benefits of Crop Monitoring Systems for Evaluating Cotton Plant Growth Regulators
T.C. Sharp
557
Efficacy of Mepiquat Chloride When Foliar Application Is Followed by Precipitation
D. Zhao, D. Oosterhuis and T. Daniel
557
Evaluation of Ultra Narrow Row Cotton in North Carolina
N. Cawley, K. Edminsten, R. Wells and A. Stewart
558
Planting Date and Plant Growth Regulator Influences on Cotton Growth and Yield
T.K. Witten, P.H. Jost and J.T. Cothren
559
Ultra-Narrow Row and Conventionally Spaced Cotton: Growth and Yield Comparisons
Philip H. Jost and J. T. Cothren
559
Drought Tolerance and Foliar Sprays of Glycine Betaine
C.R. Meek, D.M. Oosterhuis and A.T. Steger
559
Evaluation of Chemical and Physical Means of Removing Late-Season Cotton Fruit to Improve Yields and Control Boll Weevils
R.S. Brown, D.M. Oosterhuis and F.M. Bourland
561
Fatty Acid Composition of Lipid Fractions in Germinating Cotton as Affected by Temperature
B. Lauterbach, D.R. Krieg and G. Jividen
564
Light Microscope and Ultrastrucutral Observations of Petiole Abscission in Cotton
Liwei Chen, Curt M. Peterson and Roland R. Dute
565
CGA-248757 (Fluthiacet-Methyl ) - Influence of Adjuvants on Cotton Defoliation
H. Ray Smith, J. Holloway, G. Cloud, W. Bachman and C. Jones
565
Physiological Aspects of Bacillus Cereus on Cotton
D.M. Oosterhuis, D. Zhao and J.A. Hickey
566
Cotton Harvest-Aid Trials in Arkansas
W.C. Robertson, J. Jones and P. Ballantyne
568
Effects of Prep and Finish on Agronomic Characteristics of Cotton in the Texas High Plains
Randy Boman, Mark Kelley and Tommy Doederlein
568
Cotton Response to Subsurface Drip Irrigation and Conservation Tillage Methods on Soils with Compacted Layers
Philip J. Bauer, Carl R. Camp and Warren J. Busscher
569
Water Use and Water Use Efficiency of Cotton Production Systems in West Texas
D.R Krieg
569
Cotton Lint Yield and Fiber Quality as a Function of Irrigation Level and Termination Dates in the Texas High Plains: 1996 — 1998
Robert J. Lascano, Stanley K. Hicks and R. Louis Baumhardt
570
Cotton Root and Shoot Growth on a Sharkey Clay Following Early Square Loss
E. M. Holman and A. B. Coco
571
A Stochastic Temperature-Based Emergence Model for Cotton
E. Jallas, R. Sequeira, S. Turner, K. E. Gourley, M. Cretenet and J. McKinion
571
Seedling Vigor Influence on Seasonal Growth and Lint Yield: Two-Year Results
K.E. Legé, J.C. Bosch, W.H. McCoy and S.G. Wilson
575
Effect of Deep Tillage upon Lint Yield, Fiber Quality and Soil Moisture
L.A. Clements and B.J. Phipps
575
Effect of Tillage Upon Lint Yield and Fiber Quality
B.J. Phipps and L.A. Clements
576
Effect of Simulated Hail Damage on Cotton Growth and Lint Development
Michael A. Jones
577
Interactive Effects of Atmospheric CO(2) And Nitrogen Nutrition on Cotton Growth
K. Raja Reddy and Harry F. Hodges
580
Ultra Narrow Row Cotton Research in Georgia
C.W. Bednarz, S.M. Brown and M.J. Bader
580
Ultra-Narrow Row Cotton Performance Under Drought Conditions
Thomas J. Gerik, Robert G. Lemon and Evelyn M. Steglich
581
A Variable-Rate Chemical Application System for Cotton in South Texas
J.A. Landivar, S. Searcy and J. Stewart
581
Detection of Water Stress in Cotton Using Multispectral Remote Sensing
S.J. Maas, G.J. Fitzgerald, W.R. DeTar and P.J. Pinter, Jr.
584
Cytoplasmic Effects on Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Content
Jinfa Zhang and James McD. Stewart
585
Within-Canopy Differences in Cotton Tissue Nitrogen Status and Gas Exchange Across Nitrogen Treatments
R.B. Hutmacher, S.S. Vail, M.S. Peters and M. Keeley
586
Effect of Silverleaf Whitefly on Cotton Photosynthesis
T.B. Lin, A. Schwartz and Y. Saranga
586
Modelling Leaf Photosynthesis as a Function of Age and Light Environment
P. Kasemsap, S. Thanisawanyangkura, Y. Crozat and H. Sinoquet
587
The Relationship Between Chlorophyll Meter Readings and Optical Properties of Leaves in Four Commercial Cotton Cultivars
H. J. Earl
591
Performance of Roundup-Ready(TM) Varieties in the Carolinas and Virginia
Zachary A. Webb, Dru Rush and Tom Baugh
592
Growth and Fruiting Patterns of Deltapine Seed Roundup Ready Cotton Varieties Across Southeast Texas
T.A. Vagts, M. Bates, S.W. Fuchs, D.H. Schulze, D. Pustejovsky and T. Grebert
593
Response of Three Stacked Gene Varieties to Timed Roundup Ultra(R)Applications
Dru E. Rush, Greg Pate, Bob Logan and Larry Hawf
595
Agronomic Evaluation of Transgenic Cotton Varieties in Delicias, Chih., Mexico
Juvencio González-García, Arturo Obando-Rodríguez, Jesús Miguel Olivas-García, José Eduardo Magaña-Magaña and Alfredo Martínez
596
Vectoring a Bioactive Peptide for Cotton Transformation
Satyendra N. Rajguru and James McD. Stewart
598
Effects of Pix, BAS130W, and Mepplus on Cotton Growth, Lint Yield and Fiber Quality in the Coastal Plains of South Texas
C.W. Livingston, W.B. Prince and J.A. Landivar
599
Physiological, Growth and Yield Responses of Cotton to Mepplus and Mepiquat Chloride
Duli Zhao and Derrick Oosterhuis
599
Cotton Yield Response to Mid-bloom Application of PGR-IV
W.C. Robertson, K. Williams, S. Rodery and A. Fisher
602
Mepichlor and Bacillus Cereus Combinations: Cotton Yield and Growth Comparisons
R.C. Nuti, P.H. Jost, T.K. Witten and J.T. Cothren
602
Cotton Yield Response to Mepplus and Mepiquat Chloride
W.C. Robertson, A. Fisher, K. Martin, M. Cannon and J. Jones
602
Do Cotton Varieties Respond Differently to Plant Growth Regulators?
R.P. Viator, P.H. Jost and J.T. Cothren
603
Effect of Adjuvants, Nitrogen Salts and Ethephon on Cotton Defoliants
E. J. Jones, G. D. Wills, J. E. Hanks and A. B. Curry, III
603
Evaluation of CGA-248757 (Action) as a Harvest-Aid in Central Texas
Robert G. Lemon, Thomas A. Hoelewyn, Archie Abrameit and Tom J. Gerik
605
High Plains Harvest-Aid Application Timing Studies
Mark Kelley, Randy Boman, Danny Carmichael and Norm Hopper
606
Finish Performance in Northeast Arkansas
E. D. Vories and R. E. Glover
607
Effect of Water Deficit Stress on K Partitioning in Cotton
Dennis L. Coker and Derrick M. Oosterhuis
611
On-Farm Tillage and Irrigation Practices Effect Cotton Plant Water Status and Soil Environment
D. J. Makus and J. R. Smart
611
Cotton Root and Shoot Growth Under Different Tillage Systems
Chuck Kennedy and Bob Hutchinson
614
Change in Cotton Light Extinction Coefficient with Row Spacing
Evelyn M. Steglich, Thomas Gerik, Jim Kiniry and J. Tom Cothren
614
Effects of Population, Variety, and Row Spacing on Cotton Growth, Lint Yield and Fiber Quality in the Coastal Plains of South Texas
W.B Prince, C.W. Livingston and J.A. Landivar
615
Isolation and Characterization of a Developmentally-Regulated Cotton Gene
Hee Jin Kim and Barbara A. Triplett
615
Expression and Characterization of Two Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Genes in Gossypium Hirsutum
X. D. Zhang, D. P. Ma, R. G. Creech, N. Jenkins, F. E. Callahan, J. C. MacCarty and S. Saha
616
Expression and Regulation of the Cotton Fiber Gene LTP3 Encoding a Lipid Transfer Protein
Hsi-Chou Liu and Din-Pow Ma
617
Analysis of Promoter Activity of Cotton Lipid Transfer Protein Gene LTP6 in Transgenic Tobacco Plants
Chuan-Yu Hsu and Din-Pow Ma
617
Principal Components of Cotton Gossypium Hirsutum L., Leaf Reflectance Spectra
L. Tarpley and G. F. Sassenrath-Cole
617
Evaluation of Cotton Harvest Aids in the Brazos Bottoms
T.K Witten, P.H. Jost and J.T. Cothren
617
Assessment of Fiber Variations Among Underedveloped Mote Bt Cotton Fibers and Developed Seed Bt Cotton Fibers
A.S. Johnson, G.H. Davidonis, J.M. Bradow and K.B. Hood
620
Development of a Laboratory Screening Test for the Evaluation of Cold Tolerance in Cotton Seed Germination
B. Duesterhaus, N. Hopper, J. Gannaway and G.M. Jividen
621
The Germination and Emergence Responses of Polymer-Coated Fuzzy Cottonseed
K.D.Williams, N.W.Hopper and T. Wedegaertner
623
Seed Applied Plant Growth Regulator Effects on Cotton Germination, Emergence, and Growth
W. D. Becker, N. W. Hopper, B. L. McMichael and G. M. Jividen
625
Optimizing Protocols for Growing Cotton Ovule Cultures in Microgravity Aboard the International Space Station
Barbara A. Triplett and Damicca S. Johnson
627
Early-Season Decisions About Cotton Plant Growth, Square Shed, Plant Growth Regulator and Utility of Cotman
D.M. Oosterhuis, N.P. Tugwell, T.G. Teague and D.M. Danforth
628
Node Above White Flower as a Signal of Physiological Cutout: a Regional Report
A.O. Abaye, D. Oosterhuis, A. Steger, C. Bednarz and M. Holman
630
Development and Cutout Curves for Ultra-narrow and Wide-Row Cotton in Tennessee
C. Owen Gwathmey, Carl E. Michaud, Robert D. Cossar and Seth H. Crowe
630
Cotton Monitoring for In-Season Mangagement Decisions in Far West Texas
Bryan L. Unruh and Jeffery C. Silvertooth
632
Factors Influencing Yield Variability in the Arkansas Cotton Research Verification Trials (CRVT)
Donald E. Plunkett, N.R. Benson and W.C. Robertson
634
Cotton Root Health Work Group: Use of Stability Analysis to Evaluate Beltwide Data Base
B. L. McMichael, Randy Boman, Bill Batson, Don Blasingame, Pat Colyer, Keith Edimisten, Bruce Roberts and Don Sumner
636
Cotton Root Systems in a Clay Loam Soil: Effects of Growth Stage, Irrigation and Nitrogen Treatment
R.B. Hutmacher, M.P. Keeley, K.R. Davis, J.E. Ayars, M.S. Peters, S.S. Vail, J. Covarrubias and A. Nevarez
637
Is Ultra-Narrow Row Earlier Than Conventionally-Spaced Cotton?
Philip H. Jost and J.T. Cothren
640
Cotton Genotypes Exhibiting Cluster-Like Fruiting Morphology and Their Response to 30-Inch Rows
J.J. Heitholt and J.McD. Stewart
640
Effects of Various Intrarow Skips on Growth, Development, and Yield in Cotton
S. Franklin, N. Hopper, J. Gannaway and R. Boman
640


COTTON QUALITY MEASUREMENTS CONFERENCE

Color Grading of Cotton-Measurement (Part I)
Kermit E. Duckett, Luo Cheng, Terezie Zapletalova, Michael Watson and Hossein Ghorashi
645
Color Grading of Cotton-Grading (Part II)
Luo Cheng, Kermit E. Duckett, Terezie Zapletalova, Michael Watson and Hossein Ghorashi
649
Cotton Color Grading by Neural Network
B. Xu, J. Su, D.S. Dale and M.D. Watson
654
Evolution of Video Color/Trash Processing at Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Michael A. Lieberman and Murali Siddaiah
657
Improvements in HVI Trash Measurement Procedures
James L. Knowlton
663
Cotton Fiber Property Variability from Motes Through Seeds
G. Davidonis, A. Johnson, J. Landivar and K. Hood
665
Application of the AFIS Multidata
Eric Hequet
666
Integration of Advanced Technology into a Cotton Analysis and Decision Support System
V. V. Poceciun, B. Temkin, M. D. Ethridge and E. Hequet
670
Computerized Collection and Analysis of HVI Data
V. V. Poceciun, B. Temkin, M. D. Ethridge and E. Hequet
673
Improved Fiber Quality from Gin Process Control
Joseph M. Yankey
676
Flow of the Sample Through USDA Classification
Barbara Meredith
678
Measuring Cotton Fineness Independently of Maturity Using the Sirolan-Laserscan
G.R.S. Naylor and J. Sambell
679
Comparison of Sampling, Methods and Versions of AFIS
P. Bel-Berger, T. Von Hoven, X. Cui, G. Davidonis and K. Pusateri
681
NIR Maturity Measurements Using a Filter Type Spectrometer
Robert A. Taylor
684
Image Analysis as a Reliable Method for Assessing Cotton Fiber Maturity
Kanniah Rajasekaran and Devron P. Thibodeaux
686
Comparison of Upgraded FMTs and Operator Effects. Part I. Data Analysis
S.M. Buco, J.G. Montalvo, Jr., S.E. Faught and J. Knowlton
686
Comparison of Upgraded FMTs and Operator Effects. Part II. Additional Studies
J.G. Montalvo, Jr., S.E. Faught, S. Buco and J. Knowlton
688
Rapid Estimation of Cotton Stickiness
W. Stanley Anthony
690
Detection and Counting of Two Cotton Contaminants: Seed Coat Fragments and Honeydew Deposits
R. Frydrych, M. Krifa, O. Tamime, M. Giner and J-P Gourlot
695
Evidence on the Origins of Sugars Causing Stickiness in Cotton
Eric Hequet and Bobby G. Wyatt
698
Status of High Volume Instrument Measurements of Stickiness in Cotton
M. Dean Ethridge and Eric F. Hequet
701
Cotton Fibre Quality Evaluation and Research in South Africa
L Hunter, H Schröder and C J Steenkamp
704
Development of Optimal HVI Strength Index for Prediction of Yarn Tensile Strength
Moon W. Suh, Hyun-Jin Koo and Michael D. Watson
706
Effect of Adsorbed Water on the Specific Surface Area of Some Standards Cotton
C. Kaewprasit, N. Abidi and J.P. Gourlot
710
Rapid Conditioning 102
Frederick M. Shofner
712
Accelerated Sample Conditioning for HVI Testing Laboratories
Russell J. Crompton and Frank Bottomley
713
Toward a Gold Standard for NEP Calibration
C. Kyle Shofner, Jean-Pierre Caux, Kipp W. Julius, Donald W. Daniel, Jr., William T. Floyd, David A. Hinkle and Frederick M. Shofner
715
Pre-Harvest Spatial and Temporal Variability in Short Fiber Content in Relation to Processing Success
J. M. Bradow, R. M. Johnson, P.J. Bauer and G.F. Sassenrath-Cole
716
Short Fiber Content of Cotton And Its Measurement
Xiaoliang "Leon" Cui, Timothy A. Calamari, Jr., Kearny Q. Robert and Michael D. Watson
718
Specific Surface Area of Some Standard Cotton Fiber and Its Relation to Physical Properties
C. Kaewprasit, N. Abidi, J.P. Gourlot and J-M Douillard
718
Malcam Systems Total Quality Ginning Control System
Avi Shabthai and Joel Uzan
720
Seed Coat Fragments, a Major Source of Cotton Yarn Imperfections
Mourad Krifa, Jean-Paul Gourlot and Pr. J.-Y. Drean
722
Histological Examination of Seeds and Seed Coat Fragments in Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.)
Bruno Bachelier and Jérôme Desplans
724


COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Report of the 1998 Cotton Weed Loss Committee
J. D. Byrd, Jr.
727
Response of Cotton to Pyrithiobac: Effect of Timing of Malathion Application
S. Seifert, C. E. Snipes and R. L. Allen
730
Response of Cotton Varieties to Staple Applications and Environmental Conditions
C. B. Corkern, D. B. Reynolds, J. L. Griffin, D. K. Miller, P. R. Vidrine and D. L. Jordan
730
Effect of Staple Rate and Thrips Injury on Cotton Development
R. W. Costello, J. L. Griffin, B. R. Leonard, D. K. Miller and M. E. Holman
731
Effect of Postemergence Topical Applications of Roundup on Roundup Ready Cotton
T. A. Baughman, E. P. Webster, J. W. Sij, Jr. and D. G. Bordovsky
731
The Effect of Roundup on Roundup Ready Cotton
D. B. Reynolds, S. L. File, R. E. Blackley and C. E. Snipes
732
Tolerance of Roundup Ready(TM) Cotton to Multiple Postemergence Applications of Glyphosate
E. C. Murdock
732
Performance of Roundup Ready(R) Cotton Cultivars Under Three Herbicide Systems
O.L. May, E.C. Murdock, J.T. Fowler, Jr. and J.T. Staples, Jr.
732
Roundup Ready Cotton Weed Control Systems in West Texas
P.A. Dotray, J.W. Keeling and T.S. Osborne
733
Weed Control Programs in Roundup Ready Cotton
J. A. Kendig
733
Command 3ME and Roundup Ultra Systems for Roundup Ready Cotton
G.H. Scott, S.A. Askew, J.W. Wilcut and W.A. Bailey
734
Weed Management in Strip-Tillage Roundup Ready Cotton
J. W. Wilcut, S. D. Askew, G. H. Scott and W. A. Bailey
734
Weed Management in Conventional- and Strip-Tillage Roundup Ready(TM) Cotton
J. T. Fowler, Jr., E. C. Murdock, J. E. Toler, C. E. Curtis, Jr. and J. T. Staples, Jr.
734
Economic Analysis of Roundup Ready Cotton in Conservation Tillage Systems
K. M. Bloodworth, D. B. Reynolds, C. E. Snipes and N. W. Buehring
735
Conservation Tillage with Roundup Can Decrease Cotton Production Costs
J. R. Smart and J. M. Bradford
735
Evaluation of Herbicide Program in Strip-Tilled Roundup Ready Cotton
P. J. Wiatrak, D. L. Wright, W. Koziara and S. Reed
738
Weed Management in No-Till Cotton in North Carolina and Tennessee
W. A. Bailey, J. W. Wilcut and R. M. Hayes
738
Weed Control in Ultra-Narrow Row Roundup Ready(TM) Cotton
J.T. Fowler, Jr., E.C. Murdock, J.T. Staples, Jr. and J.E. Toler
739
Comparing Ultra-Narrow Row and Conventional Row Cotton Cropping Systems
S.B. Belcher, M.G. Patterson, C.H. Burmester, W.H. Faircloth and D.O. Stephenson IV
739
Weed Management Challenges in UNR Cotton
R. M. Hayes and C. O. Gwathmey
740
Weed Management in Ultra Narrow Row Cotton in North Carolina
A. S. Culpepper and A. C. York
740
Weed Management in BXN Cotton With Command-Reflex-Buctril Systems
S. D. Askew, J. W. Wilcut and M. D. Paulsgrove
741
Weed Management in BXN Cotton with Buctril and Reduced Rates of Staple
J. W. Wilcut, S. D. Askew and M. D. Paulsgrove
741
Pre/Post Staple Combinations in Texas High Plains Cotton
J. W. Keeling, T. S. Osborne and P. A. Dotray
742
Evaluation of Roundup Ultra/Staple Combinations for Total Postemergence Weed Control in Roundup Ready Cotton
D. K. Miller, C. F. Wilson and J. L. Milligan
742
Utilizing Staple and Roundup Ultra for Weed Control in Roundup Ready Cotton
C. Steven Williams, K. A. Patterson, W. H. Mitchell and L. B. Gillham
743
Weed Management in Conventional and No-Tillage Cotton Using BXN, Roundup Ready, and Staple OT Systems
S. D. Askew, J. W. Wilcut, W. A. Bailey and G. H. Scott
743
Economics of Weed Management Systems in BXN, Roundup Ready, and Conventional Cotton
A. C. York and A. S. Culpepper
744
Systems Comparison: Staple, Buctril, Roundup
C.B. Guy and J.D. Hopkins
745
A Beltwide Evaluation of Weed Management in Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Cotton
J. W. Wilcut, S. D. Askew, B. J. Brecke, D. C. Bridges, S. M. Brown, J. M. Chandler, R. M. Hayes, J. A. Kendig, D. K. Miller, R. L. Nichols and C. E. Snipes
746
Weed Control in Okra-Leaf and Conventional Cotton
J.T. Staples, Jr., E. C. Murdock and J.T. Fowler, Jr.
746
Liberty Link(R) Cotton: Tolerance and Weed Management Systems
L. K. Blair, P. A. Dotray, J. W. Keeling, J. R. Gannaway, M. J. Oliver and J. E. Quisenberrry
747
Application Temperature Influences Pyrithiobac (Staple(R)) Efficacy in a Semi-Arid Environment
Ginger G. Light, Peter A. Dotray and James R. Mahan
747
Sicklepod and Morningglory Control with Roundup Ultra Applied in a Low Volume, Air-Assisted Spray
W.H. Faircloth, M.G. Patterson, S.B. Belcher and D.O. Stephenson, IV
748
The Impact of Uncontrolled Palmer Amaranth in Central Texas Cotton
P.A. Baumann, G.D. Morgan, J.W. Smith and J. M. Chandler
748
Perennial Weed Control with Roundup Ready and BXN Cotton
J. D. Everitt, J. W. Keeling, P. A. Dotray and T. S. Osborne
749
Rhizome Johnsongrass (Sorghum Halapense) Control with Conventional and Transgenic Herbicide Programs
James W. Smith, Paul A. Baumann and Gaylon D. Morgan
749
Yellow Nutsedge Control Programs in Cotton
W. K. Vencill
750
Purple Nutsedge Management in Roundup Ready Cotton
M.W. Edenfield, B.J. Brecke, D.L. Colvin and D.G. Shilling
751
Redvine Control on Clay With No-Till
Harold R. Hurst
751
Cotton Herb- a New Decision Making Tool for Weed Management in Cotton
G.H. Scott, J.W. Wilcut and G.G. Wilkerson
752
Competition and Seed-Rain Dynamics of Velvetleaf in Cotton
W. A. Bailey, J. W. Wilcut and S. D. Askew
753
Competition and Proliferation of Four Smartweed Species in Cotton
S. D. Askew, J. W. Wilcut, W. A. Bailey and G. H. Scott
753
Redvine Control with Roundup Ultra(R) in Roundup Ready(R) Cotton
Harold R. Hurst
754


COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE

52nd Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control
D. D. Hardee and G. A. Herzog
757
Highlights of the 52nd Annual Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference
G. A. Herzog, D. D. Hardee and M. R. Williams
784
Cotton Insect Losses 1998
Michael R. Williams
785
Cotton Insect Loss Estimates - 1998
Michael R. Williams
807
Boll Weevil Eradication: Beltwide Status and Future Outlook
Bill Grefenstette
809
Boll Weevil Eradication Program Update - Southeast and Midsouth Zones
Jim Brumley
814
Insect Management in Mid-South Eradication Zones: A Progress Report
M.B. Layton, R.D. Bagwell and R.W. Seward
816
Boll Weevil Eradication Update - Texas, 1998
Osama El-Lissy, Lindy Patton, Danny Kiser, Ray Frisbie, Tom Fuchs, Don Rummel, Roy Parker, Jeff Slosser, Don Dippel, J.R. Coppedge, Gary Cunningham, Frank Carter, James Boston and Jack Hayes
818
Insect Management in the Texas Eradication Zones: A Progress Report
Thomas W. Fuchs
824
The Boll Weevil Problem on the High Plains of Texas and Eastern New Mexico
J. F. Leser and R. K. Haldenby
828
Post Eradication Insect Control: Was it Worth It?
Phillip Roberts
832
Development of a Computerized Expert System as a Management Tool for Boll Weevil Eradication
Osama El-Lissy and John Moschos
834
Use of Pheromone Trapping Data to Evaluate Boll Weevil Eradication in the Southern Rolling Plains of Texas
Thomas W. Fuchs, Richard Minzenmayer and Christopher Sansone
838
Impact of Boll Weevil Eradication in the Southern Rolling Plains of Texas at the Field Level
C.G. Sansone, R.R. Minzenmayer and T.W. Fuchs
840
Economic Evaluation of Cultivar, Row Spacing, and Insecticides for Boll Weevil Management
J. E. Slosser, D. G. Bordovsky and S. J. Bevers
842
Influence of Boll Weevil Eradication on Aphid Populations in Mississippi Cotton
M.B. Layton, J.L. Long and Don Steinkraus
845
Emergence, Movement, and Pollen Feeding of Boll Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Mississippi Delta
D. D. Hardee, G. D. Jones and L. C. Adams
848
Pesticide Usage in Arizona: 1995-1997
G.K. Agnew, P. B. Baker and W. Sherman
859
Historical Perspective and Future Costs of Keeping Key Cotton Insecticides in the Market
R. J. Braun
865
Status of Bollworm, Helicoverpa Zea, Susceptiblilty to Pyrethroids: IRAC-US 1998 Update
S. H. Martin, R. D. Bagwell, M. L. Boyd, B. L. Freeman, G. A. Herzog, D. R. Johnson, M. B. Layton, B. R. Leonard, N. Liu, G. T. Payne, P. V. Pietrantonio, M. E. Roof, M. J. Sullivan, J. W. Van Duyn and J. R. Weeks
867
Status of Insecticide Resistance in Tobacco Budworm and Bollworm in Louisiana During 1998
R. D. Bagwell, D. C. Cook, J. J. Adamczyk, B. R. Leonard and S. Micinski
872
Five Years of Vial Testing on a County-Wide Basis for Bollworm and Budworm Resistance to Tracer, Pyrethroids, and Curacron in Ahley County, Arkansas
Kenneth R. Williams
878
Mechanisms of Resistance to Organophosphate Insecticides in the Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis Virescens
John Harold and Jim Ottea
880
Studies of Resistance of Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera Exigua) to Spinosad in Field Populations from the Southern USA and Southeast Asia
J. K. Moulton, D. A. Pepper and T. J. Dennehy
884
Analysis of Organophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticide Resistance in the Beet Armyworm Spodoptera Exigua (Hubner)
Frank J. Byrne, Jianlong Bi and Nick C. Toscano
887
Potential of Boll Weevil Reproduction on Cienfuegosia Drummondii in South Texas
R. J. Coleman, R. D. Parker, D.L. Drawe and K. Mount
889
Effect of Boll Weevil on the Yield and Fiber Quality on the South Plains of Texas
J. S. Armstrong, D. L. Auld, E. Bechere, M. D. Ethridge, E. F. Hequet and D. R. Rummel
891
Identification of Boll Weevil Overwintering Habitat with Remote Sensing
Mary P. Maret and Donald R. Johnson
894
Effect of Habitat and Temperature on Boll Weevil Overwinter Survival in Arkansas
D. R. Johnson, M.P. Maret and L.M. Page
896
Seasonal Foraging Resources of Mississippi Boll Weevils
G. D. Jones, J. R. Coppedge, E. F. Wilson and D. D. Hardee
899
Tarnished Plant Bug and Boll Weevil Control Trials in the Mississippi Delta
J. T. Robbins, F. A. Harris and R. E. Furr
901
Initial and Residual Toxicity of Boll Weevil Attract and Control Tube in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Brazos Valley of Texas - Spring and Fall, 1998
D. A. Wolfenbarger, C. L. Cole and J. C. Plato
904
BWACT Product Improvements and QC/QA Implementation in 1998 For Expanded Utilization in Commercial and US Boll Weevil Eradication Programs
Thomas A. Plato, James C. Plato and J. Scott Plato
907
Silverleaf Whitefly Colonization and Leaf Shape and Vascular Bundles Relationships in Cotton
C. C. Chu, A. C. Cohen, E. T. Natwick, G. S. Simmons and T. J. Henneberry
909
Comparative Influence of Cotton on Whitefly Species and Parasitoids
S. M. Greenberg, Walker A. Jones, and W. C. Warfield
911
Control of Silverleaf Whitefly with the Neem Product Azadirachtin as Bollwhip in Upland Cotton in Arizona
D.H. Akey and T.J Henneberry
914
New Insecticides for Control of Silverleaf Whitefly: an Efficacy Evaluation
Eric T. Natwick
919
Effect of Insect Clip Cages on Photosynthesis of Cotton and Cantaloupes
S. J. Crafts-Brandner and C. C. Chu
921
Field-Based, Degree-Day Model for Spiny Bollworm Earis Insulana Development
A. A. Hamed Amin and M. E. Foda
923
Bollgard Cotton: Recent Developments from Lab to Marketplace
John Greenplate, Walt Mullins, Joe Huesing, Tom Malvar, Saku Sivasupramaniam, Graham Head, Zach Shappley and John Purcell
925
Overproduction of the Cry2A Bt Protein in Tobacco Chloroplasts Confers Plant Resistance to Susceptible and Bt-Resistant Tobacco Budworm, Cotton Bollworm and Beet Armyworm
M. Kota, H. Daniell, S. Varma, S. F. Garczynski, W. J. Moar and F. Gould
926
Assay Kit for Species and Insecticide Resistance Diagnosis for Tobacco Budworm and Bollworm in Cotton
R. M. Roe, W. D. Bailey, G. Zhao, H. P. Young, L. M. Carter, F. Gould, C. E. Sorenson, G. G. Kennedy and J. S. Bacheler
926
Performance of Selected Bt Cotton Genotypes Against Bollworm in North Carolina
T. Burd, J. R. Bradley, Jr. and J. W. Van Duyn
931
The Efficacy of Different Insecticides and Rates Against Bollworms (LepidoPtera: Noctuidae) in B.t. and Conventional Cotton
D. S. Brickle, S. G. Turnipseed and M. J. Sullivan
934
Status of Monitoring for Tolerance to CryIAc in Populations of Helicoverpa Zea and Heliothis Virescens: Three-year Summary
D. V. Sumerford, D. D. Hardee, L. C. Adams and W. L. Solomon
936
Responses of a Bt Cotton Cultivar (DP NuCOTN 33b) to Selected Levels of Boll Injury
J. Gore, B. R. Leonard, J. S. Russell, J. H. Fife, G. E. Church and J. J. Adamczyk
939
Performance of Bt Cotton in Mississippi, 1998
M.B. Layton, S.D. Stewart, M.R. Williams and J.L. Long
942
Distribution of Heliothine Larvae in B.t. and Non-B.t. Cotton in Texas
Patricia V. Pietrantonio and Kevin Heinz
945
Ecology and Biology of Cotton Bollworm in Reference to Modeling Bt Resistance Development in a Bt Cotton / Bt Corn System
Nicholas P. Storer, Fred Gould, George G. Kennedy and John W. Van Duyn
949
Evolution of Region-Wide Resistance in Cotton Bollworm to Bt Cotton as Influenced by Bt Corn: Identification of Key Factors Through Computer Simulation
Nicholas P. Storer, Fred Gould, George G. Kennedy, Steven L. Peck and John W. Van Duyn
952
The Effects of Over Sprays on Bt Cotton
Duren E. Bell, Greg Slaughter, Phillip M. Roberts, Charles E. Ellis, Larry Willingham and Tom Cary
956
Economics of Bollgard Versus Non-Bollgard Cotton in 1998
J. W. Mullins and J. M. Mills
958
Insect Management Strategies in Bollgard Cotton in the Southeast
D.L. Pitts, W.M. Braxton and J.W. Mullins
961
Responses of Tobacco Budworm Populations from Mexico to Bt Cry IA(c) Toxin
José L. Martínez Carrillo and Mariano Berdegue
965
Bolligard Gen, Cotton as an Alternative for IPM in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico
Arturo Javier Obando-Rodriquex, Juvencio Gonzalea Garcia, Jesus Miguel Olivas Garica, Jose Eduardo Magana Magana and Alfredo Martinez Garcia
967
Compensation from Systematic Square Removal by Virginia Cotton
D. Ames Herbert, Jr. and A. Ozzie Abaye
968
Potential of Nectariless Cotton in Today's Cotton Production System
W. D. Platt and S. D. Stewart
971
Influence of Row Spacing and Tillage Upon Western Flower Thrips and Tobacco Thrips in Cotton
Henry M. Harris, W.K. Vencill and J. N. All
974
The Impact of Thrips on Cotton Productivity: What a Difference a Year Makes
Joel Faircloth, J.R. Bradley, Jr. and John Van Duyn
976
A Survey of Thrips Populations on Seedling Cotton in Louisiana
D. R. Cook, E. Burris and B. R. Leonard
979
Thrips Tolerance on Selected Cotton Cultivars
M. W. Fairbanks, D. R. Johnson and T. J. Kring
980
Early-Season Insect Controls: Herbicide Effects on Efficacy, Plant Development and Yield in Roundup Ready Cotton
Gary L. Lentz and Nancy B. Van Tol
981
Early Season Pest Management in Cotton with Roundup Ultra-Insecticide Combinations
J. H. Pankey, B. R. Leonard, J. L. Griffin and R. W. Costello
981
Risk Assessment Models to Predict Dynamics of Pink Bollworm in the Southeastern US
R.C. Venette and W.D. Hutchison
983
Area-Wide Management/Maximum Suppression of Pink Bollworm in Southern California
R. Staten, M. Walters, R. Roberson and S. Birdsall
985
Preliminary Analysis of Pink Bollworm Population Distributions in a Large Acreage of Genetically Engineered Cotton with Regard to Resistance Management
M. Walters, R. Staten, R. Sequeira and T. Dennehy
989
Status of Pink Bollworm Susceptibility to Bt in Arizona
A.L. Patin, T.J. Dennehy, M.A. Sims, B.E. Tabashnik, Yong-Biao Liu, L. Antilla, D. Gouge, T.J. Henneberry and R. Staten
991
On-Plant Distribution of Diapausing Pink Bollworm Larvae
R. Friesen, W. Multer and M. Muegge
996
Pink Bollworm Diapause Patterns in West Texas
R. Friesen, W. Multer, C. Payne and M. Muegge
998
Deltapine Bollgard Variety Response to the Israeli Pest Complex
J. Spenser, G. Forer and A. Niv
1000
Screening for Resistance in Cotton Genotypes to Aphis Gossypii Glover, the Cotton Aphid
B. Reed, J. Gannaway, D. R. Rummel and H. G. Thorvilson
1002
Interaction of Cotton Aphid Population Dynamics and Cotton Fertilization Regime in California Cotton
L. D. Godfrey, K. Keillor, R. B. Hutmacher and J. Cisneros
1008
Biotic Suppression of the Cotton Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in the Georgia Coastal Plain
Lenny Wells, John R. Ruberson, Robert M. McPherson and Gary A. Herzog
1011
Cultural Practices Affecting the Abundance of Cotton Aphids and Beet Armyworms in Dryland Cotton
M. N. Parajulee, J. E. Slosser and D. G. Bordovsky
1014
Evaluation of Fulfill(R) 50wg (Pymetrozine) for Cotton Aphid Control in 1998 Field Trials
J. Scott Ferguson, John P. Koenig, Stephen M. White, Dennis M. Dunbar and D. Scott Lawson
1016
Spider Mites in Arkansas: Wild Host Plants and Chemical Control
Don Steinkraus, Jon Zawislak, Gus Lorenz, III and Jeff Welch
1019
Early Detection of Spider Mites in Cotton Using Multispectral Remote Sensing
G. J. Fitzgerald, S. J. Maas and W. R. DeTar
1022
Male Attraction to a Natural Spider Mite Sex Pheromone (Acari: Tetranychidae)
F.K. El-Duweini, Z.R. Sawires and S.A.A. Amer
1024
Cotton Bollworm Control in Xinjiang in 1997-1998
C.F. Sheng
1026
Lepidopteran Pests in Northeast Louisiana Cotton During 1997-98: A Summary of Selected Tests
B. R. Leonard, K. Torrey, J. H. Fife, J. Gore, S. Russell and S. Hall
1028
Pest Fluctuations and Trends in North Carolina Cotton
J. S. Bacheler
1028
Uncommon Pests of Cotton in Northeast Louisiana
E. Burris, B.R. Leonard and D.R. Cook
1032
Insecticidal Control of Aphids and Boll Weevils in Missouri - 1998
Michael L. Boyd and Jeff House
1032
Observations of Emerging Pests in Low Spray Environments
Phillip Roberts
1034
Insecticidal Efficacy Against a Complex of Fall and Beet Armyworms and Soybean Looper in South Carolina Cotton
M. J. Sullivan, S. G. Turnipseed and D. Robinson
1034
Stink Bugs in Cotton: Feeding and Injury Observations
G. R. Lee, P. Roberts and M. A. Abney
1036
Stink Bugs on Cotton: A Temporal Occurrence
C. S. Bundy, R. M. McPherson and G. A. Herzog
1038
Management of Stink Bugs Using Symptoms of Boll Injury as a Monitoring Tool
J. K. Greene and G. A. Herzog
1041
Influence of Boll Age on Susceptibility to Tarnished Plant Bug Injury
T. O. Horn, F. A. Harris, J. T. Robbins and R. E. Furr, Jr.
1044
Cotton Boll Abscission Influenced by Tarnished Plant Bug Feeding
J. S. Russell, B. R. Leonard, J. Gore and G. E. Church
1046
Reservoir Strip Plantings in Tarnished Plant Bug Research
R.E. Furr, Jr., F.A. Harris and J.T. Robbins
1048
Response of Tarnished Plant Bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) to Traps Baited with Virgin Males or Females
G.L. Snodgrass and W.P. Scott
1050
Effects of Five Different Adjuvants Added to Five Insecticides for Control of Tarnished Plant Bugs (Lygus lineolaris) in Mississippi Cotton
Michael S. Howell and Jack T. Reed
1052
New Insecticides for Control of Cotton Fleahopper and Impact of Drought on Production
Roy D. Parker
1055
Use of Alternate Hosts as a Trap for Tarnished Plant Bugs and a Refuge for Bt-Susceptible Tobacco Budworms
Chism Craig, Scott Stewart, Randy Luttrell, Jim Robbins and Gordon Snodgrass
1056
Tarnished Plant Bug Control with Regent and Actara During 1997 and 1998 in Small Plot and Large Plot EUP Trials
W. P. Scott, G. L. Snodgrass and D. A. Adams
1061
Plant Bug and Boll Weevil Control with REGENT(R) Under an EUP in Arkansas
J. D. Hopkins and C. B. Guy
1064
Transgenic and Conventional Insect and Weed Control Systems
Charles T. Allen, Marwan S. Kharboutli, Kelly J. Bryant, Fred M. Bourland, Larry D. Earnest, Chuck Capps and George Palmer
1065
Effect of Supplemental Insecticides Against Bollworm and Beet Armyworm on Bollgard: Enhanced Efficacy??
J. E. Mann and J. W. Mullins
1068
Droplet Size and Spray Volume Effects on Cotton Canopy Penetration and Third Instar Heliothis Virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Mortality
J. T. Reed and D. B. Smith
1069
Earlier Cotton Harvest and Increased Yield with Dimilin(R) (Diflubenzuron)
R.T. Weiland
1072
Differential Insecticidal Properties Exhibited Against Heliothine Species by Two Viral Vectors Encoding a Similar Chimeric Toxin Gene
M. F. Treacy, P. E. Rensner, J. N. All and A. White
1076
Utilization of Recombinant Viral Biopesticides within a Cotton IPM Program
Kevin M. Heinz, Chad Smith, Richard Minzenmayer and J. Lindsey Flexner
1083
New Insecticide Chemistry for Cotton IPM
J.W. Holloway, N.W. Forrester and B.R. Leonard
1086
Ovicidal Research with Emamectin Benzoate Against Tobacco Budworm Eggs
Ngoan Ngo, Steve Moore, Scott Lawson and Stephen White
1090
Mortality and Reproductive Effects of Ingested Tracer(R) on Adult Bollworm
J. D. Lopez, Jr. and M. A. Latheef
1091
Outlook for Steward Insecticide in Southeast Arkansas
Marwan S. Kharboutli, Charles T. Allen, Chuck Capps and Larry Earnest
1092
Capture 2EC: Efficacy on Cotton Arthropod Pests
H.R. Mitchell and L.D. Hatfield
1095
Gaucho(R) Performance Under Extreme Envionmental Conditions and Different Soil Types
Charles Graham
1098
Evaluation of Adage 5FS(TM) for Early-Season Insect Control
Nancy B. Van Tol and Gary L. Lentz
1098
CRUISER(R)/ADAGE(TM) Performance Features of Thiamethoxam as a Seed Treatment in Worldwide Cotton
D. Hofer and F. Brandl
1101
Adage(TM) (Thiamethoxam) Seed Treatment for Cotton
Larry Zang, Nyoan Ngo and Brad Minto
1104
Actara(TM) 25 WG: Control of Cotton Pests with a New Neonicotinoid Insecticde, Thiamethoxam
D. S. Lawson, D. M. Dunbar, S. M. White and N. Ngo
1106
A Beltwide Rating of Beneficial Insects
D. Eddie McGriff and John R. Ruberson
1109
Consequences of Natural Enemy Disruption with Applications of "Hard" Insecticides Prior to the Bollworm Flight in Conventional and B.t. Cotton
S. G. Turnipseed and M. J. Sullivan
1110
Natural Enemy Movement Between Adjacent Sorghum and Cotton Fields
Jarrad R. Prasifka, Kevin M. Heinz, Peter C. Krauter, Christopher G. Sansone and Richard R. Minzenmayer
1112
The Economic Contribution of Beneficial Arthropods in a Cotton IPM Program
L. G. Peterson and R. K. Sprenkel
1114
Effect of Surface Tillage on Population Dynamics of Beneficial Arthropods in Cotton
Gloria S. McCutcheon
1117
The Beat Bucket: a Rapid, Reliable Method for Sampling Predatory Insects and Spiders in Cotton
Allen E. Knutson and W. Ted Wilson
1120
True Spiders as a Biocontrol Agent for Controlling Spider Mites in Egypt
M.E. El-Naggar, M.A. Abd-El-Halim and A.A. Shoeib
1125
Developmental Effects of Feeding Tobacco Budworm Larvae Salt-Tolerant Cotton Callus Tissue
B.J. Burden and K.V. Tindall
1126
Evaluating Insect Management Strategies Using Yield Mapping
C. D. Parker, Jr, R. G. Luttrell and F. A. Harris
1128
Validation of the Insecticide Termination Component of Cotman
N.R. Benson, W.C. Robertson, G.M. Lorenz and K.J. Bryant
1133
Whole Farm Evaluation of the Bollman Component of Cotman
Jerry Sites, Kelly Bryant, Ray Benson, Bill Robertson and Gus Lorenz
1136
Pest and Beneficial Arthropod Abundance in California Organic and Biointensive Cotton Fields: The "Basic" Experience
Sean L. Swezey and Polly Goldman
1136
Droplet Deposition Pattern of Tracer (Spinosad) Applied with and Without Adjuvants
J.L. Murray, W.H. Hendrix, III, M. A. Benson and I.W. Kirk
1141
Economics of a Tracer/Karate Z Conventional Cotton Program vs. Bt Cotton
M. A. Benson and W. H. Hendrix, III
1143
Aerial Spray Deposition Characteristics of Tracer(TM) and Selected Adjuvants
I.W. Kirk, S.J. Harp and W.H. Hendrix
1145
Temporal Degradation of ULV Malathion Under Field Conditions
W. Clint Hoffmann
1148
Optimization of Fipronil Application
Joseph E. Mulrooney
1150
Color the Boll Weevil Red: Penetrating the Body Wall with Spray Diluents
Robert G. Jones
1151
Effect of Lepidopteran Damage and Weather to Cotton in Ten Irrigated Fields Following Malathion ULV Applications: Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas-1995
Robert G. Jones and Dan A. Wolfenbarger
1152
Respiration Rates of Reproductively Active and Diapausing Boll Weevils
T. L. Wagner and E. J. Villavaso
1155
Evaluations of Factitious Trap Crops for Use in Early and Late Season Boll Weevil Suppression Programs
K. R. Beerwinkle, J. R. Coppedge and T. M. O'Neil
1158
Effect of Planting Date and Different Management Strategieson Boll Weevil Infestations and Lint Production Under Dryland Conditions in Oklahoma 1997 and 1998
Miles Karner, Jerry Goodson and A.L. Hutson
1162
Observations of Boll Weevil Response to the BWACT
D. W. Spurgeon
1165
Summary of Insecticide Performance for Boll Weevil (Anthonomus Grandis) Control in Arkansas Cotton
L. M. Page, D. R. Johnson, M. P. Maret and S. R. Amaden
1168
Mississippi - Boll Weevil Pheromone Traplines - 1995 to 1998
Michael R. Williams
1169
Bollworm and Budworm Moth Activity in the Texas Rolling Plains
E. P. Boring, M. N. Parajulee and J. E. Slosser
1172
Characterization of a ‘Yellow-Eye' Mutant of Tobacco Budworm
Melissa Hasty and Greg Payne
1175
Susceptibility of Field-Collected Populations of Tobacco Budworm and Cotton Bollworm to Various Insecticides; 1995-1998
Greg Payne, Melissa Hasty and Cheryl O'Meara
1178
Impact of Baythroid, Guthion and Legend on Pest and Beneficial Arthropods in Cotton
Alton N. Sparks, Jr. and John W. Norman, Jr.
1181
Toxicity of Thiodicarb and Spinosad to Soybean Looper in Cotton (cvs. NuCOTN 33b, DP 5415) and Soybean (cv. Buckshot 66)
T. S. Hall, D. J. Boethel and B. R. Leonard
1184
Spider Mite Control in Southeast Arkansas
C.T. Allen, M.S. Kharboutli and L.D. Earnest
1185
1998 Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Control Studies
Marwan S. Kharboutli, Charles T. Allen, Chuck Capps and Larry Earnest
1186
Relationship Between Days of Open Cotton Boll Exposure to Whitefly Populations and Development of Sticky Cotton
T. J. Henneberry, L. Forlow Jech, D. L. Hendrix, T. Steele and D. Brushwood
1189
Thrips Control in Conventional and Ultra Narrow Row Cotton
Larry Earnest, Charles T. Allen, Marwan Kharboutli and Chuck Capps
1193
Influence of Host Plant on Occlusion Body Production and Infectivity of a Baculovirus
M. Ibrahim Ali, S.Y. Young, G.W. Felton, T. Meade, D.A. Streett and R.W. McNew
1196
Persistence of a Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Plant Surfaces
D. A. Streett, G. W. Felton and S. Y. Young
1200
Tobacco as a Trap Crop for the Tobacco Buworm in Cotton
P. G. Tillman
1201
Lethal and Sub-Lethal Effects of Selected Insecticides on Orius Insidiosus
G. E. Studebaker and T. J. Kring
1203
Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Selected Insecticides and an IGR on the Boll Weevil Ectoparasitoid Catolaccus Grandis
G. W. Elzen, S. N. Maldonado and M. G. Rojas
1204
Effects of Managed Feral Vegetation Field Borders on Insects in Cotton and Soybean Fields in North Carolina: an Interim Report
Clyde E. Sorenson and Randy J. Outward
1206
Effect of Selected Insecticides on Natural Enemies in Cotton: Laboratory Studies
John R. Ruberson and P. Glynn Tillman
1210
Comparison Between Drop Cloth and Suction Sampling in Cotton During 1998
J.D. Smith and S.D. Stewart
1213
Effect of Selected Insect Growth Regulators on Feeding Response and Reproduction of Adult Bollworm
J. D. Lopez, Jr., M. A. Latheef and R. W. Meola
1214
Laboratory Selection of a Tracer(R)-Resistant Strain of the Tobacco Budworm and Comparisons with Field Strains from the Southeastern US
W. D. Bailey, H. P. Young and R. M. Roe
1221
Cotton Pest and Beneficial Insect Management Strategies with Steward(TM), Insect Control Product in the Southeastern U.S.
Patricia Hammes, Dan Sherrod and Glenn G. Hammes
1224
Steward(TM): a New Control Option for Tarnished Plant Bug
R. E. Seay, E. P. Castner and R. M. Edmund
1225
A Three Year Evaluation of Non-Registered Lygus Bug Materials
Angela Gomes and Bill Weir
1227
Cotton Yields and Quality Traits Associated with Late-Season Insect Simulated Defoliation
K. Torrey, H. Fife and B. R. Leonard
1228
Validating NAWF5 as a Measure of Crop" Cut Out" in North Louisiana
J. H. Fife, B. R. Leonard, J. Gore and E. Burris
1229
Cotman Plant-Based Economic Injury Level: Update
S. Mi, D.M. Danforth, M.J. Cochran and N.P. Tugwell
1229
Scoutmap: Cotman Monitoring Technique for Boll Shed and Insect Damage
N.P. Tugwell, D.M. Danforth, S. Mi and S. Bradshaw
1230
Effect of Boll Weevil Eradication and Planting Bollgard Varieties on Changes in the Insect Spectrum and Chemistry Needed for Cotton IPM in Alabama
Bradford A. Meyer and Ron H. Smith
1230
Effect of Transgenic Bt-Cotton on Larval Mortality and Development of Beet Armyworm, Spodoptera Exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
M. Ashfaq and S. Y. Young
1232
Effect of Nitrogen and Vegetative Growth on Plant Resistance to Bollworm Helicoverpa Zea, in Selected Bt Cotton Varieties
J. Breen-Pierce, R. Flynn, C. Ellers-Kirk and C. French
1234
Bollgard(R)Cotton- Three Years of Resistance Management
J.M. Mills and J.W. Mullins
1236
Monitoring for Tolerance to CryIAc in Populations of Tobacco Budworm and Cotton Bollworm: Summer 1998
D. V. Sumerford and W. L. Solomon
1237
Performance of Bollgard Cotton with and without Insecticides
C. D. Capps, C. Allen, L. Earnest, P. Tugwell and M. Kharboutli
1239
Alternative Infield Refuge Strategies for Control of Pink Bollworm in Bt Transgenic Cotton
L. Antilla, M. Whitlow, J. White, C. Youngker, T. J. Dennehy and R. T. Staten
1241
Effect of Commercially Planted Bt Cotton on the Resistance of Tobacco Budworm to Insecticides in Southern Tamaulipas, Mexico
A. P. Terán-Vargas
1243
Transgenic Bt(R) and Roundup Ready(TM) Cotton Versus Non Transgenic Cotton in Northern Mexico
J.M. Olivas-García, J. González-García, A.J. Obando-Rodríguez, Eduardo Magaña-Magaña and Guadalupe Reyes-Salinas
1244
Efficacy of Biogodon (Bollgard) to Control Target Cotton Lepidopteran Pests in Argentina
G.W. Videla, E. Lorenz, R. Deaton, E. Lopez Mondo and F. Torcasso
1246
Monitoring of Pink Bollworm Susceptibility to the Bt Endotoxin (CryIAc) in the Comarca Lagunera, Mexico
U. Nava-Camberos, M. Berdegué, H. Sánchez-Galván and E. Guerrero-Rodríguez
1246
Spring Emergence of Pink Bollworm on Bt and Non-Bt Cotton in the Comarca Lagunera, Mexico
U. Nava-Camberos, M. Berdegué and Armando Francisco Castro Ibarra y Eladio López Ríos
1248
Adequacy of 100 Square per Field Sampling Technique for Estimating Damage by Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Heliothis Virescens (F.) And Helicoverpa Zea (Boddie), (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in an Area Wide Cotton IPM Program
Dan A. Wolfenbarger and J. W. Norman, Jr.
1250
Contact Toxicity of Diacylhydrazine and Diphenyl Benzoyl Urea Insect Growth Regulators Against Beet Armyworm, Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm
D. A. Wolfenbarger and D. J. Wolfenbarger
1254
Toxicity of Delta Endotoxin from Bacillus Thuringiensis Subspecies and Isolates and Beta Exotoxin Against Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm and Efficacy of Transconjugate of Delta Endotoxin Against Tobacco Budworm in a Field Test
D. A. Wolfenbarger and D. J. Wolfenbarger
1258


COTTON SOIL MANAGEMENT AND PLANT NUTRITION CONFERENCE

Uptake and Recovery of N-15 Labeled Fertilizer as a Function of Time of Application
J.C. Silvertooth, J.C. Navarro, E.R. Norton and C.A. Sanchez
1263
Foliar Fertilization of Nitrogen on Cotton in South Carolina
Robert Lippert, John Durant and Ken Legé
1263
Foliar Fertilization of Cotton in Southeast Arkansas
J.S. McConnell and R.C. Kirst, Jr.
1263
Cotton Response to the Source and Timing of Nitrogen Fertilization on a Sandy Coastal Plain Soil
W.H. Bryce, G.L. Mullins and C.D. Monks
1263
Evaluating Placement of a Programmed Release Nitrogen and a Root Stimulator for Cotton Production in Tennessee and Arkansas
D.D. Howard, D.M. Oosterhuis, R.H. Roan and A.J. Steger
1266
Evaluating Rates of Programmed Release Nitrogen Fertilizer for Cotton Production in Tennessee and Arkansas
R.H. Roan, D.D. Howard, D.M. Oosterhuis and A.J. Steger
1266
Influence of Nitrogen and Boron Interaction on Cotton Production in Virginia and South Carolina
A. O. Abaye, C. W. Adcock and Bob Lippert
1266
Irrigation Scheduling and Fertility Requirements for North Alabama Cotton
S.R. Huber, G.L. Mullins, C.H. Burmester and L.M. Curtis
1267
The Proper Nitrogen Rate for Early and Late Sown Cotton in Egypt
E.A. Makram and S.A. Ali
1267
Use of a Chlorophyll Meter to Determine Cover Crop, Rotation and N Rate Effect on Crop N Status
D. J. Boquet, E. M. Holman, R. E. A. Brown, W. J. Thomas and A. B. Coco
1269
Nitrogen and Water Response of Conventional Till and Conservation-Till Cotton in the Texas High Plains
K. F. Bronson, J. W. Keeling, A.B. Onken, D.M. Nesmith, J.L. Mabry and J.D. Booker
1271
Tillage and N Rate Influence on RR/Bt Cotton on Coastal Plain Soils
D.L. Wright, F.M. Rhoads, P.J. Wiatrak and S. Reed
1271
Cotton Response to Mutliple Applications of Nutrient Mixtures
J. S. Reiter, D. R. Krieg and C. J. Green
1272
Effect of Dairy Manure on N Partitioning in Acala 1517
R. P. Flynn
1273
The Use of Concentrated Molasses Solubles (CMS) as a Nitrogen and Sulfur Fertilizer in Cotton Production
David Dunn, Gene Stevens and Bobby Phipps
1275
Cotton Response to In-Furrow Application of AmiSorb, Asset, and PGR-IV
W.C. Robertson, A. Vangilder, B. Griffin and S. Rodery
1276
Boll Retention as Influenced by In-Furrow, Preplant Asset RTU (6-20-5) and Foliar Applications of Empower
B. D. Bassett
1277
Planting Dates and Populations for UNR Cotton in Central Alabama
D.P. Delaney, C.D. Monks, D.W. Reeves, J.S. Bannon and R.M. Durbin
1278
Nitrogen Management in Ultra Narrow Row Cotton
Mark L. McFarland, Robert G. Lemon, Frank M. Hons and Thomas Gerik
1279
Soil Water Extraction Dynamics of Dryland Cotton in Various Row Configurations
P.J. Goyne and J.M. Hare
1280
Relationship of Field Scale Nitrogen Variability to Soil Properties and Remotely Sensed Characteristics
H. J. Buscaglia, J. J. Varco, J. M. Thompson and M. R. Seal
1282
Formulating Decision Support Factors for Variable Rate Nitrogen Fertilization
J. M. Thompson, J. J. Varco and M. R. Seal
1283
Effect of Variable Rate Lime on Cotton Yields
Gene Stevens and Chris Moylan
1285
Spatial Analysis of Agronomic Properties in Two Production Cotton Fields in West Texas
J. Ping and C. J. Green
1286
Economic Analysis of Conservation Tillage on Producer Fields
J. R. Smart, J. M. Bradford, T. Lockamy and E. Perez
1291
Soil Organic Properties as Affected by Long Term Tillage Practices
S. Vacek and J.E. Matocha
1292
Temporal Variability in Soil Test Analysis in Conventional and No-Till Cotton
B. Griffin, M. Daniels and B. Robertson
1293
Effects of Poultry Litter on Cotton Lint Yield
R. K. Malik and K. C. Reddy
1293
Analysis of Runoff Water from Croplands in the South Texas Coastal Plains
B.R. Eddleman, C. Livingston and W.B. Prince
1295
Studies on Cotton-Wheat Intercrop Patterns
H.M.H. Mohamed, A.A. Darwish and W.M.O. El-Shazly
1298
Potassium Nutrition of Cotton on Long Term Experiments
C.C. Mitchell and G.L. Mullins
1303
Effect of Foliar Applied Potassium on Cotton in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Bill L. Weir
1307
Phosphorus and Potassium Nutrition of Cotton Produced Using Two Tillage Systems
D.D. Howard and R.H. Roane
1310
Correlation of No-Till Cotton Yields with Extractable K Based on Soil Sampling Position
D.D. Howard, H.J. Savoy, Jr. and C.S. Snyder
1310
Potassium Status in a Limestone Valley Soil Receiving Surface Applications of Potassium Fertilizer
G.L. Mullins, J. Schwab and C.H. Burmester
1310
Evaluation of Starter Fertilizer and Amisorb(R) for Mid-South Cotton Production
M. W. Ebelhar, J. O. Ware and J. L. Oldham
1314
Nitrogen Source and Rate Effects on Leaf Chlorophyll and Cotton Yields
J.E. Matocha and S.G. Vacek
1319
Influence of Soil Spatial Variability on Cotton Fiber Quality
R.M. Johnson, J.M. Bradow, P.J. Bauer and E.J. Sadler
1319
No-Till, Ridge-Till, and Conventional Tillage Cotton Effects on Soil Organic Matter and pH
J R. Smart and J. M. Bradford
1320
Potassium Fertility Studies from New Mexico Acala 1517
R. P. Flynn and C.E. Barnes
1322


COTTON TEXTILE PROCESSING CONFERENCE

Cotton Short-Fiber Testing
Jerry D. Rowland
1327
Intelligent Design of Cotton Mixtures
António Alberto Cabeço Silva and Maria Elisabete Cabeço Silva
1329
Improving Cotton Spinning Quality Using Fuzzy Sets
Maria Elisabete Cabeço Silva and Antonio Alberto Cabeço Silva
1331
Nonwoven Processes and Products Applicable to Cotton and Other Cellulosic Fibers
E. A. Vaughn
1334
Evaluation of Fiber Finishes for Bleached Cotton
H. Charles Allen, Jr.
1338
Understanding Structures and Actions of Nonwoven Fabrics Through Microscopical Examinations
W. R. Goynes, B. F. Ingber and D. V. Parikh
1343
Current and Future Trends of Nonwovens Business
T. Wirtz
1344
Antimicrobial Cellulosic Nonwovens
T. L. Vigo, G. F. Danna and D. V. Parikh
1344
Overview of Nonwovens from Fiber Producers Perspective
Sanjiv R. Malkan
1346
Absorbency of AGM While Under Compression
Paul Kallmes
1353
Carding of Microfibers
Yoon J. Hwang, William Oxenham and Abdelfattah M. Seyam
1353
Rational Design of Cellulosic Fiber Insulation Materials
Navzer (Nozar) D. Sachinvala, Dharnidhar V. Parikh, Harry H. Solhjoo, Eugene J. Blanchard, Noelie R. Bertoniere, David L. Winsor and Othman A. Hamed
1359
Performance of Nonwoven Cellulosic Composites for Automotive Applications
D. V. Parikh and J. C. Myatt
1364
A Fire-Barrier Fabric of Predominantly-Cotton Content
Paul S. Sawhney, W. Tao, G.F. Ruppenicker, T.A. Calamari and R. Parachuru
1365
Application of Ultrasound to Enzymatic Processing of Cotton Textiles
V. G. Yachmenev, E. J. Blanchard and A. H. Lambert
1369
Air Flow and Consumption of an Air-Jet Weaving Machine
A. P. S. Sawhney, K. Q. Robert and X. Cui
1372
Enzyme Reactions for Removing Non-Cellulosic Cell Wall Components of Cotton Fibers
You-Lo Hsieh
1375
A New System for Measurement of the Properties of Intermediate Cotton Spinning Products
Alexander Vaganov
1378


JOINT: COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE/COTTON ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

Above-Ground Processes in the ARS Cotton Model
B. Acock and R. Olson
1381
Extracting Equations and Parameter Values from Field Data
M. Acock and Y. Pachepsky
1381
Below-Ground Processes in the ARS Cotton Model
Ya. A. Pachepsky and E. V. Mironenko
1381
The Cotton Model and Graphical User Interface
E. Mironenko, Ya. Pachepsky and B. Acock
1383
Validation of the Cotton Production Model Across the US Cotton Belt
G.F. Sassenrath-Cole
1383
Validation of the Cotton Model in the Texas High Plains
Don Wanjura
1383
Uses of Simulation Models in Precision Cotton Farming
J. A. Landivar
1384


JOINT: COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS CONFERENCE/COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE

Preliminary Comparison of the Impact of Modern Gin Stands on Short Fiber Content and NEPS
Michael D. Buser
1389
Effects of Multiple Lint Cleaning on the Value and Quality of Stripper Harvested Cotton
R. V. Baker and A. D. Brashears
1391
A Look at Combing Fibers at Cotton Gins
Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr. and W. Stanley Anthony
1393
Initial Evaluation of a Method to Improve Cleaning of Seed Cotton, Lint, and Lint Cleaner Waste
D. P. Whitelock and W. S. Anthony
1398
Can Lint Cleaner Waste Be Reduced?
W. Stanley Anthony
1403
HVI Short Fiber Content Measurement
Lee Gibson
1406
Preliminary Report on 1998 HVI Color Grade Pilot Project
Mary Atienza
1407
Mill Use of RD +B HVI Data
Ted Goolesby
1409
Establishing HVI Calibration Standards
James L. Knowlton
1410
Image Processing for Stripper Harvested Cotton Trash Content Measurement a Progress Report
M.G. Pelletier, G.L. Barker and R.V. Baker
1412
Quality of Lint Obtained in Cleaning Cottonseed to Facilitate Seed Coating Process
J. W. Laird and T. C. Wedegaertner
1415
Wet-Bottomed Modules - Moisture Content Measurement and Dryer Control
Richard K. Byler and W. Stanley Anthony
1419
Relative Velocity Effects on Cotton Moisture Transfer Rates
G. L. Barker, J. W. Laird and M. G. Pelletier
1423
Modifications to Improve Bur Extractor Performance
A. D. Brashears
1427
Drying and Precleaning - Better Trash Removal and Less Fiber Damage with Therdyn Processing System
Ronnie Valerius, Keith Scott, Homer Sanchez, Kyle Williams and Glenn Ellison
1429
Update on an Automated In-Field Cotton Lint Moisture Measurement System
Richard K. Byler and W. Stanley Anthony
1432
Evaluation of Modified 1D-3D Cyclones
G.A. Holt, R.V. Baker and S.E. Hughs
1434
Cyclone Efficiency Sensitivity to Entrance Velocity
P. A. Funk, S. E. Hughs and R. V. Baker
1438
Dispersion Modeling of Particulate from Point and Multiple Point Sources
G. W. Zwicke, B. W. Shaw, C. B. Parnell, Jr., S.E. Hughs, P.A. Funk and B. K. Fritz
1441
Dispersion Modeling of Particulate Matter from Ground-Level Area Sources
M.T. Meister, B.K. Fritz, B.W. Shaw and C.B. Parnell
1446
Performance Test Results from the Cascade Impactor, the Federal Reference Method PM(2.5) Sampler, and the Improve Sampler
Usha-Maria Buch, Calvin. B. Parnell, Jr., Bryan. W. Shaw and Brent W. Auvermann
1452
Ginning Performance of Felt as Covering for Roller Gin Rolls
S.E. Hughs and M. N. Gillum
1461
Changing the Speed of the Rotary Knife on a Roller Gin Stand
M. N. Gillum and C. B. Armijo
1464
Operational and Costs Characteristics of the Mississippi Cotton Ginning Industry
Shawn Boyd and Darren Hudson
1464
Update on the Extrusion of Cottonseed and Cotton Gin Waste Mixtures
Michael D. Buser
1468
Economics of Cotton Gin Waste as a Roughage Ingredient in Cattle Feedlot Rations on the Texas High Plains
Mark Castleberry and Emmett Elam
1472
Reduced Compression Force for 6 and 8-Tie Platens
W. Stanley Anthony
1478
A Three-Year Study of UNR Cotton
E. D. Vories, R. E. Glover, K. J. Bryant and T. D. Valco
1480
UNR Farm Trials in Georgia 1998
Michael J. Bader, S. Wesley Smith, Rick Reed, Richard McDaniel, Lannie L. Lanier and Chuck Ellis
1482
Results of 1998 Ginning Studies of Ultra Narrow Cotton
W. Stanley Anthony, William D. Mayfield and Thomas D. Valco
1484

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