Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 1:05 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 370B
717: Genetic Improvement of Cotton and Peanut
Sponsor:C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Presiding:Steve S. Hague, Texas A&M
1:05 PM Introductory Remarks
1:15 PM717-1Extra Long Staple Upland Cotton.
C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University, Steve Hague, Texas A&M University
1:30 PM717-2Evaluation of Extra Long Staple Upland Cotton Cultivars.
Kolbyn Joy, Texas A&M University, C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University, Steve Hague, Texas A&M University, Eric Hequet, International Textile Research Center, Ed Hughs, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
1:45 PM717-3Combining Ability of Extra-Long Staple Cotton Germplasm Lines.
Steve Hague, Texas A&M University, Nino Brown, Texas A&M University, C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University, Jenny Clement-Bailey, Texas A&M University
2:00 PM717-4Performance of Selected 94L-25 Mutated Lines.
Jenny Clement-Bailey, Texas A&M, C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M, Steve S. Hague, Texas A&M
2:15 PM717-5Sources of Heterosis in Cotton.
B. Todd Campbell, USDA-ARS, Daryl Bowman, North Carolina State University, David Weaver, Auburn University
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM717-6Genetic Diversity in Cotton Out-crossing.
John Burke, USDA-ARS
3:00 PM717-7Use of 'Naked-Tufted' Seed Coat Mutants to Increase Lint Yield, Lint Percent, and Potential Energy Saving in Upland Cotton Production.
Efrem Bechere, Texas Tech University, Dick L. Auld, Texas Tech University, Gregory A. Holt, USDA
3:15 PM717-8Improving Grade Attributes in Disease Resistant Texas Peanut Breeding Lines using a Typical Pedigree Selection Technique.
Michael R. Baring, Texas A&M University, Charles Simpson, Texas A&M University, Mark Burow, Texas A&M University
3:30 PM Concluding Remarks
3:40 PM Adjourn

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