1985 PROCEEDINGS: BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION RESEARCH CONFERENCES
	Jan. 7-11, New Orleans, LA Editors C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter
TABLE OF CONTENTS

COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL
Managing Nematodes in the Southeastern Coastal Plains Without EDB Ralph Motsinger and Johnny Crawford	16
The Importance of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Cotton Production T.L. Kirkpatrick	16
Nematicide Seed Treatment for Control of Nematodes in Cotton R. Rodriguez-Kabana	18
Distribution of Cotton Nematodes in Mississippi S.C. Bost	19
Assessment of Cotton Losses Due to Nematodes on Cotton in the Texas High Plains C.C. Orr	20
Quantitative Aspects of the Interaction of Meloidogyne Incognita with Fusarium Wilt on Acala Cotton in Field Plots P.A. Roberts, S.N. Smith, and W.C. Matthews.	21
The Role of Insecticide/Nematicides in the Integrated Control of Cotton Pests A.L. Bostian	21
Mechanisms and Factors Affecting Host Susceptibility and Disease Development in Four Cotton Selections with Respect to Fusarium Wilt D.P. Jeffers, R.H. Garber, and P.A. Roberts	23
The Current Status in the Development of Resistance to the Reniform Nematode in Cotton in Louisiana J.P. Beasley and J.E. Jones	23
Reproduction of Pratylenchus brachyurus on Cotton and Cotton Growth Response to Infection by the Nematode J.L. Starr and T. Mathieson	25
Thielaviopsis the Black Rootrot - A Serious New Threat to California Cotton Production R.H. Garber, J.E. DeVay, and R.J. Wakeman	25
Cultural Control of Cotton Black Root Rot Kater Hake, J. DeVay, P. Kerby, and R. Garber	25
Decrease in Susceptibility of Cotton Seedlings to Pythium ultimum Obtained by Selection Procedures L.F. Johnson and G.K. Palmer	26
Apron, Epic and CGA 64251 Seed Treatments Affect Stand and Yield of Cotton Earl B. Minton, R.H. Garber, C.C. Orr, J.E. DeVay, A.W. Wienhold, and L.S. Bird	26
Relationships Between Laboratory and Field, Measurements for Seed and Seedling Traits from Selected Mar and Non-MAR Cotton Cultivars T.P. Wallace, K.M. El-Zik, and L.S. Bird	27
An Analysis of Eighteen Cotton Varieties for Differences in Six Root Traits C.G. Cook, L.S. Bird, and K.M. El-Zik	27
Determination of Verticillium Dahliae (T-1 Strain) Inoculum in Partially Decomposed Cotton Tissue in Relation to the Total Inoculum in Field Soil W.C. Schnathorst	28
Toxicity and Role in Verticillium Wilt Resistance of Terpenoid Phytoalexins from Cotton M.E. Mace, R.D. Stipanovic, and A.A. Bell	29
The Association of Marcpophomina phaseolina with Cotton Ching-chi Lee, L.S. Bird, P.M. Thaxton, and M.L. Howell	29
Characterization of the Bacterial Populations Associated with the Cotton Rhizoplane C. Hagedorn, W.D. Gould, and T.R. Bardinelli	31
Reaction of Nigerian Cotton Cultivars to the New African Isolates of Xanthomonas campestris PV malvacearum M.A.T. Poswal, L.S. Bird, K.M. El-Zik, and P.M. Thaxton	33
Influence of Five Years of Trifluralin Application on Cotton Stand and Yield Earl B. Minton and W. R. Meredith, Jr.	36
The Effect of Soil Solarization on Soil-Borne Populations of Fusartium Oxysporum F. Sp. Vasinfectum and Meloidogyne Incognita in Relation to the Incidence of Fusarium Wilt and Yield of Cotton Plants J.E. DeVay, R.H. Garber, P.A. Roberts, R.J. Wakeman, and D.P. Jeffers	36
Populations of Bacteria and Actinomycetes Associated with Sclerotia of Phymatotrichum Omnivorum Buried in Houston Black Clay D.A. Zuberer
Root-Knot Nematode Control with Various Rates of Temik Aldicarb in Cotton Production Programs Dwight Lincoln
Southern Root-Knot Nematode Damage to Variety Acala 1517ei Cotton Stephen B. Thomas
The Effect of Various Seed Coat Fungicides on the Emergence, Survival and Lint Yield of Commercially Grown SJ-2 Cotton R. Leonard
COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE
Effect of Ethephon and Pix Growth Regulators on Yield and Maturity of Upland Cotton Orly Garcia and N.R. Malm	38
Cotton Yield Enhancement from Foliar Application of Burst® Yield Booster™, a Cytokinin Product Jerry V. Mayeux and Vernon L. Illum	40
Effects of Water Stress on Starch Metabolism C.W. Chang	42
Growth and Productivity of CO2-Enriched Field Grown Cotton J.R. Mauney, B.A. Kimball, and G. Guinn	43
Microclimatological Alterations in the Cotton Canopy as Influenced by Management Practices Jeff Gerik and Daniel R. Krieg	43
Osmotic Adjustment-Cause and Effect Relationships in Cotton Leaves F.S. Girma and D.R. Krieg	43
Water and Nitrogen Interactions on Cotton Leaf Gas Exchange Kyle L. Favers and Daniel R. Krieg	44
1984 Cotton Survey and Collection in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico A.E. Percival and James M. Stewart	44
Ultrastructural Localization of ATPase Activity in Elongating Cotton Fiber P.A. Joshi, J. McD. Stewart, and E.T. Graham	44
Effect of Inhibitors of Transcription or Translation on Early Fiber Development Linda L. Marden and J. McD. Stewart	45
Seed Density and Water Deficits Affect Cotton Seed Imbibitional Hydration H.R. Leffler	45
Induction of Gossypol Derivatives in Cotton Cell Suspension Cultures P.F. Heinstein, D.W. Altman, and R.D. Stipanovic	46
Development of Storage Organelles in Cotton Seed Radicle F.L. Vigil and M.N. Christiansen	46
Somatic Embryogenesis in Cell Suspension Cultures of Gossypium Hirsutum Norma L. Trolinder and J.R. Goodin	46
Chloroplast DNA Analyses of Diploid and Tetraploid Species and Races O.W. Altman and M.D. Thomas	47
Effect of Onium-Type Bioregulators on Cotton and Other Plant Species Harold W. Gausman, Falk R. Rittig, and Peter E. Schott	50
Fiber Specific Proteins Expressed During the Ontogeny of Cotton Fiber Duane A. Graves and James McD. Stewart	53
Potential Biological Nep Formation. 1. Distribution of Mote, Immature, and Mature Seeds in Locules C.P. Wade and H.H. Ramey, Jr.	54
Somatic Embryogenesis in Gossypium hirsutum L. Donna H. Mitten	57
Immunocytochemical and Morphometric Studies of Glyoxysome Biogenesis in Cotton Cotyledons Richard N. Trelease
Potential Biological Nep Formation: Distribution of Mote, Immature and Mature Seeds in Locule Clinton P. Wade
Source-Sink Balance and the Limits to Productivity of the Cotton Crop Jack R. Mauney
A Comparison of the Internal Cuticle in Leaves from Low and High Conducting Strains of Cotton J.D. Berlin
Variation of Photosynthesis in Species of Cotton R.J. Mahan
A Morphological Comparison of Four Cotton Strains with Varying Chlorophyll Content S.R. Short-Russell
Bioregulation of Plant Responses H. Yokoyama
Effect of 2-Diethylaminoethyl-3,4-Dichlo-Rophenyetber on Cotton H.W. Causman
Induction of Terpenes in Cotton by Substituted Tertiary Amines C.R. Benedict
Potential for the Genetic Engineering of Cotton for Resistance to Broad Spectrum Herbicides David M. Anderson
COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE
Genetic Analysis of Earliness in Upland Cotton I. Morphological and Phenological Variables Salvador Godoy and G.A. Niles	60
Genotypic Response to Planting Date C. Wayne Smith	60
Genetic Analysis of Earliness in Upland Cotton II. Yield and Fiber Properties G.A. Niles and Salvador Godoy	61
Heterosis, Combining Ability and Gene Action in Cotton da Silva, Fanuel P., Jose F. de Oliveira, Jose F. Alves, and Joao P. Crisostomo	63
Comparative Efficiencies of the "Sequential Inoculation Selection" (SIS) and "Multi-Adversity Resistance" (MAR) Systems of Selection for Multiple Disease Resistance in Cotton Ismail A. Baker and W.P. Sappenfield	63
Agronomic Evaluation of Cotton Genotypes for Resistance to the Cotton Fleahopper Michael C. Lidell, C.A. Niles, and J.K. Walker	69
Progress in Developing Cotton Germplasm with Root-Knot Nematode and Fusarium Wilt Resistance Raymond L. Shepherd	71
Differences in Lady Beetle Populations and Presence of a Water Soluble Compound on Leaves as Related to Heliothis Resistance in Cotton H.L. Bhardwaj, J.B. Weaver, and R.F. Severson	71
Plant Characteristics and Earliness in Pima Cotton Genotypes K.E. Fry and C.V. Feaster	72
Progress of Introgression of the Cytoplasms of Wild Gossypium Species into Cultivated Cotton J. McD. Stewart and P.F. Umbeck	72
Two New Gossypium Species from Western Australia J. McD. Stewart and Sherry L. Cunningham	73
Endonuclease Restriction Analysis of the Chloroplast Genome In Selected Gossypium Species T.A. Wilkins and G.A. Galau	73
Acala Cotton in California: A Historical Perspective Angus H. Hyer and Dick M. Bassett	74
30-Inch Spindle-Picked Cotton: Production, Harvesting, and Economics in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Thomas D. Valco, Marvin D. Heilman, John W. Norman, Jr., Tom M. Jones, and Leo N. Namken	76
Acala Cotton in California: 60 Years of Varietal Improvement Dick M. Bassett and Angus H. Hyer	76
Cultivar Yields as Influenced by Inter Row Competition R.R. Bridge and M.L. Laster	78
The Evaluation of Four Cotton Varieties Following Wheat W.D. Caldwell, B.B. Holoubek, J.L. Rabb, and W. Aguillard	80
Influence of Glabrous and Hairy Plants, Leaf and Bract Types on Near-Isogenic Cotton Lines on Lint Yield, Earliness and Fiber Quality P.M. Thaxton, K.M. El-Zik, and L.S. Bird	81
Variation in Plant Height and Monopodial Branches among Selected Cotton Cultivars F.M. Bourland and B.W. White	85
The Effect of Tarnished Plant Bugs from Different Host Plants on the Growth of Cotton Cornelia L. Carver, W. R. Meredith, Jr., and Ben L. Byler	87
Deterioration of Cottonseed with Hot Water F.M. Bourland and R.A. Welch	89
Use of Infrared Thermometry to Detect Differences in Water Use among Cotton Germplasm J.E. Quisenberry, R.E. Dilbeek, and J.L. Hatfield	89
Effect of Pix on Narrow Row (30") Cotton B.L. Weir, R. Vargas, A. George, and D. Wiley	90
The Effect of Pix® Applications on Primitive Stocks of Cotton J.C. McCarty, Jr., J.N. Jenkins, and W.L. Parrott	90
Pix® - Split Applications C.W. Helpert and C. Finley	91
Cultivar Yields as Influenced by Intra Row Competition R.R. Bridge
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS REGIONAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Environmental Control for Cotton Classing Offices J.A. Arsenault, C.B. Parnell, Jr., W.E. Murphy, and W.P. Beach	94
Experiences with a Lateral Move Overhead Irrigation System as a Research Tool Horace C. Pringle, III and Gordon R. Tupper	107
Artificial Intelligence Methods for Developing a Knowledge-Based System for Cotton Crop Production J.M. McKinon and H.E. Lemmon	107
The True Ground Speed Sensor and its Relationship to Sprayer and Planter Monitors G.R. Mueller	109
Impact of Cover Crops on Cotton Production J.R. Williford and R.S. Baker	110
Comparison of Picking and Stripping on the Texas High Plains and Their Effects on Cotton Dust, Fiber and Yarn Qualities A.D. Brashears, R.V. Baker, and P.E. Sasser	112
Persistence of Aggregation in Clay Soil Lowrey A. Smith	113
Energy Requirements of Tillage Machines Measurement and Field Demonstration F.D. Tompkins, W.E. Hart, J.B. Wilkerson, R.S. Freeland, and L.R. Wilhelm	114
Effect of Variety, Harvest Timing and Lint Cleaners on Cotton Quality-Year 2 J.R. Williford
An Evaluation of Nep Formation at the Cotton Gin G.J. Mangialardi, Jr.
COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE
Pyrethroid Use Patterns in the U.S., as Influenced by Heliothis Complex Species Composition and Population Dynamics J.S. Bacheler	120
International Status of Pyrethroid Resistance T.A. Miller	123
Status of Pyrethroid Resistance in U.S. R.T. Roush	126
Development of Pyrethroid Organophosphate Associations for Cotton Pest Control in French Speaking Africa M. Vaissayre	127
Status of Boll Weevil in Western U.S. Leon Moore	129
The Thrips Problem W.R. Lambert	130
Plant Bugs: An Update R.G. Luttrell	131
Fall and Beet Armyworm Control Ronald H. Smith	134
Relationships of Pink Bollworm Male Moth Catches to Flower and Boll Infestations T.J. Henneberry and C.A. Beasley	136
Evidence of Resistance to Synthetic Pyrethroids in Field Populations of Pink Bollworms in Southern California Louis A. Bariola	138
Boll Weevil Pheromone Trap Captures for Treatment Thresholds and Population Assessments R.L. Ridgway, W.A. Dickerson, J.R. Brazzel, J.F. Leggett, E.P. Lloyd, and F.R. Planer	138
Boll Weevil Pheromone Traps for Detection and Suppression of Low Level Boll Weevil Populations E.P. Lloyd, J.E. Leggett, R.L. Ridgway, and W.A. Dickerson	141
Boll Weevil Studies in Arizona and California C.A. Beasley and T.J. Henneberry	142
Advances in Mass Rearing, Sterilizing and Releasing the Boll Weevil J.P. Reinecke, J.L. Roberson, P.P. Sikorowski, A.C. Thompson, and E.P. Lloyd	143
Research on Area wide Stalk Destruction for Cultural Control of Boll Weevil in the Lower Rio Grande Valley K.B. Summy, W.G. Hart, J.R. Cate, and D. Bar	145
Results from Crossing the Bollworms Helicoverpa armigera X H. zea in Search of Backcross Sterility M.L. Laster, C.E. Goodpasture, E.G. King, and Peter Twine	146
Estimates of the Population Density of Overwintered Heliothis Virescens in the Mississippi Delta J.W. Smith, M.L. Laster, W. Kitten, and J.C. Schneider	147
Management of First Generation Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Populations on Wild Host Plants Earl A. Stadelbacber	150
The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization upon Establishment of Heliothis Virescens (F.) In Cotton Tina Gray Teague, James R. Cate, and J. Tom Cothren	152
Pollen as an Indicator of Long-Distance Movement in the Bollworm, Heliothis zea (Boddie) W.H. Hendrix, III, T.F. Mueller, J.R. Phillips, and O.K. Davis	155
Node Counts as an Indicator for Termination of Insecticide Treatments in Cotton J.L. Bernhardt, J.R. Phillips, and N.P. Tugwell	156
An Assessment of the Arkansas Experience with Bollworm Management Communities: Evaluated from Three Perspectives M.J. Cochran, W.F. Nicholson, D.W. Parvin, Rob Raskin, and J.R. Phillips	160
Square Shedding in Cotton: Differentiating Between Shedding Caused by Tarnished Plant Bug Feeding and Shedding Due to Non-Insect Factors Livy Williams, III, J.R. Phillips, and N.P. Tugwell	162
The Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae): A Key Pest of Cotton in the Mississippi Delta W.P. Scott, J.W. Smith, and G.L. Snodgrass	164
Predicting Sampling Frequency and Economic Status of Spider Mites on Cotton L.T. Wilson, D. Gonzalez, and R. Plant	168
Implementation of a Presence/Absence Sampling Method for Spider Mites in Cotton P.B. Goodell and B. Roberts	170
Aim™ (CGA-112913) Applications to Cotton for Heliothis Control Janet Moore and Henry Ray	171
Efficacy of Pyrethroids on Secondary Insect Pests L. Burris, K. J. Ratchford, and S. Micinski	172
Verification of the Cotton Whitefly Population Model Bemisia tabaci Gennadins (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) E.T. Natwick and F.G. Zalom	174
Resistance Studies on the Sweet Potato Whitefly Bemisia tabaci Genn. (Homoptera, Aleyrodidae) in the Imperial Valley, California N.C. Toscano, J.A. Immaraju, and G.P. Georghiou	178
Effect of Emulsifiable Oil on the Residual Toxicity's of Vydate and Guthion to the Boll Weevil M.F. Treacy, J.H. Benedict, and M. Walmsley	180
Response of Cotton to Temik-TSX at Various Planting Dates S. Micinski and P.D. Colyer	181
Field Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Cotton Insects Johnny R. Fitt, Jr. and George L. Teetes	184
Mineral and Vegetable Oils' Effect on Insects and as Carriers for Pesticides C.L. Womack, J.P. McCaa, M.F. Schuster, and M.T. Parker	186
Insects, Insecticides, and Cotton Yields T.R. Pfrimmer	188
Three Years' Results-Yield Enhancement and Insect Control by Chlordimeform in the Northern Blacklands of Texas M.F. Schuster, Claudia Womack, and William Langston	188
Mechanisms of Activity of Baythroid™ 2 Pyrethroid Insecticide Against Boll Weevil D.E. Simonet, W.M. Zeck, and A.D. Cohick	188
Early Season Insect Control and Comparative Cotton Yields with Pydrin® Insecticide R.H. Bierman	191
Effects of Various Insecticides on Selected Early Season Cotton Insects S.W. Hopkins	193
Resistance Management from an Agricultural Chemical Industry Perspective Edward T. Cherry	193
Yield Enhancement with Insecticides: Insect Control or Plant Effect? J.R. Phillips
Status of Insecticide Resistance in the Cotton Insect Complex Dan Clover
COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Cotton Fallow Bed Weed Management R.N. Vargas	198
Minimum Tillage Cotton in the Southern Plains Allen F. Wiese and Wyatte L. Harman	199
Weed Control, in Reduced Tillage Cotton on Sandy Soils J.R. Abernathy, J.W. Keeling, and R.W. Lloyd	199
Johnsongrass Control with Preplant and Spot Treatment Herbicide Applications Harold R. Hurst	199
Effects of Selection for Tolerance to Trifluralin in Cotton F.M. Bourland, G.A. Mitchell, and B.W. White	200
Screening Cotton Germplasm for Resistance to the Herbicide Acifluorfen S.R. Oakley, B.A. Waddle, and R.E. Frans	200
Control and Competition of Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) Biotypes in Cotton Charles T. Bryson	200
Control of Black Nightshade in California Cotton When Rainfall Does Not Occur Harold M. Kempen and Peter Belluomini	202
Prodiamine – A Different DNA Kenneth L. Smith and Mark C. Boyles	203
Nutsedge Control in Cotton with Scepter R.S. Baker	204
Authentication of Weed Loss Estimates in South Carolina Cotton Ted Whitwell	206
Report of 1984 Weed Loss Committee Ted Whitwell and J.H. Higgans	206
Hemp Sesbania Control in Cotton J.H. Jordan	206
Grass Control in Cotton with Sethoxydim John Harden and Wade Stewart	206
Authentication of Weed Loss Estimates in Texas Cotton John R. Abernathy	211
COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE
Outlook for the 1985 Economy Edward L. McClelland	214
The Outlook for U.S. Cotton Through 1985/86 Terry Townsend	215
Effects of Recent Cotton Programs on Producers, Consumers and Taxpayers Irving R. Starbird	219
An Economic Analysis of Structural Relationships in the U.S. Cotton Sector Dovi-Akue Alipoe, Sujit K. Roy, and Don E. Ethridge	224
Effectiveness of the Loan Program for Increasing Net Prices to Cotton Farmers M. Dean Ethridge and DeWitt F. Caillavet	226
Farm Policy for 1985 past Lessons and Current Problems Keith Collins	231
An Economic Analysis of Cotton Variety Selection in Louisiana Abiodun O. Ojemakinde and Kenneth W. Paxton	237
Economic Analysis of Cotton Production in 30-Inch Row Configurations in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas Tom M. Jones, Thomas D. Valco, John W. Norman, Jr., Marvin Heilman, Ron Lacewell, and Paul Teague	243
An Economic Evaluation of Selected Cotton Production Practices on a Silt Loam Soil in Mississippi J.A. Musick, G.R. Tupper, and J.G. Hamill	245
Using Spreadsheet Analysis for Production and Marketing Decisions S.J. Torok and M.W. Woolverton	248
Changes in Cotton Farms Duane Hacklander	252
The Economics of Early Season Insect Control W.P. Scott, J.W. Smith, and D.W. Parvin	256
A Review and Evaluation of Cotton Futures Options Trading Carl G. Anderson	259
The Role of Cotton Options in Financial and Risk Management O.A. Cleveland, Jr.	261
Australia as an Exporter of Cotton: Future Prospects Max Lawrence	262
The Uses of Cotton Price Forecasts in Formulating Marketing Strategies Tom Clevenger and Martin Blake	265
Cotton Marketing Costs Between the Farm and the Mill, 1983/84 Edward H. Glade, Jr.	269
Why Are West Texas Cotton Ginning Costs So High? Dale L. Shaw	272
Changes in Louisiana Cotton Quality 1964-1983 Kenneth W. Paxton, Wilbur Aguillard, and Duramany Karara	277
An Evaluation of the Impact of Instrument Line Testing from the Producer Perspective Eluned Jones-Russell, Carl G. Anderson, and Robert E. Branson	282
The Temporal Nature of the Relationship Between Cottonseed Oil and Other Vegetable Oils it the U. S. Market Edward O. Fryar, Jr.
Some Modifications of the Cotton Farm Program Aimed at Minimizing Market Interference, Managing Taxpayer Costs and Stabilizing Grower Incomes Sam Evans
Cotton Trade Policy Peter F. Diffly
Textile Industry View George J. Wine
Risk Efficient Cotton Irrigation Strategies for Arkansas Caren Harp
Consideration of Risk in Estimating Optimal Cropping Patterns: The Importance of Cotton in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas Paul W. Teague
COTTON SOIL SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Growth Regulating Effect of Chlordimeform in Cotton James B. Weaver, Jr. and Harbans Lal Bhardwaj	288
Reducing Wind and Sand Damage to Cotton Seedlings on the Texas High Plains J.R. Supak and E.K. Grubaugh	293
A Preliminary Look at Trickle Irrigation in Georgia Shelby H. Baker	293
Cotton Response to Deep Tillage on Sandy Loam and Silt Loam Soils Gordon R. Tupper and Joseph A. Musick	296
Modifying Plowpans to Improve Cotton Root Growth Charles B. Elkins	299
Subsoil Lime Placement for Cotton Production on Problem Acid Soils M. Wayne Ebelhar and Gordon R. Tupper	300
Prosoil™ and Paraplow® Technical Solutions to Surface and Subsurface Soil Problems Michael Tysowsky	303
Development of a Soil Nitrogen Test for Cotton Lowell J. Zelinski	304
Response of Cotton to Residual and Applied Nitrogen on Two Coastal Plain Soils M.E. Walker, S.H. Baker, and B.G. Mullinix, Jr.	306
Influence of Certain Micronutrients on Cotton Grown on Alkaline Soil J.E. Matocha and D.R. Sorensen	307
Timing of Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications for Cotton Richard L. Maples and Mark R. Frizzell	307
Double Crop Cotton and Wheat with Continuous Tillage Systems Shelby H. Baker	310
Timing of N Application and Use of Nitrification Inhibitors for till and No-Till Cotton Production W.B. Gordon
Starter Fertilizer Placement and Analysis for No-Till Cotton Production D.H. Rickerl
COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE
Moisture--The Key to Fiber Quality S.E. Hughs	312
Lint Cleaner Management for Quality and Turnout William F. Lalor	314
Producing a Crop to Minimize Bark and Grass Reduction Robert B. Metzer	317
Ginning to Minimize Bark and Grass Reductions Roy V. Baker	318
The Facts about Lint Retrievers Doyle K. Needham	320
Gin Safety - The Owner/Manager's Responsibility Ronald P. Shanoian	331
Gin Stand Management W. Stanley Anthony	331
JOINT SESSION: AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS REGIONAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE AND COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE
A Low Energy Seed-Cotton Drier S.E. Hughs, R.A. Willem, M.N. Gillum, and W.F. Lalor	338
Mechanical Belt Conveyor-Drier for Seed Cotton Weldon Laird and R.V. Baker	338
A Selective Ginning Process for Cotton L.H. Wilkes, K.E. Watkins, and W.F. Lalor	341
A New Instrument to Measure the Cotton Fibre-To-Seed Attachment Forces L. Verschraege and P. Kiekens	343
New Ginning - Lint Cleaning System S.E. Hughs, M.N. Gillum, and W.F. Lalor	348
Influence of Gin Cleaning Level on Mill Processing Performance of Two Mississippi Cottons J.B. Cooke, G.J. Mangialardi, and J.D. Bargeron III	351
Potentials for Improving Lint Cleaner Performance R.V. Baker and W.F. Lalor	355
Development of a Lint Cleaner Simulation Model G.L. Barker and R.V. Baker	355
Neps in Ginned Lint: A Review of Research Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr.	358
Effect of Lint Cleaner Saw Speed and Tooth Density on Cotton Quality E.P. Columbus	358
Cotton Seedcoat Fragment Research S.T. Rayburn	362
JOINT SESSION: COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL, COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE AND COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE
Use of Heat Tolerance in Cotton Breeding Carl V. Feaster and E.L. Turcotte	364
Heat Units and Earliness in Upland Cotton Warner D. Fisher	364
Upper Threshold Required for Heat Unit Calculations for Cotton Growth in the Far West T.A. Kerby, L.T. Wilson, and S. Johnson	366
Developmental and Physiological Responses of Short-Season Cotton to Temperature Daniel R. Krieg	366
The Physiological Basis for Heat Unit Models J.R. Mauney	366
Heat Units and Cotton Development in the Mid-South George W. Cathey	368
Temperature Methods for Monitoring Cotton Development D.F. Wanjura and J.R. Supak	369
Heat Units and Their Application in Crop and Insect Management Kamal M. El-Zik and Vahram Sevacherian	372
Some Ways a Cotton Producer Can Use DD-60 Data Bill Pearson	375
JOINT SESSION: COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE AND COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE
Progress in Transferring Resistance to Pink Bollworm into Nectariless Cotton F. Douglas Wilson, Boyd W. George, and Hollis M. Flint	386
Heliothis virescens Fab. Resistance in Selected Gossypium arboreum L. Strains Johnie N. Jenkins, W.L. Parrott, and J.C. McCarty, Jr.	386
Field Resistance to Heliothis Species in Cotton Strains with Genetically Differing Resistance Backgrounds S.J. Stringer and J.E. Jones	388
Feeding Behavior of Heliothis zea (Boddie) on Three Cotton Cultivars Varying, in Resistance K.M. Schmidt, J.H. Benedict and M.H. Walmsley	390
Effects of Timing Application of Heliothis Virescens Eggs on Yield of Selected Cotton Varieties Jack C. Bailey	390
Plant-Insect Interactions of High Terpenoid Cottons and Bollworm J.H. Benedict, D.W. Altman, M.H. Walmsley, and K.M. Schmidt	392
The Hormetic Effect of Gossypol on the Growth of Heliothis virescens Larvae Robert D. Stipanovic, Howard J. Williams, Laurel A. Smith, and S. Bradleigh Vinson	392
Effect of Nectariless Cotton on a Parasite of Heliothis zea (Boddie) Eggs M.F. Treacy, J.H. Benedict, and M.H. Walmsley	394
Feeding Sites of Tobacco Budworm Larvae on Cotton W.L. Parrott, J.N. Jenkins, J.F. Mahill, and J. C. McCarty, Jr.	394
Effects of Leaf and Bract Isolines on Spray Penetration and Insecticidal Efficacy Dennis James and Jack E. Jones	395
Trapping of Cotton Terpene Volatiles and Boll Weevil Pheromone J.F. Chang, J.H. Benedict, and T.L. Payne	397
Melissodes thelypodii Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae), an Effective Pollinator of Hybrid Cotton on the Texas High Plains B.E. Vaissiere, S.J. Merritt, and D.L. Keim	398
Anther Injury Index: A Technique for Evaluating Susceptibility of Cotton Cultivars to Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus lineolaris (Palisot De Beauvois), Feeding K.M. Maredia, N.P. Tugwell, and B.A. Waddle	398
The Double-Entrance Hive: A New Method for Pollinating Male-Sterile Cotton Inside Cages with Honey Bees B.E. Vaissiere, D.R. Rummel, and D.L. Keim	399
Effects of Leaf and Bract Genotypes of Upland Cotton on Spray Penetration and Effectiveness of Insect Control Jack E. Jones

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