PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2000 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
	Jan. 4-8, San Antonio, TX Editors C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter
TABLE OF CONTENTS

BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION CONFERENCE
Strategies for Solutions: Policy Implications F. Ronald Rayner	3
1999 Year in Review: The Southeast Steven M. Brown	5
1999 Year in Review: The Mid-South Bobby J. Phipps	5
1999 Year in Review: The Southwest J. C. Banks	5
1999 Year in Review: The West Jeffrey C. Silvertooth	6
The Economic Outlook for Cotton Mark D. Lange	8
Food Quality Protection Act’s Impact on Chemical Availability Keith Menchey	9
Yield Study Report Allen B. Helms, Jr.	11
Minimizing Costs of Production per Pound: The Law of Diminishing Returns and Price Fred T. Cooke, Jr. and David W. Parvin	12
Minimizing Costs of Production per Pound: Western Grower’s Perspective Gary J. Martin	15
Minimizing Costs of Production per Pound: Creating Efficient Input Markets Using the Internet N. Fulton Breen	15
Market Place Insights William B. Dunavant, Jr.	16
Role of Congress in Development, Implementation and Regulation of New Technology Henry Bonilla	18
Seed Selection: A Seed Industry Perspective David S. Guthrie	20
Seed Selection: A Researcher’s Perspective on Cottonseed Quality, Profits and Variety Selection Emmett Elam	21
Seed Selection: A Breeder’s Perspective O. Lloyd May	22
Seed Selection: An Extension Specialist’s Perspective William H. McCarty	23
Seed Selection: A Western Grower’s Perspective Jean Errotabere	24
Seed Selection: A Southwestern Grower’s Perspective Danny Davis	25
Seed Selection: A Mid-South Grower’s Perspective Jimmy Hargett	26
Seed Selection: A Southeastern Grower’s Perspective Chuck B. Coley	26
Pest Management: A Southwestern Grower’s Perspective Van M. Gaskins	27
Pest Management: A Southeast Grower’s Perspective on Pest Control Before and After Boll Weevil Eradication and Bt Cotton Sam Spruell	27
Pest Management: A Plant Pathologist’s Perspective P. D. Colyer	28
Pest Management: A Weed Scientist’s Perspective R. M. Hayes	29
FOCUS ON QUALITY - BREEDING THROUGH SPINNING
Focus on Quality - Breeding through Spinning: What Happened in 1999? Texas-Oklahoma Region D. R. Krieg	33
Focus on Quality - Breeding through Spinning: What Happened in 1999? The Mid-South Derrick M. Oosterhuis	33
Focus on Quality - Breeding through Spinning: What Happened in 1999? Fiber Quality in Arizona J. C. Silvertooth	34
Focus on Quality - Breeding through Spinning: What Happened in 1999? The Southeast Randy Wells	35
MANAGING SOILS FOR THE MILLENNIUM
Nutrient Management, Soil Testing, and Fertilization in Arkansas J. S. McConnell and R. C. Kirst, Jr.	39
Nitrogen Management for Different Soils and Cropping Systems D.J. Boquet and S.H. Moore	40
The Basis for and Verification of University of Missouri Soil Test Recommendations David Dunn and Gene Stevens	42
Deep Tillage in The North Delta B.J. Phipps, A.S. Phillips and B.J. Tanner	43
Nitrogen Nutrition Under Conservation Tillage D.D. Howard	44
Comparing Soil Test Laboratory Recommendations Gary M. Lessman	44
Effects of Cotton Tillage Systems on Soil Quality Using On-Farm Tests M.D. Hubbs, C.A. Seybold and D.D. Tyler	45
BIOTECHNOLOGY SPECIAL SESSION
Biotechnology in the Pipeline: Sparks Companies’ Update J. B. Penn	51
EPA Regulation of Transgenic Pesticidal Crops and Insectresistance Management for B.t. Cotton Sharlene R. Matten, Ph.D.	71
Value of Bt and Herbicide-Resistant Cottons Janet E. Carpenter and Leonard P. Gianessi	76
International Trade Implications of Biotechnology David Hegwood	79
NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM INDUSTRY
Steel Wire Ties - The Next Generation B. W. Daniel	85
Centrifugal Elbow Lint Cleaner Frank R. Clark	86
Continental Eagle’s Vertical Flow Drier Frank R. Clark	87
The Ag Leader Technology Cotton Yield Monitor System Allen Myers	90
Raising Cotton $50 Cheaper and Harvesting 75% Faster (Hargettspecial, Nine-Row Cotton Picker) Jimmy Hargett	93
Securalink (TM) Closed System Developmentsin Cotton Insecticides for 2000 John Backscheider	94
Steward(TM) Insecticide: a Novel Broad Spectrum Compound for Cotton Dan Sherrod, Walt Mitchell and Glenn Hammes	96
Steward- A New Control Agent for Tarnished Plant Bug and Cotton Fleahopper Walt Mitchell	97
Action(R) - A New Harvest Aid in Cotton H. Ray Smith and Jerry Wells	98
Leverage(TM) 2.7 - A New Broad Spectrum Solution for Cotton Insect Control H. Lin	98
New and Improved Boll Weevil Trap Jim Plato	100
New Cotton Varieties from Fibermax: FM 958, FM 966 J. K. Dever	104
Paymaster Stripper Cotton Varieties PM 2280 BG/RR and PM 2326 BG/RR Richard H. Sheetz	106
Sure-Grow 105, a New Early-Maturing, Conventional Picker Variety K.E. Lege’	107
Phytogen PSC 355 and PSC 952 Conventional, Early Maturing Picker Varieties R. McPherson, E. Lubbers, F. Bordelon and J. Schwer	110
New Early-to Mid-Season Transgenic Varieties from Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company Lloyd L. McCall and Michael R. Robinson	113
Phytogen GA161 and HS12: New High-Yielding, Excellent Quality, Mid-Full Season Cotton Varieties E. L. Lubbers, G. R. McPherson, R. S. Mizell and J. F. Schwer	113
CPCSD Acala GLS: A Glandless Cotton Variety for the San Joaquin Valley John H. Dobbs and Stephen R. Oakley	115
COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL
Minutes of the 1999 Cotton Disease Council Business Meeting, January 7, 2000 San Antonio, TX John D. Mueller	119
Report of the Cottonseed Treatment Committee for 1999 C. S. Rothrock and S. A. Winters	119
Report of the Soil Fungicide Committee - 1999 G. L. Sciumbato	124
Report of the Regional Disease Problems Committee - 1999 W. E. Batson, Jr.	126
Report of the Verticillium Wilt and Fusarium Wilt Committee - 1999 Peggy M. Thaxton	126
Report of the Nematode Management Committee - 2000 J. D. Mueller	131
Cotton Disease Loss Estimate Committee Report Don Blasingame and Mukund V. Patel	132
Defense Responses of Cotton to Verticillium Wilt Y. Bolek, C. W. Magill, P. M. Thaxton, K. M. El-Zik, and A. A. Bell	133
Reduction of Verticillium Wilt Symptoms in Cotton following Seed Treatment with Trichoderma Virens L. E. Hanson	134
The Relationship Between Incidence of Verticillium Wilt and Reflectance in a Wilt Nursery T. A. Wheeler, J. R. Gannaway and H. W. Kaufman	134
Discovery and Possible Significance of Nectriafurone, 5-O-Methyljavanicin, and Related Compounds Produced by Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Vasinfectum M.H. Wheeler, L. S. Puckhaber, A.A. Bell, R.D. Stipanovic, and R. A. Baker	136
Control Strategies for Fusarium Wilt of Cotton in Australia S. J. Allen and P. A. Lonergan	136
Variability and Heritability of Bronze Wilt Resistance in Cotton Cultivars Alois A. Bell	138
The Role of Hydrolytic Enzymes in the Biocontrol Activity of Trichoderma Virens C. M. Kenerley, J.-M. Baek, and C. R. Howell	144
Mechanisms in the Biocontrol of Pythium Damping off of Cotton with Trichoderma Virens C. R. Howell and R. D. Stipanovic	144
Toxicity of Cotton Phytoalexins to the Seedling Disease Pathogen Rhizoctonia Solanii L. S. Puckhaber, L. E. Hanson, C. R. Howell and R. D. Stipanovic	145
Evaluation of Seedling Disease Control Strategies for Cotton Planted in Conventional and Stale Bed Tillage Systems W. E. Batson, Jr. and J. Caceres	145
Upland Cotton Varietal Response to Charcoal Rot T. A. Turini, E. T. Natwick, C. G. Cook and M. E. Stanghellini	147
Stability of Modified Aspergillus Flavus Communities: Need for Area-Wide Management Peter J. Cotty	148
Seed Rot in South Carolina J. D. Mueller, M. A. Jones, D. A. Kluepfel, J. T. Walker, M. J. Sullivan and M. E. Roof	149
Cotton Stem Canker in North Carolina Caused by Phoma Exigua S. R. Koenning	149
Black Root Problems on Poorly Drained Soils in Georgia G. J. Gascho, and R. E. Baird	150
Symptoms and Variety Response to Phomopsis Boll Dangle in Louisiana Boyd Padgett, Patrick Colyer and P. R. Vernon	150
Bronze Wilt Field Symptoms in Georgia S. M. Brown	151
Bronze Wilt Complex Observations in the 1998 and 1999 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials J. B. Creech and J. C. Fieber	151
Cotton Variety Response to Bronze Wilt in Missouri and Northern Tennessee B. J. Phipps	152
Role of Agrobacterium in Bronze Wilt of Cotton Alois A. Bell	154
Genetics of Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes Insome Cotton Cultivars E. Zhou, J. L. Starr and C. W. Smith	160
Root-Knot and Reniform Nematode Suppression with Selected Nematicides in Arkansas G. M. Lorenz III, T. Kirkpatrick, C. Allen, R. T. Robbins, M. Crow, A. Fisher and J. D. Hopkins	160
Reniform Nematode Management in Georgia Cotton Richard F. Davis and Tommy D. Cummings	162
Impact of Various Crop Rotations and Various Winter Cover Crops on Reniform Nematode in Cotton W. S. Gazaway, J.R. Akridge and K. Mclean	162
Resistance in Upland Cotton to the Silverleaf Whitefly Transmitted Cotton Leaf Crumple Disease E. T. Natwick, C. Cook, R. Gilbertson, Young-Su Seo and T. Turini	164
Minimizing Cotton Stress from Herbicide Use and Seedling Disease in Roundup Ready Cotton G. L. Sciumbato and H. R. Hurst	166
Effect of Selected Fungicides on Cotton Seedling Disease in Alabama K. S. Mclean, W. Gazaway, L. Cambell and L. Carter	167
Geographical Dispersion of Reniform Nematode in Louisiana C. Overstreet and E. C. Mcgawley	168
The Distribution of Root-Knot and Reniform Nematodes in Arkansas, 1990-1999 R. J. Bateman, T. L. Kirkpatrick, R. T. Robbins and G. Lorenz	171
Effect of Telone II on Reniform Nematode Management in Mississippi G. W. Lawrence and K. S. Mclean	171
Observations from Twenty Growth Chamber Experiments Comparing Reniform with Root-Knot Nematode Reproduction on Cotton A. F. Robinson, A. C. Bridges, A. E. Percival, C. G. Cook, M. J. Oliver and J. P. Velten	173
Effect of Different Soil Types on the Reproduction of Reniform Nematode Qian Zhao, Robert T. Robbins and James McD. Stewart	173
Effect of Site Specific Application of Aldicarb on Cotton Yield in a Meloidogyne Incognita Infested Field Allen Wrather, Gene Stevens, and Terry Kirkpatrick	174
1999 Testing for Reniform Nematode Resistance in 226 Selectd Soybean Cultivars for Rotation in Reniform Infested Cotton Fields R. T. Robbins, L. Rakes, L. Jackson and D. G. Dombek	174
Chemical Suppression of Phymatotrichum Root Rot on Cotton in South Texas J. E. Matocha and S. G. Vacek	175
Synergism Between Rhizoctonia Solanii and Agrobacterium Tumefaciens in Causing Crown Gall of Cotton Alois A. Bell	175
COTTON AND OTHER ORGANIC DUSTS CONFERENCE
Evaluating Levels of Airborne Dust in Synthetic Organic Fiber Manufacturing Facilities Georgia A. Hart, Robert H. Klawitter, Charles M. Carter and Thomas W. Hesterberg	181
Synthetic Fiber Dust Air Sampling Protocol S. N. Hacker, J. C. Olguin, M. B. McGinn and R. T. Simmons	181
Methodological Studies for Quantifying Aerosol Exposure to Organic Respirable-Sized Fiber-Shaped Particulates (RFP) in the Workplace: Results of a Round Robin and Cowl Washing Study D. B. Warheit, K. L. Reed, G. L. Kennedy, Jr., M. Hengstberger and L. Davies	190
Use of Raman Microspectroscopy to Identify the Type of Respirable Fiber Stephen Michielsen	192
Propose Health Effects Test Guidelines for Respirable Fibrous Particles David Lai	195
Continuing Challenges of Fibers in the Work Environment Ralph Zumwalde	197
Applications of the Intratracheal Instillation Technique in Inhalation Toxicology Evaluations Gerald L. Kennedy, Jr, R. Valentine and D. B. Warheit	198
Critical Role of Fiber Length in the Bioactivity and Cytotoxicity of Glass Fibers Vincent Castranova, William Jones, Terri Blake, Jianping Ye, Xianglin Shi, Gregory Deye and Paul Baron	200
Correlation of in vitro and in vivo Pulmonary Responses to Different Cellulose Materials J. M. Gearhart, L. E. Benton, J. M. Carter, G. M. Adamson and S. Y. Zhou	202
The Acute Pulmonary Response to Inhaled Particulate Cellulose and Regenerated Cellulosic Fiber Dust Relative to Cotton Dust R. R. Jacobs	202
Real-Time and Video Exposure Monitoring During Cellulose Insulation Applications Robert E. McCleery	204
Evaluating the Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity of Polypropylene Fibers in Rats G. A. Hart and T. W. Hesterberg	205
Occupational Lung Disease in Workers Exposed to Nylon Flock: Pathologic Features and Distinctive Lesions Val Vallyathan and Vince Castranova	205
The Initial Twelve Site Implementation of EPA’s PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Trends Monitoring Network James B. Homolya and Joann Rice	206
Engineering of PM(10) and PM(2.5) Samplers Calvin B. Parnell, Jr., Bryan W. Shaw, Brent Auvermann and Joshua McClure	207
Overview of the PMHealth Effects Research Program A. J. Ghio, J. Vadenberg, J. Soukup and S. Becker	212
Worker Health and Safety in a Changing Agricultural Environment S. A. Olenchock	219
Haber’s Law, Shift Work, and Cotton Dust R. R. Jacobs	222
Lung Function Decline in Man-Made Fibre Textile Workers: Relationship to Past Cotton Exposure A. M. Fletcher, R. McL. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering, E. Faragher, H. Francis, L. A. Oldham, C. J. Warburton, D. Fishwick and C. G. Simpson	225
Relationship Between CD14 Expression on Monocytes, Spirometry and Symptoms Across the Working Week in Endotoxin Exposed Cotton Workers S. N. Raza, A. M. Fletcher, H. C. Francis, J. L. Hoyle, C. A. C. Pickering, R. McL. Niven, G. D. Fletcher, A. Curran, P. Beckett, J. Swann, K. Oakley and D. Fishwick	228
Exposure to Cotton Dust and Endotoxin Causes a Significant Change in Monocyte CD14 A. D. Curran, P. N. Beckett, J. R. M. Swan, K. Oakley, D. Fishwick, N. Raza, A. M. Fletcher, R. McL. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering and H. Francis	230
Is Byssinosis Related to CD-14 Genepolymorphism? R. Rylander	232
Bacterial Profile of the Cotton Dust, from Cotton Grown in the Mississippi Delta Region, Collected for the Second Endotoxin Assay Round Robin Study D. T. Chun and R. E. Harrison	235
An Investigation into the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide and (1-3)-b-D-Glucan Either in Combination or Separatel on the Degranulation of Mast Cells Isolated from the Human Lung C. J. Gregory and P. J. Nicholls	238
The Role of NF-kB in 1-3-b-Glucan (Zymosan) Induced TNF-a Production S. Young, J. Ye, D. G. Frazer, X. Shi and V. Castranova	241
Home Exposure to Molds Alters Blood Cell Cytokine Production L. Beijer, J. Thorn and R. Rylander	247
In Vitro Studies of Tobacco Dust Extract on Airway Smooth Muscle: Role of Sensitization E. Neil Schachter, E. Zuskin, Aneal Gadgil, S. K. Goswami, N. Rienzi, Shukai Liang and Gwen Skloot	250
COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE
The U.S. and World Cotton Outlook Carol Skelly	255
Price and Marketing Strategies for the Year 2000 Carl G. Anderson	257
The Evolution of Global ELS Cotton Marketing Matthew S. Laughlin	259
Global Demand for Cotton: Evidence from Major Consumer Markets Kimberley S. Kitchings and Mark A. Messura	260
The Export Elasticity of Demand Revisited: Implications of Changing Markets Olga Isengildina, Darren Hudson and Cary W. (Bill) Herndon	265
Francophone West Africa Cotton Update Andrew Levin	269
Technology Transfer of Cotton J. Dloomy	271
Explaining International Cotton Prices: A Structural Model Approach Ioannis K Kaltsas	273
Major World Cotton Producers for 1999/2000 Ronald R. Roberson	275
Economic Comparison of Alternative Cotton Harvesting Systems Jeannie Nelson, Sukant Misra and Alan Brashears	277
Evidence of Defoliation and Harvest Timeliness Effects on Yield, Grade, and Profit: The Case of Cotton in Georgia W. Don Shurley and Craig W. Bednarz	285
Economic Evaluation of Ultra Narrow Row Cotton on a Whole Farm Basis S. Gary Bullen and Blake Brown	287
The Cost of Ultra-Narrow Row Cotton Production in Mississippi: A Commercial-Scale Experiment Ashley Renck, Darren Hudson, Steve Martin and Jeanne Reeves	289
Economic Comparisons of Conservation Tillage Systems Across the Belt, AL, AR, CA, GA, LA, MS, SC, & TX John F. Bradley	290
The Impact of Narrow Skip-Row Cotton on Cost Per Pound Dudley Stephens, D. W. Parvin and F. T. Cooke, Jr.	295
Effect of Decreasing Government Involvement in the U.S. Cotton Industry N. Hishamunda, P. A. Duffy, C. M. Jolly and J. Raymond	298
Adjustments to Cotton’s High Production Cost by Mississippi Producers D. W. Parvin and F. T. Cooke	301
The Impacts of Production Variability on the Mississippi Ginning Industry Shawn Boyd and Darren Hudson	304
A Marketing Strategy for Cotton Producers Based on Mean Reversion in Cotton Futures Prices Emmett Elam	310
Using Moving Averages as a Cotton Pricing Tool J. L. Johnson and B. K. Bennett	313
Using a Cotton Options Strategy to Increase Revenues Olga Isengildina, Darren Hudson, O. A. Cleveland and Cary W. Herndon	315
Evaluation of Consumer Demand for Selected End-Use Markets for Cotton Catherine Viator, Carl G. anderson and Rodolfo Nayga	319
Inter-Sectoral Relationships in the Texas Cotton Industry Blake K. Bennett and Sukant K. Misra	323
Texas-Oklahoma Producer Cotton Market Summary: 1998/99 Kalyan Chakraborty, Kevin Hoelscher, Sukant Misra and Don Ethridge	329
The Economics of Bt Cotton in the Mississippi Delta-A Progress Report Fred T. Cooke, Jr., William P. Scott, Roy D. Meeks and David W. Parvin, Jr.	332
Roundup Ready Versus Conventional Cotton Varieties: Case Studies from the Southern High Plains Region of Texas Kelly White, Diana Beaty Jones and Phillip Johnson	334
Adoption of Bt Cotton: Regional Differences in Producer Costs and Returns George B. Frisvold, Russell Tronstad and Jorgen Mortensen	337
Cost and Return Comparison of Seven Cotton Varieties in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico Jose Eduardo Magaña Magaña, Juvencio Gonzalez García, Arturo J. Obando Rodríguez, Alvaro Anchondo Nájera and Sóstenes Delgado García	340
On-Farm Economic Evaluation of Bollgard(R) with Roundup Ready(R) Cotton in the Mississippi Delta Bill O’Neal and Anthony Mills	343
Cost and Return Comparisons of Transgenic Cotton Systems in Arkansas K. J. Bryant, C. T. Allen, F. M. Bourland, K. L. Smith and L. D. Earnest	343
Efficient Bt Refuge Policies Mike Livingston, Gerald Carlson and Paul Fackler	345
The Potential of a Proposed Rainfall Option at Cotton Harvest Steven W. Martin	348
An Economic Analysis of Cotton Crop Rotations in Northeast Louisiana A. Bechtel, K. Guidry, J. Miller and M. Holman	351
Economic Impact of the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in West Tennessee J. A. Larson, B. C. English and O. P. Suarez	353
Input Use, Yields, and Quality of Cotton in the Texas High Plains Octavio A. Ramirez, Megan L. Denning, Dan Krieg, Don Ethridge, Phillip Johnson and Dean Ethridge	355
Organic Cotton: Production Trends in the U.S. and Globally S. Marquardt	360
Adoption of Insect Growth Regulators in Arizona Cotton: Determinants and Economic Implications G. Ken Agnew, George B. Frisvold and Paul Baker	361
Trends in Cotton Yields and Yield Variability in the Texas High Plains: An Irrigated Versus Dryland Comparison David B. Willis and Octavio A. Ramirez	364
The Economics of Precision Agricultural Practices in Cotton Production Man Yu, Eduardo Segarra, Hong Li, Robert J. Lascano, Charles Chilcutt, L. Ted Wilson, Kevin Bronson and Steve Searcy	369
Three Year Economic Summary of Bollgard(R) with Roundup Ready(R) Cotton in Mississippi Anthony Mills	374
How Different Quality Attributes Contribute to the Price of Cotton in Texas and Oklahoma? Kalyan Chakraborty, Don Ethridge and Sukant Misra	374
An Estimated 1999 Texas-Oklahoma Pre-Season Price Schedule Based on Market History Kevin Hoelscher, Kalyan Chakraborty, Sukant Misra and Don Ethridge	377
Historical Regional Shifts in Cotton Planted Acres in the U.S. 1960 - 1999 Joey E. Mehlhorn, Steve Martin and Greta Schuster	379
How Successful Were U.S. Cotton Farms in 1998? Nora L. Brooks, Mir B. Ali and Mitchell J. Morehart	379
Cotton Quality Price Differentials from Textile Mills’ Perspective: An Update Don Ethridge, Shauna Swink and Kalyan Chakraborty	382
Effects of the MFA Phase-Out on the U.S. Cotton & Textile Markets Leslie A. Meyer, Stephen MacDonald, Agapi Somwaru and Xinshen Diao	385
Cotton Quantity, Quality and Value: A Comparison of Hand and Mechanical Harvest Results from a Large Scale South Texas Test Lawrence L. Falconer, John L. Parker and Roy D. Parker	390
COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS CONFERENCE
Droplet Size and Spray Volume Effects on Canopy Penetration and Insect Control J. T. Reed and D. B. Smith	395
Fertilizer Pattern Analyzer Using Microsoft Excel Filip To, Lulu Lin and Nathalie Odryzynski	396
Perennial Weed Management with a Position Sensitive, Multiple Rate Spray Applicator James P. Bordovsky and J. Wayne Keeling	399
Cotton Yield Mapping: Texas Experiences in 1999 J. P. Roades, A. D. Beck and S. W. Searcy	404
Tennessee Cotton Yield Measurement System - Field Evaluation of Commercial Implementation J. B. Wilkerson and F. H. Moody	408
Advanced Optical Cotton Yield Monitor J. Alex Thomasson and Ruixiu Sui	408
Non-Intrusive Flow Rate Sensor for Harvester and Gin Applications F. H. Moody, J. B. Wilkerson, W. E. Hart, J. E. Goodwin and P. A. Funk	410
Non-Contact Image Processing for Gin Trash Sensors in Stripper Harvested Cotton with Burr and Fine Trash Correction M. G. Pelletier, G. L. Barker and R. V. Baker	415
Cotton Yield Prediction Improvement with Remote Sensing J. Alex Thomasson, Jian Chen, James R. Wooten, Scott A. Shearer and Dean A. Pennington	419
Patterns Among Seeding Rates, Remotely Sensed Data, and Yield on a Mississippi Delta Cotton Farm Richard Campanella and Kenneth B. Hood	421
Spatially Variable Insecticide Applications through Remote Sensing J. K. Dupont, R. Campanella, M. R. Seal, J. L. Willers and K. B. Hood	426
Relationships Between Remotely Sensed Reflectance Data, Acala Cotton Growth and Yield Richard E. Plant, Daniel S. Munk, Bruce R. Roberts, Ronald L. Vargas, D. William Rains, Robert L. Travis and Robert B. Hutmacher	429
Using Mathematica to Analyze Reflectance Spectra from Nitrogen and Water Stressed Plant and Pix Treated Plants James M. McKinion, John Read, K. Raja Reddy and Lee Tarpley	432
Commercial Ultra-Narrow Row Cotton Production, Mississippi, 1999 D. W. Parvin, Jr., F. T. Cooke and W. T. Molin	433
UNR Cotton Studies Conducted in Georgia 1999 Michael J. Bader, Phillip M. Roberts and Glendon H. Harris	436
COTONS-IMS: An Insect and Plant Damage Management System for Cotton E. Jallas, S. Turner, P. Martin,M. Cretenet and R. Sequeira	437
Irrigation Termination Dates Stan Hicks, Robert Lascano and Jill Booker	439
Crop Coefficients for Irrigation of Cotton W. R. DeTar, S. J. Maas and G. J. Fitzgerald	439
Yield and Applied Water Relationships in Multi-Year Drip Irrigated Cotton Production D. F. Wanjura, D. R. Upchurch and J. R. Mahan	442
Subsurface Drip Irrigation and Conservation Tillage Methods for Cotton on a Soil with Compacted Layers C. R. Camp, P. J. Bauer and W. J. Busscher	449
Reducing Soil Compaction of Tennessee Valley Soils in Conservation Tillage Systems R. L. Raper, D. W. Reeves E. B. Schwab and C. H. Burmester	449
Comparsion of Finger Strippers, Brush Roll Strippers and Spindle Pickers on the Texas High Plains A. D. Brashears and R. V. Baker	452
Small-Scale Burn Testing C. C. Stark, B. W. Shaw, C. B. Parnell and J. W. Swaim	453
A GIS Interface for Cotton Growth Models that Incorporates Midseason Adjustments M. K. Ruble and S. W. Searcy	456
COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE
OSHA Regulatory Activities P. J. Wakelyn	463
A New Risk Management Tool: Cottonseed Futures Tom C. Wedegaertner and Teri Huffaker	471
Current Recommendations for Gin Emission Control J. K. Green, P. A. Funk and G. A. Holt	474
Quality of The 1999 Crop Mack Bennett	475
Gin Evaluation of Ultra Narrow Row Cotton in 1999 W. Stanley Anthony, William D. Mayfield and Thomas D. Valco	476
COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE
Development and Use of PCR-Based Technologies for Cotton Mapping O. U. K. Reddy, T. D. Brooks, K. M. El-Zik and A. E. Pepper	483
Transgenic Cotton with Improved Fiber Micronaire, Strength, and Length and Increased Fiber Weight C. H. Haigler, E. F. Hequet, D. R. Krieg, R. E. Strauss, B. G. Wyatt, W. Cai, T. Jaradat, K. Keating, N. G. Srinivas, C. Wu, A. S. Holaday and G. J. Jividen	483
Mechanisms by Which Fiber Quality and Fiber and Seed Weight Can Be Improved in Transgenic Cotton Growing Under Cool Night Temperatures C. H. Haigler, L. K. Martin, J. Tummala, W. Cai, K. Keating, R. Anconetani, A. S. Holaday, G. J. Jividen and J. G. Gannaway	483
Identification and Mapping of Fiber Length and Strength QTLs in an Interspecific Cotton Population T. D. Brooks, A. E. Pepper, O. U. K. Reddy, P. M. Thaxton and K. M. El-Zik	484
Fiber Quality Comparisons Among Varieties for Conventional, Bollgard(R) and Roundup Ready(R) Versions Tom Kerby, Bill Hugie, Kevin Howard, Marc Bates, Janet Burgess and Jay Mahaffey	484
Fiber Properties and Textile Performance of Transgenic Cotton versus Parent Varieties M. Dean Ethridge and Eric F. Hequet	488
The Agronomic Performance of One Bollgard II(TM) Donor Variety J. S. Mahaffey, K. D. Howard, T. A. Kerby, J. C. Burgess, M. Casavechia and A. Coskrey	495
Performance of Transgenic Cotton Varieties in Arizona H. S. Moser, W. B. McCloskey and J. C. Silvertooth	497
Isolation of Gene Transcripts with Apparent Specificity to CMS-D8 Restoration in Cotton by mRNA Differential Display Jinfa Zhang, J. McD. Stewart and R. B. Turley	499
Genetic Diversity in Diploid and Tetraploid Cotton Species Examined by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) A. M. Abdalla, A. A. Abou-El-Zahab, O. U. K. Reddy, A. E. Pepper and K. M. El-Zik	499
Germplasm Engineering in Cotton R. G. Cantrell	500
Fruit Mapping of Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Cotton Cultivars in Delicias, Chih., Mexico Alvaro Anchondo, Juvencio González, Arturo Obando, Sóstenes Delgado and Eduardo Magaña	500
Analysis of a Second-Year Evaluation of Transgenic Cotton Varieties in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico Juvencio González-García, Arturo J. Obando-Rodríguez, Sóstenes Delgado-García, José Alvaro Anchondo-Nájera, José Eduardo Magaña-Magaña and Rogelio Torres-Ginez	501
Maturity and Yield of Transgenic Cotton Lines C. L. Cheatham, J. N. Jenkins and J. C. McCarty, Jr.	501
Evaluation of Transgenic versus Conventional Varieties D. Eddie McGriff, Joel E. Hudgins and Steve M. Brown	502
Proposed Guidelines for Pre-Commercial Evaluation of Transgenic and Conventional Cotton Cultivars Lloyd May, Steve Brown, Bob Nichols, Tom Kerby and Jeff Silvertooth	503
Fruiting Characteristics of Selected U.S. and ACSI Cultivars and their Hybrids D. B. Shoemaker, J. N. Jenkins and J. C. McCarty, Jr.	507
The Hairy Anther Phenotype is Conditioned by Two Genetic Systems in Cotton Jinfa Zhang, Daigang Yang, Gwen Coyle and James McD. Stewart	508
Cytoplasmic-Nuclear Male Sterility in Cotton: Comparative RFLP Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Chunda Feng, Jiehua Guo, Yichun Nie, Zhenbien Wu, Xianlong Zhang, Jinfa Zhang and J. McD. Stewart	511
Development of Transgenic Egyptian Cotton (Gossypium barbadense) Varieties from Meristematic Tissue Osama A. Momtaz, Ayman A. Diab and Madgy A. Madkour	513
Toward Positional Cloning of a Major Glandless Gene in Cotton John Yu, Russell J. Kohel, Jianmin Dong and Laura I. Decanini	516
Reduction of Fungal Invasion and Growth by Putative Transgenic Cotton Plants K. Rajasekaran, J. W. Cary, T. J. Jacks and T. E. Cleveland	517
Expression of Gossypium barbadense GL(2)E Gene, in Gossypium hirsutum Annual Cotton Luiz Paulo De Carvalho and Robson De Macedo Vieira	517
Evaluation of Cultivar by Race Stock F2 Hybrids J. C. McCarty, J. N. Jenkins and J. Wu	517
Fiber Length Development of Five Unique Cotton Genotypes Chris Braden and C. W. Smith	518
Inheritance of Fiber Length in Two Mutants of Cotton D. L. Auld, R. G. Cantrell, E. Bechere and E. F. Hequet	518
Survey of Vitamin E Concentration in Upland Cotton Paul Irwin Ragsdale C. Wayne Smith and Robert Creelman	520
Screening for Tobacco Budworm Resistance in Exotic Cotton Lines Jay Standley, Johnie N. Jenkins and Jack C. McCarty	520
Comparative Characteristics of Recent and Prospective Tamcot Cultivar Releases Peggy M. Thaxton and Kamal M. El-Zik	521
Release of Okra-Leaf, Nectariless, and Okra-Leaf -Nectariless Pima Germplasm Lines in Full Season and Early Maturing Backgrounds Richard G. Percy	524
Growth Environment and Genetics in Cotton Fiber Quality Judith M. Bradow, Richard M. Johnson, Philip J. Bauer and Gretchen F. Sassenrath-Cole	525
Effect of Planting Date, Moisture, and Heat Units on Cotton Yield and Fiber Quality Under Dryland Production K. M. El-Zik, P. M. Thaxton, T. F. Dusek, T. D. Brooks and K. Schaefer	525
Partitioning Variety and Environment Contribution to Variation in Yield, Plant Growth, and Fiber Quality Tom Kerby, Janet Burgess, Marc Bates, Dave Albers and Ken Lege	528
Cotton Yield Components and Yield Stability Hal Lewis, Lloyd May and Fred Bourland	532
Variability of Plus and Minus Gossypol in the 1998 National Cotton Variety Test S. T. Rayburn, Jr.,W. R. Meredith, Jr., C. W. Smith, R. G. Percy and M. C. Calhoun	536
Varietal Development / Improvement at CCRI, Sakrand Sindh Pakistan A. R. Soomro, B. A. Soomro, Kaneez Soomro and A. W. Soomro	537
Varieties for Earlier Planting John M. Green and Linwood Roberts	542
Selection of an Asiatic Cotton (Gossypium Arboreum) Suitable for US Production J. McD. Stewart	545
Yield Progress in Deltapine Conventional Varieties Grown in the Midsouth D. L. Keim, Larry Burdett and K. R. Jones	545
Performance of New Cultivars in the 1999 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials J. B. Creech and J. C. Fieber	547
Inherent Biases in the Arkansas Cotton Variety Testing Program F. M. Bourland, N. R. Benson and W. C. Robertson	547
The CV: A Statistical Paradigm D. T. Bowman	549
Modified AMMI Method for Measuring Performance Stability for Different Genotypes Over Different Environments S. A. El-Shaarawy	550
Response of Some Egyptian Genotypes to Varied Climatic Measurements Over Varied Environments I. S. Hassan, S. A. El-shaarawy and H. B. Abou-Tour	553
Genotype X Environment Interaction of Cotton Yield and Fruit Retention Russell W. Hayes, Johnie N. Jenkins and Jack C. McCarty, Jr.	560
Pollen Tube Mediated Transformation in Cotton T. P. Wallace, D. Deng and N. A. Reichert	560
Progress on Development of Root-Knot Nematode Resistant and Reniform Nematode Tolerant Cotton Germplasm C. G. Cook, A. F. Robinson, A. C. Bridges and J. A. Bautista	561
1999 Mississippi Cotton Variety Trials Yield Performance J. B. Creech, T. P. Wallace, J. R. Johnson, D. M. Ingram and N. W. Buehring	562
Genetic Manipulation of Cotton Leaf Stomatal Density to Enhance Drought Tolerance Robert G. Mcdaniel	562
Vertical Distribution of the Reniform Nematode in the Upper 1.5 Meters of Soil on Nine Farms in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas A. F. Robinson, C. G. Cook, T. L. Kirkpatrick, E. C. McGawley, C. Overstreet and B. Padgett	564
Molecular Identification of Cytoplasmic-Specific Transcripts in Cotton Sukumar Saha, Johnie N. Jenkins, Mehmet Karaca and Richard G. Percy	564
Identification of Ligon Lintless-1 Specific Transcripts in Cotton Mehmet Karaca, Johnie N. Jenkins, David Lang, Allan Zipf, Russell J. Kohel and Sukumar Saha	565
Comparisons of QTL Mapping Properties for Two Methods of RI Development J. Wu, J. N. Jenkins, J. C. McCarty, Jr. and J. Zhu	565
Response of Deltapine Transgenic Varieties in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, México Arturo Hernández-Jasso and Mariano Berdegué-Sacristán	565
Response to Plant Density in Cotton Cultivars, Yield and Yield Components. Yaqui Valley, Sonora, México Arturo Hernández-Jasso and Javier Gutiérrez-Zamorán	568
Induction of Highly Embryogenic Calli and Plant Regeneration in Diploid and Tetraploid Cottons H. F. Sakhanokho, A. Zipf, G. C. Sharma, Mehmet Karaca, S. Saha and K. Rajasekaran	570
A Marker, GhSEM-1, Potentially Associated with Regeneration Ability in Cotton M. Altaf Khan, G. O. Myers, H. J. Kim and B. A. Triplett	574
Histology of Cotton Somatic Embryogenesis H. Chaïr, N. Gisbert and N. Ferrière	574
Construction and Characterization of Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library of Egyptian Cotton (Gossypium Barbadense L.) Osama. A. Momtaz, Abeer. A. Ibrahim, Magdy. A. Madkour and Ismail. A. Kamel	575
Effect of Temik on Fruiting Patterns of Irrigated Cotton in Southwest Oklahoma C. Jack, Z. Estes and E. Wallace	581
Root-Knot Nematode/ Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Transgenic Cotton Cultivars W. D. Caldwell, P. D. Colyer, P. R. Vernon and T. L. Kirkpatrick	581
Notice of Release of ‘Tamcot Luxor’ Cotton K. M. El-Zik and P. M. Thaxton	581
Notice to Plant Breeders and Geneticists of the Release of 58 Recombinant Inbred Cotton Genetic Lines O. L. May	583
COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE
Genetic Variability for Early Growth, Root Development and Mycorrhizal Association in Cotton B. L. McMichael, Norman Hopper, J .C. Zak and Ben Duesterhaus	589
Effect of Low Soil Temperature and Soil Disturbance on Early Root Growth and Mycorrhizal Association in Cotton J. C. Zak and B. L. McMichael	589
Preliminary Evaluation of Sized Cotton Planting Seed B. J. Phipps, A. S. Phillips and B. J. Tanner	589
Simulating the Effects of Climate Change on Cotton Production in the US Midsouth Prashant R. Doma, K. Raja Reddy and M. Y. L. Boone	591
Cotton Root Health Work Group: Preliminary Determination of Effects of Seedling Disease Control Strategies on Crop Maturity B. L. McMichael, Bill Batson, Randy Boman, Don Blasingame, Pat Colyer, Keith Edimisten,Bruce Roberts and Don Sumner	592
Fiber Property Variability in Green Lint Cotton at the Seed and Boll Level G. H. Davidonis, A. S. Johnson, C. H. Campbell and J. A. Landivar	592
Irrigation Management that Optimizes Yield and Considers Earliness D. S. Munk	593
Effects of Drought Stress on Growth, Development and Leaf Photosynthesis of Field-Grown Cotton H. J. Earl	595
Narrow and Conventional Row Pattern Yield Response to Limited Subsurface Drip Irrigation B. L. Unruh, W. Multer and J. Enciso	596
Sprinkler Irrigation Induced Flower Shedding John J. Burke	596
A Screening Test for the Evaluation of Cold Tolerance in Cottonseed Germination and Emergence B. Duesterhaus, N. Hopper, J. Gannaway and T. D. Valco	596
Maximizing Cottonseed Quality through Nutrient Management Strategies D. P. Allen and D. R. Krieg	599
The Imbibition and Emergence Responses of Polymer-Coated Fuzzy Cottonseed K. D. Williams, N. W. Hopper and T. C. Wedegaertner	601
Effect of Various Intra-Row Skips, Plant Populations, and Irrigation Levels on Development and Yield in Cotton S. Franklin, N. Hopper, J. Gannaway and R. Boman	604
Photosynthetic and Growth Variability Due to Cotton Row Spacing J. M. Rinehardt, R. Wells, K. L. Edmisten and A. M. Stewart	606
Change in the Light Extinction Coefficient with Row Spacing in Upland Cotton Evelyn M. Steglich, Thomas J. Gerik, Jim Kiniry, J. Tom Cothren and Robert G. Lemon	606
Varietal Comparisons in Ultra Narrow Row Cotton (UNRC) T. K. Witten and J. T. Cothren	608
Field and Laboratory Tolerance of Roundup Ready Cotton to Glyphosate S. L. File, D. B. Reynolds, K. N. Reddy and J. C. Arnold	608
Protection of Cotton Foliar Tissue from Its Own Photoactivated Phytoalexins by Epidermal Flavonol Glucosides M. Essenberg, J. A. Hall and A. A. Bell	609
Sample Collection Methods for Carbohydrate Analysis in Developing Cotton Fibers Allen K. Murray and Daniel S. Munk	609
Diurnal Variation of Carbohydrates in Developing Cotton Fibers Allen K. Murray and Daniel S. Munk	611
Cloning and Expression of Desoxyhemigossypol 6-O-Methyltransferase from Cotton Plant J. Liu, R. D. Stipanovic, A. A. Bell and C. R. Benedict	613
Superoxide Levels in NaCl Stressed Cotton Callus Stephen W. Banks, John A. H. Braud, M. Cran Lucas and Dalton R. Gossett	613
The Role of Salicylic Acid in the Antioxidant Signal Transduction Pathway D. R. Gossett, A. M. Manchandia, S. W. Banks and M. C. Lucas	615
Messenger a Systemic Acquired Resistance Influence on Cotton D. L. Wright, P. J. Wiatrak, S. Grzes and J. Pudelko	617
Potassium Fertility Levels Alter Reniform Nematode Populations in Cotton W. T. Pettigrew and W. R. Meredith, Jr.	620
Cotton Growth and Physiological Responses to Boron Deficiency Duli Zhao and Derrick Oosterhuis	621
Determining Cotton Leaf Canopy Temperature Using Multispectral Remote Sensing S. J. Maas, G. J. Fitzgerald and W. R. DeTar	623
Effects of Flowering Date, Irrigation and Mepiquat Chloride on Cotton Fiber Properties G. H. Davidonis, A. S. Johnson and J. A. Landivar	626
Induction and Development of Submerged Cotton Fibers in vitro Rong Feng and R. Malcolm Brown, Jr.	628
Prescription Management of Cotton Fiber Quality Judith M. Bradow, Richard M. Johnson, Philip J. Bauer and E. John Sadler	630
Potential for Variety Mixtures within a Field to Reduce Overall Micronaire K. L. Edmisten, A. M. Stewart, R. Wells and J. C. Faircloth	630
Cotton Fruiting Patterns and Lint Yield as Affected by Water and Fertility Management J. S. Reiter and D. R. Krieg	631
Water Deficit and K Partitioning in Cotton Dennis L. Coker and Derrick M. Oosterhuis	634
Changes in the Biochemical Composition of Cotton Leaves as Related to Cotton Aphid Population Dynamics C. T. Speck, D. R. Krieg, J. F. Leser, M. D. Ethridge, E. Hequet and R. L. Nichols	636
Evaluation of an Experimental Plant Growth Regulator on Two Cultivars S. R. Crawley , J. N. Jenkins and J. C. McCarty, Jr.	637
Development of a Transformation Construct for Enhanced Disease Resistance Satyendra N. Rajguru and James McD. Stewart	637
Transformation of Taes Cotton for Seedling Disease Resistance J. Luo, J. M. Arriaga, H. Li, J.K. Hemphill, M. Raisor, N. Keller, T. Isakeit and J.H. Gould	639
Comparison of COTMAN(TM) System With Extension Recommendations in North Carolina A. M. Stewart, K. L. Edmisten, J. S. Bacheler, D. W. Mott and J. B. Coltrain	640
Chemical and Physical Removal of Cotton Fruit at Insecticide Termination to Improve Yields and Control Boll Weevils R. S. Brown, D. M. Oosterhuis and F. M. Bourland	642
Evaluation of New Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Harvest Aids J. C. Arnold, D. B. Reynolds, K. M. Bloodworth and S.L. File	646
Using Nodes Above White Flower to Schedule Cotton Defoliation: A Regional Project E. M. Holman, C. W. Bednarz, D. D. Fromme and O. Gwathmey	647
Evaluation of Finish (Cyclanilide+Ethephon) in Southeast Missouri B. J. Phipps, A. S. Phillips and B. J. Tanner	647
Timing Defoliation Based on Heat Units Accumulated Past Cutout N. R. Benson, W. C. Robertson, F. M. Bourland and E. D. Vories	649
Comparisons of Petiole Nitrogen Content for PIX Treatments Joe Townsend and John McKee	651
New Use for Harvadre 5F (Dimethipin) as a Post-Directed Weed Control Product on Cotton Roy C. Parker, K. Griffith, B. Hinkle, A. W. Dalrymple and B. Rogerson	652
Using Ultra-Narrow Rows to Increase Cotton Production T. J. Gerik, R. G. Lemon, A. Abrameit, T. D. Valco, E. M. Steglich, J. T. Cothren and J. Pigg	653
Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Ultra Narrow Row Cotton Production in Arizona in 1999 S. H. Husman, W. B. McCloskey, T. Teegerstrom and P. A. Clay	653
Evaluation of Ultra Narrow Cotton Production in Arizona P. A. Clay, L. D. Isom, W. B. McCloskey and S. H. Husman	657
Evaluations of Cotton Plant Density in Ultra-Narrow and Conventional Row Spacings Philip H. Jost and J. Tom Cothren	659
UNR Cotton Plant Population Effect on Growth and Yield Normie Buehring and Robert Dobbs	660
Seeding Rate Effects on Production, Quality, and Agronomic Characteristics of Roundup Ready Cotton Cultivars in the Texas High Plains Mark Kelley, Randy Boman, Johnna Patterson and Michael Clawson	661
Evaluation of Roundup Ready Cotton Tolerance to Roundup Ultra Herbicide in Commercial Size Plots in Mississippi William H. McCarty, Anthony Mills, Randy Smith, T. Pepper, W. Maily, C. Stokes, B. Atkins, J. Singleton and A. Ruscoe	661
Evaluation of Roundup Ready Cotton Varieties in Mississippi S. P. Nichols, C. E. Snipes, J. B. Creech and W.H. McCarty	662
Comparison of Post-Direct and "Over-the-Top" Roundup Ultra (Glyphosate) Applications in Roundup Ready Cotton Using a Spray Application Method With Radiolabeled Glyphosate Tracey L. Reynolds	662
The Effect of Late Season Application of Glyphosate on Cotton Plants and Weeds N. Barnea, Y. Alon, M. Sibony and B. Rubin	663
Reduced Inputs and PIX(R) Plus D. W. Parvin	665
Summary of Mepiquat Chloride Research on Irrigated Cotton in Arizona E. J. Norton and J. C. Silvertooth	666
Evaluation of Various Plant Growth Regulators on Cotton in North Louisiana E. M. Holman and A. B. Coco	666
Isolation and Characterization of Disease Resistance Genes from Cotton Xiang-Dong Zhang, Johnie N. Jenkins and Din-Pow Ma	666
Evaluation of Triclopyr as a Potential Harvest Aid Robert G. Lemon, Mark L. McFarland, D. Joel Pigg, Archie Abrameit, J. Tom Cothren and T. K. Witten	667
Effect of Insecticide Termination at 250, 350, and 450 Heat Units on Carbon Partitioning from Upper Canopy Leaves to the Developing Boll Load R. S. Brown, D. M. Oosterhuis, Charles T. Allen and F. M. Bourland	669
The Effects of IAA and GA(3) on Fiber Initiation in Gossypium Hirsutum, Variety Maxxa GTO Sofia Gialvalis and Robert W. Seagull	671
Yield Response of Cotton to Foliar Nitrogen as Influenced by Sink Strength, Petiole and Soil Nitrogen B. R. Bondada and D. M. Oosterhuis	672
Double-Cropped Cotton Following Canola and Wheat in South Carolina W. M. Hair and D. M. Robinson	675
Effect of Ethephon, Polymeric Adjuvants, and Nitrogen Salts on Drift Control, Boll Opening, and Defoliation with DEF 6(R) and Drop 50WP(R) Defoliants J. E. Hanks, E. J. Jones, G. D. Wills and A. B. Curry, III	676
The Effects of IAA and GA(3) on Fiber Length, Diameter, and Secondary Wall Synthesis Vito O. Oliveri and Robert W. Seagull	677
Characterization of the Fruiting Growth Curve: A Regional Report Ozzie Abaye, Jessica Bryant, Derrick Oosterhuis, Craig Bednarz and Merritt Holman	678
Drought Tolerance and Foliar Sprays of Glycine Betaine C. R. Meek and D. M. Oosterhuis	678
Cloning and Expression of Two Cotton Fiber cDNAs Encoding MYB-Type Proteins Chuan-Yu Hsu, Shaohua Yu and Din-Pow Ma	680
Effects of PIX, BAS130W, PIX Plus, and PIX Ultra on Cotton Growth and Lint Yield in the South Texas Coastal Plains W. B. Prince, C. W. Livingston and C. J. Fernandez	680
Effects of Mepiquat Chloride on Cotton Lint Yield in the South Texas Coastal Plains C. W. Livingston, W. B. Prince and C. J. Fernandez	681
Effects of Planting Date and Mepiquat Chloride on Cotton Growth, Lint Yield , and Fiber Quality in the South Texas Coastal Plains W. B. Prince, C. W. Livingston and C. J. Fernandez	681
Two-Year Study on the Efficacy of PIX(TM) when Foliar Application is Followed by Precipitation D. Zhao, D. M. Oosterhuis and T. Daniel	681
Responses of Okra-Leaf Cotton to Competitive Populations S. M. Underbrink, R. P. Viator, T. K. Witten and J. T. Cothren	684
Comparisons of PIX(R) Plus and Additional Foliar Bacillus Cereus in Cotton R. C. Nuti, T. K. Witten, P. H. Jost and J. T. Cothren	684
COTMAN Irrigation Termination Studies Steven R. Kelley, Rebecca Watson, Charles T. Allen and Marwan Kharboutli	687
Bronze Wilt Symptoms B. J. Phipps	688
Factors Affecting Roundup Ready(R) Cotton Fruit Retention and Yields R. P. Viator, S. M. Underbrink, P. H. Jost, T. K. Witten and J.T. Cothren	689
Origin, Structure and Properties of Non-Dyeing Lint Fibers: Anatomical Comparison of Maternal Tissues in Cotton Seeds and Motes Karin Ruth Jacobsen, You-Lo Hsieh and Judy Jernstedt	691
Origin, Structure and Properties of Non-Dyeing Lint Fibers: Do Ginning and Lint Cleaning Methods Affect Dyeing Properties of Lint Fibers? Karin Ruth Jacobsen, You-Lo Hsieh, Judy Jernstedt and William F. Lalor	693
Achieving Final Plant Uniformity in Field Grown Cotton with a Pix (Mepiquat Chloride) Wick Applicator A. M. Stewart, K. L. Edmisten, R. Wells and J. M. Rinehardt	695
A Square Abscission-Node Growth Balance Ratio for Early-Season Decisions about Cotton Plant Grow, Square Shed, Plant Growth Regulators and Utility of COTMAN N. P. Tugwell, D. M. Oosterhuis, T. G. Teague and D. M. Danforth	695
Impacts of Water Deficits on Key Acala Lint Quality Parameters Dan Munk and Jon Wroble	696
Mechanical Topping, an End of Season Management Tool? G. M. Palmer, N. R. Benson and F. M. Bourland	698
Compensatory Lint Yield Production after Early Season Floral Bud Removal in Cotton C. W. Bednarz and P. M. Roberts	699
Defoliation Screening Study in Australian (Fiber Max 819) Cotton A. S. Godoy, M. E. Castro and C. E. A. Garcia	699
Harvest-Aid Combination and Application Timing Effects on Lint Yield and Quality of Fiber and Seed Mark Kelley, Randy Boman and Norm Hopper	702
Cotton Physiology as Affected by Leaf and Canopy Aging Prashant R. Doma, K. Raja Reddy, Lee Tarpley, Ming-Hsuan Chen, John J. Read and M. Y. L. Boone	702
Cotton Performance as Affected by Particle Film and Mycorrhizae Treatments D. J. Makus	703
Growth and Yields of Cotton Varieties under Ultra-Narrow and Wide-Row Spacings William T. Molin	706
On Farm Validation of COTMAN Defoliation Rules N. R. Benson, W. C. Robertson, F. M. Bourland and E. D. Vories	706
Development of Biotic to Automate Drip Irrigation Systems J. R. Mahan, J. J. Burke, D. R. Upchurch, D. F. Wanjura, E. M. Wallace and J. C. Banks	709
Effect of CoRoN(TM) Slow Release Foliar Nitrogen Fertilizer on Cotton Growth and Yield D. M. Oosterhuis, S. K. Gomez and C. R. Meek	712
Management Systems for Transgenic Cotton in Ultra-Narrow Rows Michael A. Jones, Charles E. Snipes and Gordon R. Tupper	714
COTTON QUALITY MEASUREMENTS CONFERENCE
New Developments in HVI Measurements Anja C. Schleth and C. Roger Riley, Jr.	719
Pre-Harvest Prescriptions for Post-Harvest Fiber Quality Judith M. Bradow, Richard M. Johnson, Philip J. Bauerand E. John Sadler	725
Effect of Cotton Preparation on AFIS and HVI Measurements J. L. Simonton, W. D. Cole and P. Williams	726
Fiber Properties and Textile Performance of Transgenic Cotton Versus Parent Varieties M. Dean Ethridge and Eric F. Hequet	731
Relationship Between Cellulose Synthesis and Fiber Strength You-Lo Hsieh	738
Multiple Fineness/Maturity Reference Methods T. M. Von Hoven, J. Montalvo and D. P. Thibodeaux	740
SDL FMT Calibration Cottons Packed in Tubes J. Montalvo and T. M. Von Hoven	742
Improving a Maturity Testing Device by the Means of an Image Analysis Reference System Thomas Schneider,Dieter Rettig and Wilhelm Kermann	745
Status of the Development of Calibration Cottons for Fiber Maturity D. P. Thibodeaux and K. Rajasekaran	748
COTTON TEXTILE PROCESSING CONFERENCE
Nonwovens - The Route to Millennium Fabric Magic E. A. Vaughn	755
Carding Cotton for the Nonwovens Market Frank W. Dueck	757
The Fiberization Process in Meantime Production Steven Vandal	763
Fluid Imbibition Behavior of Nonwovens Containing Cellulose Acetate and its Blends with Synthetic and Other Cellulosic Fibers Bhupender S. Gupta and Edward J. Powers	764
Sorption Kinetics and Capacity of Highlof Cotton Fabrics V. Soukupová, D. Lukas, O. Jirsak and D. V. Parikh	772
Cotton in Absorbent Cores Edward C. McLean and H. Charles Allen, Jr.	778
Nonwoven Fabrics from Blends of Greige Cotton and Recycled Polyester W. R. Goynes, E. E. Graves, W. Tao, M. P. Day, G. F. D’Anna and V. Yachmenev	782
Cotton/Polyester Nonwoven Blend with Antibacterial Activity T. L. Vigo, D. V. Parikh and G. F. Danna	784
Ginning and Fiber Characteristics of Cotton Varieties Planted in Ultra Narrow Row and Conventional Patterns W. S. Anthony and Bill Molin	785
An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Drawing on the Properties of Ring and Rotor Spun Cotton Yarns S. S. Ramkumar	792
Analysis of the Cotton Combing Process with New On-Line Measuring Systems Nicole Elsasser and Burkhard Wulfhorst	795
The Special Structure of Compact Yarns - Advantages in Downstream Processing Peter Artzt	798
The Abrasion Characteristics of Cotton Yarns Eric D. Bryan, Chongwen Yu and William Oxenham	803
Benchmarking in Cotton Spinning by ISO 14 000 Marion I. Tobler	809
The Mechanical Behavior of Cotton and Cotton/Polyester Yarns Subjected to Enzyme Treatment Jim He, P. Radhakrishnaiah, Gisela D. Buschle and A. P. S. Sawhney	815
Yarn Quality Benchmarks for Cotton Murata Vortex Yarns M. S. Hill	817
Continuous Mercerization of Raw Cotton Fibers Gregory F. Ward	818
Preparation and Weaving of Cotton Yarns Without the Traditional Warp Sizing (Some New Concepts) Paul S. Sawhney, D. V. Parikh and R. Parachuru	820
Evaluation of CPSC Upholstered Furniture Flammability Test Kurt A. Reimann	827
Heat and Moisture Transport Behavior of Cotton-Dyneema Fabrics Xiaomin Meng, P. Radhakrishnaiah and A. P. S. Sawhney	838
Preparation and Needlepunching of Kenaf Fibers for Automotive Nonwovens D. V. Parikh , T. A. Calamari and A. P. S. Sawhney	839
The Fine Structure of Mercerized and Crosslinked Cottons D. V. Parikh and D. P. Thibodeaux	841
Naturally Colored Brown Cotton for Needlepunched Nonwoven Fabrics Linda Kimmel, Weiying Tao, Valeriy Yachmenev and Timothy Calamari, Jr.	846
COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE
53rd Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control D. D. Hardee and E. Burris	855
Cotton Insect Loss Estimates - 1999 Michael R. Williams	884
Cotton Insect Losses 1999 Michael R. Williams	887
Status of Insecticide Resistance in Tobacco Budworm and Bollworm in Louisiana During 1999 R. D. Bagwell, D. C. Cook, J. J. Adamczyk, B. R. Leonard and S. Micinski	914
Validation of Feeding Disruption Bioassays for Species Diagnosis and Bt-resistance Monitoring of Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Field Populations W. D. Bailey, H. P. Young, C. F. Wyss, J. S. Bacheler and R. M. Roe	918
Resistance of Bollworm, Helicoverpa Zea, to CryIA(c) Toxin A. D. Burd, J. R. Bradley, Jr., J. W. Van Duyn and F. Gould	923
Characterization of Spinosad (Tracer(R)) Resistance in a Laboratory Strain of the Tobacco Budworm and Development of Novel Diagnostics for Resistance Monitoring in the Field R. M. Roe, W. D. Bailey, H. P. Young and C. F. Wyss	926
Quantification of CryIA(c) d-Endotoxin in Transgenic Bt Cotton: Correlating Insect Survival to Different Protein Levels among Plant Parts and Varieties J. J. Adamczyk, Jr., L. C. Adams and D. D. Hardee	929
Lepidopteran Pest Management in Northeast Louisiana During 1999 B. R. Leonard, K. D. Torrey and J. Milligan	932
New Insecticide Chemistry for Control of the Tarnished Plant Bug in Cotton W. P. Scott, G. L. Snodgrass and D. A. Adams	935
Steward(TM) Dispersion and Cotton Leaf Interactions: Impact on Cotton Insect Pests and Safety to Beneficial Arthropods John T. Andaloro, Keith D. Wing, John H. Green and Edward B. Lang	939
A Five Year Summary of Beneficial Arthropod Studies with "Steward" (DPX MP 062) G. G. Hammes, Dan Sherrod and W. H. Mitchell	940
Steward(TM) Rainfastness and Residual Control on Cotton L. Flexner, J. Green, K. Wing, R. Cameron, J. Saienni and C. Williams	940
Steward Cotton EUP Summary for the Mid-South C. Steven Williams and Dan D. Sherrod	942
Steward(TM) Insecticide - Beet Armyworm Efficacy in Western Cotton J. L. Pacheco and W. J. Steele	942
Activity of Steward Against Plant Bugs, Bollworms and Predacious Arthropods in Cotton in South Carolina Sam G. Turnipseed and Michael J. Sullivan	953
Management of the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus Lineolaris, with Traditional and New Insecticides G. M. Lorenz, III, D. R. Johnson, R. Edmund, A. Fisher, L. Page and J. D. Hopkins	954
Compensation of Cotton to Square and Boll Removal with Different Varieties and Planting Dates Virginia Pitman, Ozzie Abaye, Ames Herbert and Derrick Oosterhuis	955
Toxicity of Indoxacarb, Thiodicarb, and Spinosad to the Soybean Looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Bt Cotton (cv. NuCOTN 33B) and Conventional Cotton (cv. DP 5415) T. S. Hall, B. R. Leonard, D. J. Boethel and J. Gore	956
Influence of Boll Weevil Eradication on Cotton Aphid Populations in Mississippi Cotton: Year Two J. L. Long, M. B. Layton, B. F. Montgomery and Don Steinkraus	958
Effect of Leaf Color on Armyworm Development D. G. Jones, G. O. Myers and B. R. Leonard	961
The Effects of Insecticide, Nitrogen, and Pix on Arthropod Populations in Cotton in 1998 and 1999 J. D. Smith and S. D. Stewart	963
Synergism of Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Toxicity by Dibrom in Insecticide-Susceptible and -Resistant Tobacco Budworms, Heliothis Virescens Frances Bouy and Jim Ottea	967
Determination of Physiological "Cut-Out" in Louisiana Cotton Based Upon Nodes Above White Flower J. H. Fife, J. Gore, B. R. Leonard and K. D. Torrey	969
Comparison of Different Chemistries and Rates Against Bollworm in Bt and Conventional Cotton D. S. Brickle, S. G. Turnipseed and M. J. Sullivan	971
Bollworm Survival on Reproductive Structures of Non-Transgenic (cv. Deltapine 5415) and Transgenic Bt (cv. NuCOTN 33B) Cottons J. Gore, B. R. Leonard, T. S. Hall and J. H. Fife	975
Impact of Beneficial Arthropod Conservation in B. t. and Conventional Cotton A. M. Hagerty, S. G. Turnipseed and M. J. Sullivan	976
Roundup Ready Cotton Response to Simulated Thrips Damage and Roundup Ultra Applications J. H. Pankey, J. L. Griffin, B. R. Leonard and D. K. Miller	979
Thrips Species Infesting Seedling Cotton in Louisiana, 1996-1998 D. R. Cook, E. Burris and B. R. Leonard	979
Relay Strip Cropping and Food Sprays for Managing Bollworms and Cotton Aphids J. E. Slosser, M. N. Parajulee and D. G. Bordovsky	982
Acoustic System for Rapidly Detecting and Monitoring Pink Bollworm in Cotton Bolls Robert Hickling, Peng Lee, Doru Velea, Timothy J. Dennehy and Amanda I. Patin	984
Trends in Pest Densities, Pesticide Use, and Pesticide Resistance in San Joaquin Valley Cotton E. E. Grafton-Cardwell, P. B. Goodell and G. Montez	988
Effects of Insecticide Applications Made of Cotton Having 10-15 Main Stem Nodes G. R. Wilson, G. L. Andrews and J. B. Phelps	991
The Interaction of Nitrogen Fertilization and Insect Populations G. L. Andrews, Fred Cooke, Jr. and Roy D. Meeks	993
Scouting for Early Instar Fall Armyworms in Cotton and their Control with Dimilin(R) (Diflubenzuron) R. T. Weiland	996
Pro-Active Management of Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera Exigua) Resistance to the IGRs, Tebufenozide and Methoxyfenozide John K. Moulton, David A. Pepper and Timothy J. Dennehy	999
Incidence of the Granulate Cutworm, Feltia Subterranea (F.) (Lepidoptera:noctuidae) in Early Season Mississippi Cotton:An Example of the Utility of a Heliothine Egg Identification System (Hel-ID) in IPM W. W. Bryan, C. L. Sutula, J. J. Adamczyk, Jr., L. C. Adams, D. D. Hardee, R. L. Brown, F. M. Davis, A. F. Harris, J. T. Robbins, B. Price, Jr.,M. Edwards, T. Miller, T. LaMasters and J. Kimbrough	1004
Levels of Organophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticide Resistance Conferred by Insensitive Acetylcholinesterase in the Beet Armyworm, Spodoptera Exigua (Hubner) Frank J. Byrne and Nick C. Toscano	1006
Augmentation of Trichogrammatoidea Bactrae Nagaraja in the IPM Programme for Control of Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora Gossypiella (Saund.) In Egypt Alia Abd El-Hafez and M. A. Nada	1009
Evaluation of Non-Conventional Acaricides Against Spider Mite in Cotton Fields in Egypt Fadel K. El-Duweini	1014
Resistance of Cotton Whitefly, Bemisia Tabaci to Cypermethrin, Alphacypermethrin and Zetacypermethrin in Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmad, M. Iqbal Arif and Zahoor Ahmad	1015
Monitoring for Tolerance to Cry IA(c) in Populations of Heliothis Virescens from Mexico José L. Martínez Carrillo, Urbano Nava Camberos and Mariano Berdegue	1017
Thermal Requirements and Prediction Models of Cotton Leafworm Spodoptera Littoralis (Boisd) Kh. Gh. El-Malki	1019
Survey of True Spiders Associated with Some Field Crops in Egypt M. E. El-Naggar, G. M. Sallam and M. A. Abd-El-Halim	1021
Efficacy and Total Release Interval of Mating Disruption Pheromone on the Control of Pink Bollworm - Pectinophora Gossypiella- in Cotton under Field Conditions in Brazil G. Papa, R. B. Silva and F. J. Almeida	1022
Cruiser(R)/Adage(TM) Uptake Dynamic and Biological Performance under Different Environmental Conditions D. Hofer, F. Brandl and W. Fischer	1024
Bt and Conventional Cotton in the Hills and Delta of Mississippi: 5 Years of Comparison Jack T. Reed, Scott Stewart, David Laughlin, Aubrey Harris, Randall Furr and Ann Ruscoe	1027
An Inventory of the Key Predators of Cotton Pests on Bt and Non-Bt Cotton in West Texas J. Scott Armstrong, James Leser and Gye Kraemer	1030
Bt Resistance under Conventional Insecticide Use Mike Livingston, Gerald Carlson and Paul Fackler	1033
Performance of Bt Cotton in Mississippi, 1999 M. B. Layton, M. R. Williams and J. L. Long	1037
Seasonal Cry1Ac Levels in DP50B: The "Bollgard(R) Basis" for Bollgard II John Greenplate, S. R. Penn, J. Walt Mullins and Mark Oppenhuizen	1039
Bollgard II Efficacy: Quantification of Total Lepidopteran Activity in a 2-Gene Product J. T. Greenplate, S. R. Penn, Z. Shappley, M. Oppenhuizen, J. Mann, B. Reich and J. Osborn	1041
Efficacy of Bt Cotton Expressing Two Insecticidal Proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner on Selected Caterpillar Pests S. D. Stewart, K. S. Knighten and F. M. Davis	1043
Field and Greenhouse Performance of Bollworm on Bollgard II Cotton Genotypes R. E. Jackson, J. R. Bradley, Jr., A. D. Burd and J. W. Van Duyn	1048
Efficacy of Genetically Modified and Conventional Baculoviruses for Control of Bollworm (Helicoverpa Zea) (Boddie) in B.t. and Conventional Non-B.t. Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) (L.) A. D. Turner, S. G. Turnipseed and M. J. Sullivan	1051
Heritable Tolerances of Cry1Ac in Lepidopteran Pests of Cotton D. V. Sumerford, W. L. Solomon and D. D. Hardee	1053
Performance and Insect Control Cost of Bollgard vs Conventional Varieties in Tennessee R. W. Seward, P. P. Shelby and S. C. Danehower	1055
Field Comparison of Genetically-Modified Cottons Containing One Strain (Bollgard) and Two Strains (Bollgard II) of Bacillus thuringiensis Kurstaki, R. L. Ridge, S. G. Turnipseed and M. J. Sullivan	1057
Survival of Helicoverpa Zea on Bt Sweet Corn R. C. Venette, P. K. O’Rourke, W. D. Hutchison, E. C. Burkness and D. A. Andow	1058
Malathion Symposium Introduction Dan A. Wolfenbarger	1060
The History and Theory of Malathion ULV Applications for Boll Weevil Control Robert G. Jones	1062
Effect of Malathion on Beneficial Insects P. G. Tillman and J. E. Mulrooney	1064
Application of Malathion ULV in Oils J. E. Mulrooney and L. A. Smith	1064
Malathion and Boll Weevil Eradication: Application Rates, Mistblower Effectiveness, and Bait Stick Quality Evaluation E. J. Villavaso, W. L. McGovern and J. E. Mulrooney	1067
Malathion Use in the Southeast Boll Weevil Eradication Program: A Bumpy Ride But the Destination is What Counts Gary A. Herzog, William R. Lambert, III and Phillip M. Roberts	1069
The Use of Malathion ULV in Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Programs Osama El-Lissy and Danny Kiser	1069
Plant-Derived Compounds Enhance Boll Weevil Response to Grandlure Gerald H. McKibben	1071
Eradication of the Boll Weevil in Missouri Michael L. Boyd	1072
Effect of Food Type and Feeding Rate on Boll Weevil Diapause D. W. Spurgeon and J. F. Esquivel	1073
Boll Weevil Eradication Update - Texas, 1999 Osama El-Lissy, Danny Kiser, Lindy Patton, Ray Frisbie, Tom Fuchs, Don Rummel, Roy Parker, Jeff Slosser, Don Dippel, J.R. Coppedge, Frank Carter, James Boston and Jack Hayes	1076
Pollen Feeding in Boll Weevils Gretchen D. Jones	1082
Monitoring Pheromone Production of Individual Boll Weevils D. W. Spurgeon and H. F. Marshall	1084
Capture Performance on Key Cotton Pest H. R. Mitchell and L. D. Hatfield	1087
Economics of a Karate Z/Tracer Conventional Cotton Program vs. Bt Cotton: Two Year Results A. L. Agi, L. S. Boykin, D. H. Anderson, W. H. Hendrix, III and M. A. Benson	1090
Effectiveness of Bollgard II Cotton Varieties Agianst Foliage and Fruit Feeding Caterpillars in Arkansas Charles T. Allen, Marwan S. Kharboutli, Chuck Capps and Larry D. Earnest	1093
Performance of Leverage 2.7 SE in the Mississippi Delta J. A. Hopkins, F. S. Donaldson, C.R. Bell and M. B. Sweeden	1094
Efficacy of Leverage on a Mixed Insect Population in Arkansas Eddy Cates	1097
Efficacy of Leverage on a Mixed Insect Population in Mississippi Jeff North	1099
Management of the Heliothine Complex Using Traditional and New Insecticides D. R. Johnson, G. M. Lorenz, L. M. Page and J. D. Hopkins	1100
Bollworm Management in Virginia Cotton: History, Strategies and Successes D. Ames Herbert, Jr.	1101
Impact of New Bollworm Insecticides on Natural Enemies in the Southern Rolling Plains of Texas C. G. Sansone and R. R. Minzenmayer	1104
Use of Alternative Chemistries for Cotton Bollworm Control in Areas with Potential Pyrethroid Resistance M. J. Sullivan, A. Dunlap and D. M. Robinson	1108
Reproductive Success and Damage Potential of Tobacco Thrips and Western Flower Thrips on Cotton Seedlings Joel Faircloth, J. R. Bradley, Jr. and John Van Duyn	1108
Thrips Resistance in Current Obsolete and Foreign Cotton Varieties M. W. Fairbanks, D. R. Johnson and T. J. Kring	1111
Early-Season Insect Control: Adage(TM) vs Recommended Standards Gary L. Lentz and Nancy B. Van Tol	1113
Management of Early Season Thrips in Ultra Narrow Row Cotton Phillip Roberts and Mike Bader	1115
Small Plot and Large-Scale Comparisons of Stink Bug Damage to Bollgard and Conventional Cotton in North Carolina J. S. Bacheler and D. W. Mott	1117
Monitoring for and Management of Stink Bugs J. K. Greene, Gary A. Herzog and Russell F. Mizell, III	1120
Monitoring Stink Bugs in Cotton in South Carolina M. E. Roof and Fran Arnette	1122
Managing Western Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus hesperus) in a Regional Context P. B. Goodell, S. D. Wright and M. W. F. Carter	1123
Insecticide Efficacy and Thresholds for Lygus hesperus in Arizona Peter C. Ellsworth	1125
Impact of Tarnished Plant Bugs on Cotton: Insecticide Efficacy and Varietal Response J. T. Robbins, F. A. Harris and R. E. Furr	1129
Comparison of Sampling Techniques for Tarnished Plant Bug and Predaceous Arthropods Marwan S. Kharboutli and Charles T. Allen	1131
Employment of Spatially Variable Insecticide Applications for Tarnished Plant Bug Control in Cotton J. L. Willers, J.K. Dupont, R. Campanella, M. R. Seal, K. B. Hood, J. Williams and D. Woodward	1133
Residual Activity of Capture 2EC and Other Pyrethroid Insecticides as Indicated by Control of Tobacco Budworm on Cotton D. W. Long, H. R. Mitchell and K. W. Johnson	1133
Effect of Nitrogen Fertility on Cotton-Whitefly Interactions J. L. Bi, G. R. Ballmer, N. C. Toscano and M. A. Madore	1135
A Boll Weevil Management Plan for the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas A. W. Scott, Jr. and M. J. Lukefahr	1142
Early-Season Thrips Control in UNR Cotton N. B. Van Tol and G. L. Lentz	1144
Preliminary Data of the Effects of Cotton Defoliant Chemicals on Bemisia Argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Mortality and its Parasitoid Survival S. M. Greenberg, Tong-Xian Liu, T. Sappington and G. W. Elzen	1147
The Evaluation of Biological Control of Spider Mites Ramana G. Colfer, Jay A. Rosenheim and Larry D. Godfrey	1151
Susceptibility of Normal-Leaf and Okra-Leaf Shape Cottons to Silverleaf Whitelies and Relationships to Trichome Densities C. C. Chu, E. T. Natwick and T. J. Henneberry	1157
Miticides for Two-Spotted Spider Mite Control M. C. Norton, J. W. Sites, C. T. Allen and M. S. Kharboutli	1158
Sweet Potato Whiteflies, Cotton Aphids and Sticky Cotton T. J. Henneberry, L. Forlow Jech and D. L. Hendrix	1160
Influence of Cotton Nitrogen Fertility on Cotton Aphid, Aphis Gossypii, Population Dynamics in California L. D. Godfrey, J. J. Cisneros, K. E. Keillor and R. B. Hutmacher	1162
Potential for Speeding up Aphid Fungus in Northeastern Arkansas D. Steinkraus, D. Wildy, D. Wells, M. Vingaard and G. Daniels	1165
Determining Boll Weevil Age with Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles T. W. Sappington, O. R. Zamora, D. R. Nelson and C. L. Fatland	1167
Cotton Insect Management Tools from Novartis Crop Protection Stephen M. White, D. Scott Lawson, John P. Koening and Ngoan Ngo	1171
Fate of Starved Boll Weevil Larvae as a Function of Larval Weight B. J. Reardon and D. W. Spurgeon	1174
Boll Weevil Infestations in the Northwest Texas High Plains: What’s the Problem? Johnna Patterson, J. F. Leser, Cherinell Riley and R. K. Haldenby	1176
Influence of Boll Weevil Eradication on Moth Activity in the Texas Rolling Plains M. N. Parajulee and J. E. Slosser	1180
Control of Lepidoptera with Intrepid(R) (Methoxyfenozide) Carlos A. Blanco, Jerry W. McGee, Larry C. Walton and Raymond Miller	1182
Late Season Control of Lepidoptera and its Impact on the Activity of Defoliants Raymond Miller, Carlos A. Blanco and Kris Havelka	1184
Performance of Leverage in the Southeast H. S. Young and S. N. Brown	1185
Field Evaluation and Leaf Bioassay of Selected Formulations and Doses of Aeriallyapplied Malathion Against Boll Weevil in New Mexico R. Nelson Foster, K. Chris Reuter, Stephanie Liesner, J. Breen Pierce, Tracy Carrillo and Joe Ellington	1188
Impact of Catolaccus Grandis Burks (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Field Releases on Cotton Boll Weevil in the Huasteca Region of Mexico J. Vargas-Camplis, E. Cortez M., L. A. Rodríguez del Bosque and R. J. Coleman	1195
Studies on the Mechanism(s) of Tobacco Budworm Resistance to Spinosad (Tracer(R)) H. P. Young, W. D. Bailey, C. F. Wyss, R. M. Roe, J. J. Sheets, L. L. Larson and T. C. Sparks	1197
Evaluation of Two Laboratory Strains of Tobacco Budworm Used For Artificial Infestation of Cotton P. D. Wilcox and G. R. McPherson	1200
Preliminary Evaluation of Reduced Rates of ULV Malathion W. Clint Hoffmann	1203
Aerial Electrostatic EC Malathion 5 for Boll Weevil Control I. W. Kirk, W. C. Hoffmann and S. J. Harp	1205
Effects of ULV Malathion on Tarnished Plant Bug in Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Program Charles T. Allen and Marwan S. Kharboutli	1207
Effects of Conservation Tillage Systems on Cotton Aphid Populations K. Torrey, H. Fife, B. R. Leonard and R. L. Hutchinson	1208
Beet Armyworm Fecundity and Oviposition Behavior R. A. Tisdale and T. W. Sappington	1209
Effect of Steward on the Tarnished Plant Bug and the Big-Eyed Bug P. G. Tillman, Keith Wing, Glenn Hammes, Michael Connair and Laura Mulderig	1214
New Insecticides for Control of Tarnished Plant Bug - Results from Field and Cage Studies and Laboratory Bioassays T. G. Teague, N. P. Tugwell, S. Muthiah and J. M. Hornbeck	1214
Monitoring Cotton Plant Growth and Response Using Cotman to Evaluate Effects of Chemical Control of Cotton Aphid Tina Gray Teague, N. Philip Tugwell, Jr., Diana M. Danforth, Alan Beach and Mark J. Cochran	1217
Remote Sensing of Late-Season Pest Damage to Cotton & Wild Host Plants of Tarnished Plant Bug in the Mississippi Delta D. L. Sudbrink Jr., F. A. Harris, J. T. Robbins, G. L. Snodgrass and S. J. Thomson	1220
Control of Bollworms in Bt Cotton Using Gemstar LC Biological Insecticide D. A. Streett and J. E. Mulrooney	1223
Structure Activity Relationships of the Spinosyns Thomas C. Sparks, Gregory Durst and Thomas V. Worden	1225
Results from Two Years of an Experiment on Tarnished Plant Bug Control in Cotton Through Reduction in Numbers of Early-Season Wild Host Plants G. L. Snodgrass, W. P. Scott, D. D. Hardee and J. T. Robbins	1229
Improvements to the BWACT for Extending the Residual Control of Boll Weevils Thomas A. Plato, J. Scott Plato, James C. Plato and Stacy E. Plato	1234
Monitoring for Resistance to Cypermethrin in Budworm (H. Virescens) and Bollworm (H. Zea) and to Malathion in Boll Weevil in the Brazos River Bottom, Texas Patricia V. Pietrantonio, L. Nemec and J. Sronce	1236
Arizona Cotton Pesticide Use Data: Opportunities and Pitfalls G. K. Agnew, P. B. Baker and G. B. Frisvold	1239
Natural Enemies and Population Dynamics of the Cotton Aphid, Aphis Gossypii, in Georgia M. R. Abney, J. R. Ruberson, G. A. Herzog, T. J. Kring and D. C. Steinkraus	1246
Establishment of Pink Bollworm in Southeastern US Cotton: Laboratory Experiments and Model Validation R. C. Venette, S. E. Naranjo and W. D. Hutchison	1247
Lygus (Hesperus) and Aphid (Aphis Gossypii) Control in Cotton Steven D. Wright, Gerardo Banuelos and Brett Allen	1250
Cotton Insect Pheromone Traplines in Mississippi - 1999 Michael R. Williams	1252
Spider Mites on Arkansas Cotton: Wild Host Plants and Chemical Control Don Steinkraus and Jon Zawislak	1255
Sampling Predatory Insects and Spiders with the Beat Bucket Method in Texas and Arizona Allen E. Knutson, Steven E. Naranjo, L. Ted Wilson and Mark A. Muegge	1257
Comparison of PVC and Polyethylene Dispensers for Release of Grandlure for Boll Weevil Control D. R. Hall, D. I. Farman, D. A. Russell and T. Plato	1259
Wind-Directed Dispersal of Boll Weevils, Anthonomus Grandis (Boh.) J. K. Westbrook, D. W. Spurgeon, R. S. Eyster and P. G. Schleider	1261
Pink Bollworm Population Distributions in a Large Acreage of Genetically Engineered Cotton with Regard to Resistance Management Michelle Walters, Ronaldo Sequeira and Robert Staten	1265
Field Residual Activity of Selected Formulations of Malathion Against Catolaccus Grandis J. Breen Pierce, P. E. Yates and N. Foster	1266
Evaluation of Transgenic Cotton: Preliminary Results of the Coodetec-Cirad Program in Brazil P. Silvie, N. Petit, D. Gondim and E. Pires	1268
Effects of Fallow Vegetation Field Borders on Arthropods in Cotton and Soybean Fields in Eastern North Carolina Randy J. Outward, Clyde E. Sorenson and Peter T. Bromley	1270
Use of the BWACT as a System for Attraction and Control of Boll Weevils in Chihuahua, México Arturo Obando-Rodríguez, Sostenes Delgado-García, Juvencio González-García, Alvaro Anchondo-Nájera and José Eduardo Magaña Magaña	1274
Waxy Particles - The ‘Overcoat’ on Adult Whiteflies D. R. Nelson, J. S. Buckner and T. P. Freeman	1276
Aerial Sprays of Fipronil for Control of Boll Weevil I. W. Kirk, S. J. Harp and A. M. Wiese	1281
Insecticides for Early Season Tarnished Plant Bug Control Marwan S. Kharboutli, Charles T. Allen, Chuck Capps and Larry Earnest	1283
Effects of Registered and Experimental Insecticides on Lygus hesperus and on Selected Beneficial Arthropods in California Cotton K. E. Keillor and L. D. Godfrey	1286
Bollgard(TM) - Impact and Value to Oklahoma’s Cotton Industry 1996 - 1999 Miles Karner, A.L. Hutson and Jerry Goodson	1289
Host Plants of Boll Weevil Adults (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Mississippi Delta G. D. Jones and D. D. Hardee	1293
Differences in Polyol Accumulation and Honeydew Excretion in Sweetpotato Whitefly and Cotton Aphid D. L. Hendrix and T. J. Henneberry	1296
Applied Research with the BWACT to Determine Use Methods for the Paraguayan National Cotton Program Victor Gómez López	1299
Beet Armyworm Pheromone Trap Catches in Northwest Louisiana 1994 - 1999 S. Micinski and M. E. Farris	1302
Beneficial Arthropods in Conservation Tillage Cotton - A Three-Year Study Gloria S. McCutcheon	1303
Result from 2 ½ Years of BWACT Use in the Boll Weevil Suppression Program of Paraguay Oscar Guillermo Manessi	1306
Control of Cotton Insects With a Decis(R)/Phaser(R)/Ovasyn(R) IPM Program in Texas John Lublinkhof	1309
Effect of Hexaflumuron on Feeding Response and Reproduction of Adult Bollworm J. D. López, Jr. and M. A. Latheef	1316
Effect of Hexaflumuron on Feeding Response and Reproduction of Adult Boll Weevil J. D. Lopez, Jr., M. A. Latheef and Shenghuan Li	1321
Susceptibility of Arizona Whiteflies to Chloronicotinyl Insecticides and IGRs: New Developments in the 1999 Season Yongsheng Li, Timothy J. Dennehy, Xiaohua Li and Monika E. Wigert	1325
Comparison of Aerial and Ground Applied Thiamethoxam (Actara(TM) & Centric(TM)) for Control of Cotton Pests D. S. Lawson, N. Ngo and J. P. Koenig	1330
Artificial Pink Bollworm Egg Infestations and Larval Survival in NuCOTN 33B and Deltapine Cotton Cultivars in Arizona T. J. Henneberry, L. Forlow Jech, T. de la Torre, S. Faulconer and J. J. Hill	1333
1999 Field Trial Results with Pymetrozine (Fulfill(R)) and Thiamethoxam (Centric(TM)/actara(TM)) for Control of Cotton Aphid (Aphis Gossypii) John P. Koenig, D. Scott Lawson, Ngoan Ngo, Brad Minton, Chris Ishida, Kathleen Lovelace and Steve Moore	1335
Development, Survival, and Fecundity of the Beet Armyworm on Bt and Non-Bt Cotton U. Nava-Camberos and N. Ibarra-Frías	1337
Monitoring of the Pink Bollworm Susceptibility to the Bt Endotoxin (Cryiac) in Mexico U. Nava-Camberos, H. Sánchez-Galván, Eladio López-Ríos and J. L. Martínez-Carrillo	1339
Assessing Spider Mite Damage in Cotton Using Multispectral Remote Sensing G. J. Fitzgerald, S. J. Maas and W. R. DeTar	1342
Laboratory Toxicity of Insecticide Residues to Orius Insidiosus and Geocoris Punctipes G. W. Elzen	1345
Comparison of Insecticides for Cotton Aphid Control Larry Earnest, Charles T. Allen and Marwan S. Kharboutli	1348
Results of Insecticide Treatments on Early Season Thrips Population and Damage C. D. Capps, L. Earnest, C. Allen and M. Kharboutli	1349
Cotton Fleahopper Responses to Odors from Selected Host Plants K. R. Beerwinkle and H. F. Marshall	1350
Virus Production and Growth of Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm on Fruiting Structures of Cotton M. I. Ali, S. Y. Young and G. W. Felton	1353
Sunlight Protection for ULV Malathion? W. C. Hoffmann and I. W. Kirk	1356
Status of Bollworm, Helicoverpa Zea, Susceptiblilty to Pyrethroids in the Mid-South and Southeast: IRAC-US 1999 Update S. H. Martin, J. S. Bacheler, 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, R. Seward, R. K. Sprenkel, M. J. Sullivan, J. W. Van Duyn and J. R. Week	1359
DNA Differences Between Boll Weevils and Thurberia Weevils Richard L. Roehrdanz	1365
Evaluation of Different Release Strategies for Use in Pink Bollworm Sterile Release Programs Ernie Miller, Anna Lowe and Stacy Archuleta	1368
Significance of the Cotton Fleahopper as a Pest of Texas Coastal Bend Cotton Roy D. Parker, Emil D. "Trey" Bethke, III and Dan D. Fromme	1370
Tobacco Budworm: Fate of a Black-Body Dominant-Lethal Mutant Crossed with "Wild" Following Selection with Methyl Parathion Dan A. Wolfenbarger and A. C. Bartlett	1372
Bollworm: Response to Methyl Parathion and Permethrin in South Texas and Mexico D. A. Wolfenbarger	1375
Population Dynamics, Host Preference and Seasonal Distribution Patterns of Whitefly, Bemisia Tabaci (Genn.) in Middle Egypt M. E. Foda	1380
COTTON SOIL MANAGEMENT AND PLANT NUTRITION CONFERENCE
Why Develop New Nitrogen Guidelines for California Cotton? B. H. Marsh, R. B. Hutmacher,B. Roberts, R. Travis and W. Rains	1385
Using (15)N in Defining Nitrogen Fertilization Guidelines F. B. Fritschi1, D. W. Rains, R. L. Travis and B. A. Roberts	1387
Effect of Soil Type on Cotton Residue Mineralization Under Controlled Incubation B. A. Roberts, F. B. Fritschi,R. L. Travis and W. D. Rains	1388
Nitrogen Rates for Cotton in Alabama’s Long-Term Experiments C.C. Mitchell	1388
Evaluation of Added Nitrogen Interaction Effects in Irrigated Cotton E. R. Norton and J. C. Silvertooth	1392
Managing Cotton Fertility with a Leaf Blade Nitrogen Test and Foliar Applications of Urea Chism Craig, C.W. Kennedy and E. M. Holman	1393
Recovery of Labeled Fertilizer Nitrogen in an Irrigated Cotton Production System J. C. Silvertooth, J. C. Navarro,E. R. Norton and C. A. Sanchez	1396
Integration of COTMAN and the Cotton Nutrient Monitoring Program in the Evaluation of Various Supplemental Soiland Foliar Nitrogen Sources W. C. Robertson and P. S. Ballantyne	1397
CoRoN(R) as a Foliar Nitrogen Source for Cotton J. M. Thomas, III, R. B. Mack, G. Schmunk and W. Stringfellow	1397
Subsurface Injection versus Surface Application of Composted Municipal Solid Waste in Cotton Production A. Khalilian, M. J. Sullivan, J. D. Mueller, R. E. Williamson and F. J. Wolak	1398
Nitrogen and Potassium Management for 32-in and 40-in Cotton in the Mississippi Delta M. W. Ebelhar, J. O. Ware and G. R. Tupper	1402
Fly Ash as a Liming Material for Cotton: A Rate Study David Dunn and Gene Stevens	1402
Factors Affecting Yield Variability in Irrigated Cotton J. Ping and C. J. Green	1404
Remote Sensing of In-Season Nitrogen Requirements for Irrigated Cotton in the Southern High Plains K. F. Bronson, J. D. Booker, J. W. Keeling and J. W. Mabry	1407
Influence of Soil Test Parameters on Yields as Determined through GPS/GIS Technology M. W. Ebelhar and J. O. Ware	1407
Tillage and Residue Type Effect on Cotton Yield in a Variable Field P. J. Bauer and J. R. Frederick	1408
No-Tillage Coulter, Residue Finger and Closing Wheel Effects on Plant Stand and Yield J. R. Smart and J. M. Bradford	1408
No Tillage and Ridge Tillage Effects on Yields and Economics J. R. Smart and J. M. Bradford	1412
Comparisons of No-Tillage and Conventional Cotton with Evaluations of Mycorrhizal Associations Ernest H. Flint, Jr., Glover B. Triplett and Seth M. Dabney	1414
Cover Crops and Tillage Methods for UNR and Wide Row Cotton D. P. Delaney, D. W. Reeves,C. D. Monks and B. E. Gamble	1414
Farming Systems for Ultra-Narrow Row Cotton D. W. Reeves, D. P. Delaney and R. M. Durbin	1415
Effects of Population, Row Spacing, and Nitrogen Fertilization on Lint Yields of No-Till Cotton S. G. Vacek, J. E. Matocha and J. R. Smart	1416
Effect of Potassium Rate, Placement, and Maintenance on Cotton, 9-Year Study Gordon R. Tupper,H. C. Pringle, III, M. Wayne Ebelhar and Fred T. Cooke, Jr.	1419
Soil Test Correlation for Potassium Fertilization of No-Till Cotton D. D. Howard, M. E. Essington,G. M. Lessman and H. J. Savoy, Jr.	1419
Potassium Fertilization Research in Tennessee D. D. Howard, M. E. Essington and C. O. Gwathmey	1419
Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilization of Cotton D. D. Howard, M. E. Essington and C. O. Gwathmey	1420
Cotton Response to P in Alabama’s Long-Term Experiments C. C. Mitchell	1420
Evaluation of Nutrient Fertility Guidelines for Irrigated Cotton in Arizona A. S. Thelander and J. C. Silvertooth	1425
Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Cotton Production in Coastal Plain Soils A. Khalilian, M. J. Sullivan and W. B. Smith	1425
Spatial Variability of Soil Physical Properties and Validation of Gossym on Selected Growth Parameters of a Cotton Crop J. Iqbal and F. D. Whisler	1430
Tillage Practice Effects Edaphic Conditions in Producer Fields D. J. Makus and J. R. Smart	1431
Effects of Conventional Tillage and No Tillage on Cotton Gas Exchange and Water Relations: Standard Row vs. Ultra-Narrow Row System S. A. Prior, D. W. Reeves, J. F. Terra and D.P. Delaney	1433
Conservation Tillage Field Comparisons for 18 Sites in South Texas J. R. Smart, J. M. Bradford and D. J. Makus	1435
Nitrogen Management in Ultra-Narrow Row Cotton Mark L. McFarland, Robert G. Lemon, D. Joel Pigg,Franklin J. Mazac, Jr., Archie Abrameit, Frank M. Hons and Thomas J. Gerik	1437
Effect of Irrigation Timing on Cotton Yield and Earliness E. D. Vories and R. E. Glover	1439
A 28-Year Study of Cotton Response to Irrigation in Northwest Louisiana E. P. Millhollon, D. R. Melville and R. A. Anderson	1441
Site-Specific Application of Nitrogen on Cotton Steven H. Moore and Maurice C. Wolcott	1443
Early Season N Fertilization of Cotton in Arkansas J. S. McConnell, R. C. Kirst, Jr. and K. A. Aiken	1444
On-Farm Soil Variability in New Mexico Cotton Robert Flynn	1444
Effect of Soil Calcium:Magnesium Ratios on Potassium Uptake and Cotton Yields Tina Gladbach, Gene Stevens and David Dunn	1445
Cotton Response to Boron and Nitrogen Fertilization A. O. Abaye	1446
Getting the Most Reliable Information from Soil Testing Hugh Savoy	1447
Evaluation of Donlar DXL-500 Beta Protein Biopolymer for Crop Nutrition Management M. W. Ebelhar, J. O. Ware and J. L. Oldham	1448
COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Report of the 1999 Cotton Weed Loss Committee J. D. Byrd, Jr.	1455
Effectiveness of Ammonium Thiosulfate as a Safener and Weed Control Additive for MSMA Applied Postemergence on Cotton J. C. Sanders, C. D. Monks, M. G. Patterson, D. P Delaney, D. P. Moore and L. W. Wells	1458
Crop Tolerance and Weed Management in Liberty(Glufosinate)-Tolerant Cotton L. K. Blair, P. A. Dotray, J. W. Keeling, J. R. Gannaway, L. L. Lyon, J. E. Quisenberrry and Mel J. Oliver	1458
Introduction to CGA 362622: A New Postemergence Herbicide from Novartis J. W. Wells, M. Hudetz, J. C. Holloway, Jr., E. K. Rawls, P. C. Forster and C. L. Dunne	1459
CGA 362622 Performance in US Cotton and Sugarcane J. C. Holloway, Jr., J. W. Wells, M. Hudetz, W. W. Bachman, G. L. Cloud, J. Driver, B. W. Minton, S. Moore, D. Porterfield, E. K. Rawls, M. G. Schnappinger and H. R. Smith	1459
Efficacy of Key Weeds in Cotton with F8426 (Carfentrazone) Utilized as a Post-Directed or Shielded Spray Application Terry W. Mize	1460
Soil-Applied Fomesafen (Reflex) as a Component in a Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton Weed Management System D. O. Stephenson, IV, M. G. Patterson, S. B. Belcher, W. H. Faircloth, J. C. Sanders and J. N. Lunsford	1461
Performance of Reflex (Fomesafen) in Missouri Cotton Andy Kendig, Anthony Ohmes, Robert Barham and Paula Ezell	1461
Effects of At-Cracking and Early Post Applications of Prowl (Pendimethalin) on Cotton S. M. Brown and A. S. Culpepper	1461
Valor(TM) (Flumioxazin) Herbicide: A New Herbicide for Weed Control in Cotton J. R. Cranmer, J. V. Altom and J. A. Pawlak	1462
Valor(TM) (Flumioxazin) Herbicide - The New Standard for Layby Applications in Cotton John V. Altom, John R. Cranmer and John A. Pawlak	1462
Valor (Flumioxazin) Herbicide: A New Stale Seedbed and/or Layby Herbicide for Cotton J. W. Wilcut, S. D. Askew, J. D. Hinton and J. Cranmer	1463
Managing Weed Shifts in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton Robert M. Hayes	1463
Performance of Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton Cultivars in the Texas High Plains Randy Boman, Mark Kelley, Wayne Keeling, John Gannaway and Peter Dotray	1464
Herbicide System by Roundup Ready(R) (Glyphosate-Tolerant) and Conventional Cultivar Trial E. C. Murdock, R. F. Graham and O. L. May	1464
Nutsedge Management with Roundup Ready(TM) (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton C. W. Swann	1465
Annual Morningglory (Ipomoea Spp.) Control in Cotton Steven D. Wright, Ron N. Vargas, Gerardo Banuelos and Tome Martin-Duvall	1465
Control of Silverleaf Nightshade in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton M. Choudhary and D. G. Bordovsky	1467
Use of Preemergence and Postemergence Residual Herbicides in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton P. A. Dotray, J. W. Keeling, T. S. Osborne and J. D. Everitt	1470
Effectiveness of Soil Residual Herbicides in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton Programs K. L. Smith and J. W. Branson	1470
Large Plot Comparison of Pre vs. No Pre Herbicides in Roundup Ready(TM)(R) (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton D. E. Sanders, J. W. Barnett, S. T. Kelly, R. D. Bagwell, M. A. Martin and R. D. Neal	1471
Are Preemergence Herbicides Needed in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton? A. S. Culpepper, A. C. York and R. B. Batts	1472
Roundup (Glyphosate)/MSMA Mixtures in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton A. S. Culpepper, A. C. York and T. Webster	1472
Comparison of Weed Management Stratagies in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton Cropping Systems A. L. Helm, J. W. Keeling, P. A. Dotray and D. T. Carmichael	1473
Herbicide System Affects Lint Yield of Roundupready(R) (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton Cultivars O. L. May, E. C. Murdock and R. Graham	1473
Economic Comparison of Weed Control Systems in Conservation Tillage Systems, AL, AR, CA, GA, LA, MS, SC, & TX John F. Bradley	1474
Weed Management in Strip Tillage Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton S. B. Clewis, J. W. Wilcut, S. D. Askew and J. D. Hinton	1476
Weed Management in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton: Conventional and Conservation Tillage Systems J. W. Keeling, P. A. Dotray, T. S. Osborne and J. D. Everitt	1477
Tolerance of Roundup Ready (Glyphosate- Tolerant) Cotton to Postemergence and Postemergence-Directed Applications of Roundup Ultra (Glyphosate) E. C. Murdock and S. L. Sherrick	1477
Comparison of Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Varieties Treated with Either Roundup (Glyphosate) or Conventional Herbicides D. Eddie Mcgriff, Joel E. Hudgins and A. Stanley Culpepper	1477
The Effect of Glyphosate (Roundup) Application Timing on Weed Control and Boll Development in Glyphosate-Tolerant (Roundup Ready) Cotton M. W. Edenfield, B. J. Brecke, D. L. Colvin and D. G. Shilling	1478
Roundup (Glyphosate) Behavior in Roundup-Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton Wendy A. Pline, Keith L. Edmisten, Randy Wells and John W. Wilcut	1479
Review of Roundup Ultra (Gyphosate) Effects on Fruit Retention, Yield and Maturity in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Cotton J. B. Carey, D. C. Heering and K. L. Ferreira	1479
Influence of Glyphosate (Roundup Ultra(R)) Rate and Time of Application on Weed Control and Performance of DP5415RR Cotton in Israel: Field and Laboratory Experiments H. Yasuor, M. Sibony, B. Rubin, Mashka Litvak, I. Flash and E. Gat	1480
Strategies for Lanceleaf Sage (Salvia Reflexa) Control in Texas High Plains Cotton T. S. Osborne, J. W. Keeling, P. A. Dotray and J. D. Everitt	1483
Staple (Pyrithiobac) Interactions with Boll Weevil Eradication ULV Applications of Malathion K. M. Bloodworth, D. B. Reynolds, R. H. Blackley, Jr. and W. F Bloodworth	1483
BXN (Bromoxynil-Tolerant) Cotton in the California Production System R. N. Vargas, S. Wright, B. Marsh and T. M. Duvall	1484
Weed Control in Transgenic Cotton T. A. Baughmann, P. A. Dotray, J. W. Keeling and E. P. Prostko	1487
Perennial Weed Management in Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) and BXN (bromoxynil-Tolerant) Cotton on the Texas Southern High Plains J. D. Everitt, J. W. Keeling, P. A. Dotray and T. S. Osborne	1487
Effect of Simulated Drift Rates of Roundup Ultra (Glyphosate), Buctril (Bromoxynil), and Liberty (Glufosinate) on Growth and Yield of Conventional Cotton R. W. Costello, D. K. Miller, B. R. Leonard, E. M. Holman, J. L. Griffin, P. R. Vidrine, C. F. Wilson and D. R. Lee	1488
Performance of Drift Reducing Spray Tips P. A. Baumann and J.W. Smith, III	1488
Weed Management in Cotton with "Herbicide Application Decision Support System (HADSS)" Software G. H. Scott, J. W. Wilcut, G. G. Wikerson and J. D. Hinton	1489
Weed Management on the Texas Southern High Plains Using a Computer Based Decision Support System L. L. Lyon, J. W. Keeling, P. A. Dotray, L. K. Blair, G. G. Wilkerson and J. W. Wilcut	1489
Evaluation of a Weed Sensing Hooded Sprayer for Weed Management in Cotton J. W. Wilcut, S. D. Askew, G. H. Scott and S. B. Clewis	1490
Weed Control Methods of Organic Cotton Producers Van H. Ayers	1490
Roundup Ready (Glyphosate-Tolerant) Ultra-Narrow Row Cotton Weed Control and Production Costs Kevin Atwell, Terry Stone and David Heering	1491
Weed Control and Yield Performance of Transgenic Cotton in Ultra Narrow Rows M. L. Mobley, N. R. Burgos and M. R. McClelland	1491
Weed Control in Ultra Narrow Row Cotton in Arizona William B. McCloskey, Patrick A. Clay and Stephen H. Husman	1492
Weed Management in Conventional and Strip-Tillage Cotton in North Carolina S. D. Askew, J. W. Wilcut, S. B. Clewis and J. D. Hinton	1495
Post Grass Herbicides and Pyrithiobac Interactions for Cotton Weed Control Mark A. Matocha, W. James Grichar and B. A. Besler	1496
Interaction of Post Grass Herbicides with Pyrithiobac for Johnsongrass and Common Lambsquarters Control in Cotton B. A. Besler and W. James Grichar	1497
Johnsongrass and Pigweed Control in Conventional-Till and No-Till Systems with Roundup Ready(R) Cotton Harold R. Hurst	1497
Weed Control in Ultra-Narrow Roundup Ready Cotton William T. Molin	1498
Effect of Postemergence Directed Applications of Permit on Cotton Growth and Yield D. K. Miller, B. R. Leonard, P. R. Vidrine, C. F. Wilson and D. R. Lee	1498
The Role of Command in Controlling Weeds in Conventional and Transgenic Cotton P. Roy Vidrine and Donnie K. Miller	1499
JOINT SESSION: COTTON QUALITY MEASUREMENTS AND COTTON TEXTILE CONFERENCES
How the Machine Maker Deals with the Issue of Short Fiber Content (An ITMA 99 Perspective) Yehia E. El Mogahzy	1503
New Insight into the Measurement of Short Fiber Content Xiaoliang "Leon" Cui, Timothy A. Calamari, Jr, Kearny Q. Robert and Michael D. Watson	1507
Effect of Cotton Fiber Length Distribution on Yarn Quality Eric Hequet and Dean Ethridge	1507
Prediction of Stickiness of Selected Cotton Samples W. S. Anthony	1514
Bioremediation of Sticky Cotton Vern J. Elliott	1516
Sticky Cotton Effects on the Carded Spinning Process R. Frydrych, O. Tamime, J. P. Gourlot, E. Gozé, T. Le Blan, F. Ahmed Salah and A. M. Abdin	1517
Relationship of Individual Honeydew Sugar Concentrations on Cotton Lint Stickiness Potential and Measured Sugar Content Donald E. Brushwood	1518
Characteristics of Entomological Sugars Applied to the Surface of Raw Cotton Donald E. Brushwood and Young J. Han	1522
Effect of Cotton Stickiness on the Spinning Process E. Hequet, D. Ethridge and A. Vuillemard	1527
Textile Processing Evaluation of Southeastern Cottons Clarence D. Rogers, David McAlister, III and John S. Boswell, Jr.	1528
Brazilian Cotton: Production and Technical Characteristics I. Lopes Ferreira	1533
Variability in Tensile Properties of Cotton Fibers - A Statistical Study on Single Fiber Strengths and Elongations Moon W. Suh, Hyun-Jin Koo and Michael D. Watson	1535
Seed-Coat Fragments Effect on Carded Cotton Yarn Evenness M. Krifa, V. Vydelingum, J.-P. Gourlot and R. Frydrych	1538
Breeding Against Seed Coat Fragments in Cotton Fiber (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Using Image Analysis on Card Web Bruno Bachelier and Serge Lassus	1542
1/2mm of Yarn to a Fabric Michael L. Honeycutt, David Curry and Filiz Alvsar	1542
A Method for Improving Yarn Tenacity Measurements: Determine Yarn Tex from the Weight of the Broken Specimens Lloyd B. De Luca, Xiaoliang Cui, John B. Price and Timothy A. Calamari	1543
ILE DS-65 Evenness Tester Conversion: A Digital Modernization with Revolutionary Features for Existing Testers Harry E. Simmons	1543
Survey of Metals Found in Non-Domestic Raw Cottons Donald E. Brushwood	1546
Identification of Trash Types and Correlation Between AMS and SWCGRL Trash Content in Ginned Cotton M. Siddaiah, M. A. Lieberman, S. E. Hughs and N. R. Prasad	1549
A New Methodology Usable by Researchers and Spinners for Short Staple Fiber Microspinning Richard Frydrych and Jean-Yves Drean	1555
JOINT SESSION: COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS CONFERENCE COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE
Moisture Watch(TM) Moisture Sensing Instruments, Rapidtester(TM) Fiber Quality Testing System, and Process Watch(TM) Monitor/Control System Steve Moffett, Dwight Jackson and Kyle Shofner	1559
Experience with Intelligin on Stripper Harvested Cotton Joseph M. Yankey and William Mayfield	1560
Cotton Moisture Content Sensing for Gins Using Resistance R. K. Byler and W. S. Anthony	1561
Modifications and Improvements of Two Seed Cotton Unloading Systems G. A. Holt, J. W. Laird, R. V. Baker and P. A. Funk	1563
Seed Cotton Mass Flow Measurement P. A. Funk, M. N. Gillum, S. E. Hughs and M. G. Pelletier	1571
Evaluation of Mass Flow Rate Sensors for Stripper Harvested Cotton G. L. Barker, M. G. Pelletier, J. W. Laird and A. D. Brashears	1574
Predicting Foreign Matter in Cotton at the Gin W. S. Anthony	1577
Future Quality Measurements James L. Knowlton	1579
Proposed Changes for American Pima Standards and Classification Lee Gibson	1581
Effect of Prep on Pima Cotton Textile Quality S. E. Hughs and C. Owen	1582
Update on the Impact of Modern Gin Stands on Fiber Quality Michael D. Buser	1585
Where Neps in Pima Cotton are Made S. E. Hughs, C. K. Bragg and C. Owen	1593
Various Parameters of Cotton Gin Byproducts Produced from the Gin Processing Machinery G. A. Holt, G. L. Barker, R. V. Baker and A. Brashears	1595
Update on the Impact of Modern Gin Stands on Fiber Quality Michael D. Buser	1602
Saw Gin Modifications to Reduce Seedcoat Fragments S. E. Hughs	1609
Changing the Speed of the Cleaning Cylinder on the Batt-Less Lint Cleaner M. N. Gillum, C. B. Armijo and D. D. McAlister	1612
Fibrous Waste from Gin Stands and Lint Cleaners W. S. Anthony	1613
Combined Effects of Field Cleaning and Lint Cleaning on Stripper Harvested Cotton R. V. Baker and A. D. Brashears	1616
A Closed Loop Pneumatic Conveying System for Cotton Weldon Laird	1621
Design of a High Volume PM 2.5 Sampler J. W. McClure, B. W. Shaw and C. B. Parnell, Jr.	1624
Update on Dry Extruding Cotton Gin Byproducts to Reduce Chemical Residues Michael D. Buser	1626
Concentration Measurement and Dispersion Modeling of PM-10 from a Cotton Gin B. K. Fritz, A. R. Pargmann, B. W. Shaw and C. B. Parnell	1631
Dust Cyclone Modeling P. A. Funk, S. E. Hughs and G. A. Holt	1640
1D2D, 1D3D, 2D2D Cyclone Fractional Efficiency Curves for Fine Dust Lingjuan Wang, Calvin B. Parnell, Jr. and Bryan W. Shaw	1641
Update on Dry Extruding Cotton Gin Byproducts to Reduce Chemical Residues Michael D. Buser	1647
Air Dispersion Modeling of Particulate Matter from Ground-Level Area Sources M. T. Meister, B. K. Fritz, B. W. Shaw and C. B. Parnell	1652
Calculating Emission Inventories of Field Operations in Texas A. R. Pargmann, B. K. Fritz, C. B. Parnell and B. W. Shaw	1659

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