1986 PROCEEDINGS: BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION RESEARCH CONFERENCES
Jan. 4-9, Las Vegas, NV
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

TABLE OF CONTENTS



COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL

Cotton Black Root Rot: Effect of Field Inoculum Levels, Climatic and Edaphic Factors on Plant Development
Kater Hake and Richard H. Garber
19
Comparative Effects of Selected Skip Levels in Stands and Replanting on Cotton Yields
Albert Y. Chambers
19
Effects of Seven Granular And/Or Liquid Treatments on Stand Establishment and on Lint Yields of No-Tilled and Conventionally-Planted Cotton
P.E. Hoskinson, Albert Y. Chambers, and Gary L. Lentz
20
Effects of Fungicide Seed Treatments That Control Specific Pathogens on Stand and Yield of Cotton
Earl B. Minton, R.H. Garber, L.S. Bird, J.E. DeVay, and T. Evrard
20
Cotton Seedling Disease Severity in Loessial Soils in Tennessee
J.H. Doyle ard L.F. Johnson
20
Alginate - Pyrax an Effective Carrier for Organisms Applied to Cotton Seed for Seedling Disease Protection
R.H. Garber, J.E. DeVay, and R.J. Wakeman
20
Biocontrol of Cotton Soreshin: Importance of Mycoparasitism in the Antagonism of Gliocladium Virens to Rhizoctonia Solani
C.R. Howel
21
Biological Control of Cotton Seedling Disease
T.R. Bardineili, J.J. Wagner, L.L. Hendrickson, and C. Hagedorn
21
Response of Phymatotrichum Omnivorum to Slow Release Formulations of Sterol-Inhibiting Fungicides
S.D. Lyda and J.Z. Biggs
22
Effects of Several Herbicides on Growth and Sclerotial Production by Phymatotrichum Omnivorum
M.P. Wood and S.D. Lyda
23
Effect of Soil and Plant Treatments on Phymatotrichum Root Rot
J.E. Matcocha, S. Mostaghimi, F.L. Hopper, and L.S. Bird
24
Transposon Mutants of Xanthomonas campestris PV. Malvacearum
Michael D. Thomas
26
Control of Alternaria Leafspot of Gossypium barbadense
M.W. Olsen and P.J. Cotty
27
A New Boll Rot Disease in California Caused by Phytophthora Capsici
R.H. Garber, J.E. DeVay, K. Hake, and D. Jetters
27
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Disease: Historical Background
G.M. Watkins
28
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Dynamics of Cotton Diseases and Their Control
K.M. El-Zik
29
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Seed-Seedling Diseases
Earl B. Minton
33
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Fusarium and Verticillium Wilt
James E. DeVay
35
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Bacterial Blight
L.S. Bird
41
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Nematodes
J.M. Sasser
48
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Rhizosphere - Rhizoplane Microorganisms
C.R. Howell
51
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Federal Research (ARS)
Philip A. Miller
52
The Future as Viewed by Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: State Research (AES) and Extension
J.H. Kendrick, Jr.
55
Half a Century Dynamics and Control of Cotton Diseases: Future Aims of Industry in the Control of Cotton Diseases
H.V. Morton
56


COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE

Effect of Planting Date on Reproductive Development and Yield of Upland and Pima Cultivars
N. Waissman, J. Mitchell, R. Telles, and L. Pedregon
60
Effects of Drought Stress and Plant Maturity on the Frequency of Aspergillus Flavus in Cottonseed
M.A. Klich
62
Effect of Reduced Light Intensity on Reproductive Growth of Three Isogenic Lines Differing in Leaf Type
C.W. Kennedy, W.C. Smith, and J.E. Jones
63
The Effect of Temperature on Floral Initiation and Production of 4-Bract Squares by DPL-90
Jack R. Mauney
63
Effects of Trifluralin and Pendimethalin on Cotton Emergence and Seedling Characteristics
G.A. Mitchell and F.M. Bourland
64
Nitrate Reduction and Nitrate Content of Cotton Petioles
Chang-Chi Chu, Lucy E. Graham, and Louis A. Bariola
67
Effect of Five Skip-Row Planting Patterns on Cotton Yield
C.C. King, L.J. Chapman, W.B. Webster, and Vaughan Calvert
70
Effects of Long-Term Drought and Nitrogen on Fruiting and Yield of Cotton
G.B. Begonia, J.D. Hesketh, and H.F. Hodges
71
Cotton Leaf Photosynthesis in Enriched CO2
G.B. Begonia, J.D. Hesketh, W.T. Pettigrew, and D.B. Peters
76
Changes in Synthesis of RNA and Protein in Cultured Ovules Treated with Inhibitors of Transcription and Translation
Linda Marden and J. McD. Stewart
77
Isolation of Mitochondrial DNA from Cotton
Cecilia Hsu, Beth Mullin, and J. McD. Stewart
77
Relationship Between Carbohydrate Enzyme Activities and Carbon Partitioning in Cotton
Donald L. Hendrix
77
Cotton Shoot TLP Culture
Michael H. Renfroe and Roberta H. Smith
78
Isolation and Culture of Cotton Protoplasts
M.H. Renfroe, R.C. Hartwig, and R.H. Smith
79
Events Surrounding Fiber Initiation in G. hirsutum, Var., Acala Sj-2
J.H. Gould and W.M. Dogger
81
The Effect of Boron Concentration on Cotton Ovule and Fiber Growth In Vitro and Incorporation of UDP [(14)c] Glucose into Fiber Glucans and Lipids
W.M. Dogger and R.L. Palmer
82
Morphology of Somatic In Vitro Embryos of Cotton in Comparison to In Ovulo Embryos Using Scanning Electron Microscopy
S.R. Short-Russell, Norma L. Trolinder, J.D. Berlin, and J.R. Goodin
84
Effects of Nutritional Stress on Protein Body Formation in Radicles of Developing Cotton Seeds
Eugene Vigil, R. Rowland, M.N. Christiansen, and L.C. Frazier
84
An Electron Microscopic Stereological Study of the Effects of Water Stress on the Palisade Cells of Cotton Strains Exhibiting Variability in Leaf Turgidity
Jerry D. Berlin and J.E. Quisenberry
85
Vascular Patterns in Roots of Phosphorus- And Nitrogen-Deficient Cotton Seedlings
John W. Radin and Marie P. Eidenbock
85
ABA and IAA Concentrations in Young Bolls and Abscission Zones in Relation to Boll Retention
Gene Guinn and Donald L. Brummett
88
Water Deficit Effects on the Organic Acids and Carbohydrates of Fruiting Cotton
J.D. Timpa and J.J. Burke
89
Sample Preparation for Leaf Water Potential Measurements of Cotton by the Pressure Bomb Method
D.A. Pennington and C.G. Belford
89
Variability in Lateral Root Development and Branching Intensity in Exotic Cottons
B.L. McMichael and J.E. Quisenberry
89
Effects of Water Stress on Branching Enzyme Activity and Fine Structure of Cotton Leaf Starch
Chong W. Chang
91
Accumulation and Turnover of Abscisic Acid in Osmotically Stressed Cotton Leaf Tissue in Relation to Temperature
John W. Radin and Donald L. Hendrix
92
Osmotic Adjustment in Water-Stressed Cotton
D.M. Oosterhuis
92
The "Active" Pool of Abscisic Acid in Relation to Stomatal Closure During Water Stress
John W. Radin and Donald L. Hendrix
92
Regulation of the Synthetic Pathway of Terpenes in Cotton by the Substituted Tertiary Amine 2-(Methylphenoxy) Triethyl-Amine
S. Pan
Comparison of Growth and Productivity of Drip and Furrow Irrigated Cotton in Arizona
J.R. Mauney
Control of Rubisco in Cotton: Success of Tetraploid Cotton
C.R. Benedict


COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE

Cytoplasmic Influences Concerning Hybrid Cotton
Lyndon Schoenhals and John R. Gannaway
94
Heterosis and Combining Ability Effects in Upland Cotton Hybrids
R.H. Sheetz and J.E. Quisenberry
94
The Impact of Introduced Honey Bees on Native Bees Foraging in Hybrid Production Areas
L.A. Berger, F.E. Gilstrap, and D.R. Rummel
94
Performance of Open Pollinated Cultivars F2'S and CMS Upland X Upland Restorer Strains
J.B. Weaver, Jr.
98
Performance of Short-Season Hybrids under High Intensity Management
Dick D. Davis
100
Genotype X Environment Interactions for Ovule Abortion in Interspecific Cotton Hybrids and Their Parent Cultivars
Richard G. Percy and Carl V. Feaster
100
Performance of Intraspecific and Interspecific Cotton Hybrids Across Environments
Pedro Cano-Rios and Dick D. Davis
100
Narrow Row Effects on Cotton Varieties and Hybrids under High Intensity Trickle Irrigation Management
P.J. Wierenga and Dick D. Davis
101
Performance and Potential of F2 Hybrids
James M. Olvey
101
Cotton Collecting on Nine Carribean Islands and South Florida
A. Edward Percival, J. Schwendiman, and J.L. Belot
102
Report on 1985 Gossypium Collection in Australia
J. McD. Stewart, L.A. Craven, and P.A. Fryxell
102
Reciprocal Crosses Involving Converted T-25 Drought Tolerant Materials
Janna Love and J.R. Gannaway
102
Cytogenetic Observations on Australian Gossypium
James McD. Stewart
102
Inheritance of the Multilock Boll in Upland Cotton
Sam Bong Ha and Laval M. Verhalen
103
Inheritance and Linkage Tests of the Compacted Boll
R.E. Dilbeck and J.E. Quisenberry
103
Cotton Winter Nursery, Tecoman, Colima, Mexico
R.J. Kohel, A. Lara, P.A. Miller, A.G. Jordan, and W.J. Malloy
104
Short-Branch and Cluster-Fruiting Habit Inheritance in Crosses of Upland and Egyptian Cotton
Donn H. Beighley and Dick D. Davis
104
Fiber Quality Variation among USA Cotton Growing Regions
W.R. Meredith, Jr.
105
Cottonseed Quality: Genotype Location and Genotype Location Effects from the National Cotton Variety Test Results 1977 Through 1984
Robert J. Miravalle
106
Whitefly Honeydew in U.S. Cottons: Update on Methods for Detecting and Processing Contaminated Cottons
Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
106
Determination of Fiber Properties by Preharvest Sampling: Texas High Plains
Jack Gipson and Dale Shaw
107
Survival of the Cotton Industry in the Texas Coastal Bend, 1970-85
D.J. Anderson and R.D. Parker
108
Evaluation of Cultivars, Row Spacing and Harvesting Methods for 30-Inch Cotton Production Systems in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
M.D. Heilman, T.D. Valco, A.W. Scott, and J.W. Norman
111
Influence of Fiber Properties on Lint Cleaner Effectiveness
Jane K. Dever, Roy V. Baker, John R. Gannaway, and Harvin Smith
113
Fruiting Position Influence on Yield Components of Cotton Bolls. I. Fiber Properties
J.L. Bernhardt and J.R. Phillips
113
Evaluation of Phenotypes for 30-Inch Cotton
T.A. Kerby, Angus Hyer, Ken Cassman, and Lee Urie
115
Fruiting Position Influence on Yield Components of Cotton Bolls. II. Cottonseed Oil Content
Stella Sun, Gay Jividen, Mary Lou Ervin, and John Bernhardt
115
Cultivar Yields as Influenced by Row Spacing, Tillage, and Pix™
P.E. Hoskinson
116
Causes of Square Shed Relative to Nitrogen Fertility and Stage of Growth
C. Wayne Smith, N.P. Tugwell, and R.L. Maples
116
Nodes to First Cotton Boll and Internode Length for 14 Cultivars at 5 Planting Dates at 3 Locations in Arizona
D.L. Kittock, W.C. Hofmann, and L.J. Clark
116
Variation in Early Fruiting and Boll Retention of Cotton
F.M. Bourland and B.W. White
117
Relationships among Heat Units, Date of Planting and Fruiting Parameters
E. James Pegelow, Jr., and Warner D. Fisher
120
Progress in Adapting the D3 Lethality System for Use in Cotton Cultivars
Joshua A. Lee
122


COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE

39th Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control
E.G. King, J.R. Phillips, and R.B. Head
126
Producing Practices: Effects on Cotton Insect Pest Populations
J.E. Bradley, Jr. and A.M. Agnello
135
Are Yields the Best Measure of Insect Control Success
Ronald D. Lacewell, Sharif M. Masud, and Paul W. Teague
138
The Art and Science of Scouting, Cotton to Determine the Need for Insecticide Use
T.F. Watson
141
Treatment Thresholds for Cotton Insect Pests
W.R. Lambert
143
Insecticide Selection and Use Rates: Effects on Secondary Pests
R.G. Luttrell and Jack Reed
144
The Potential Importance of Late Spring-Early Summer Bollworm Moth Migration to Cotton Production
A.N. Sparks, J.R. Raulston, J.K. Westbrook, W.W. Wolf, and S.D. Pair
147
The Compensatory Response of Cotton to Leaf and Fruit Damage
L.T. Wilson
149
When Is it Safe to Stop Treating Cotton for Insect Control?
J.L. Bernhardt and J.R. Phillips
153
Insecticide Use in Cotton and the Value of Predators and Parasites for Managing Heliothis
Edgar G. King
155
Status of Resistance in the Cotton Insect Complex
T.A. Miller
162
Pheromones in Pest Detection and Pest Management
Don R. Rummel
165
The GOSSYM Model: its Use in Cotton Insect Control
R.E. Pye
166
Synergism of Pyrethroids by Chlordimeform Against Susceptible and Resistant Heliothis
F.W. Plapp, Jr. and C. Campanhola
167
A Computer Based Pest Management Aid for San Joaquin Valley Cotton
Richard E. Plant and L.T. Wilson
169
A Study of Integrated Pest Management Practices Used by Texas Cotton Producers
G. Mike McWhorter, Howard W. Ladewig, and John K. Thomas
172
Thrips Management: Problems and Progress
James F. Leser
175
Early Season Insecticide Timing Study
K.J. Ratchford
178
Toxicity of Insecticide Residues to the Boll Weevil (Coleoptera:curculionidae): Comparison of Ultra-Low Volume/Oil Vs. Conventional/water and Water-Oil Sprays
M.F. Treacy, J.H. Benedict, and K.M. Schmidt
180
Early Season Insect Control: Effects on Cotton Yield and Fruiting
Irene Terry and Ben B. Barstow
181
Rationale and Potential Applications for Monitoring Pink Bollworm Egg Populations in Cotton
W.D. Hutchison, T.J. Henneberry, and C.A. Beasley
183
Effects of Gossyplure and a Pyrethroid Insecticide on Pink Bollworm Infestations and Relationships of Trap Catches to Infestations
C.J. Adams, C.A. Beasley, and T.J. Henneberry
188
Trap and Cage Catches of Pink Bollworm as They Relate to Spring Emergence Patterns
C.A. Beasley, C.J. Adams, and T.J. Henneberry
193
Beneficial Arthropod Species in Southwestern Desert Cotton Fields
T.J. Henneberry and C.A. Beasley
196
Aerial Applicator and Mixer-Loader Exposure to Cypermethrin During ULV Application to Cotton
Donald E. Nye
198
Evaluation of Seed and At-Planting In-Furrow Insecticides on Cotton Grown in the Coastal Bend of Texas
Roy D. Parker and Raymond L. Huffman
200
Evaluation of Multiple Early-Season Applications of Selected Insecticides on Cotton
M.F. Treacy, K.M. Schmidt, and J.H. Benedict
202
Greenhouse Testing of the Reported Positive Growth Response for Cotton Treated with Temik (Aldicarb) Pesticide
C.L. Womack and M.F. Schuster
203
Chemical Control of Carmine Spider Mite on Cotton in East Central Texas
Johnny R. Fitt, Jr., George L. Testes, and Roger M. Anderson
206
Control Strategies in Cotton Using Capture 2.0 EC Insecticide/Miticide
L.D. Hatfield, E.V. Gage, and S.G. McDaniel
208
Mite Control in Western Cotton with Captures 2.0 EC Insecticide-Miticide
James J. Knabke and R.D. Kukas
209
Boll Weevil Control in Cotton with Baythroid 2 Pyrethroid Insecticide
A.D. Cohick, B.W. Cook, and K.A. Ludwig
210
A Two Year Large-Scale Field Study on Differences in Arthropod Populations in Nectaried and Nectariless Varieties of Cotton
W.P. Scott, J.W. Smith, and G.L. Snodgrass
212
Significance of Insect Honeydew Contamination in Textile Processing
Frank L. Carter and Henry H. Perkins, Jr.
214
Laboratory Toxicity Studies of Several Insecticides to Tarnished Plant Bugs
J.P. McCaa and M.F. Schuster
215
Effects of Cotton Fleahopper Feeding on Earliness, Yield and Quality of Cotton in South Texas
R.D. Parker, Huffman R.L., and Waimsley, M.R.
217
The Influence of Nitrogen Fertilization upon Weight Gain of Heliothis Virescens (F.) In Cotton
Tina Gray Teague, James R. Cate, and J. Tom Cothren
219
Production of Heliothis Zea on Corn in Northeastern Mexico and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas: A Potential Source for Corn and Cotton Infestation on the High Plains of Texas
J.R. Raulston, S.D. Pair, A.N. Sparks, J.K. Westbrook, J. Loera, K.R. Summy, and D.R. Rummel
222
Heliothis Spp.: Seasonal Species Changes on Cotton from 1980 to 1985 at Stoneville, MS
T.R. Pfrimmer
226
Using Computer Simulation to Compare Heliothis Sampling Methods in Cotton
M.L. Walters, E.W. Richardson, J.K. Walker, and S.A. Niles
227
Pheromone Trap Captures and Insecticide Use in the Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Program
W.A. Dickerson, R.L. Ridgway, F.R. Planer, J.R. Brazzel, and T.J. Bradway
231
Chemical Fingerprinting of Boll Weevils Using a Surface Tipid Analysis
Gerald H. McKibben and James T. Robbins
232
Late-Season Boll Weevil Control: Combined Impact of Stalk Shredding and Lethal Soil Temperatures
K.R. Summy, W.G. Hart, M.D. Heilman, and J.R. Cate
233
Plant Growth Regulators for Pink Bollworm and Boll Weevil Control
Louis A. Bariola, T.J. Henneberry, and T. Meng, Jr.
235
Rearing, Sterilizing, Containerizing, and Quality Assessing of Sterile Boll Weevils Released in a Large-Scale Field Experiment in South Carolina
J.P. Reinecke, J.L. Roberson, E.J. Villavaso, and E.P. Lloyd
238
Field Studies on the Parasitoids of Cotton Fleahopper in its Wild Habitat
S.V. Rajakulendran and J.R. Cate
241
A Large-Scale Field Experiment Comparing Aphis Standard Program (SP) Technology with SP + Sterile Boll Weevils, and SP + 2 Infield Traps/Acre in Buffer Zone of Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Program in South Carolina
Ed P. Lloyd
A Comparative Study: The Effects of Insecticide Versus Gossyplure for Pink Bollworm Control
Eric T. Natwick
Comparison of Asana XL Insecticide with Other Selected Commercial Pyrethroids in Cotton
W.T. Crites
Field Data and Cage Studies Demonstrating Damage to Cotton Caused by Feeding of Potato Leafhopper
Claudia L. lkxrock
Laboratory Colonization of 2 Egg Parasitoids of the Cotton Fleahopper on a Factitious Host
Sinnappu Victor RajaJulendran
Exotic Parasitoids of Boll Weevil in Mexico
Janes R. Cate


COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Cotton Weed Control Research Needs in the Southeast
Mike Patterson and Dale Monks
246
Cotton Weed Science Research Needs in the Mid-South
D.E. Sanders
247
Cotton Research Needs in Texas and Oklahoma
D.N. Weaver
247
Entireleaf Morningglory Control in Cotton
T.N. Tripp and F.L. Baldwin
248
Hairy Nightshade (Solanum sarrachoides) Control with Preplant Incorporated Herbicides
R.N. Vargas
248
Johnsongrass Control with New Herbicides
A.F. Wiese. E.W. Chenault, and M.L. Wood
249
Perennial Grass Control in Cotton with Fusilade 2000 and Fusilade 4E
J.T. Daniel, L.S. Boykin, W.A. Doretnzio, S.A. Harrison, and W.K. Majure
250
Annual Grass Control in Cotton
Stephen H. Crawford and Kathleen R. Carroll
250
Comparison of Repeated Annual Applications of Herbicides for the Control of Johnsongrass in Cotton
Paul E. Keeley, Robert J. Thullen, and Charles H. Carter
250
Postemergence Control of Annual Grasses in Cotton
A.C. York and J.D. Byrd
250
Response of Cotton Following Soybeans Treated with Imazaquin Herbicide
R.S. Baker
251
Norflurazon Rotational Crop Studies
Thomas J. Holt
252
Fruiting Profile of Cotton Following over Top Applications of Fluometuron and MSMA
D.S. Guthrie
253
Report of 1985 Cotton Weed Loss Committee
Ted Whitwell and J.H. Higgings
253
Authentication of Weed Loss Estimates in South Carolina Cotton
John R. Abernathy and J.W. Keeling
253
Authentication of Weed Loss Estimates in Texas Cotton
John R. Abernathy and J.W. Keeling
254
Update on Performance of Cinch Herbicide in Cotton
Carl F. W. Bobo


COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE

The Outlook for U.S. Cotton and the 1986 Cotton Program
Terry Townsend
262
Impact of Macroeconomic Policy on U.S. Cotton Producers
J.B. Penson, D.W. Hughes, and R.A. Babula
265
The Financial Condition of Cotton Farmers
Dean W. Hughes, James D. Johnson, and Curtis R. Bednarz
269
Competition Between Cotton and Other Crops
Irving R. Starbird
274
An Economic Evaluation of Heliothis Spp. Insecticidal Control on Cotton at Stoneville, MS, from 1961 to 1984
Fred T. Cooke, J.W. Smith, T.R. Pfrimmer, and D.W. Parvin, Jr.
287
A Comparison of Economic and Agronomic Evaluations of Various Growth Regulators and Harvest Aid Treatments on Cotton
Paul W. Teague, J.T. Cothren, and Eluned Jones-Russell
290
An Economic Analysis of the Influence of Farm Size on Equipment Utilization on Cotton Farms in Louisiana
Kenneth W. Paxton and David R. Lavergne
292
An Economic Analysis of Center-Pivot Irrigation of Cotton in the Mississippi Delta
Keith R. Windham, J.G. Hamill, G.R. Tupper, H.C. Pringle III, and D.A. Pennington
295
Minimum Tillage Cotton as a Conservation Measure in North Mississippi - An Economic Evaluation
Tom M. Jones
297
Economic Implications of Cotton Production: Texas Trans Pecos
Ronald D. Lacewell, Timothy A. Knesek, and Jaroy Moore
299
Profitability of Dryland Cotton-Based Crop Rotations in the Texas High Plains
John G. Lee, John R. Ellis, and Ronald D. Lacewell
302
Estimated Losses from Bark in Cotton Lint, Texas High Plains
Don Ethridge and Jarral Neeper
305
Economic Impact of Increased Bollworm Pressure on the Texas High Plains
Sharif M. Masud, Ronald D. Lacewell, John R. Stoll J. Knox Walker, James F. Leser, and Christine Sellar
308
Analyzing Price Seasonality in Cotton Futures Markets
E.H. Simpson III and J.R. Hurst
311
Using a Mechanical Trading System to Evaluate Weak Form Efficiency in Cotton Futures Markets
James A. Yates and Carl E. Shafer
313
Short Hedge Performance of Cotton Options
Lawrence A. Lippke
314
Cotton Put Options: Low Price Insurance?
Robert S. Firch and Ghazi Al-Sakkaf
319
Selected Cotton Option Hedges
Steven J. Torok and William E. Beach
322
Cottonseed Oil Price Fundamentals
Diane K. Willimack
323
The Development of a Cotton Marketing Association in Georgia
Marcus A. Eason
327
Staplcotn Marketing Program Analysis
O.A. Cleveland, C.W. Herndon, E.M. Tubbs, and E.A. Stennis
328
Assessing the Potential for Gin-Direct Cotton Shipments
Edward H. Glade
332
An Evaluation of Alternative Marketing Strategies for Mississippi Cotton Producers
D.H. Glaze and Earl A. Stennis
335
Fiber Characteristics Values by Major Spinning Technology
Eluned Jones-Russell, Thomas L. Sporleder, and Hovav Talpaz
337
Trade Policy Issues
M. Dean Ethridge
340
International Trade in Cotton: Implications of the 1985 Farm Bill
Ronald Knutson, Edward Smith, Carl Anderson, and Mechel Paggi
343
China: An Emerging Force in World Cotton Picture
Henry O. Wagley
348
Developments in Foreign Exporting Countries
Leon Mears and Henry O. Wagley
348
Effects of Changes in the International Cotton Market on the U.S. Cotton Economy
Patricia A. Duffy, James W. Richardson, and Michael K. Wohlgenant
350
The Demand for U.S. Cotton 1973-82; a Quantitative Analysis
E. Marty Tubbs and C.W. Herndon
353
In Defense of Textile Quotas
Carlos Moore
355
Export Potential of 5 Emerging Textile Producers
Ann Tutwiler
364
Foreign Trade
Larry La Touf
379
Merchandising U.S. Cotton Abroad
Robert S. Weil, II
381
Toward a Policy for Textile Imports
Carl L. Dyer
383
Differential Economic Impacts Between Cotton and Grain Production in the South
Lonnie L. Jones and Paul Teague
An Analysis of Export Sales and Export Shipments: The Case for Cotton
Elias T. Ayuk and Fred J. Ruppel
Textile Trade and the American Cotton Grower
R. Samuel Evans Jr.


COTTON SOIL SCIENCE CONFERENCE

Phosphorus Nutrition of Short-Season Cotton Grown on Alkaline Soil
J.E. Matocha, D.R. Sorensen, and Sharon Butts
392
Evaluation of Nitrogen Sources and Timing of Applications for Cotton Production
M. Wayne Ebelhar
394
Nitrogen Fertilizer and Pix Interactions with Continuous Cotton and Cotton Rotated with Soybeans
W.B. Gordon, D.H. Rickerl, and J.T. Touchton
399
Cotton Response to Foliar Application of Urea
D.S. Guthrie
399
Long-Term Effects of Nitrogen Rates on Soil Properties
Richard L. Maples and S. Douglas Carroll
399
Influence of Available Potassium Distribution in the Soil Profile on Cotton Yield in the San Joaquin Valley
K.G. Cassman, B.A. Roberts, L.R. Stallings, and T.A. Kerby
401
Effects of Varying Nitrogen Fertility Levels on the Concentration of Nutrients in Cotton Leaf Blades
Lowell J. Zelinski


COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE

The Introduction of the Multisaw Lint Cleaner
Russell Sutton and Larry Horn
404
What Quality Factors Do Textile Mills Need Most? A Panel Discussion
Clarence Rogers, Waymon Gibson, William Mayfield, Dwayne Cardin, George Blomquist, and Steve Dobbins
407
New Technology for Sensing and Controlling Moisture
S.E. Hughs, Stanley Anthony, Weldon Laird, Bob Curley, and Don Osias
408
Ginning for Maximum Grade Without Excessive Short Fibers, Neps, and Trash
W.S. Anthony, R.V. Baker, and S.E. Hughs
413
What Is New from Lummus
D.W. Van Doorn
416
Gin Management Decisions Associated with an Unseasonably Wet Harvest Season
David Slocum
418
Insights on Gin Management Problems Panel Discussion
Lon Mann
418
A High Volume Perspective: Minimizing Gin Costs and Ginning for Optimum Grades
Kenneth Rowan
419
Public Ginning in the Southwest
Clayton Lowder
420
Handling Low Seed Prices, Gin Safety and Industry Relations
R.D. Moses, Jr.
421
What's New in Gin Machinery
Ed Strother
Information Transfer Between Classing Office and Gins
Jerome Boyd


SPECIAL SESSION ON NEPS

A New Electro-Optical Nep Detector
F.M. Shofner and G.F. Williams
424
Neps in Cotton Genotypes Grown in Six Locations Across the Cotton Belt in 1984
Robert J. Miravalle, Gino J. Mangialordi and W.F. Lalor
426
Effect of Growth Period on Neps in Ginned Lint, Yarn, and Fabric
G.J. Mangialardi, Jr., W.F. Lalor, D.M. Bassett, and R.J. Miravalle
426
Raw Cotton Related Problems: Neps
William J. Naarding
429
Fruiting Position Influence on Yield Components of Cotton Boll -- 1. Fiber Quality
Dr. John Bernhardt
The Anatomy of a Nep
Jaques J. Hebert
The Effects of Cotton Variety, Gin Type, and Cleaning Levels on Cloth Imperfections: A Progress Report
S.E. Hughs and W.F. Lalor


JOINT SESSION: COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS AND COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE

A Leaf Hairiness Index for Nine Cotton Cultivars
S.T. Rayburn, Jr.
434
Utilization of Narrow Stripper Paddles Throughout Harvest Season
Alan D. Brashears
435
Variable Spacing of Stripper Rolls to Reduce Foreign Material
Alan D. Brashears
435
Cotton Picker Development and Field Performance
Harold A. Key
435
The Effect of Picker Pad Composition on Contamination of Cotton
Charles K. Bragg, Henry H. Perkins, Jr., and Carolyn L. Simpson
437
Advances in Cotton Gin Trash Energy Conversion
C.B. Parnell, Jr., W.A. Lepori, R.D. Rutherford, S.F. Finch, and W.J. Siebold
438
Aeration Rate and Temperature Effect When Drying Seed Cotton on a Wire Mesh Belt Conveyor
Weldon Laird and R. V. Baker
438
Performance Predictions for a Series of Seed Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machines
Roy V. Baker and Gary L. Barker
443
Fiber Quality as Affected by Selective Ginning
L.A. Wilkes, K.E. Watkins, and W.F. Lalor
444
Evaluation of Friction Seals for Cotton Bale Strapping
W.S. Anthony
445
Justification for a Universal Density Press
William Mayfield
448
Development of a Ginning Model for Stripper Harvested Cotton -- A Progress Report
G.L. Barker and R.V. Baker
450
Expert System Hardware and Software
J.M. McKinnion
450
Cotton Crop Management Expert System - COMAX
Hal E. Lemmon
451
Lint Cleaning Performance of Pinned, Perforated Cylinders
G.P. Williams and Fred M. Shofner
Impact of Variety, Harvest and Lint Cleaning on Economic Return
J. Ray Williford, W.R. Meredith Jr., and W. Stanley Anthony


JOINT SESSION: COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS AND COTTON SOIL SCIENCE CONFERENCE

Yield Reduction Due to Soil Compaction in Southeast Arkansas
J.S. McConnell and M.H. Wilkerson
454
Soil and Water Conservation Methods in Cotton Farming
James C. Hausner
454
The Effects of Tillage and Legume N on No-Till Cotton Stands and Soil Organisms
D.H. Rickerl, W.B. Gordon, and J.T. Touchton
455
New Equipment for Deep Banding Dry Lime into Acid Subsoils
Gordon R. Tupper and H.C. Pringle III
456
Remote Monitoring of Tractor-Mounted Data Acquisition System Using Fm Telemetry
F.D. Tompkins, R.S. Freeland, J.B. Wilkerson, and W.E. Hart
458
Radial Agricultural Tire Performance
J.P. Mueller and P.R. Treanor
460
Constant Traction - A New Concept in Mechanical Front Wheel Drive Agriculture Tractors
Wm. P. Simpson and George R. Mueller
464
Management Data for Primary Tillage of Coastal Plain Soils
T.B. Garner, H.L. Musen, and R.S. Dodd
465
Controlled Wheel Traffic for Cotton Production
Chester L. Darcey, Lambert H. Wilkes, and Kenneth E. Watkins
468
Cotton Production with a Controlled Traffic System
C.E. Johnson and W.T. Dumas
471
New Developments in Air Planters
Harold J. Schramm
475
Spray Monitor Systems for Effective Control of Herbicides and Insecticide Applications in Cotton
George R. Muener and William P. Simpson
476
An Evaluation of Cythion RTU for Cotton Boll Weevil Control
F.A. Harris and W.C. Jany
477
The Effects of Microclimate on Cotton Development and Yield
G.L. Barker, J.L. Hatfield, and D.F. Wanjura
479
Temperature of Nonstressed Cotton Canopies
D.F. Wanjura, J.L. Hatfield, and G.L. Barker
481
Product Safety Considerations - Agricultural Equipment
Max R. North
A New Design for Measuring Forces on Mounted Implements
L.A. Smith
Effect of Depth of Planting on Cotton Emergence and Yield
H.D. Bowen
Reliability History of Agricultural Electronics
P.D. Kennedy


JOINT SESSION: COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL AND COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE

Role of Mixed Plantings of Susceptible and Resistant Phenotypes on Yield and Fleahopper Behavior
J.H. Benedict, M.F. Treacy, and J.C. Segers
486
Expression of Thrips Resistance in Glandless Cotton
M.F. Schuster, M.P. Gibbs, and W.C. Langston
486
Cotton Fleahopper Preference of Cotton Cultivars as Oviposition Sites
Jerry B. Young, Linda J. Willson and R.G. Price
488
Date of Infestation by Lygus Lineolaris Nymphs Influences Cotton Yield and Earliness
Jack C. Bailey
489
Chemical and Biological Assays of Boll Weevil Feeding Stimulants from Several Commercial Cotton Varieties
W.L. Parrot, G.H. McKibben and J.N. Jenkins
489
Boll Weevil Pheromone Production in Response to Selected Cotton Cultivars
J.F. Chang, J.H. Benedict, T.L. Payne, R.J. Camp, W.L. McGovern, and G.H. McKibben
489
Effects of Mepiquat Chloride on Natural Plant Resistance to Heliothis virescens in Cotton
Charles Graham, Jr., Johnie N. Jenkins, and Jack C. McCarty, Jr.
492
Boll Weevil Resistance in Primitive Cotton
J.C. McCarty, Jr., J.N. Jenkins, W.L. Parrott, and P.A. Hedin
492
Application of the Cotton Simulation Model GOSSYM: Response of Cottons with Increased Fruiting Rates to Damage by the Tobacco Budworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
William M. Thomas, J.N. Jenkins, J.C. McCarty, Jr., and W.L. Parrott
492
New Sources of Boll Weevil Resistance in Primitive Race Stocks of Gossypium Hirsutum
M.J. Lukefahr and R. M. Vieiera
493
Rapid Methods of Infesting Cotton Plants with Pink Bollworm Eggs
F. Douglas Wilson and Jayne L. Szaro
493
New Advances in Developing Multi-Adversity Resistant Cottons
L.S. Bird, K.M. El-Zik, P.M. Thaxton, Lucas Reyes, J.H. Benedict, R.A. Creelman, and C.M. Heald
495
Reaction of Selected Cotton Genotypes to Verticillium Wilt in Mississippi in 1985
W.E. Batson and Don Blasingame
500
The Effects of Planting Date on the Severity of Fusarium Wilt in Four Cotton Selections
D.P. Jeffers, A.H. Hyer, and P.A. Roberts
501
The Evaluation of Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Exotic Cotton Race Stocks by Gel Electrophoresis
R. Gary Smith and J.R. Gannaway
501
Genetic Analysis of Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Cotton
R.L. Shepherd
502
Progress in the Characterization of Stylet Exudate from Meloidogyne Incognita
J.A. Veech, R.M. Nordgren, and J.L. Starr
502
Development of Nematode Control Systems for Cotton
J.L. Crawford, R.E. Motsinger, and W.M. Powell
503
Multiyear Population Dynamics of Meloidogyne Incognita and Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Vasinfectum on Cotton
P.A. Roberts, S.N. Smith, and W.C. Matthews
503


JOINT SESSION: COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE AND COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE

Influence of the Bioregulator Burst™ Yield Booster™ on Boll Load and Yields of Cotton
Jerry V. Mayeux, Vernon L. Illum, and Richard A. Beach
506
Effects of Impact on the Growth and Yield of Cotton
D.T. Schulteis and T. Johnston
506
Effects of XE-1019 on Irrigated Cotton in Arizona
R.E. Briggs and C.A. Ledbetter
508
Response of Three Genotypes of Cotton to Yield Enhancement Chemicals Applied at 2 vs 4-5 Leaf Stage of Plant Growth
J.B. Weaver, Jr.
509
Plant Growth Regulator Effects on Yield and Earliness of Upland Cotton in West Texas
M.C. Lidell, J.R. Gannaway, and J. Moore
511
Low Rates and Varied Timings of Pix on Standard Row Width (40") Cotton
D.C. Wiley, Sr., B.L. Weir, R. Vargas, B. Roberts, and A. George
512
Effect of Pix on Acala Cotton Grown on 30 Inch Rows
B.L. Weir, B. Roberts, R. Vargas, T.A. Kerby, and D.Wiley
512
Response of Short- And Full-Season Cotton Cultivars to Mepiquat Chloride I. Morphological and Phenological Variables
Raymond F. Bader and G.A. Niles
513
Response of Short- And Full-Season Cotton Cultivars to Mepiquat Chloride. II. Yield Components and Fiber Properties
G.A. Niles and Raymond F. Bader
517
Chlordimeform Yield Enhancement Effect on Cotton
P.J. Bauer and J.T. Cothren
520
Effects of Several Plant Growth Regulators on Cotton
C.D. Monks and M.G. Patterson
520
Pix®-Multiple Application in Cotton
C.W. Helpert
520
Effects of Chlordimeform on Early Boll Retention and Yield of Cotton
B.W. White and F.M. Bourland
521
Pix Results in Southwestern U.S. from 1978 Through 1984
Gary Cramer

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