PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1987 BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION CONFERENCE
Jan. 5-8, Dallas, TX
Editors
C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter

TABLE OF CONTENTS



BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION CONFERENCE

Conference Chairman's Address
Bruce Brumfield
2
Land Preparation
W.E. Seigler
3
Establishing a Stand: Seed Quality Considerations
James R. Supak
4
Establishing a Stand: Soil Environment and Planting Practice Considerations
Henry D. Bowen
5
Feeding the Crop: Plant Nutrition in Relation to Growth and Fruiting
Thomas A. Kerby
7
Biotechnology and Cotton Improvement in the 1990's
Harry B. Collins
7
Controlling Cotton Diseases
Melvin A. Newman
9
Watering the Crop: Plant Requirements and Irrigation Practices in the East
James G. Thomas
9
Controlling Broadleaf Weeds: Control Practices and Promising New Herbicides
Claude M. Bonner
11
Early Season Control of Insects and Mites: Compatibility with the Concept of IPM in Cotton
James W. Smith
12
The Impact of Crop Physiology on Modern Cotton Culture
Jack R. Mauney
14
A Year's Experience for Cotton under the 1985 Farm Legislation
Carl G. Anderson
15
U.S. and World Cotton Outlook
William B. Dunavant, Jr.
17
Cotton Council International's Export Promotion Program
K. Adrian Hunnings
20
Cotton and the World Farm Crisis
Dennis Avery
21
Congress' Initiative to Meet the Challenge of World Agriculture
David Graves
25
The World Agricultural Situation: U.S. Cotton Industry's Initiative to Meet the Challenge
J.S. Stephens
27
Should Growers Be Concerned about Development of Resistance to Insecticides?
Pay E. Frisbie
28
An Illustrated Look at Insecticide Resistance and How it Develops
Jerry B. Graves
29
Strategic Approaches to Avoid or Delay Development of Resistance to Insecticides
Randy Luttrell and R.T. Roush
31
Final Report of the Cotton Foundation Yield and Productivity Study
W.R. Meredith, Jr.
33
The Role of Chemical Terminators and Other Plant Regulators
Charles R. Glover
37
Determining When Cotton Is Ready to Defoliate
Bill Pearson
38
Cost Effectiveness of Harvesting at the Right Time
D.W. Parvin Jr., J.W. Smith, and F.T. Cooke's, Jr.
39
Optimum Use of Ginning, Technology
William Mayfield
40
Industry Outlook for New Ginning Technology
D.W. Van Doorn
42
Using Cotton Marketing Alternatives
O.A. Cleveland, Jr.
43
Market Pricing Based on Fiber Properties
Don E. Ethridge
44
Highlights: Special Session on Cotton Quality Improvement
Frank X. Werber
46
New Textile Processing and Technology and its Impact on Fiber Quality Needs
Helmut Deussen
47
Watering the Crop: Plant Requirements and Irrigation Practices in the West
Lowell J. Aelinski
The White House's Initiative
Allen Tracy
Producer/Buy Experience with Option Trading
Penn T. Montgomery


MANAGEMENT AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN COTTON PRODUCTION PRACTICES

Teamwork, the Cornerstone for Cotton Extension Programs
Thomas A. Burch
68


SPECIAL SESSION ON SHORT SEASON PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Cotton Fruiting Habits and Agronomic Descriptions of Short-Season Production Systems
James M. (Jim) Brown
72
Short-Season Cotton Production in the San Joaquin Valley
Gerald Stoltenberg
73
High-Yielding, Short-Season Cotton Production in Arizona
Scott Tollefson
73
A Short-Season Production System in New Mexico
Claude Hill
75
Narrow-Row Cotton in South Texas
Richard Kotzur
76
Short-Season Cotton Production in the Louisiana Delta
G.C. Goldman
77
Short-Season Cotton Production in the Bootheel of Missouri
David Harris
78
The Economics of Cotton Harvesting in the Midsouth as it Relates to Shorter Season Production Systems
D.W. Parvin, Jr., J.W. Smith, and F.T. Cooke, Jr.
79
Beltwide Efforts and Trends in Development of Varieties for Short-Season Production Systems
R.R. Bridge and L.D. McDonald
81
Insect Management Requirements and Benefits with Short-Season Production Systems
J.W. Norman, Jr. and Tom J. Henneberry
85
The Effect of Short-Season Cotton Systems on Pest Insect Populations
T.J. Henneberry
87
Spindle Picking Short-Season Cotton Planted in Narrow Rows
Thomas D. Valco and Robert M. Fachini
91
Production Potentials of Short-Season Cotton in Missouri
W.P. Sappenfield
92
Integrated Cotton Production System with 30-Inch Row Culture for Improved Efficiency and Quality
M.O. Heilman and L.N. Namken
95
Practices for Short-Season Cotton Production in California
Thomas A. Kerby
98
Role of Plant Growth Regulator Chemicals in Short-Season Production Systems
J.T. Cothren
100


SPECIAL SESSION: ON COTTON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

The USDA's National Cotton Quality Improvement Program--Introductory Remarks
Frank X. Werber
102
Why the U.S. Textile Industry Needs Improved Cotton Quality
W. Duke Kimbrell
103
Why the Textile Industry Needs Improved Cotton Quality - The Textile Manufacturer's Viewpoint
Robert A. Barnhardt
104
Genetic and Agronomic Improvement in Cotton Quality -- Review and Projection -- The Irrigated West
Hubert B. Cooper, Jr.
106
Genetic and Agronomic Improvement in Cotton Quality Review and Projection the High Plains
J.R. Gannaway and J.K. Dever
109
Genetic and Agronomic Improvements in Cotton Quality - Review and Projections for the Midsouth
W.R. Meredith, Jr.
110
Research Priorities for the Genetic and Agronomic Improvement of Cotton Quality
Philip A. Miller
113
Ginning-Machine Developments for Improved Fiber Quality
S.E. Hughs, R.V. Baker, L.H. Wilkes, and W.S. Anthony
115
Ginning - Management Practices and Systems for Improved Fiber Quality
William D. Mayfield and William F. Lalor
118
Cotton Quality Measurement Systems-Progress and Plans
C.K. Bragg and C.L. Simpson
120


SPECIAL SESSION ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM INDUSTRY

Once Refined Cottonseed Oil: A New Solvent System for Malathion Emulsified Concentrate Formulations
William Halford and William C. Jany
124
The Phytogram Network
W. Gensler and Veikko A. Kanto
126
MaxEmerge® 2 - Cotton Seed Metering and Planting Excellence
Gordon L. Salley
129
Hybrid Cotton Planting Seed
Dick Crill
130
A Comparison of Cotton Yield Response to PPI Applications of Pendimethalin and Trifluralin for Weed Control
Bruce E. Cranfill and Alvin R. Rhodes
131
Select, a New Postemergence Herbicide for Control of Grasses in Broadleaf Crops
R.T. Kincade
133
An Introduction to RE-40885 A New Broadleaf and Grass Herbicide
A.D. Fulford, T.D. Bishop, and G.J. Rich
134
Karate® 1E: Cotton Insect Control in the Midsouth and Texas
Steve A. Harrison, W. Keith Majure, Wendy A. Dortenzio, Tomie J. Runyan, James T. Daniel, and Charles L. Foresman
135
Dibeta: A Promising Material for Lygus Bug and Spider Mite Control in Cotton
P. Grau
136
New Cotton Harvester
Francis E. Schlueter
137
New Lubrication System for Cotton Pickers
Russell D. Copley
138
Newly Designed Boll Weevil Scout Trap
D.E. Forey and A.R. Quisumbing
139
FMC Returnable Container System
Susan J. Wendler

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