PROCEEDINGS: 1989 BELTWIDE COTTON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
	Jan. 3-6, Nashville, TN Editors C. Paul Dugger & Debbie A. Richter
TABLE OF CONTENTS

COTTON DISEASE COUNCIL
Realizing the Promise of Biological Seed Treatments G.E. Harman	15
Plant Response and Disease Control Following Seed Inoculation with Bacillus Subtilis Paul A. Backman and John T. Turner, Jr.	16
Genetic Engineering of Cotton for Herbicide and Insect Resistance JoAnne Fillatti, Carol McCall, Luca Comai, John Kiser, Kevin McBride, and Dave Stalker	17
USDA's Role in Regulating Genetically Engineered Organisms A.S. Foudin and S. Shantharam	19
A Comparison of Sterol Metabolism in Mycelium of Phymatotrichum omnivorum and Pythium ultimum Treated with Penconazole and Propiconazole. J.R. Anciso and S.D. Lyda	21
Purification and Partial Characterization of a Toxin from Sclerotia of Phymatotrichum omnivorum J.C. Mabellos and Stuart D. Lyda	22
Genetic and Pathogenicity Differences among Several Isolates of Phymatotrichum omnivorum J.L. Riggs and S.D. Lyda	23
Analysis of Growth and Yield of Greenhouse-Grown Cotton at Different Levels of Potassium J. Cadena and S.D. Lyda	27
Response of Upland Cotton to Applications of Soluble Calcium S.D. Lyda and J.L. Riggs	31
Development and Comparison of Three Selection Indices for High Yield Potential and Resistance to Phymatotrichum Root Rot in Cotton C.G. Cook and K.M. El-Zik	33
Development of a Rapid Bioassay for Assaying Toxicity of Cotton Phytoalexins to Verticillium dahliae R.D. Stipanovic, M.E. Mace, and M.H. Elissalde	36
Influence of Harvest Date on Aflatoxin Contamination of Cottonseed Peter J. Cotty	36
A New Method for Artificial Deterioration of Cottonseed Using Methanol Stress V.H. Hernandez, K. M. El-Zik, and J.M. Halloin	36
Colonization of Cotton Roots by pseudomonas Donna P. Miller. William E. Batson, Jr., and Julio C. Borbon	37
Effectiveness of for Verticillium Wilt of Cotton and Seedling Diseases in Comparison with Foliar Sprays with Rally and Soil Treatment with Basamid-Granular E.J. Paplomatas, R.J. Wakeman, B.L. Weir, R.H. Garber, and J.E. DeVay	37
Evaluation of Single and Multiple Fungicide Seed Treatments on the Emergence and Establishment of Texas High Plains Cotton Norman Hopper, James Supak, and Harold Kaufman	37
Bacterial Blight Resistance Screen of Gossypium barbadense L. Germplasm and the Day-Neutral Conversion Status of Eight Resistant Accessions Richard G. Percy and E. L. Turootte	38
Cotton Disease Reaction to Single Versus Mixed Inoculum of the HV Isolates of the Bacterial Blight Pathogen T. P. Wallace and K. M. El-Zik	40
Further Evaluation of Effects of Selected Skip Levels in Stands and Replanting on Cotton Yields Albert Y. Chambers	40
Effect of Potash on Verticillium Wilt, Yield, and Fiber Quality of Cotton Earl B. Minton and M. Wayne Ebelhar	40
Effect of Nematode Infection on Various Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Two Cotton Cultivars T.L. Kirkpatrick, D.M. Oosterhuis, and S.D. Wullschleger	41
Effects of Genes Conditioning Interspecific Compatibility Between Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium davidsonii on Resistance to Verticillium dahliae and Meloidogyne incognita A.A. Bell and J.A. Veech	41
Increasing Cotton, (Gossypium Hirsutum), Resistance to the Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, by Prior Inoculation of the Host with an Avirulent Race of the Nematode Joseph A. Veech	41
Response of Four Root-Knot Nematode/fusarium Wilt Resistant Cotton Breeding Lines When Grown in a Field Infested with Both Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum F. Sp. vasinfectum T.L. KirkPatrick and R.L. Shepherd	41
Engineering Cotton for Insect Resistance David M. Anderson
DAGGER G Update after the First Year of Market Introduction Mancer J. Cyr
COTTON PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR
Quantifying Thermal Stress in Cotton Through the Thermal Kinetic Window J.J. Burke, J.L. Hatfield, and J.R. Mahan	44
When Is Stomatal Control of Water Loss Consistent with the Thermal Kinetic Window Concept? John W. Radin	46
Leaf Gas Exchange Rates as a Function of Temperature D.R. Krieg	49
Application of TKW Principles to Cotton Production Management D.F. Wanjura, D.R. Upchurch, and J.R. Mahan	52
Water and Nutrient Management for Maximum Yield in a Short Growing Season D.R. Krieg, M.R. Morrow, and J.L. Hatfield	56
Study of the Growth Regulator UC86177 on Cotton in the Imperial Valley, Ca. Chang-chi Chu, Brian Deeter and Louis A. Bariola	59
Leaf Wall Yield Threshold in Field Grown Cotton Subjected to Varying Levels of Environmental Stress Norma L. Trolinder, Christian Stark, Greg Cartwright, Don F. Wanjura, Dan R. Upchurch, James R. Mahan, and Jerry L. Hatfield	59
Heat Unit Requirements and Yield Impact of Late-Season Blooms in Drip Irrigated Cotton Joe Henggeler, Warren Multer, and Gina Halfmann	60
Physiological Response of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) To Moisture Availability and Curacron Treatment W.C. Robertson and J.T. Cothren	60
Development of Physiological Basis for Bark Sloughing in Cotton H. James Hopkins, D.R. Krieg, and G.M. Jividen	61
Cotton Seed Vigor Is Poorly Correlated to Ethanol Biosynthesis Induced by Anoxic Stress Abreeza M. Zegeer and Fredric R. Lehle	61
Effects of Timing of Applications of Prep + Dropp on Yield and Quality of Cotton S.H. Crawford, R.K. Collins, and B.R. Leonard	63
Performance of Defoliant Combinations in Mississippi C.E. Snipes, G. W. Cathey, and B.W. White	63
Successes and Failures in Foliar Applications to Correct Zinc Deficiency Jack R. Mauney	64
Analysis of Cotton Fruiting, Boll Development, and Fiber Properties under Nitrogen Stress T.J. Gerik, W.D. Rosenthal, C.O. Stockle, and B.S. Jackson	64
Evaluation of Cotton Plant Response to Plant Plus, Foliar plus and Pix Applications Alone and in Combination Using the Plant Mapping Technique James R. Brownell and John Armanino	67
The Uptake of Foliar-Applied Nitrogen in Cotton D.M. Oosterhuis, B. Zhu., and C.A. Beyrouty	67
Boll Retention and Yield as Influenced by Sequential Low Dose Applications of Pix Thomas A. Kerby, Mark Keeley, Stephanie Johnson, Bill Weir, Lowell Zelinski, Bruce Roberts, Kater Hake, Adolph Van Maren, and Les Ede	69
Evaluation of Mepiquat Chloride Low-Rate Multiple Applications David S. Guthrie	71
Effect of Pix on Cotton Characteristics and Yield W.H. McCarty, A. Blaine, and D. Varner	72
Midsouth Pix Results for 1987 and 1988 D.W. Parvin, Jr. and Wade Stewart	73
Formulating Bioregulants for Cotton Yield Enhancement Michael J. Urwiler and Charles A. Stutte	75
Yield Response to Rate, Method and Time of Application of Chemical Yield Enhancers Shelby H. Baker	76
Videography: non Intrusive Approach to Research and Field Management C.A. Stutte, M.J. Urwiler, and G.W. Stutte	76
Evaluation of Plant Hairiness Trait for Two Cotton Cultivars W. Stanley Anthony and William R. Meredith	76
Photosynthetic Characteristics of Cotton Species C.R. Benedict and R.J. Kohel	80
Cotton Photosynthetic Rate Measurements: Relationship Between Single Leaf and Whole Canopy S. Peng, D.R. Krieg, and F.S. Girma	80
Phytogram Response to Irrigation and Rainfall William G. Gensler	83
Photosynthesis and Carbon Allocation in Cotton S.D. Wullschleger and D.M. Oosterhuis	83
Electrochemical Aspects of the Phytogram Technique William G. Gensler	91
Changes in Shedding Rate after Flowering in Relation to ABA and IAA Contents of Squares and Young Bolls Gene Guinn and Donald L. Brummett	97
IAA and Cutout Gene Guinn and Donald L. Brummett	97
Node and Fruiting Branch Position Effects on Fiber and Seed Quality Characteristics Thomas A. Kerby and George F. Ruppenicker	98
Temporal Variability in Phenolic Acid Concentration During Fruit Development R.E. Hampton, D.M. Oosterhuis, and J.B. Murphy	98
Does Silicon Have a Role in Cotton Fiber Development? E.K. Boylston, J.J. Hebert, D.P. Thibodeaux, and T.P. Hensarling	98
COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE
Heterosis for Yield and Fiber Properties in Ten Crosses among Southeastern Cottons C.C. Green and T.W. Culp	103
Cotton Fiber Properties for High-Speed Spinning Helmut Deussen	104
Effect of Tight Lock on Nep Production in Cotton Fibers Jacques J. Hebert and Devron P. Thibodeaux	106
Comparative Study of the Physical Properties of Chinese and American Cottons K.E. Duckett and W. Wu	107
A Study of Seed Coat Fragment Propensity in Cotton Cultivars Jacques J. Hebert and Devron P. Thibodeaux	110
Effects of Bioregulators on Allelochemicals and Agronomic Traits of Cotton Jack C. McCarty, Jr. and Paul A. Hedin	111
Arsenic Acid Desiccant Residues in In-Process Cotton and Airborne Dust Henry H. Perkins, Jr.	112
Parameters Affecting the Determination of Span Length and Uniformity Index with the Digital Fibrograph Richard S. Krowicki and Devron P. Thibodeaux	113
The Cotton Scene in South Africa G.A. Niles	118
Genotypic Response to Narrow Rows at Temple, Texas C. Wayne Smith, J.M. Chandler, and J.E. Morrison	120
Optimizing Profitability in Cotton Production with Conservation Tillage J.W. Keeling and J.R. Abernathy	122
Effects of Planting Dates on Yields and Earliness of Cotton Cultivars No-Tilled into Wheat Residues P.E. Hoskinson	122
Use of Trend Analysis to Improve Precision in Yield Trials Daryl Bowman	123
Upland Cotton Responses to Earlier Termination in Central Arizona Charles R. Farr	124
Comparison of 30- Vs 40-Inch Row Spacing on Lint Cotton Yield and Quality M.D. Heilman, L.N. Samken, and T.D. Valco	125
VA Mycorrhizal Infection and its Implication in the "Fallow Syndrome' Associated with Cotton Grown in Previously Fallowed Soils R.Gary Smith, Stanley K. Hicks, Randy W. Lloyd, and John R. Gannaway	127
Inheritance of Resistance to Cotton Leaf Crumple Virus F. Douglas Wilson and Judith K. Brown	128
Inheritance of Reniform Nematode Resistance in Upland Cotton Noor Muhammad and Jack E. Jones	128
Evaluation of T25 Germplasm for Improved Fiber Properties and Bacterial Blight Resistance R.E. Dilbeck and J.E. Quisenberry	128
Magnitude and Consistency of Heterosis for Lint Yield in Crosses among Plains-Type Cotton Cultivars Bruce E. Greenhagen, Laval M. Verhalen, and Ronald W. McNew	129
Genotype X Environment Interactions in Cotton Cultivar Evaluation A.I. Greeff, G.A. Niles, and J.J. Human	129
COTMAP, an Interactive Microcomputer Program for Mapping Plant Structure and Fruiting Patterns of Cotton C.E. Watson, Jr. and F.M. Bourland	131
Advances in Developing New Multi-Adversity Resistant (MAR) Cotton Germplasm with Drought Tolerance K.M. El-Zik, P.M. Thaxton, and C.G. Cook	134
Agronomically Enhanced Insect-Resistant Cottons J.E. Jones, J.I. Dickson, J.B. Graves, A.M. Pavloff, B.R. Leonard, E. Burris, W.D. Caldwell, S. Micinski, and S.H. Moore	135
Evidence for a Gene Which Inhibits Glands in the Calyx Crown of the Cotton Bud Johnie N. Jenkins and J.C. McCarty, Jr	135
Cotton Germplasm Collection in Brazil J. McD. Stewart, A.P. Percival, A. Miranda, E.C. Freire and J.A. Moreira	135
Tannin Concentration in Six Cotton Genotypes Throughout the Growing Season K.E. Lege, C. Wayne Smith, J.T. Cothren, and T.P. Altamarino	137
Combining Ability for Tannin Content among Five Cotton Genotypes T.P. Altamarino, C.W. Smith, and K.E. Lege	138
Yield Response of Spider Mite Resistant and Susceptible Cotton Genotypes to Season-Long Two-Spotted Spider Mite Infestations M.F. Schuster and M.P. Gibbs	138
Detecting Boll Weevil Resistance in Converted Cotton Race Stock by Sampling Single Plants S.L. Bates, J.K. Walker, and C. Wayne Smith	140
Effects of Seed Deterioration by Two Methods on Plant Height and Yield of Cotton in Uniform Stand Densities F.M. Bourland, S.M. Furbeck, and Gabriela Kaiser	141
Effects of Additives and Water Washing on the Surface Properties of Cotton as Determined by Yarn Tensile Tenacity Lloyd B. De Luca, Timothy A. Calamari, Richard S. Krowiki, and Devron P. Thibodeaux
COTTON ENGINEERING SYSTEM CONFERENCE
Evaluation of GOSSYM-COMAX for Texas Stripper-Type Cotton R.E. Childers, R.B. Metzer and J.R. Supak	146
GOSSYM-COMAX Performance Comparison on Two Soil Types Lowrey A. Smith	146
Development of GOSSYM Calibration Files for High Plains Cotton Varieties Dana Osborne, Calvin B. Parnell, Jr. and Roy Childers	148
Generating Historical Weather Files for GOSSYM/COMAX in Texas Dennis Akins and Calvin B. Parnell, Jr.	153
General Soil Hydrology Files for GOSSYM/COMAX Dennis Akins and Calvin B. Parnell, Jr.	153
Inclusion of Plant Structure and Quality into a Distributed Delay Cotton Model R.A. Sequeira, N.D. Stone, M. Cochran, and K.M. El-Zik	156
Utilization of Activated Carbon Produced from Thermal Gasification of Cotton Gin Trash S.C. Capareda, C.B. Parnell Jr. and W.A. LePori	159
Review of Computer Models for Cotton Ginning W.S. Anthony and G.L. Barker	163
Moisture Content of the Cotton Plant from Prefrost to Late Harvest on the Texas High Plains Alan D. Brashears	167
Deep Tillage for Cotton in Coastal Plain Soils - Costs/Returns T.H. Garner, A. Khalilian, and M.J. Sullivan	168
Microclimate Effects on Crop Boll Development Dynamics D.F. Wanjura	171
Comparison of Sweep and Double-Disk Type Planter for Stand Establishment and Lint Yield Robert B. Metzer	175
Preliminary Assessment of Cottonseed Damage at the Gin S.T. Rayburn	176
A New Wwrinkle in Air-Atomizing Spray Systems J.R. Williford and F.E. Fulgham
COTTON INSECT RESEARCH AND CONTROL CONFERENCE
42nd Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control E.G. King and J.R. Phillips	180
Cotton Insect Losses - 1988 Robert B. Head	193
Insecticide Resistance Management R.M. Sawicki	197
PEG-US Heliothis Virescens Resistance Monitoring Program - 1988: Monitoring Results with Cypermethrin C.A. Staetz, M.A. Rivera, S.L. Riley, I.A. Watkinson, J.R. Whitehead, R.J. Blenk, H.D. Feese, D. Ross, D.E. Simonet, and W.J. Mullins	199
Detection and Mechanisms of Resistance in Heliothis Virescens A.R. McCaffery, E.J. Little, R.T. Gladwell, G.J. Holloway, and C.H. Walker	207
A Review of Worldwide Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies Focusing on Heliothis Spp. And Spodoptera Spp. In Cotton R.D. Schwehr	211
Novel Delivery Systems for Pesticides J.R. Plimmer	212
Insecticides: What Does the Future Hold? John T. Andaloro	215
Boll Weevil Eradication - An Update James R. Brazzel	218
Embedding an Expert System into a Stochastic Simulation Model for the Analysis of Control Strategies for Heliothis in Texas Lukas P. Schaub and Nicholas D. Stone	220
Validation of the Heliothis Spp. Damage Submodel Heldmg W.M. Thomas	220
Economic Decision-Aid for Management of Bollworm and Fleahopper on Cotton in the Lower Gulf Coast of Texas D.R. Ring, J.H. Benedict, S.M. Masud, R.D. Lacewell, G.R. Zilmno, and M.F. Treacy	222
Commercial Cotton Cultivars and Their Relationship to Early Insect Control W.L. Parrott and J.N. Jenkins	226
Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Cotton Pest Management K.R. Summy, J.H. Everitt, W.G. Hart, D.E. Escobar, and M.R. Davis	226
Effects of Early-Season Ethephon Applications on Initiation of Pink Bollworm Infestations and Yield L.A. Bariola, T. J. Henneberry, C.C. Chu, T. Meng, Jr., and B. Deeter	231
Evaluation of Uppermost White Bloom Node Interval and Heat Unit Accumulation for Crop Termination Timing S.J. Stringer, V. D. Wells, N. P. Tugwell, J. R. Phillips, M. J. Cochran, and F. L. Carter	233
Yield Enhancement Potential of Acephate in Cotton C.A. Trammell, W.D. Sewell, and J.L. Powell	238
Interfield Movement of Pink Bollworms, Dispersal from a Central Origin: Development of Trapping Techniques David H. Akey	238
Early Season Application of Prep®: A Potential Aid in Cotton/Pink Bollworm Management C.A. Beasley and Debra Stroschein	242
Technology Transfer: Boll Weevil Production for Sterile Release Janine E. Powell and Jon L. Roberson	242
An Integrated Pest Management Program for the Boll Weevil, Anthonomus Grandis, in Central Arizona Marc L. Lane and L. Moore	248
Weather Factors Affecting Long-Range Dispersal of the Boll Weevil Gerald H. McKibben and James W. Smith	250
Seasonal Detection of Boll Weevils in Non-Cotton Habitats in South Texas and Northern Mexico J.E. Wright and L.D. Chandler	252
Within-Field Dispersion of Boll Weevils in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas L.D. Chandler and J.E. Wright	254
A Large Area Sterile Boll Weevil Release Experiment in Western Alabama James W. Smith, Eric J. Villavaso, and W. L. McGovern	256
The Use of a Geographic Information System in a Boll Weevil Field Evaluation Study Glenn Wiygul and J. W. Smith	258
Influence of Pinhead Square Malathion Treatments Applied by Boll Weevil Eradication Program on Cotton Field Pests in AZ. Joseph E. Leggett	261
Vydate C: Boll Weevil Control in Cotton Billy M. Hines	263
Cotton Performance after Boll Weevil Eradication When Left Untreated, Sprayed with Insecticides at Least Weekly, and Sprayed as Needed Based on Scouting Reports S.H. Roach, J.A. DuRant, and M.E. Roof	265
Effect of Diflubenzuron (Dimilin) Applied at 7 and 10 Day Intervals on Boll Weevils B.J. Villavaso, W.L. McGovern, and J.W. Smith	268
Early Planted Cotton as Trap Crop Reduces the Cost of Boll Weevil Control James W. Chiles	270
Fall Armyworm on Cotton: Oviposition, Damage, Larval Distribution and Control with Insecticides R.G. Luttrell, Abbas Ali, and J.S. Mink	270
Experiences with Beer Armyworm Control in Cotton in 1988 Ronald H. Smith	273
Ovicidal Activity of Various Insecticides on Heliothis Eggs G.W. Elzen and W.P. Scott	275
Comparative Analysis of a Plant-Washing Procedure for Monitoring Early Season Arthropods in Cotton E. Burris, J.B. Graves, A.M. Pavloff, B.R. Leonard, and G. Church	276
Effect of Sweetpotato Whitefly Population Density on Cotton Fiber Stickiness and Reducing Sugars Gregg S. Nuessly, T.J. Henneberry, and Henry H. Perkins, Jr.	281
The Relationship of pH of Cotton Leaf Sap to Populations of Whiteflies During the Growing Season H.M. Flint and N.J. Curtice	281
Abamectin (Zephyr®): A Novel Avermectin Miticide / Insecticide for Spider Mite Control on Cotton N.J. Hilton and R.A. Dybas	284
Abamectin 0.15 EC (Zephyr®): Miticide/Insecticide for Spider Mite, Control on San Joaquin Valley Cotton D.M. Dunbar, R.A. Dybas, and J.A. Norton	286
Evaluation of Capture 2.0 EC and Other Insecticides and Miticides in San Joaquin Valley Cotton R.D. Kukas	289
How Cotton Yields Are Affected by Aphid Populations Which Occur During Boll Set G.L. Andrews and W.F. Kitten	291
Evaluation of Infurrow Fungicide, Insecticide, and Starter Fertilizer Treatments for Effects on Early Season Cotton Pests and Yields Kevin J. Ratchford, Eugene Burris, B.R. Leonard, and J.B. Graves	293
Thrips Control Strategy: Effect on Crop Growth, Yield Maturity and Quality Frank L. Carter, N.P. Tugwell, J.R. Phillips, and M.J. Cochran	295
Thrips Control Strategies and Crop Termination Timing Strategies: Economic Analysis of Yield and Fiber Properties M.J. Cochran, N.P. Tugwell, D.M. Danforth, F.Carter, S.J. Stringer and J.R. Phillips	297
Resistance to Thrips in the Asiatic Cottons M.A. Stanton, N.P. Tugwell, and J.McD. Stewart	303
The Effect of Variety on Thrips Control D.R. Johnson, J.J. Kimbrough, and J.S. McConnell	303
Acephate Application In-Furrow at Planting for Early Season Insect Control in Cotton C.A. Trammell, W.D. Sewell, and J.L. Powell	305
Deposition and Dissipation of Droplets Applied Aerially at Low Spray Volumes Using Penetrator Marion Farris and Marc C. Hirrel	305
Evaluation of Bollworm Action Thresholds in the Absence of the Boll Weevil in North Carolina: The Egg Concept J.S. Bacheler and J.R. Bradley, Jr.	308
Initial and Residual Effectiveness of Several Insecticides on Heliothis Eggs Charles T. Allen, Douglass E. Stevenson and Michael Mallet	311
Relating Heliothis Spp. Pheromone Trap Captures to Egg Counts in Cotton: II. Second Year Data from the Mississippi Delta J.L. Hayes and R.J. Coleman	313
Activity of Mixtures of Chlorpyrifos and Profenofos or Sulprofos on Pyrethroid Susceptible Heliothis Virescens Johnny R. Fitt, Jr. and Doris Paroonagian	317
Rainfastness of Selected Pyrethroids James R. Whitehead, Jay B. Phelps and Fred L. Strachan	321
Management of Heliothis Spp. In Cotton Following a Boll Weevil Eradication Program in South Carolina M.E. Roof, S.G. Turnipseed, M.J. Sullivan, and R.G. Jones	323
Heliothis Spp. Management in Cotton Utilizing Host Plant Resistance in Combination with Selected Insecticides B.R. Leonard, J.E. Jones, J.B. Graves, S.H. Moore, and A. Lanie	323
Bolstar: its Current Status in Cotton Insect Control and Pyrethroid Resistance Management J.W. Mullins, A.D. Cohick, and D.E. Simonet	327
Formamidine Metabolism and Pyrethroid Interactions in Pyrethroid Resistant Tobacco Budworms T.C. Sparks, B.R. Leonard, and J.B. Graves	330
Resistance to Cypermethrin in F1 Adult Heliothis Populations Collected as Larvae on Wild Geranium, Geranium Spp., and in the F2 Larval Progeny E.A. Stadelbacher, G. L. Snodgrass, and G.W. Elzen	333
Biochemistry of Insecticide Resistance in Heliothis virescens F Erica J. Little, A.R. McCaffery, and C.H. Walker	335
Heliothis Spp. Resistance to Pyrethroid Insecticides in Mississippi, 1987-88. W.F. Kitten, R.G. Luttrell, and G.L. Andrews	337
Comparison of Topical and Vial Bioassays for Resistance Monitoring in Tobacco Budworm A. Schreiber and C.O. Knowles	339
Efficacy Relationships of Pyrethroid Field Use Rates and Vial Test Rates for Heliothis virescens E.V. Gage and L.D. Hatfield	341
An Update on Pyrethroid Resistance in Tobacco Budworm and Bollworm in Louisiana Jerry B. Graves, B. Roger Leonard, and Anthony M. Pavloff	343
Monitoring for Pyrethroid Resistance in Heliothis Spp.in Texas in 1988 Frederick W. Plapp, Jr., R.E. Frisbie, and J.A. Jackman	347
The Use of Larval and Adult Monitoring Techniques for the Detection and Determination of the Critical Frequency for Pyrethroid Resistance in Heliothis Spp. On Cotton B.F. McCutchen, F.W. Plapp, Jr., S.J. Nemec, and L. Nemec	348
Managing Pyrethroid Resistance in the Tobacco Budworm: Bioassays, Resistance Mechanisms and Biological Constraints C. Campanhola and F.W. Plapp, Jr.	352
Field Evaluation of Management Plans, Using Alternate Insecticides, for Pyrethroid Resistant Tobacco Budworms R.D. Bagwell, F.W. Plapp, Jr., and S.J. Nemec	359
Reproductive Deficiencies Associated with Pyrethroid Resistance in the Tobacco Budworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) B.F. McCutchen, F.W. Plapp, Jr., H.J. Williams, and D.A. Kostroun	364
Microbial Control of Heliothis Spp. Developing on Early-Season Hosts: A Cage Study M.R. Bell and W.P. Scott	366
Recent Developments in the Use of Dipel ES (Bacillus Thuringiensis Berliner) for Control of Heliothis Larvae in Cotton Lowell V. Larson	368
Dipel ES and Javelin Combinations with Several Ovicides for Control of Heliothis Spp. M.F. Schuster, W.C. Langston, and M.P. Gibbs	370
Ovicidal Activity of Selected Cotton Products on Heliothis D.E. Simonet, W.M. Zeck, and A.D. Cohick	371
Efficacy of Ovasyn Against Cotton Insects James D. Land	374
Novel Chemicals for Insect Control Robert M. Hollingsworth
Cultural Practices of Cotton in Relation to the Pink Bollworm and Boll Weevil in Arizona Charles R. Farr
Impact of Different Crop Termination Regimes on the next Year's Pink Bollworm Population C.A. Beasley
COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The Use of Pendimethalin (Prowl® Herbicide) on Irrigated Reduced Tillage Cotton Production in West Texas L.D. Barnes and R.W. Whitmore	378
Command 4EC Herbicide - Potential Uses in Cotton D. R. EDWARDS and H. R. Mitchell	379
Effects of Imazaquin (Scepter) Residue Carryover in Cotton C.J. Barnes, A.J. Goetz, and T.L. LaVy	381
Effects of Selected Dinitroaniline Herbicides on Uptake of Soil-Applied Insecticides by Cotton M.F. Treacy, L.D. Barnes, R. Stoltz, and R.W. Whitmore	381
Experimental Herbicides for Broadleaf Weed Control in Cotton R.S. Baker	383
Effects of DPX-T9595 on Cotton Growth and Yield C.T. Bryson and C.E. Snipes	385
Influence of Cultivars and Insecticides on Cotton Tolerance to DPX-T9595 L.M. Kent, C.E. Snipes, and G.D. Wills	385
The Place of Postemergence Applications in Cotton Production Dave Weaver	386
Over-The-Top Applications of Cotoran®, Probe® and DPX-T9595 at Two Rates to Cotton at Three Growth Stages H.R. Hurst	386
Interference of Selected Weeds with Cotton as Influenced by Tillage Robert M. Hayes, Philip W. Shelby, and Gregory A. Mitchell	387
Utilization of Postemergence Herbicides in Cotton B.D. Sims and D.R. Guethle	387
Response of Band and Broadcast Application of Fluometuron to Cultivation C.E. Snipes and J.H. Jordan	387
Defoliation and Desiccation of Pitted Morningglory in Cotton with Harvest Aids Lawrence H. Harvey, E.C. Murdock, and J.E. Toler	388
Optimizing Herbicide Activity for Weed Control in No-Tillage Cotton Gregory A. Mitchell and Robert M. Hayes	388
A Survey of Weeds Present at Cotton Harvest in Three Missouri Counties B.D. Sims, D.W. Albers, W.D. Klobe, and K.M. Ross	388
Report of the 1988 Cotton Weed Loss Committee Compiled by: Mike Patterson	389
Documentation of Uncontrolled Weeds in South Alabama Cotton Mike Patterson and Eric Webster	389
COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCE
General Economy Outlook R.M. Monaco	394
World Cotton Outlook Russell G. Barlowe	396
U.S. Cotton Outlook Robert Skinner	399
A Measure of Export Competitiveness for U.S. Cotton M. Dean Ethridge	401
Structure and Performance of the U.S. Cotton Shipping Industry Don Ethridge	405
Mill Direct Cotton Marketing by U.S. Farmers Tommy Funk	407
Cotton Market Responses under Alternative Acreage Reduction (ARP) and Paid Land Diversion (PLD) Options Dean T. Chen and Carl G. Anderson	408
Regional Effects of U.S. Cotton Imports Harold Stults and Eric Siverts	413
U.S. Imports of Cotton Textiles and Apparel Scott Sanford	416
Future for China's Cotton Uncertain Carolyn L. Whitton and Francis C. Tuan	420
Cost of Production of Irrigated Cotton in the US and Competing Countries Kees Verbeek	422
Spot Quotations-Futures Price Basis Behavior in Cotton 1979-1988 C.E. Shafer, C.G. Anderson and W.C. Hundl, Jr.	425
Effects of Nitrogen on Cotton Yields in the Southern High Plains of Texas E. Segarra, D.E. Ethridge, and A.B. Onken	431
Using Expected Returns for Estimating Regional Cotton Acreage Response Bradley M. Crowder	434
How Responsive Is World Cotton Area to World Prices? Carolyn L. Whitton	440
Financial Characteristics of U.S. Cotton Farms, 1987 Versus 1986 Duane Hacklander and David Banker	443
Diversification Benefits from Supplemental Irrigation on Cotton Farms in Northeast Louisiana Lonnie Vandeveer, Kenneth Paxton and David Lavergne	448
Estimated Differences in Economic Returns Between Custom Aerial Application and Private Mist Blower Application of Insecticide in the El Paso Valley of Texas J.R.C. Robinson and R.D. Lacewell	450
On-Farm Research of Center-Pivot Irrigation of Cotton in the Delta Area of Mississippi S. W. Neill, J. G. Hamill, G. R. Tupper, H. C. Pringle III, D. A. Pennington, T. R. Baldridge	454
Minimizing Financial Risk in Cotton Pest Management: A Simulation Case Study P.I. Szmedra and R.W. McClendon	458
The Economics of Cotton Harvesting in the Mississippi Delta--A Preliminary Report Fred T. Cooke, Jr., David W. Parvin, Jr., Stan R. Spurlock and Danny J. Casey	464
Georgia Cotton: A New Direction and its Impact Foy D. Mills, Jr. and George O. Westberry	466
More Cotton - More Gins? G.O. Westberry and F.D. Mills	471
Estimating the Economic Value of Changes in Cotton Lint Quality, Louisiana, 1970-87 K.W. Paxton, D.R. Lavergne, and W. Aguillard	473
An Examination of the Transportation Component of the Adjusted World Price for Cotton Joseph W. Glauber and Bradley Crowder
Estimation of Option Premiums on Cotton Futures Contracts Using the Black-Scholes Model C.W. Herndon, Jr.
COTTON SOIL MANAGEMENT AND PLANT NUTRITION CONFERENCE
Results from Starter Fertilizer Applied for Cotton G.L. Morris, R. Maples, H.J. Mascagni, J. Welch, R. Thompson, and R. G. Wells	480
Effect of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Combinations as Starters for No-Tillage Cotton Donald D. Howard and P.E. Haskinson	481
The Benefits of a Starter Fertilizer High in Phosphate That Can Be Sprayed on the Leaves of Seedling Cotton James W. Chiles	481
Cotton Responses to Zinc Fertilizer Applications in Mississippi Dean A. Pennington and Eddie R. Funderburg	482
Factors Influencing Nutrient Concentrations in Cotton Petioles Lowell J. Zelinski	482
Use of Producer Lint Yields to Fine Tune Fertilization Programs Kater Hake and T. A. Kerby	483
Effects of N Fertilization on the Distribution of Organic and Inorganic N in Soils G.A. Breitenbeck, E.P. Millhollon, and D.H. Boquet	485
Fertilizer N Effects on Cotton Growth and Fruiting Patterns D.J. Boquet	489
Effect of Residual Nitrogen on GOSSYM Simulations: Sensitivity Analysis M. Wayne Ebelhar and Dean A. Pennington	491
Effects of Variations in Weather Parameters in GOSSYM Simulations: Sensitivity Analysis S Dean A. Pennington and Wayne Ebelhar	492
Field Evaluations of GOSSYM-COMAX in Alabama C.H. Burmester, J.F. Adams and L.J. Chapman	493
Dry Matter Production and Nutrient Uptake by Cotton G.L. Mullins and C.H. Burmester	494
Update on Deep Banding Dry Fertilizers in the Subsoil Gordon R. Tupper, H.C. Pringle, III, and M.W. Ebelhar	498
Shift of Potassium Deficiency Symptoms in Cotton R.L. Maples, W.R. Thompson, and J.J. Varvil	501
Effects of Banded Phosphorus Fertilizer on Cotton Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Thomas A. Doerge Gary W. Thacker, and Samuel W. Stedman	501
Influence of Soil and Plant Potassium on Fiber Quality and Components of Yield Kenneth G. Cassman, Thomas A. Kerby, and Bruce A. Roberts	501
Microp: A Microalagal Green Manure Effects on Upper Delta Cotton Yields and Soil Compaction Jim Schaefer	504
Effect of Long-Term Tillage Practices on Soil Microbial Activity, Nitrate, and Organic Carbon in Continuous Cotton G.K. Stearman, J.E. Metacha and C.C. Crenshaw	506
Influence of a Rice-Cotton Rotation on Cotton Yield M.E. Kurtz, C.E. Snipes, and J.E. Street	509
Cotton Production in Rotation Systems with Corn and Soybean M. Wayne Ebelhar and Randal A. Welch	509
Changes in Soil Test Values from Rotations Involving Cotton, Corn, and Soybean M. Wayne Ebelhar and Randal A. Welch	513
A Comparison of Tillage Systems and Cover Crops for Cotton Production on a Loessial Soil in Northeast Louisiana R.L. Hutchinson and T.R. Sharpe	517
Controlled Traffic Research with a Wide Frame Spanner for Cotton Double-Cropped with Wheat D.W. Reeves, C.B. Elkins, H.H. Rogers, J.B. Powell, and S.A. Prior	519
Cotton Response to Subsoiling Frequency Gordon R. Tupper, James G. Hamill, and H.C. Pringle, III	523
To Stress or Not to Stress - Irrigating Cotton for Maximum Yield S.R. Johnson, T.A. Kerby, and D.W. Grimes	525
Cotton Yields and Irrigation Quantities H.C. Pringle III, G.R. Tupper, D.A. Pennington, and S.W. Neill	527
Irrigation, Row Spacing, Plant Growth Regulator and Nitrogen Nutrition Interactions in Short Season Cotton Production P.W. Tracy and W.P. Sappenfield	528
Calcium: The Elusive Nutrient Mark G. Wiltse and Jerry H. Stoller
COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE
A Review of Traditional Drying Technology and Recent Developments S.E. Hughs	530
One Better Way Robert C. Eckley	534
The Trend to Towerless Drying Samuel G. Jackson	536
Operational Test of a New Drying Principle for Gins William F. Lalor, George H. Abernathy, and S.E. Hughs	537
The Tower Drier Pleads Not Guilty as Charged Donald W. Van Doorn	540
Tower Driers - There must Be a Better Way, But, What Is It? - A Panel Discussion Bill M. Norman	542
Reducing Gin Energy Consumption and Costs W. Stanley Anthony	543
Our Energy Saving Modification Chris W. Breedlove	545
Cleaning of Cotton at Gins and at Mills William F. Lalor	547
Effects of Proposed Classing Changes on Ginning Practices William D. Mayfield	550
Technology Transfer: Cotton Ginning Consortium Update Andrew G. Jordan	552
The Ars Quality Improvement Program What Will it Do for Ginning? Frank X. Werber	553
COTTON QUALITY MEASUREMENT CONFERENCE
Strength-HVI Vs. Stelometer Emerson E. Tucker and Dale L. Shaw	560
A Status Report on the Advisory Committee on Cotton Classing and Marketing H.L. Lewis	560
Some Relationships of Fiber Quality Characteristics to Yarn Strength of Acala Cottons Dick Bassett	561
HVI Strength Measurements: Levels and Stability S.R. Griffith	563
Revised HVI Software Calibration Compensates for Inherent Variability in Cotton Standards Hossein Ghorashi and Geoffrey Wilde	566
Factors That Affect the HVI Bundle Force Measurement Roger S. Brown, Luther C. Godbey, and Robert A. Taylor	572
Integration of the IIc-Shirley FMT.3 with HVI and its Effects on Strength Calculations Russell J. Crompton	577
Cotton Maturity: Implications and Measurements Devron P. Thibodeaux	580
Some Experimental Results Obtained with the Arealometer Charles B. Landstreet and Catherine M. Waggoner	582
A Look at the New FMT III Fineness and Maturity Instrument as a Candidate for Use in High Volume Instrument Systems Harvin R. Smith and John B. Price	583
Evaluation of Trashmeters in Cotton Classing Harmon H. Ramey, Jr.	585
Video Scan Trashmeter Area Calibration Robert A. Taylor and Luther C. Godbey	586
Cotton Trash Analysis and Modern Imaging Techniques M.A. Lieberman	591
Measurement of Trash in Cotton Gins with Video Cameras W. Stanley Anthony	603
Relationship Between Short Fiber Content and the HVI Length Parameters M.I. Zeidman, S.K. Batra, and P.E. Sasser	605
The Mass Fibrogram a Method for Increased Precision in Measuring Short Fiber Content and Uniformity Ratios with Scanning Instruments Charles B. Landstreet, Catherine M. Waggoner and Gus N. Guggenheim	610
The Analysis of Mechanical and Thermal Properties Contributing to Fabric Hand H. Barndt and F. Zeglen	612
Harvesting Practices to Reduce Bark James R. Supak, Alan D. Brashears, and William F. Lalor	614
Bale Selection for Barky Cotton Spinning Test Dale L. Shaw	615
A Comparison of the Spinning Performance of Cotton Containing Various Levels of Bark John B. Price and Dale L. Shaw	619
The Effect of Carding on Removal of Bark from Cotton C.K. Bragg and C.L. Simpson	626
How Dead Cotton Affects the Quality of Dyed Fabric David M. Pittman	628
The Significance of Raw Cotton Color on Dyeing and Finishing Tod A. Waldrop, C.D. Rogers and J.R. Aspland	629
Measurement of Cottonseed-Fragment Contamination J.D. Bargeron and T.H. Garner	630
Cotton Color Grades and Fiber Quality as Related to Fabric Dyeability Oscar Hinojosa and Devron P. Thibodeaux
A Report on the Partial Evaluation of the Spinlab HVI Line: Strength I Richard Krowicki and Devron P. Thibodeaux
The Importance of Measuring Difficult to Remove Impurities in Cotton Samples: An Entire Industry at Stake James R. Supak, Alan D. Brashears, and William F. Lalor
NIR Spectroscopy Method Development for Determining Cotton Maturity and Fineness Joseph Montalvo, Sherman Faught, and Steven M. Buco
The Analysis of near Infrared Reflectance Spectra for Cotton Maturity and Fineness Steve M. Buco and Joseph Montalvo
Determination of Short Fiber Content and Fiber Diameter Distributions Gordon F. Williams, David A. Hinkle, Frederick N. Shofner, and C.K. Bragg
Analysis of Factors Influencing Ring-Spun Yarn Tenacities for a Long Staple Cotton: Part Ib. Determination of Fiber Length Acting in Each Yarn Lloyd Deluca, Brent Smith, and William T. Waters
Multivariate Single Fiber Measurements: Strength and Elongation Frederick M. Shofner, Christopher K. Shofner, and Preston E. Sasser
JOINT SESSION: COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE AND COTTON PHYSIOLOGY CONFERENCE
The Role of Biotechnology in Cotton Improvement Norma L. Trolinder	636
Changes in the Level of Tubulin Subunits During Development of Cotton Fiber R.H. Kloth	636
Wall-Associated Proteins from Developing Cotton Fibers B.A. Triplett	636
Molecular Characterization of Developing Cotton Fiber Judy D. Timpa and Barbara A. Triplett	636
Quality Improvements of Cotton Fiber Through Genetic Engineering; Potentials and Problems G.W. Johnson, M. W. Petersen, P.F. Umbeck, and M.E. John	637
Plant Regeneration from Root-Derived Callus of Gossypium Hirsutum L. C.C. Kuo, K. Zurakowski, K. Carlson, P. Filner and A. Wang	638
Influence of CO2 on In Vitro Fiber Growth among Cotton Genotypes Wuzi Xie and James McD. Stewart	641
Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on Cotton Cell Elongation Gayle Davidonis	641
Observation of Daily "Growth Rings" in Cotton Fibers Cultured In Vitro C.H. Haigler, J. Winde and J. Huang	641
Transgenic Cotton Plants Resistant to Lepidopteran Insects K.A. Barton and P.F. Umbeck	641
Transgenic Cotton Plants Exhibit Expression of a Chimeric Gene for Glyphosate Tolerance W. Randy Deaton, Toni A. Armstrong and Maud A. Hinchee	641
Maturation of Somatic Embryos for Plant Regeneration from Cotton Hypocotyl (Gossypium hirsutum L. Coker 312.) Kui Shin Voo and Joe C. Kamalay	642
Co-Localization of Wall Microfibril Deposition with Cytoskeletal Elements in Developing Cotton Fibers Robert W. Seagull	642
JOINT SESSION: COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE AND COTTON ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CONFERENCE
Pinned Cylinders in Lint Cleaners Eugene P. Columbus	646
Cotton Quality Processing Model Validation G.L. Barker, R.V. Baker and J.W. Laird	649
Effect of Increasing the Number of Spikes on the Cylinder of an Incline Cleaner Weldon Laird	652
Electrical Energy for Fiber-Seed Separation W. Stanley	653
Heat Induced Changes in Cotton Fiber and Spun Yarns Donald E. Brushwood	655
Effects of Grid and Saw Variables on Lint Cleaner Performance Roy V. Baker and Alan D. Brashears	657
Another Look at Lint Cleaning for Maximum Market Value G.J. Mangialardi, Jr.	660
Effects of Lint Cleaner Card Brush on Lint Quality and Turnout Gino J. Mangialardi, Jr.	661
Gin Type Lint Cleaning at the Textile Mill Gordon F. Williams and Fredick M Shofne
The Influence Factor C of the Cotton in the Cleaning Process Ferdinand Liefeld
Determination of Damage to Cotton Fibers Caused B Ginning and Cleaning W.R. Goynes and D.T. Thibodeaux

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