1988 PROCEEDINGS: BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION RESEARCH CONFERENCES
	Jan. 5-8, New Orleans, LA Editors C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter
TABLE OF CONTENTS

COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL
Early Season Factors and Their Impact on Emergence, Growth, and Yield T.A. Kerby, S. Johnson, and M. Keeley	14
Effects of Root-Knot Nematodes Alone and in Combination with Fungi on Cotton Seedling Disease Raymond L. Shepherd	14
Resistance in Cotton to Seed and Seedling Pathogens and its Relationship to Stand Establishment and Vigor K. M. El-Zik	16
Effects of Seed Fungicides and In-Furrow Pesticides on Plant Stands and Vigor of Cotton Earl B. Minton	17
The Development of a Pseudomonas fluorescens Product (DAGGER G™) for the Control of Pythium and rhizoctonia on Cotton Thomas C. Currier, Jack Skwara, and John L. McIntyre	18
Efficacy of Contemporary Fungicides in Controlling Seedling Diseases of Cotton G.A. Panhwar, S.D. Lyda and J.L. Riggs	20
Evaluation of Several Fungicides on Seedling Emergence and Stand Establishment of Texas High Plains Cotton Norman Hopper, James Supak, and Harold Kaufman	22
Seed and Soil Treatments for Control of Seed And, Seedling Diseases of Cotton in California J.E. DeVay, R.H. Garberg, R.J. Wakeman, and E.J. Paplomatas	23
Media for the Selective Isolation of Several Fungi Associated with the Seedling Disease Complex of Cotton Donna P. Miller and W.E. Batson, Jr.	26
Nematicidal Effects on Population Densities of the Reniform Nematode G.W. Lawrence and W.E. Batson, Jr.	28
NH3 Production by Enterobacter cloacae as a Possible Mechanism in the Biocontrol of Pythium Spp.incited Seedling Disease of Cotton C.R. Howell, R.C. Beier, and R.D. Stipanovic	28
Cotton Root Infection Ratings for Predicting Root-Knot Nematode Damage Potential to Succeeding Cotton Crops P.A. Roberts and W.C. Matthews	29
Field Performance of Selected Mid-South Cotton Cultivars in Verticillium dahliae Infested Soil in Mississippi William E. Batson, Jr., and Donald J. Blasingame	30
Developmental Changes in the Tannin Content of Cotton Leaves: Implication in Breeding for Pest Resistance A.A. Bell	31
Greenhouse Evaluation of Cotton Cultivar Susceptibility to Aflatoxin Contamination via Colonization of Wounds by Aspergillus flavus P.J. Cotty	31
Areas of Occurrence of Fiber with Bright Greenish Yellow-Fluorescing Spots, Associated with Aspergillus Flavus Infection, in the U.S. Cotton Crops of 982-1986 M.E. Simpson and P.B. Marsh	33
Use of Ovule Culture as a Model for Cotton-Aspergillus Flavus Interactions Jay E. Mellon	35
Selection of Phymatotrichum Root Rot Resistance Through Tissue Culture Techniques J.C. Mabellos and S.D. Lyda	37
Applications of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms in Studying Genetic Variation of Phymatotrichum omnivorum C.H. Wu and S.D. Lyda	39
Effect of Soil Amendments on Cotton Growth and Incidence of Phymatotrichum Root Rot J.E. Matocha, S. Mostaghimi, and C. Crenshaw	41
Laboratory and Field Tests with Triazole Fungicides to Control Phymatotrichum Root Rot of Cotton J.L. Riggs and S.D. Lyda	45
Environmental Influences on the Severity of Cotton Seedling Diseases R.H. Garber
COTTON PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR
Why Does Photosynthesis Decline with Leaf Age? Katrina Cornish	50
Leap Age - Gas Exchange Characteristics D.R. Krieg	55
Carbon Partitioning and Photosynthetic Efficiency During Boll Development D.M. Oosterhuis and S.D. Wullschleger	57
Apparent Photosynthesis of Cotton Genotypes as a Function of Leaf Age J.A. Landivar, D.N. Baker, and H.F. Hodges	60
Pix (Mepiquat Chloride), Multiple Applications, New Label Summary Larry Wilde, Charles Finley, Leslie Lloyd, and Wade Stewart	63
Effect of Plant Growth Regulators in West Texas Charles Stickler	64
An Assessment of Nutrient Levels, Specific Leaf Weight, and Lint Yield of Mepiquat Chloride-Treated Cotton J.T Cothren	64
Response of Leaf N, Leaf Photosynthesis, and Lint Yield of Cotton to Irrigation, N Fertility, and Chlordimeform P.J. Bauer and J.T. Cothren	65
Cotton Response to Applications of Plant Plus, Foliar plus and Pix J.R. Brownell and V.T. Walhood	65
Influence of PPG-1721 and PGR IV on Field-Grown Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Michael J. Urwiler and Charles A. Stutte	68
Effects of Paclobutrazol Growth Regulator on Drip-Irrigated Narrow-Row Cotton A. Ben-Porath, I. Levin, and M. Meron	68
Response of Pima Cotton to Prep and Prep + Folex Treatments for Once-Over Harvest N.R. Malm, P. Smith, Jr. and C.L. Roberts	68
Cotton Cultivar Response to Selected Defoliation Treatments David S. Guthrie	69
Overview of the Cleanability of Midsouth Cotton Cultivars W. Stanley Anthony	70
Foliar Fertilization of Acala Cotton with Nitrogen G. Solares-Pareja and N.R. Malm	70
Management Strategies for Maximum Cotton Production on the Southern High Plains of Texas I. Problems and Approaches D.R. Krieg and J.L. Hatfield	71
Management Strategies for Maximum Cotton Production on the Southern High Plains of Texas II. Population Density: Water Supply Interactions H.J. Hopkins, D.R. Krieg and J.L. Hatfield	72
Management Strategies for Maximum Cotton Production on the Southern High Plains of Texas III. Water Use and Water Use Efficiency Considerations A.C. Gertsis, D.R. Krieg, and J.L. Hatfield	73
Management Strategies for Maximum Cotton Production on the Southern High Plains of Texas IV. Canopy Gas Exchange S. Peng, D.R. Krieg, A.C. Gertsis, H.J. Hopkins, and J.L. Hatfield	76
Management Strategies for Maximum Cotton Production on the Southern High Plains of Texas V. Water: Nutrient Interactions M. Morrow, D.R. Krieg, and H.J. Hopkins	77
Monograph: Irrigation Frequency with Drip Irrigation and its Effect on Yield Joe C. Henggeler	79
Cultivar and Plant Population Effects on Cotton Grown under Five Drip Irrigation Treatments W.C. Hofmann, B.B. Taylor, and J.L. Stroehlein	80
Water Relations of Drip- And Furrow-Irrigated Cotton in Arizona John W. Radin, Jack R. Mauney, and Peter C. Kerridge	81
Hydraulic Conductivity of Roots and Root Cells of Nutrient-Stressed Cotton Seedlings John W. Radin and Mark A. Matthews	81
Effect of an Antitranspirant and Irrigation on Leaf Photosynthesis, Leaf Resistance, and Lint Yield of Cotton. C.R. Shumway and J.T. Cothren	81
Cotton Leaf Area Distribution in Relation to Yield Development D.M. Oosterhuis and S.D. Wullschleger	82
Water Deficits and Concentrations of Free and Ester IAA in Young Cotton Fruits and Their Abscission Zones Gene Guinn and D. L. Brummett	82
Responses to Water Stress in Developing Cotton Bolls J.D. Timpa and M. A. Klich	82
How Feasible Is the Idea to Fertilize Cotton with Carbon Dioxide? Jack R. Mauney and Donald L. Hendrix	84
Leaf Area Index Development and Yield in Cotton Cultivars Differing in Maturities J.A. Landivar, D.N. Baker, and H.F. Hodges	84
Reproductive Development and Yield in Cotton Cultivars Differing in Maturities J.A. Landivar, D. N. Baker and H. F. Hodges	85
A Sensitivity Test of COMAX/GOSSYM to Some Soil Physical Properties F.D. Whisler and J.A. Landivar	85
Response of Coker 312 to Infection by Strains of agrobacterium David Negrotto and James McD. Stewart	85
A Comparison of Ovule and Suspension Culture-Derived Fibers with Fibers Produced In Planta B.A. Triplett	86
Early Events in Fiber Cell Development G. Davidonis	86
Evaluation of Fiber, Yarn, and Fabric from Three Cotton Fiber Mutant Lines B.A. Triplett	86
Influence of Seed Coat Permeability of the Rate of Cottonseed Deterioration J.S. Taft, J.C. Delouche, and C.C. Baskin	86
Effect of Moisture Content and Temperature on the Germination of Cottonseed Edgar R. Cabrera, Albert H. Boyd	88
Inhibition of Cotton Seedling Root Growth by Rhizosphere Volatiles J.H. Bradow and W.J. Connick, Jr.	90
Contribution of Petiole to Cotton Shoot Nitrate Reduction Chang-chi Chu and Louis A. Bariola	91
Date of Planting Effects on Growth an Photo Synthesis of Upland and Pima Cotton J.C. Silvertooth, A.K. Dobrenz, W.C. Hofmann, and D.L. Kittock	91
Shoot Tip Culture as a Potential Transformation System Jean Gould and Roberta Smith	91
Tent of Protein Bodies in Cotton Radicles Eugene L. Vigil, William P. Wergin, Norita Chaney, Alton L. Fleming and Robert P. Donaldson
Effects of Growth Regulator Pix and Temperature on Cotton: I. Protosynthesis V. R. Reddy and D. N. Baker
Effects of Growth Regulator Pix and Temperature on Cotton: II. Plant Growth and Development V.R. Reddy and D.N. Baker
Test of Anti-Transpirant on Cotton in Mississippi Dean A. Pennington
Maintenance of Constant Leaf Temperature by Cotton James R. Mahan and Dan R. Upchurch
Simulation of Cotton Cultivars Differing in Maturities James H. Siefker, Juan A. Landivar, and Donald N. Baker
Changes in Phenylpropanoid Concentration in Cotton Bolls Due to Heliothis zea Feeding R.E. Hampton, D.M. Oosterhuis, and J.B. Murphy
Hypocotyl Surface Morphology of Developing Cotton Embryos Revealed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) George Beinhart
Field and Greenhouse Test Systems for Studying Effects of Nutritional Stress on Embryogenesis in Cotton Eugene L. Vigil, L.C. Frazier and Eric F. Erbe
Impact of Nutritional Stress on Protein Body Development in Cotton Radicles Eugene L. Vigil, L.C. Frazier and Eric P. Erbe
Effect of Nutritional Stress on Lipid and Protein Loading in Radicles of Cotton Embryos Eugene L. Vigil, Robert P. Donaldson and Randy A. Rowland
COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE
Another Look at Effects of Leaf Shape Traits on Agronomic Performance of Upland Cotton J.E. Jones, J.I. Dickson, and R.G. Novick	94
Update to Assess Pollen Fertility in Cotton J. Jefferson Gwyn and David M. Stelly	95
Update on the Taxonomy of Gossypium James McD. Stewart	95
Transgenic Cotton Plants Demonstrate Inheritance and Expression of Foreign Genes P. Umbeck, W. Swain, and N-S. Yang	97
Isozyme Polymorphism among Diploid and Tetraploid Species of Cotton S. Saba and David M. Stelly	97
Cytoplasmic Influences Concerning Hybrid Cotton Lyndon Schoenhals and John R. Gannaway	98
Analysis of the Chloroplast DNA of Cotton to Establish Evolutionary Relationships N.M. Ayres, D.W.Altman, and H.D.Thomas	98
Electrophoretic Determination of Isozyme Polymorphisms among the Cultivars of Gossypium Hirsutum S. Saha, David M. Stelly, and J.C. McCarty	98
Boll Weevil Resistance in Day-Neutral Converted Primitive Race Stocks of Gossypium Hirsutum L. J.E. Jones, R.G. Novick and J.I. Dickson	99
A Holistic Approach to Study HPR in Cotton Bock G. Chan, Noreen Mahoney, F. Douglas Wilson and Maurice J. Lukefahr	100
Boll Weevil Resistance in Day-Neutral Primitive Cottons Jack C. McCarty, Jr.	100
Resistance of Asiatic Cottons to Bollworm M.A. Stanton, J.M. Stewart, and J.R. Phillips	100
A New Coumarin in Cotton Bock G. Chan and F. Douglas Wilson	106
Soil Moisture Extraction, Plant Growth, and Yield of Cotton Genotypes and Cultivars Grown on an Acid Soil C.W. Kennedy, J.E. Jones, and R.L. Hutchinson	107
Genetic Differences in Cotton for Lateral Root Development in the Presence and Absence of Trifluralin R.M. Vieira, B.W. White, and F.M. Bourland	108
Effects of Seed Deterioration on Cotton Development in Uniform Plant Stands F.M. Bourland, S.M. Furbeck, and Gabriela Kaiser	108
Influence of Skippy Stands on Lint Yields and Fiber Quality J.R. Supak and D.F. Wanjura	108
Updated Fiber Properties from Preharvest Sampling: Texas High Plains Jack R. Gipson and Dale L. Shaw	110
Developmental Behavior of Four Upland Cotton (G. hirsutum L.) Cultivars D. Rimon and C.W. Smith	111
Phenotypes and a Production System for High Yielding 30-Inch T.A. Kerby, K.G. Cassman, Lee Urie, and M. Keeley	119
The Effect of Pix Applied at Various Rates and Timings to 30 Inch Cotton in the San Joaquin Valley Bill L. Weir and Tom A. Kerby	120
Effects of Fruiting Position on Field and Fiber Quality in Commercial Cotton Barry Knight, Johnie N. Jenkins, and Jack C. McCarty	121
Cotton Development, Yield, and Quality after Early Square Removal with Ethephon C.F. Sheng, K.R. Hopper, W.R. Meredith, E.G. King, and S.J. Ma	121
A Preliminary Report on the Effects of Defoliant Chemicals on Early Season Cotton Yield and Green Bolls in the Imperial Valley Chang-chi Chu and Louis A. Bariola	124
Effects of Leaf Shape, Bract Type, and Leaf Pubescence on Non-Lint Trash and Nep Content of Upland Cotton R.G. Novick, J.E. Jones, J.I. Dickson, and W.S. Anthony	126
The Inheritance and Relationships of Yield and Fiber Properties and the Implications to a Cotton Breeding Program C.C. Green and T.W. Culp	131
Some Considerations in the Development of Cottons with Extra-Fiber Strength T.W. Culp and C.C. Green	131
Fiber Fineness and Fiber Maturity of Three Sjv Cottons H.B. Cooper, S.R. Oakley, John Dobbs, and M. L. Lehman	133
Variations in Stickiness of Variety Test Cottons - San Joaquin Valley, California, 1986 Henry H. Perkins, Jr. and Dick N. Bassett	135
The Suitability of Certain American Cottons for the Production of Fine Count Rotor-Spun Yarns John B. Price	136
Fiber Strength by Different Test Methods H.B. Cooper, S.R. Oakley, John Dobbs, and M.L. Lehman	138
Stability Analysis for Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) And Their Sites of Testing Arturo Hernandez-Jasso	139
Ciano Yaquimi-86 and Ciano Cubachi-86 - A View to Two Mexican Cotton Varieties Arturo Hernandez-Jasso and Fermin Hernandez-Marquez	142
The Effect of Thrips Control on Cotton as Influenced by Insecticides Irrigation and Variety D.R. Johnson, J.J. Kimbrough, and J.S. McConnell	144
Selection of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Germplasm for Regeneration Potential Norma L. Trolinder	145
What Does the Micronaire Reading Tell about Cotton Fibers? Richard S. Krowicki and Devron P. Thibodeaux
Effect of Two-Spotted Spider Mites on the Yield and Fiber Quality of Spider Mite Resistant and Susceptible Cotton M.F. Schuster and Mary P. Gibbs
Factors Affecting Cotton Fiber Quality Godoy Salvador
COTTON ENGINEERING SYSTEM CONFERENCE
Equipment for Chiseling Non-Traffic Middles Gordon R. Tupper	148
An Experimental Device for Measuring Cotton Plant Morphology Sui Ruixiu, J.B. Wilkerson, L.R. Wilhelm, and F.D. Tompkins	149
Implementing COMAX/GOSSYM for Texas Cotton Production-Research D.C. Akins, C.B. Parnell, R.E. Childers, and R.B. Metzer	152
Yield and Productivity Study in Cotton: Final Conclusions J.N. McKinion, V.R. Reddy, and D.N. Baker	155
GOSSYM/COMAX Evaluation in Texas R.E. Childers, R.B. Metzer, C.B. Parnell, and D.C. Akins	155
Update on Cotton Quality Processing Model: GINQUAL G.L. Barker, R.V. Baker, and J.W. Laird	159
Spacing of Combing Pans on Brush Roll Cotton Strippers Alan D. Brashears	161
Strength of Adherence of Bark on Cotton Plants J Weldon Laird, Alan D. Brashears, and Gary L. Barker	161
Fiber Quality Separation by Harvester Modification E.P. Columbus, C.K. Bragg, and J.R. Williford	162
Natural Occurrence of Immature Cottonseed in Six Midsouth Cultivars S.T. Rayburn, Jr.	165
Seed-Coat Fragment Levels in Selected Bales of U.S. Cotton Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr., and William J. Naarding	166
Systems Approach to Drip Irrigation in Texas, Part A: History and Potential Joe C. Henggeler	168
Fruiting and Growth Characteristics of Cotton Grown under Drip and Conventional Irrigation Charles Stichler	171
Systems Approach to Drip Irrigation in Texas, Part C: Changes in Insect Pest Management C.T. Allen	173
Systems Approach to Drip Irrigation in Texas Part D: Economics Richard W. Patterson, Jr.	174
Cotton Irrigation Using the "Thermal Kinetic Window" Criteria D.F. Wanjura, D.R. Upchurch, J.L. Hatfield, J.J. Burke, and J.R. Mahan	183
The Manufacturing Challenge: To Build the Best Roger R. Behrens
Development of a 30-Inch Cotton Production System for the Mid-South J. Ray Williford
COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE
41st Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control E.G. King, J.R. Phillips, and R.B. Head	188
Expanding Opportunities for Practical Use of Insect Pheromones R.L. Ridgway, M.N. Inscoe and J.C. Davis	203
Use of Pheromone Traps in the Management of Overwintered Boll Weevils on the Lower Gulf Coast of Texas J.H. Benedict and J.P. Chang	205
The Use of Pheromones for Pink Bollworm Management in Western Cotton R.T. Staten, Ernest Miller, Marty Grunnet, Foster Gardner, and Earl Andress	206
Potential Use of Sex Pheromone Traps for Monitoring Heliothis zea and H. virescens Populations J.D. Lopez, Jr., J.L. Goodenough, T.N. Shaver, and J.A. Witz, B.A. Leonhardt, and W.A. Dickerson	209
Lygus Bug Pheromones Vis-A-Vis Stink Bugs J.R. Aldrich, W.R. Lusby, J.P. Kochansky, M.P. Hoffmann, L.T. Wilson, and F.G. Zalom	213
The Potential Use of Synamones, Kairomones, and Pheromones in the Management of Enemies of Cotton Pests S. Bradleigh Vinson	217
Control of Early-Season Cotton Insects in Perspective C.R. Parencia	223
An Overview of the Status of Pyrethroid Resistance in the U.S. During 1987 Steven L. Riley	228
Performance of Pyrethroids in the Southeastern Region of the Cotton Brit Gary A. Herzog	231
Performance of Pyrethroid Insecticides Against Heliothis Virescens in the Mid-South During 1987 R.G. Luttrell, J.B. Graves, and J.R. Phillips	232
Efficacy of Synthetic Pyrethroids Against Major Cotton Pests in the Western U.S. T.F. Watson	236
Monitoring for Pyrethroid Resistance in the Tobacco Budworm - 1987 Frederick W. Plapp, Jr., R.E. Frisbie, and J.A. Jackman	237
Southeast Boll Weevil Eradication Program F.R. Planer	239
Regionwide Management of Boll Weevil in Southern Texas K.R. Summy, W.G. Hart, M.R. Davis, J.R. Cate, J.W. Norman, Jr., C.W. Wofford, Jr., M.D. Heilman, and L.N. Namken	240
Enhanced Fitness of Radiation Sterilized Cotton Boll Weevil Through Genetic Engineering D.T. North, F.D. Enfield, and E. Villavasso	247
Population Management of Boll Weevil in Sustainable Cotton Production Systems James R. Cate	249
Oil-Soluble Dyes for Marking and Estimating the Effectiveness of Microbial Control of Heliothis Spp. Developing on Early-Season Wild Geraniums Marion R. Bell	254
Mating Behavior and Sex Pheromone Response of the Heliothis Parasitoid Microplitis croceipes G.W. Elzen and J.E. Powell	257
Mothzv Model Tested as an Insecticide Application Aid Against Heliothis zea on Cotton in the Texas High Plains in 1987 John L. Goodenough and Don R. Rummell	260
Ovicidal Activity of Larvin® Brand Thiodicarb Against Heliothis Spp. C.F. Harden, N.D. Brown, and T.C. Davidson	264
Relating Heliothis Spp. Pheromone Trap Captures to Egg Counts in Cotton: I. Data from the Delta of Mississippi J.L. Hayes, R.J. Coleman, and E.G. King	265
Persistence of Ovicidal Activity of Selected Insecticides Against Tobacco Budworm B.R. Leonard, J. B. Graves, and A.M. Pavloff	268
Cotton Insect and Mite Control with Mite IE J.F. Petta	272
Advances in Boll Weevil Production Technology: Alabama Sterile Release Program, 1987 Janine E. Powell, Jon L. Roberson, and Edgar G. King, Jr.	274
Labeling Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Adults in Wild Geranium, Geranium dissectum with Rubidium and Strontium E.A. Stadelbacher	276
Bioassays of Cotton Allelochemics: Comparison of Heliothis virescens Cell Culture Metabolism and Larval Growth on Artificial Diet R.D. Stipanovic, D.W. Altman, M.H. Elissalde, and J.O. Norman	279
A Heliothis Spp. Damage Submodel for the Cotton Model GOSSYM W.M. Thomas	280
Phytophagous Stink Bugs in North Carolina Cotton: An Evaluation of Damage Potential K.S. Barbour, J. R. Bradley, Jr. and J. S. Bacheler	280
Bacterially-Induced Changes in Plant Terpene Chemistry and Boll Weevil Pheromone J.F. Chang, J.H. Benedict, B.J. Camp, L.S. Bird, and R.D. Stipanovic	280
Trap Crop Effectiveness in Community Boll Weevil Control Programs Leon Moore and T.F. Watson	285
Sterile Boll Weevil Releases as Part of a Boll Weevil Eradication Program James W. Smith, Eric J. Villavaso, and James R. Brazzel	286
Mineral Oil: Enhancement of Field Efficacy of a Pyrethroid Insecticide Against the Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) M.F. Treach, J.H. Benedict, K.M. Schmidt, and R.M. Anderson	288
Management of Cotton Fleahopper in West Texas R.R. Minzenmayer, C.T. Allen, and W.L. Multer	290
Stink Bugs in Cotton and Estimation of Damage Caused by Their Feeding on Fruiting Structures S.H. Roach	292
Tolerance of the Tarnished Plant Bug to Dimethoate and Acephate in Different Areas of the Mississippi Delta G.L. Snodgrass and W.P. Scott	294
Factors Affecting Efficacy of Comite® for Phytophagus Mite Control on Cotton Richard C. Moore	296
Effect of Bractedness on Early Season Square Shed Due to Thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, in Cotton in Arizona Hollis M. Flint and Nancy J. Curtice	298
Interaction of Weather and Thrips Injury During the Early Cotton Growing Season Don Rummel, Gary Barker, and Jerry Hatfield	299
Cottonseed Oil for Control of Bemisia tabaci on Cotton M. Broza, G.D. Butler, Jr., and T.J. Henneberry	301
Cotton Leaf Pubescence and Relationship to Leafhopper and Sweetpotato Whitefly Populations Gad Fishler, G.D. Butler, Jr., and F. Douglas Wilson	301
Response of Cotton Varieties Grown in a Short Season to Ethephon and Thidiazuron in the Arid Southwest Louis A. Bariola and C.C. Chu	302
Use of Strontium as a Marker for Movement Studies of the Pink Bollworm David H. Akey	303
Effects of Trap Type and Placement on Male Pink Bollworm Moth Captures C.A. Beasley and T.J. Henneberry	306
Efficacy of Selected Insecticides on Pink Bollworm Oviposition in Cotton W.D. Hutchison, T.J. Henneberry, and C. A. Beasley	309
Destruction of Pink Bollworm: Feasibility of Using a Forage Harvester to Finely Chop Cotton Stalks and Bolls for Safe Storage Eric T. Natwick and Robert T. Staten	311
Pink Bollworm Egg-Larval Survivorship in Insecticide-Treated Cotton W.D. Hutchison, C.A. Beasley, and T. J. Henneberry	311
Field Evaluation of a Sequential Sampling Plan for Pink Bollworm Eggs D.L. Stroschein, and C.A. Beasley, W.D. Hutchison, J.M. Martin, and T.J. Henneberry	315
Yield Response of Cotton Cultivars to Early-Season Applications of Chlordimeform and Aldicarb John A. DuRant	317
Effect of Selected Insecticide Classes on Cotton Yield and Maturity Gary L. Lentz	321
Cotton Insect and Mite Control with CAPTURE® 92.0EC Insecticide/Miticide H.R. Mitchell and L.D. Hatfield	321
The Effects of Insecticides on the Spatial Distribution of Cotton Insects Linda J. (Willson) Young and Jerry H. Young	323
Control of Two-Spotted Spider Mites on Cotton M.F. Schuster, W.C. Langston, and Mary P. Gibbs	325
Monitoring Plant Bug Populations Using Small Square Set and Square Slicing D.R. Johnson	325
Relationship Between Captures of Heliothis Spp. In Pheromone Traps and Field Populations in the Brazos River Valley of Texas Juan D. Loopez, Jr., J.A. Witz, M.A. Latheef, R.S. Eyster, J.L. Goodenough, and T.N. Shaver	326
Emergence and Radar-Observed Movement of Heliothis zea from Senescent Corn in East-Central Texas K.R. Beerwinkle, J.D. Lopez, and J.A. Witz	329
Establishment of Heliothis virescens on Three Cotton Genotypes Grown under Two Levels of N Fertilization T.G. Teague and D.W. Altman	332
PEG-US Monitoring Program: Adult Vial Tests D.E. Simonet, S.L. Riley, A. Watkinson, and J. R. Whitehead	334
PEG-US Monitoring Program: First Instar Foliar Tests M.D. Collins, R. Blenk, R.J. Gouger, and C.A. Staetz	336
PEG-US Heliothis virescens Resistance Monitoring Program - 1987: Topical Results with Cypermethrin C.A. Staetz, H.A. Rivera, and R. Blenk	339
Amitraz: Pyrethroid Synergism and Toxicity to Eggs and Larvae of the Tobacco Budworm R.D. Bagwell and F.W. Plapp, Jr.	344
Efficacy and Economic Returns from Various Insecticide Combinations Applied for Tobacco Budworm Control J.R.C. Robinson and R.D. Lacewell	347
Tobacco Budworm Resistance to Pyrethroids: Resistance Spectra, Synergists, and Substitute Insecticides C. Campanhola and F.W. Plapp, Jr.	349
Development of a Heliothis Cell Culture Bioassay for Assessing the Toxicity of Methyl Parathion, Permethrin, and Limonene M.H. Elissalde, R.D. Stipanovic, J.O. Norman, and D.W. Altman	352
Status of Pyrethroid Resistance in Tobacco Budworm in Louisiana Jerry B. Graves, B. Roger Leonard, Anthony M. Pavloff Stephen Micinski, Gene Burris, and Kevin Ratchford	353
Monitoring Procedure for Resistance to Synthetic Pyrethroids in Tobacco Budworm Larvae B.F. McCutchen and F.W. Plapp, Jr.	356
Dosage-Mortality Studies of Synthetic Phyrethroids on the Tobacco Budworm in the Yaqui Valley of Sonora, Mexico. Jose L. Martinez-Carrillo	359
The Effects of Various Insecticides and Combinations Against Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm in West Texas - 1987 W. Multer, R. Minzenmayer, and C. Allen	360
A Heliothis Spp. Damage Submodel for the Cotton Model GOSSYM W.M. Thomas	360
Ovicidal Activity of Various Insecticides Alone and in Combination on Heliothis Eggs W.P. Scott and G.L. Snodgrass	363
Surveillance of Adult Heliothis Virescens for Resistance to Cypermethrin in South Carolina Timothy S. Davis, Frances T. Arnette, Mitchell E. Roof, and Thomas M. Brown	365
Pyrethroid Resistance and the Tobacco Budworm: Interactions with Chlordimeform and Mechanisms of Resistance T.C. Sparks, B.R. Leonard, and J.B. Graves	366
Estimating Fruit Value with TEXCIM A.W. Hartstack and W.L. Sterling	370
Economics of Early-Season Fleahopper Control in Texas Winfield Sterling and Albert Hartstack	374
Within-Field Dispersion and Seasonal Population Dynamics Boll Weevils in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas L.D. Chandler and J. E. Wright
Seasonal Detection of Boll Weevils in Non-Cotton Habitats in South Texas and Northern Mexico L.D. Chandler and J.E. Wright
COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Command® 4EC Herbicide for Cotton Weed Control D.R. Edwards and L.D. Hatfield	382
Post-Directed Applications of Methazole and Cyanazine, Alone and in Combination for Weed Control in Cotton Randall Ratliff, R. Hugh Crowley, J. Holland Jordan, and Jerry Wells	383
Weed Control Systems for No-Till Cotton R.M. Hayes, P.E. Hoskinson, and D.D. Tyler	383
Conservation Tillage Cotton Production Systems: Weed Control for Sandy Soils J.W. Keeling and J.R. Abernathy	383
1987 Herbicide Use in Cotton Production Herman W. Delvo	383
Long Term Non-Effects of Trifluralin on Cotton Growth and Yield C.T. Bryson and Lex Webster	384
Resistance of Common Cocklebur to the Organic Arsenical Herbicides W.E. Haigler, B.J. Gossett, and L.H. Harvey	384
Experimental Herbicides for Morningglory Control in Cotton R.S. Baker	384
Factors Influencing the Postemergence Over-The-Top Application of Fluometurom and Methazole T.N. Tripp and J.D. Beaty	386
Effect of Nitrogen and Dash on the Efficacy of Poast A.C. York and D.L. Jordan	386
The Reregistration Status of Cotton Herbicides Richard F. Mountfort	387
Cyanazine: A Potential Preplant Cotton Herbicide J.P. Chernicky, E.S. Heathman, and B. Barstow	387
Redweed (Melochia corchorifolia) Control in Cotton Steven M. Brown	387
Methazole in a Comprehensive System for Morningglory Control in Cotton K.L. Smith and J.M. Chandler	389
Control of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halapense) with Sethoxydim plus BCH-815 in Cotton and Soybeans Charles Finley, Leslie Lloyd, Scott Gibson, and Larry Wilde	389
Considerations in Developing a Postemergence Herbicide in Cotton G.S. Ide	389
Cost Effectiveness of Weed Control Inputs in Alabama Cotton M.G. Patterson, E.H. Simpson, and C.D. Monks	390
Control Systems for Morningglory and Velvetleaf Management in Cotton B.D. Sims and D.E. Guethle	391
Performance of Preemergence Application of Fluometuron Fomesafen and RE-40885 in Louisiana S.H. Crawford, P.R. Vidrine, and R.K. Collins	392
No-Tillage Cotton after Irrigated Barley A.F. Wiese, G.J. Michels, and W.L. Harman	392
Yellow Nutsedge Control in Cotton with Fomesafen Clyde C. Dowler	392
Report of the 1987 Loss Committee Mike Patterson	392
Methods for Spot Treating Johnsongrass with SC 1084 or Clethodim H.R. Hurst and J.R. Williford	396
Documentation of Weed Infestation Levels in Georgia Cotton Steven M. Brown	396
Documentation of Uncontrolled Weeds in Central Alabama Cotton Mike Patterson	396
COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE
U.S. Cotton Outlook Robert Skinner	400
World Cotton Outlook Russell G. Barlowe	402
Dynamic Patterns in Cotton Production: Is the Structure Changing? Don E. Ethridge and Kenneth W. Bowman	406
Competition Between Cotton and Soybeans in the Delta and Southeast Michael Hanthorn	410
Regional Profitability Analysis of Cotton Production in Texas G.D. Condra, J. Reyes, D.E. Ethridge, and D.W. Hughes	411
Recent Growth in World Cotton Consumption and Trade: New Era or Aberration Terry Townsend	414
Evaluation of Uncertainties Affecting Policy Decisions of the 1988 Cotton Program Dean T. Chen and Carl G. Anderson	415
Economic Impacts of Payment Limitations on Representative Cotton Farms in the Delta Area of Mississippi Tony E. Windham, Lynn L. Reinschmiedt, David H. Laughlin, Stan R. Spurlock, and Fred Cooke	421
Export Policies of Major Cotton Competitors Carolyn L. Whitton	424
Economic Impacts of the Sodbuster Provision of the New Farm Bill on West Texas Cotton Farms Bob Davis and Gary Condra	427
Futures Options to Manage Risk Associated with Cotton Program Participation Foy D. Mills, Jr.	431
Financial Characteristics of U.S. Cotton Farms, January 1, 1987 Duane Hacklander and David Banker	434
Estimating Adoption Rates for Selected Cotton Varieties in Louisiana Kenneth W. Paxton and John F. Denison	445
A Comparison of Regular Tillage and Wind Strips Using Weeping Lovegrass on Dryland Cotton in West Texas - Some Preliminary Results Bob Davis and Mark Moore	448
On-Farm Research of Center-Pivot Irrigation of Cotton in the Delta Area of Mississippi Anthony B. Garrard, J.G. Hamill, G.R. Tupper, H.C. Pringle, and D.A. Pennington	450
Evaluating the Impact of Supplemental Irrigation on Farm Income in Louisiana Lonnie Vandeveer, Kenneth Paxton, and David Lavergne	454
Risk Considerations and Hedging Strategies John R. Brooker, Carleton S. Davis, and Charles M. Farmer	457
Frequency of Short Hedging Opportunities for Texas Cotton Producers, 1986 W.C. Wood, C.E. Shafer, and C.G. Anderson	463
Historical Review of Cotton Quality and Price Discount/Premiums for the Mississippi Delta Region C.W. "Bill" Herndon, Jr.	467
Federal Marketing Order for Cottonseed Bruce J. Reynolds	469
A Cotton Bale Records Program for Microcomputers David H. Laughlin	472
Factors Influencing U.S. Cottonseed Oil Exports James D. Schaub	475
Dynamic Transition of World Cotton Market: Impact on U.S. Cotton Industry for 1986-87 Dean T. Chen	478
World Producers Ability to Supply Cotton into the 21st Century John J. Reddington	483
International Trade Flows of U.S. and Competing Cotton, 1986/87 Edward H. Glade, Jr.	490
Factors Influencing Total Fiber Consumption, and Domestic Mill Demand for Cotton Scott Sanford	493
COTTON SOIL MANAGEMENT AND PLANT NUTRITION CONFERENCE
Effect of Starter Fertilizer on Cotton Yields in Mississippi Eddie R. Funderburg	496
Cotton Response to Starter Fertilizer Applications David S. Guthrie	496
Cotton Response to Deep Banding Dry Fertilizer in the Subsoil Gordon R. Tupper, H.C. Pringle, III, and M.W. Ebelhar	498
Irrigation Methods and Nitrogen Fertilization Rates Relationships in Cotton Production J.S. McConnell and M.H. Wilkerson	498
Evaluation of Deep Band Placement of Nitrogen for Cotton Production M. Wayne Ebelhar and Gordon R. Tupper	501
Long Term No-Till Cotton Yields as Affected by Nitrogen P.E. Hoskinson, D.D. Tyler, and R.M. Hayes	504
Soil Profile Modification and Cotton Production R.B. Campbell, W.J. Busscher, O.W. Beale, and R.E. Sojka	505
Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates and Defoliation Timing on Cotton Yield and Quality - A GOSSYM-COMAX Comparison C.H. Burmester, J.F. Adams, and L.J. Chapman	509
Cotton Yield Response to Foliar Applications of "Harvest Plus" M. Wayne Ebelhar	510
Disease-Induced Potassium Deficiency in Cotton D.S. Mikkelsen, B.L. Weir, A. Abshahi, and A. Hafez	514
The Influence of Exchangeable Magnesium on Potassium Uptake in Cotton Grown on Mississippi Delta Soils Joe V. Pettiet	517
In-Field Yield Variability of Cotton Dean Pennington	518
COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE
What's Happening in a Conventional Drying System--The Basics Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr.	522
New Drying Concepts/System Robert C. Eckley	526
Design Precepts for Towerless Drying Systems Samuel G. Jackson	527
New Drying Systems Research S.E. Hughs	530
Emerging Gin Technology W.F. Lalor, W.S. Anthony, R.V. Baker, and S.E. Hughs	532
Update: National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter P.J. Wakelyn	535
Light Spotted Cotton - Varietal, Environmental, and Management Factors W.R. Meredith, Jr.	537
Effects of Lint Cleaning on Spotted and Light Spotted Cotton Roy V. Baker	538
Light Spotted Cotton - Fiber, Yarn and Fabric Properties Preston E. Sasser	539
Potential New Instrument to Measure Fiber Length and Diameter C.K. Bragg and C.L. Simpson	545
Cottonseed Marketing Options Lee A. Warner	549
Light Spotted Cotton: The Textile Manufacturer's View George Blomquist
JOINT SESSION: COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL AND COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE
Detecting Boll Weevil Resistance in Converted Cotton Race Stocks by Sampling Single Plants S.L. Bates, J.K. Walker, and C. Wayne Smith	552
Qualitative Variations in the Volatile Terpenes Produced by Selected Texas Race Stocks of Gossypium Hirsutum A.A. Bell, R.D. Stipanovic, A.E. Percival, and H.J. Williams	553
Progress in Developing High Tannin Cotton for Heliothis Resistance T.P. Altamarino, C.W. Smith, J. Love, A.A. Bell, and R.D. Stipanovic	553
Improvement in Fiber Quality, Yield Potential, and Resistance to Pests of MAR Cottons K.M. El-Zik, P.M. Thaxton, T.P. Wallace, and C.G. Cook	554
Tannin an Gossypol Levels of Multi-Adversity Resistant (MAR) and Non-Mar Cottons P.M. Thaxton, K.M. El-Zik, A.A. Bell, and G.W. Tribble	554
Lower Insecticide Use Associated with a Pink-Bollworm Resistant Cotton F. Douglas Wilson and Hollis M. Flint	560
Evidence for Single Gene Resistance to the HVI Isolate of Xanthomonas campestris PV malvacearum T.P. Wallace and K.M. El Zik	560
Development and Improvement of Drought Tolerant T25 Germplasm R.E. Dilbeck and J.E. Quisenberry	561
Relationship of Cotton Root Traits and Leaf Canopy Temperature with Drought Tolerance and Productivity C.G. Cook and K.M. El-Zik	563
Drought Tolerant Crosses from T-25 Materials Measured by Infrared Thermometry J.Love, J.R. Gannaway, and J.L. Hatfield	563
Evaluation of Cotton Germplasm for Drought Tolerance: I. Water-Use Efficiency J.E. Quisenberry and B.L. McMichael	563
Selection for Salt Tolerance in American Pima Cotton E.L. Turcotte, W.C. Hofmann, A.K. Dobrenz, and R.G. Percy	564
Evaluation of Cotton Germplasm for Drought Tolerance: II. Root-Shoot Relationships B.L. McMichael and J.E. Quisenberry	564
Nazas 87. A New Southwestern Cotton Rust Tolerant Variety Arturo Palomo Gil	565
JOINT SESSION: COTTON ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CONFERENCE AND COTTON GINNING CONFERENCES
An Objective Measurement of Neps by AFIS Preston Sasser and David Hinkle	568
Computerized Process Control in the Microgin at Stoneville--A Progress Report W.Stanley Anthony and Michael A. Lieberman	571
Cotton Gin Operating Costs: A Simplified Approach William D. Mayfield	572
Indicating Moisture in Cotton with near Infrared Light Is Fast, Accurate and Compatible to HVI Testing R.A. Taylor	574
Improved Quality by Differential Ginning E.P. Columbus and E.E. Backe	574
Short Fiber Content of Regional Cotton Cultivars after Conventional Ginning W.S. Anthony and R.R. Bridge	578
Effects of Heat on Quality of Cotton Differing in Micronaire Level and Area of Growth Donald E. Brushwood	582
The Effect of Mechanical Cleaning on Processing Efficiency and Yarn Quality in Rotor Spinning C.K. Bragg and C.L. Simpson	584
The Role of Seed-Coat and Mote-Fragment Neps in Yarn and Fabric Imperfections: A Survey J.D. Bargeron and T.H. Garner	586
A Review of Seed-Coat Fragment Research Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr.	592
The Relative Importance of Fiber Friction and Torsional and Bending Rigidites in Cotton Sliver, Roving, and Yarn L.B. DeLuca and Devron P. Thibodeaux
Prediction of Cotton Fiber Quality Parameters by near Infrared Spectroscopy: Part II. Light Scatter Related to Fineness Joe G. Montalvo, Jr., Sherman E. Faught, and Devron P. Thibodeaux Steven M. Buco
SPECIAL SESSION: HVI MEASUREMENTS OF FIBER QUALITY
Report for the Committee on Cotton Quality Measurements Preston E. Sasser	596
Video Trashmeter Evaluation at Quality Control Section Mack Bennett	597
Trashmeter Evaluation: Comparison with Shirley Analyzer Non-Lint Content Measurements S.R. Griffith	599
Particle Size Estimation with Video Trashmeters R.A. Taylor	600
HVI Strength and Strength Premiums at PCCA Emerson E. Tucker	606
The Influence of HVI Strength on High Speed Processing Lester J. Smith	607
Investigations on HVI Strength Values for Deltapine Acala 90 Cottons R.S. Brown and R.A. Taylor	608
Effect of Strain Rate on the Tensile Properties of Cotton Fibers and Yarns M. Carmical, B.C. Goswami, O.F. Hunter, and C.K. Bragg	610
Utilization of Fiber Strength Measurements in the Development of High Fiber Strength Cottons C.C. Green and T.W. Culp	613

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