PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2003 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES
Jan. 6-10, Nashville, TN
Editor
Debbie A. Richter

Cotton Physiology Conference
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Cotton Physiology Conference


Physiological Limitations to Cotton Production on the High Plains of Texas

J.J. Burke

Embryo Development in Bolls Exhibiting the "Hollow Seed" Syndrome in South Carolina

J.R. Mauney and J. McD. Stewart

Variability in Cotton Yield Components as Related to Cultivar and Population Density

Craig W. Bednarz, O. Lloyd May, and Robert L. Nichols

Impact of K Fertilization on Reniform Nematode Populations in Cotton

William T. Pettigrew, William R. Meredith, Jr., and Lawrence D. Young

CGA-362622 Reduces Growth and Photosynthesis of Goosegrass

I.C. Burke and J.W. Wilcut

Influence of Pyrithiobac, CGA 362622, and Mepiquat Chloride Combinations on NC Cotton Growth and Development

Shaun N. Casteel, Russell Nuti, Ryan Viator, Keith Edmisten, Randy Wells, and John Wilcut

Cotton Response to Over-the-Top Envoke® Application

S.M. Hoffman and J.T. Cothren

Evaluation of Different Rates and Timing of Glyphosate Over-the-Top Application on Roundup Ready® Cotton

Ramon F. Mery, J. Tom Cothren, Ty K. Witten, and Byron L. Burson

The Effects of Off-Label Glyphosate Applications on Square and Boll Retention in Roundup Ready Cotton

Jason C. Sanders, Daniel B. Reynolds, Nathan W. Buehring, and David G. Wilson

Do Phosphate-Based Insecticides Influence Cotton Growth and Yield?

Chris A. Hundley, J.T. Cothren, and H.R. Smith

Analysis of UNR and Conventionally Spaced Cotton Yield at Varying Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates

E.L. Clawson, J.T. Cothren, and J.L. Satterwhite

Comparative Growth of Obsolete and Modern Cotton Cultivars: Yield, Fiber Quality and Carbohydrate Dynamics

R.P. Viator, R.C. Nuti, S. Casteel, R. Wells, and K. Edmisten

Pre-Conditioning Effects on Boll Opening, Defoliation, Fiber Quality, and Yield

D.D. Fromme, J.T. Cothren, R.G. Lemon, T.K. Witten, and D.J. Pigg

COTMAN Evaluation of New Cotton Cultivars in the Texas High Plains

Jason Jarrell, Greta Schuster, Randy Boman, and Mark Kelley

Characterization of Harvest by Heat Unit Accumulation

T.K. Witten and J.T. Cothren

Modification of a Bacterial Chitosanase Gene for Plant Expression and Enhancement of Antifungal Defense Responses

Bill Hendrix and J.McD. Stewart

Duration of Bacterial Survival on Cotton Leaf Surfaces

Russell Nuti, Ryan Viator, Shaun Casteel, Keith Edmisten, Randy Wells, and Art Wollum

Management Strategies for Dryland Cotton Production in West Texas

Wes Ralston, Dan Krieg, and Thomas Gerik

Physiological Assessment of Foliar Trimax® Treatments on Cotton

Leah Wall, J.T. Cothren, and T.K. Witten

Developmental Responses of Cotton Genotypes as Affected by Water Application Regimes

C.L. West-Emerson, D.R. Krieg, B.L. McMichael, and G. Jividen

Genetic Variability for Water Use Efficiency

Randy Cook, Dan Krieg, and Wes Ralston

Remote Sensing for Site-Specific Management of Biotic and Abiotic Stress in Cotton

Nyland Falkenberg, Giovanni Piccinni, M.K. Owens, and Tom Cothren

Use of Multispectral Imagery for Variable Rate "Application Zone" Identification in Cotton Production

Tim Sharp, Andre Salvador, and Fabio H.R. Baio

Relationships Between NDVI and Plant Physical Measurements

Tim Sharp, Fabio H.R. Baio, and Andre Salvador

Effect of Planting Date and Cultivar on Yield and Fiber Properties of Irrigated Cotton

Philip J. Bauer, James R. Frederick, David D. McAlister, III, and Mitchell E. Roof

Evaluations of Skip-Cotton in Georgia

Philip Jost, Steve M. Brown, Don Shurley, Richard McDaniel, and Bob McNeill

Skip-Row Cotton Response to Mepiquat Chloride with Bacillus cereus

C.O. Gwathmey, C.C. Craig, Jr., and W.W. Harris

Evaluation of Twin-Line Cotton Production in Arizona — 2002

Stephen H. Husman, William B. McCloskey, Patrick Clay, Randy Norton, Eric Norton, Mike Rethwisch, and Kyrene White

Twin-Line per Bed Plant Population and Variety Evaluation

Stephen H. Husman, William B. McCloskey, and Kyrene White

Return on Investment of Cotton Varieties in the South Delta of Mississippi During the 2002 Growing Season

John C. Coccaro and H. Randall Smith

Response to Temperature of In-Vitro Pollen Germination and Pollen Tube Growth of Cotton Genotypes

V.G. Kakani, K. Raja Reddy, Ted Wallace, Duli Zhao, Sailaja Koti, and P.V. Vara Prasad

Cotton Fiber Maturity Variations Associated with Boll Location

Gayle Davidonis, Ann Johnson, Richard Johnson, and Travis Walker

Genotype-Related Fiber Quality Variability

Gayle Davidonis, Donald Boquet, and W. David Caldwell

Relation Between Yield Maps and Mid-Season Remote Sensing Imagery

Stephan J. Maas and Jerry Brightbill

Determining the Optimum Timing for the Final Drip Irrigation on Cotton Based on Crop Monitoring: West Texas

Stephen Biles, Chris Sansone, and Billy Warrick

Water Use Efficiency Improvement Program in Queensland's Cotton Industry

P.J. Goyne and G.T. McIntyre

Effects of Timing of Application of the Plant Growth Regulator ARYSTA-Exp-NP321 on Petiole Nitrate-Nitrogen in Cotton

C.J. Fernandez, A. Diaz-Delgado, and W.A. Harper

Genetic Variability for Early Season Root System Development

B.L. McMichael and John Burke

Germin-Like Proteins: What is Their Role in Fiber Development?

Hee Jin Kim, Barbara A. Triplett, and Tom C. Pesacreta

Cotton Growth, Yield, and Canopy Hyperspectral Reflectance as Affected by Nitrogen Application

Duli Zhao, K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, S. Koti, and J.J. Read

Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide Interaction on Cotton Growth and Development

Koti Sailaja, K. Raja Reddy, and V.R. Reddy

Absorption, Translocation and Metabolism of Orthene® in Cotton

Gregory E. MacDonald, Robert Querns, and John V. Altom

Examination of Glyphosate as a Novel Marker for Photoassimilate Distribution in Mature Glyphosate-Resistant Cotton

Paul C.C. Feng, Minhtien Tran, R. Douglas Sammons, and Tommy Chiu

Last Effective Boll Population Studies

C. Owen Gwathmey, Keith L. Edmisten, and Ryan P. Viator

Image-Based, Variable Rate Plant Growth Regulator Application in Cotton at Sheely Farms in California

Matthew Bethel, Tim Gress, Susan White, Jim Johnson, Ted Sheely, Bruce Roberts, Nahum Gat, Gordon Scriven, Gina Hagglund, Mechel Paggi, and Nick Groenenberg

Image-Based Site-Specific Plant Growth Regulator (SSPGR) Applications at Perthshire Farms

David Lewis, Jon Fridgen, Jim Johnson, and Ken Hood

Pix Effects on the Growth and Development of DP 555 BG/RR in Central Texas

Doug Pustejovsky and Dave Albers

Evaluation of Pentia® as a Cotton Plant Growth Regulator on DP 555 BG/RR

John C. Coccaro, H. William McCarty, Alvin Rhodes, and H.R. Smith

Pentia® (BAS 130): Next Generation Plant Growth Regulator for Enhanced Growth Control, Boll Retention and Cotton Lint Yield

G.S. Stapleton and J.D. Via

Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism in Cotton Plants

A. Abdullaev, Z.N. Abdurakhmanova, and B.B. Djumaev

Development of Common Language to Allow Technical Exchange among Crop Models Users

Pascal Clouvel, Pierre Martin, Jérémie Lecoeur, and Rabi H. Mohtar

Temperature Response of Upland Cotton

John M. Green and F. Linwood Roberts

Efficacy of Glufosinate-Ammonium: A Beltwide Summary

J.M. Rosemond, J.W. Sanderson, L.S. Hall, S.S. Hand, S.B. Garris, G.L. Schwarzlose, W.R. Perkins, and M.H. Ehlhardt

Use of Individual Internode Distance as a Measure of Seasonal Growth

Tom Kerby, Kevin Howard, Ken Lege, Dave Albers and Tom Speed

Use of Remotely Sensed Imagery for Variable Rate Application of Cotton Defoliants

J.J. Fridgen, M.D. Lewis, D.B. Reynolds, and K.B. Hood

Phospholipid Involvement in the NaCl-Induced Up-Regulation of Antioxidant Enzyme Activity

Dalton R. Gossett, Phillip Cole, Stephen W. Banks, and M. Cran Lucas

A Role for Superoxide in the NaCl-Induced Up-Regulation of Antioxidant Enzyme Activity

Stephen W. Banks, Rocky W. Fowler, Dalton R. Gossett, and M. Cran Lucas

The Effect of Polymer Seed Coatings on Seed Quality Ratings

Daniel B. Olivier, David Becker, Norman Hopper, and Tom Wedegaertner

Laboratory Spray Method for Detecting the BXN® Trait in Cotton Seedlings

Virginia R. Jeanes, Jon D. Lehman, Anthony G. Brown, Dennis A. Berkey, Bryan R. Savoy, Paul G. Johnson

Dryland Cropping Systems to Enhance Soil Moisture Capture and Water-Use Efficiency in Cotton

John W. Sij, Jason P. Ott, Todd A. Baughman, David Bordovsky, and Brian L.S. Olson

Effects of Interseeded Small Grains on Dryland Cotton Performance

T.A. Baughman, J.W. Keeling, J.C. Reed, J.D. Everitt, and J.W. Sij

The Dynamics of Dry Matter Partitioning in the Cotton Boll of Modern and Obsolete Cultivars

R.S. Brown, D.M. Oosterhuis, D.L. Coker, and M. Arevalo

Yield Response of Irrigated Cotton to Rate of Application of the Plant Growth Regulator ARYSTA EXP-NP321

C.J. Fernandez, W.A. Harper, and A. Diaz-Delgado

Yield Response of Dryland Cotton to Rate and Timing of Application of the Plant Growth Regulator Promote 125

C.J. Fernandez, W.A. Harper, and A. Diaz-Delgado

Increased Efficacy of Bt Cotton with ARYSTA EXP-NP321

Derrick Oosterhuis, Scott Brown, James Lackey, and Terry Littlefield

Effects of TRIMAX® on the Physiology, Growth and Yield of Cotton

D.M. Oosterhuis and R.S. Brown

The Cotton Leaf Cuticle and Absorption of Foliar-Applied Chemicals

Derrick Oosterhuis and Dennis Coker

Effect of Soil and Foliar-Applied Boron on the Physiology and Yield of Cotton under Two Nitrogen Regimes

R.S. Brown, D.M. Oosterhuis, D. Zhao, and D.L. Coker

Effect of Night Temperatures on Boll Growth and Yield

Milenka Arevalo, Derrick Oosterhuis, Dennis Coker, and Scott Brown

Defining the Potassium Requirements of Cotton Varieties

Michael A. Jones and James C. Camberato

Evaluating the Need for Foliar N Based on Field Testing, Soil N Rates, and Foliar N Sources

Michael Kenty, Jim Thomas, J.C. Banks, Shane Osborne, Tom Blythe, Normie Buehring, M.P. Harrison, Charlie Burmester, Jim Camberato, David Dunn, William Stevens, Keith Edminsten, Cary Green, Steve Hague, A.M. Stewart, Glen Harris, Merrit Holman, D.D. Howard, Brad Lewis, John Matocha, James McConnell, and Mohammed Zerkoune

Cardy Meter, an Effective Tool for Quick Assessment of Cotton N and K Levels

Michael M. Kenty, James M. Thomas, J.C. Banks, Normie Buehring, Robert R. Dobbs, Mark P. Harrison, David Dunn, William E. Stevens, Cary J. Green, Brad Lewis, James McConnell, and Donald D. Howard

Comparison of SPAD-502 Chlorophyll Meter and Cardy NO3 Meter with Traditional Methods of Determining Plant Nitrogen Status

David J. Dunn, William E. Stevens, D.D. Howard, Tom Blythe, and Michael M. Kenty

County Based Early Warning Program for Micronaire Estimation Utilizing the Hal Lewis Procedure for Predicting Field Micronaire

Brian Weatherford and W.C. Robertson

Effects of Bacillus cereus on Cotton Growth and Yield

Derrick Oosterhuis and Joe Hickey

Evaluation of PGRs Using COTMAN

W.C. Robertson and Brian Weatherford

Evaluation of Messenger in Cotton

W.C. Robertson and Brian Weatherford

Defoliation Timing Based on Heat Units Beyond Cutout

W.C. Robertson, Brian Weatherford, and Ray Benson

Post Cutout Applications of Glyphosate Reduces Reproductive Growth and Yield

R.P. Viator, W.E. Thomas, J.W. Wilcut, K.L. Edmisten, and R. Wells

Harvest Delay Effects on Machine Stripped Cotton Yield and Quality

Stewart R. Duncan, Scott A. Staggenborg, and William F. Heer

Efficacy of Aim 2EC (Carfentrazone) as a Cotton Harvest Aid in Texas

Mark Kelley, Randy Boman, Todd Baughman, and Robert Lemon

Evaluation of Remote Sensing for Plant Growth Regulator and Defoliant Applications

J.E. Hanks, G.D. Wills, and E.J. Jones

Adjuvant and Nozzle Effects on Cotton Defoliants

Patrick M. McMullan and James M. Thomas, III

Effect of Selected Drift Control Agents on the Efficacy of Def®-6 plus Prep® Defoliant Mixtures

E.J. Jones, G.D. Wills, J.E. Hanks, and R.E. Mack

Effect of Selected Adjuvants on the Efficacy of Def®-6 plus Prep® Defoliant Mixtures

G.D. Wills, E.J. Jones, J.E. Hanks, and R. E. Mack

Comparative Expression among Cotton Cultivars of Selected Genes Associated with Water-Stress Deficit

Cassandra Meek, J. McD. Stewart, D.M. Oosterhuis, and B. de los Reyes

Physiological Responses of Cotton to Water Deficit Stress and Potassium Nutrition

D.L. Coker, D.M. Oosterhuis, and R.S. Brown

Microclimate of Dry Cotton Production Systems

J.L. Duesterhaus and S.J. Maas

Screening Cotton Germplasm for Variation in Water Use Efficiency and Epidermal Conductance

David A. Fish and Hugh J. Earl

An Antisense-Derived Culitivar has Smaller Glands and Low Gossypol but Lacks the Expected T-DNA

C. Magill, C.R. Benedict, G.S. Martin, J. Liu, and L. Puckhaber

The Influence of Light on In Vitro Cotton Fiber Development

Barbara A. Triplett, Jheri Dupart, Damicca S. Johnson, and Michael Kasperbauer

Evaluation of Pentia® as a Cotton Plant Growth Regulator on DP 555 BG/RR

John C. Coccaro, H. William McCarty, Alvin Rhodes, H.R. Smith

Early Leaf Loss, Leaf Removal Impacts on Upland Cotton Growth and Yield

Robert B. Hutmacher, Mark P. Keeley, Raul L. Delgado, and Susan S. Vail

Physiological Strategy in Cotton Breeding

Kh.A. Abdullaev, Kh.Kh. Karimov, and A. Abdullaev



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