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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