88 Crop Breeding and Genetics: Cotton

Oral Session
C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics This session will present general poster and oral sessions on breeding methods for biotic and abiotic stress. It will focus on applied plant breeding methods.

Cosponsor(s):

C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism, C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
Monday, October 17, 2011: 12:55 PM-3:15 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 007D

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Organizer:
Mark Brick
Presider:
Geeta Menon
1:00 PM
Comparison of Boll Sampling Techniques to Determine Cotton Fiber Quality and Yield.
Neha Kothari, Texas A&M University; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University; C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University
1:30 PM
Degree of Whiteness Among World Cotton Cultivars.
Kendra Gregory, Texas A&M University; C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Eric Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute; Ben Beyer, Texas A&M University
1:45 PM
Breeding of Upland Cotton Varieties with Improved Fiber Elongation.
Eng Hwa Ng, Texas A&M University; C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Eric Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Cotton Mutants with Divergent Fiber Quality Characteristics.
Kimberly C. Vining, Texas Tech University; Dick Auld, Texas Tech University & Texas AgriLife Reserch; Jacob M. Reiff, Texas Tech University; Eric F. Hequet, Texas Tech University
2:30 PM
Introgression of the Ultra-Low Gossypol Seed Trait Into Elite Cotton Germplasm.
Rosa Jauregui, Texas A&M University; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University; Keerti Rathore, Texas A&M University
2:45 PM
Boll Maturation Time In Extra Long Staple Upland Cotton.
Benjamin Meritt, Texas A&M University; C. Morello, Embrapa; K. Gregory, Texas A&M University; W. Smith, Texas A&M University; S. Hague, Texas A&M University
3:00 PM
Generation Means Analysis of Fiber Length and Fiber Bundle Strength Using Extra Long Staple Upland, Mutated Upland, and Interspecific Hybrid Germplasm.
Kolbyn Joy, Texas A&M University; C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University; Steve Hague, Texas A&M University; Donald Jones, Cotton Incorporated
3:15 PM