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1995

PROCEEDINGS

BELTWIDE

COTTON

CONFERENCESVOLUME 1

VOLUME 2

• Beltwide Cotton Production Conference• Cotton Physiology Seminar• New Developments from Industry Workshop* Conservation Tillage Workshop<• Pima Workshop* Sticky Cotton Workshop

Engineered Fiber Selection® System Workshop+ Alternative Production Strategies Workshop+ Cotton Insect Management Workshop

Biotechnology WorkshopCotton Disease Council

Cotton and Other Organic Dusts ConferenceCotton Economics and Marketing Conference

Cotton Engineering-Systems ConferenceCotton Ginning Conference

Cotton Improvement Conference

Cotton Weed Science Research Conference

Joint: Engineering/GinningJoint: Textile Processing/Quality Measurements Confs.

Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference

Cotton Physiology ConferenceCotton Quality Measurements ConferenceCotton Soil Management & Plant Nutrition ConferenceCotton Textile Processing Conference

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1995 BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES

VOLUME 1 OF 2 PACE

BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION CONFERENCE

The 1994 Crop-Quality Preston E. Sasser 3

Harvest-Aids for Picker and Stripper Cotton James R. Supak 5

The Future of Federal Pesticide Policy S. H.Wayland 8

The Environment: A Shared Responsibility Tom Humphrey 9

Risk Management in American Agriculture Joseph B, Dial 10

Biotechnology Update Roger Malkin 12

Boll Weevil Eradication: Status and Future Plans G, L.Cunningham 13

Worldwide Status of Pyrethroid Resistance - Insect Resistance Action Committee - Cotton C, A. Staetz 14

Crop Protection Product Outlook-Herbicides and Defoliants Charles E. Snipes 17

Environmental Agenda For The 104th Congress James R. Lyons 18

Crop Protection Products Outlook: Insecticides and Fungicides Frank L. Carter 19

Washington Update A.John Maguire 21

The 1994 Production Year D. Guthrie, D. Albers, J. C. Banks, C. M. Bonner, T. A. Burch, C. H. Burmester,J. L. Crawford, K. Edmisten, C. R. Glover, K. Hake, W. H. McCarty, C. D. Monks,

J. C. Silvertooth, G. Stevens, J. R. Supak, R. N. Vargas 22

Marketplace Insights W. B. Dunavant, Jr. 25

NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM INDUSTRY

The New 886 Row Crop Cultivator-A Tool for "Stale Seedbed" Cotton Production Philip D. Cox 29

The Stoneville Low-Till Parabolic Subsoiler Charles Gilman White, Jr. 33

New Developments In The Production of Cotton Planting Seed: Field Comparisons of Acid-Del inted and

Polymer Coated Machine-Delinted Seed J. E. DeVay, R. H. Garber, B. L. Weir, R. J. Wakeman, T. G. Cherry 35

Boilgard Gene for Cotton W. Randy Deaton 37

OA-312 and OA-304, Two New Pima Varieties J. M. Olvey, D.J. Selfridge, P. E.Olvey, K.T.Webster, S.C. Evans 37

New Cottons for 1995 From Stoneville: BXN 58 and ST 474 R. G. Ward, C. D. Berry, B. Coulombe, D. M. Panter, J. Stanton 39

CPCSD Acala C-225: A New Nematode Resistance Acala Variety for California's San Joaquin Valley Stephen R. Oakley 39

Pix ® DF Plant Regulator- Introductory Use Program (C) Martin Mascianica 39

Danitol ® 2.4EC Spray, Payload ® 15G, Dibrom ® 8 Emulsive, & V-71639 (Insecticides); Prism(R) 2EC Herbicide M. J. Ansolabehere 39

Last Flight: A New Pheromone Product For Pink Bollworm Mating Disruption and Control T. A. Knauf 40

New Technology In Liquid & Dry Spray Adjuvants j. Thomas, B. Mack, A. Underwood 42

The Effects of Sub-Lethal Doses of Condor OF On the Life Cycle of Spodoptera exigua Dudley Dabbs 44

Use of Confirm Insecticide for Control of Beet Armyworm in Cotton Under Section 18 in MS and AL

L.C.Walton, J. W.Long, J. A. Spivey 46

Update on Striker (HR-20900) Gary Schwarzlose 47

Case IH Cotton Express Picker Upgraded for Increased Operator Comfort, Productivity Kevin Richman 47

KBH "Auto-Glide" Module Builder TTTenhet 49

Boll Saver (Cotton Picker Attachment) Kim Jones 49

198 Gin Stand and Dual Roller Lint Cleaner Russell M. Sutton 50

COTTON PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR

Making The Most of the Management Moment- Early Square to Peak Bloom: Southeast, Sand and Rain K, L. Edmisten 55

Low Energy Precision Application (LEPA) Irrigation on the High Plains W. M. Lyle, J. P. Bordovsky 56

Far West: Pushing The Possible Thomas A. Kerby 57

Optimizing Production Strategies for the Low Desert Paul W. Brown, Jeffrey C. Silvertooth 59

Photosynthetic Responses to Cutout Randy Wells 62

Shifting The Balance From Vegetative to Reproductive Growth David S. Guthrie, Claude M. Bonner,

Johnny L. Crawford, William H. McCarty, James R. Supak 64

High Plains-High Risk i Kater Hake, Koy Stair 65

WORKSHOP: CONSERVATION TILLAGE SYSTEMS

Beltwide Update on Conservation Tillage H. C. BoguschJ. R. Supak 69

Weed and Cover Crop Management in Conservation Tillage Cotton Robert M. Hayes 69

Cover Crop and Weed Management in Conservation Tillage Cotton - Southeast A. C, York 71

Weed and Cover Crop Management in Conservation Tillage Systems for the Southwest Wayne Keeling 73

Insect Pest Management in Conservation Tillage Systems: A Mid-South Perspective B.R.Leonard 74

Insect Pest Management in Conservation Tillage - Southeastern United States J. N. All 78

Conservation Tillage Systems: Southwest Insect Management James F. Leser 78

Fertilization of Cotton in Conservation Tillage Systems-Atlantic Coastal Plain, Midsouth and Delta Paul Denton 81

Conservation Tillage of Cotton - Nutrient Consideration D. R. Krieg 83

WORKSHOP: PIMA COTTON

Differences in Growing Pima and Upland Cotton in the San Joaquin Valley Gary O'Neill 87

Crop Monitoring and Management for Pima Cotton Jeffrey C. Silvertooth 88

Selecting Pima Varieties for Varying Productivity Levels William D. Skov 89

Growth and Development of Pima and Acala Cotton on Saline Soils Daniel S. Munk, Bruce Roberts 90

WORKSHOP: STICKYCOTTONSilverleaf Whitefty Population Dynamics and Management in the San Joaquin Valley ....

L. D. Godfrey, P. B. Goodell, C. G. Summers 95

Cotton Aphid Biology, Pesticide Resistance, and Management in the San Joaquin Valley Jay A, Rosenheim, Kenneth J. Fuson,Larry D. Godfrey 97

Whiteflies in Arizona: Sampling, Action Thresholds & Management Peter C. Ellsworth 101

Impact of Cotton Leaf-Hairs and Whitefly Populations on Yields in the Lower Rio Grande Valley J. W. Norman, Jr.,A.N. Sparks, Jr., D.G.Riley 102

The Relationship Between Whitefly Populations, Honeydew Deposition, and Stickiness in Cotton Lint Donald L. Hendrix 104

Automation and Validation of the Sticky Cotton Thermodetector Preston E. Sasser 105

WORKSHOP: ENGINEERED FIBER SELECTION © SYSTEM

Cotton Fiber Management Using Cotton Incorporated's Engineered Fiber Selection ® System and

High Volume Instrument Testing Charles H. Chewning 109

Why HVI Sells Cotton Eugene Frye 115

EFS ® Cotton Fiber Management System GINNet Charles H. Chewning, Jr., John B, Zeplin, Scott D. Vodicka 116

Exchanging Cotton Data Through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Using Cotton Incorporated's QRNet Greg S. Henderson 119

CI-EDI: Cotton Incorporated's New Value Added Network for Electronic Data Interchange of Cotton Information

Stephen R. Parham 121

WORKSHOP: ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTION STRATEGIES

Conversion of Cotton Production To Certified Organic Management in the Northern San Joaquin Valley:Transition Phase Plant Growth and Yield (1992-1994) Sean L. Swezey 125

Cover Crops in Reduced Tillage Systems Seth M. Dabney 126

Flame Cultivation for Weed Management in Cotton J. D. Byrd, Jr., S. Seifert, C. E. Snipes 127

WORKSHOP: COTTON INSECT MANAGEMENTTarnished Plant Bug: Biology, Thresholds, Sampling, and Status of Resistance M. B. Layton 131

Bollworm/Budworm Management in the Southeast M. E. Roof 134

Budworm/Bollworm Management: Insecticide Resistance and Population Trends in the Mid-South

Jerry B. Graves, Gary W. Elzon, M. Blake Layton, Ron H, Smith, Marvin L. Wall 136

Managing Insecticide Resistant Tobacco Budworm R. G. Luttrell, M. B. Layton 140

Beet Armyworm Update Ron H.Smith 144

Budworm/Bollworm Management-Southwest Charles T.Allen 145

Boll Weevil Eradication - Present Status and Plans for Expansion G. L. Cunningham 152

Pink Bollworm Management: Prospects For The Future R. T Staten, L. Antilla, M. L.Walters 153

Boll Weevil Eradication: Growing Cotton Without the Boll Weevil William R. Lambert I56

Silverleaf Whitefly: The 5-Year National Research and Action Plan - With Particular Reference To Current Statusand Research Progress T. J. Henneberry, N. C. Toscano, R. M. Faust, J. R. Coppedge 157

Silverleaf Whitefly: Keys To Management T. F. Watson 160

WORKSHOP: BIOTECHNOLOGY

How To Genetically Engineer Cotton Norma L.Trolinder 165

Strengths And Limitations of Conventional and Transgenic Breeding William R, Meredith, jr. 166

Transgenic Cotton Variety Development Plans Tom Wofford 168

Transgenic Cotton Variety Development Plans W. Randy Deaton 160

Transgenic Cotton Products from Stoneville J. Kiser 169

Regulatory Pathway To Commercialize Transgenic Varieties Lori Davis Malyj 170

Bl Cotton -A New Era in Cotton Production Johnlc N, Jenkins, JackC. McCarty, Jr., Tom Wofford 171

Weed Management With Herbicide Resistant Transgenic Cotton Varieties j. W. Wilcut 173Future Trends In Cotton Biotechnology James McD, Stewart 174Insect Management Considerations In A Bl Cotton Production System J. R, Phillips 175

COTTON DISEASE COUNCILMinutes of the 1995 Cotton Disease Council Business Meeting William S.Cazaway 181

Report of the Verticil I ium and Fusarium Wilt Committee-1994 Peggy M.Thaxlon 181

Report of the Nematode Management Committee- 1994, J.D.Mueller 185

Report of the Cotton Disease Council Photographic Committee-1994 K. M. El-Zik 185

Report of the Cottonseed Treatment Committee for 1994 C. S. Rothrock, P. K. Miller 185

Report of the Soil Fungicide Committee -1994 G. L. Sciumbato 190

Report of the Bacterial Blight Committee-1994 David L. Bush 192

Report of the Boll Rot Committee -1994 W. E. Batson, Jr. 193

Phymatotrichum Root Rot Committee - 1995 Jennifer Riggs 193

Report of the Seed, Seedling, and Pathogen Research Committee - 1994 194

Cotton Disease Loss Estimate Committee Report Don Blasingame 195

Distribution of Nematodes G. W. Lawrence, K. S. McLean 196

What Is A Nematode? A. F. Robinson, J. L. Starr, R. T. Robbins 196

Nematode Samples and Thresholds J. D. Mueller, P. B. Goodell 198

Symptoms of Nematode Damage and Cotton Cultivar Resistance K. M. Hartman, O. L, May 198

Interactions With Fusarium Diseases T. L. Kirkpatrick, P. D. Colyer, T. A. Wheeler 199

Nematode Management in the Southeast R. E. Baird, W. S. Gazaway, J. D, Mueller 199

Nematode Workshop Mid-South Management C. Overstreet 200

General Nematology K. S. McLean, G. W. Lawrence 200

Overview of Conservation Tillage Cotton Production in the Mid-South J. F. Bradley 200

Conventional Tillage Vs. Conservation Tillage and Their Effects on Disease Severity A. Y. Chambers 203

Conservation Tillage Practices in Louisiana,, , Jesse Young 204

Conservation Tillage Practices in Texas and Their Effects on Seedling Disease SeverityH. W. Kaufman, T. A. Wheeler, J. R. Gannaway, J. C. Mertely 204

Seedling Diseases of Cotton In Rotation With Peanut Donald R. Sumner 205

Potential Modes of Action for Suppression of Root Diseases and Yield Enhancement When Using Bacillus subtilisSeed Inoculants on

Cotton P. M. Brannen 205

Effects of Bacillussublilisand Gliocladium virensSeed Inoculants on Cotton Diseases Caused By Fusarium Speciesjiuxu Zhang, Charles R.

Howell 208

Control of Cotton Soreshin by Gliocladium virens: Gliotoxin Production C. R. Howell, R. D. Stipanovic 208

Reniform Nematode Loss Study In Cotton Production in Alabama William S. Gazaway, Dru E. Rush 209

Effect of the Reniform Nematode on Cotton G. W. Lawrence, K. S. McLean 209

Interaction of Thielaviopsis basicola and Meloidogyne incognita on Cotton T. L. Kirkpatrick, C. S. Rothrock 211

Changes in the Structure of Cotton {.Gossypium hirsutum L.) Roots in Genotypes Susceptible and

Resistant to Infestation by Meloidogyne incognita BingTang, R. G. Creech, J. N.Jenkins, G. W. Lawrence, J. C. McCarty 211

Yield Losses Associated with Columbia Lance and Root-Knot Nematodes J. D. Mueller, O. L, May 212

Efficacy of Nematicides for Columbia Lance Nematode Control John D. Mueller 212

Three Year Response of Selected Cotton Varieties to Reniform Nematodes Dru E. Rush, W. S. Gazaway, C. Monks, J. R. Akridge 212

The Reaction of Selected Cotton Varieties Against Reniform Nematode C. Overstreet, E. C. McGawley 213

Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes-Multiple Location Tests J. L. Starr, C. W. Smith 214

Integrated Management of Meloidogyne incognita on San Joaquin Valley Cotton P. B. Goodell, J. W. Eckert, D. J. Munier, S. Wright 214

Genetic Variation Among Fusarium oxysporum Isolates From the Regional Fusarium Wilt Nursery At Shorter, Alabama Alois A. Bell 216

Screening Cotton for Tolerance to Verticillum Dahliae: Subjective Versus Objective MethodologyScott Adair, Terry A. Wheeler, John R. Gannaway 217

A Screening of New Mexico Verticillium dahliae Isolates for Cross-lnfectivity To Cotton and Chile J. L. Riggs, C.J. Graham 218

Aspergillus flavus Infection of Developing Cotton Bolls: Interactions Among Isolates and Influence of

Gossypol on Sclerotial Morphogenesis and Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Randall K. Garber, Peter J. Cotty 221

Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Contamination of Cottonseed From a Subtropical Environment T. Isakeit, J. R. Dunlap 221

Influence of Black Root Rot on Cotton Development C. S. Rothrock, P. K. Miller, S. A. Winters 222

Cotton Seedling Disease: The Importance of Pathogen Preplant Density, Seed Treatment,

and Microbial Activity in the Soil T.A.Wheeler, J. R. Gannaway, H. W. Kaufman 223

Seedling Disease Control With Hopper Box Treatments and Reduced In-Furrow Fungicide Rates,

G. L. Sciumbato 223

Influence of Soil Properties and Chemical Treatments on Phymatotrichum omnivorum in Cotton J. E. Matocha, Fred L. Hopper 224

Field Performance of Chemical and Biological Cottonseed Treatments and The Basis for

Their Effectiveness or Failure R. H. Garber, J. E. DeVay, C. R. Howell, R. J. Wakeman, S. A. Wright 229

Efficacy of Terraclor Super X ® Fungicides A. W. Mitlehner 232

Efficacy of Foliar Applied Fungicide and Potassium on Late Season Leaf Spot Control M, A. Newman, D. D. Howard 233

Fungicide Treatments for Control of Boll Rots Richard E. Baird, Gary A. Herzog 233

Effect of Selected Fungicides on Cotton Plant Development K. S. McLean, G. W. Lawrence 234

Phomopsis longicolla on Cotton K. W. Roy, S. Ratnayake 236

Cotton Disease Losses: Progress and Opportunity C. D. Ranney 237

COTTON AND OTHER ORGANIC DUSTS CONFERENCE

I. Special Invited PapersThe Role of the Epithelium in the Airway: Relevance to the Response to Inhaled Noxious Agents F. Turner, P. J. Nicholls 243The NIOSH National Program in Agricultural Safety and Health S. A. Olenchock 250

Pathogenesis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Mark Schuyler 252

II. Heat Detoxification of Endotoxin in Cotton

Endotoxin Reduction in Cotton Fiber: Summary of Heal Detoxification Research Marie-Alice Rousselle 255

Heal Detoxification of Endotoxin in a Bale of Cotton Marie-Alice Rousselle, J. A. Thomasson, John B. Price 256

Continuous-Flow Device for Heat Detoxification of Endotoxin in Lint Cotton J. A, Thomasson, M. A. Rousselle 260An Assessment of the Change in Character of Cotton Detoxified by Heat J. B. Price, M. A. Rousselle, J. A. Thomasson 265

Pulmonary Responses of Guinea Pigs to Heat-Treated Vs. Untreated Cotton Dust

V. A. Robinson, D. G. Frazer, M. A. Rousselle, J. A. Thomasson, W, H. Pailes, R. R. Jacobs, V. Castranova 269

Cytotoxic Effect of Extracts from Tannin, Treated and Untreated Cotton on Human Pneumocytes V. Roepstorff, T. Sigsgaard 272

In Vitro and In Vivo Pulmonary Responses to Aqueous Extracts of Treated and Untreated Cotton Dusts

R.S.Young,A. K. Davey, P. J. Nicholls 276

Endotoxin and (1 3)-fi in Dust from Different Cottons Ragnar Rylander, Rikard BergstrSm 279

III. Exposure Assessment and Animal Studies

USDA Cotton Classing Correlated lo Endotoxin Content of Cardroom DustM. W. Godby, J. R. Odencrantz, M. P. Whitmer, R. E. Harrison,H. H. Perkins, Jr., S. S. Bajpayee 280

The Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Versus Water Extraction on the Detection of EndotoxinWith The Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Assay R. R. Jacobs, P. E. Pietrowski 283

The Response ofAlveolar Macrophages to Endotoxin In Vitro A. K. Davey, L.Y.Chung, P.J. Nicholls 286

Effect of Growing Region Upon Pulmonary Response to Cotton Dust Exposure in the Animal Model

V. A. Robinson, V. Castranova, M. Godby, H. H. Perkins, Jr., R. E. Harrison, M. P. Whitmer, W. H. Pailes, D. G. Frazer 294

Effect of Endotoxin or N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine (FMLP) on Endotoxin Sensitive (C3H/HeH) Mice

D. G. Frazer, V. A. Robinson, V. Castranova, M. Barger, M. P. Whitmer, S. A. Olenchock 297

An Investigation of the Direct Bronchoconstrictor Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Isolated Pulmonary Tissue

R.S.Young, P. J. Nicholls 300

Airway Responses of the Guinea Pig to Broncho Constrictor Agents Following Exposure to Endotoxin:A New Model for Hyperreactivity R. S. Young, P.). Nicholls 303

Mechanisms of Chloride Secretion Inhibition by Cotton Bracts Tannin Michelle M.CIoutier, Linda Guernsey 308

Determinants of Airway Response to Cotton Bract Extract E. Neil Schachter, Eugenia Zuskin, Ananthd Reddy,Marion Buck, Nicholas Rienzi, James Godbold 310

In Vitro Pharmacologic Studies of Brewery Dust Extract E. Neil Schachter, Eugenia Zuskin, Nicholas Rieivi, James Godbold,Saul Maayani, Santindra Goswami, Zvi Marom, Vincent Castranova, Michael Whitmore, Paul Siegel 312

IV. Epidemiological Studies

Chronic Bronchitis in Textile Workers in Lancashire R. McL. Niven, A. M. Fletcher, C A. C, Pickering, D, Fishwick,C. J. Warburton, J. C G. Simpson, L. A. Oldham, H. C. Francis 313

Six Year Follow-Upof Lung Function on Cotton Workers LarsSkadhauge, Torben Sigsgaard 3I6

Respiratory Symptoms and Exposures to Dust and Endotoxin in the Textile IndustryJ. C. G. Simpson, R. McL. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering, L.A.Oldham, A.M. Fletcher, H.C. Francis 318

Molds and Endotoxins Isolated From the Air of a Danish Paper Mill and the Relation lo

Diffusion Capacity and Lung-FunctionTorben Sigsgaard, Lone Donback Jensen, Erik Overgaard, Birgitte Herbert Nielsen, Eva Moller Nielsen 321

Dose-Response Relationships of Organic Dust Exposures and Pulmonary Function inSwine Confinement Buildings KelleyJ. Donham, Stephen J. Reynolds 325

Respiratory Disease Among Poultry Workers Ragnar Rylander, Yvonne Peterson 329Animal Workers Respiratory Symptoms, Dust and Endotoxin Exposures

J. C. G. Simpson, R. McL. Niven, C. A. C. Pickering, L. A. Oldham, A.M. Fletcher, H.C. Francis 331

Lung Cancer Comortality With Organic Dust-Related Deaths: United States, 1979-1991

R. M. Castellan, R. B. Althouse, S. R. Game, K. M. Bang 333

COTTON ECONOMICS AND MARKETING CONFERENCEThe America's Cup of Cotton Costs: Australia Versus The United States Kim Eraser 339

World Cotton Outlook Russell G. Barlowe 342

The Structure of World Cotton Trade Terry fownsend, Andrei Guitchount 346Module Averaging and Individual Bale Classing: A Study of 1993 Results From a South Texas Clin

, .,,, I l Falconer R D Parker I D Webb 349IIIIIIMOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKMIIMIIIItMIIIMIIIIIIMtIIIIMHIH I II >II II 111 > II > I -I HI II I III f I >• I < I II • I III! 1 >"• I 111 I C I I V V / I I V I y

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Fact and Fiction in the Cloth Versus Disposable Diaper Debale: Implications for the Cotton IndustryMike Ellerbrock, Dixie Walls Reaves, Eluned Jones 352

Long-Run and Short-Run Relationships Between "A-lndex" and Memphis Prices David A. Bessler, Dean T, Chen 354Cotton Market News -A Changing Environment

, Ronald K. Cole 357

An Analysis of the Southern Regional Cotton Marketing Research Project Committee's Recommendationson the Cotton Industry in Southeast Arkansas South of the Arkansas River Christy Lynn Emerson, Corbet J. Lamkin 358

An Analysis of the Southern Regional Cotton Marketing Research Project Committee's Recommendations on

the Cotton Industry in the Missouri Bootheel C.J. Lamkin 362

Implications of the Aggregation Bias of CCC Loan Schedules in Pricing Regional Cotton Quality Attributes... Dean T. Chen, Carl Shafer 366

The Impact of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Cotton, Textiles and Clothing Panos N. Varangis, M. Elton Thigpen 370

Economic Analysis of Weed Control Experiments in Cotton Production in North Alabama.... Bob Goodman, Mike Patterson, Dale Monks 373

Total Factor Productivity of Continuous Cotton Production in Central Alabama J. Novak, C. Mitchell, Jr., G. Traxler 376

Economics of Cotton Production Within Alternative Crop Rotation Systems K. W. Paxton, Asitava Jana, D. J. Boquet 379

The Economics of Cotton-Peanut Rotations Under Farm Programs in Southeast Alabama.... V. A Himebaugh, P. A. Duffy, C. RobertTaylor 381

Days Suitable for Fieldwork in Mississippi S. R. Spurlock, N. W. Buehring, D. F. Caillavet 383

The Economics of Cotton Farming Systems at AG-CARES E. Segarra, P. N.Johnson, J. Smith 388

The Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) And It's Effect on Cotton Production in Turkey Ibrahim Sirtiogu, Ronald R. Roberson 389

Environmental Costs of Cotton Production K. Slater 391

Potential Economic Benefits to Society from Bt Cotton B. R. Eddleman, D. Dearmont, Q. He, B. A. McCarl 393

Cotton Gin Plant Compliance With Air Pollution Regulations In Texas: Effect On Plant Costs and Returns

Melanie Gillis, Stephen Fuller, Roy Childers, Calvin Pamell, Jr., Shobu Yarlagadda 399

The Economic Impact of Dust Emission Regulations on Oklahoma Cotton Gins Phil Kenkel, Kim Anderson 407

Economic Potential of Augmentative Releases of Boll Weevil Parasites Reared on Artificial Diet

John R. C. Robinson, Merritt J. Taylor, M. G. Rojas, Juan Morales-Ramos, Edgar G. King 412

The Impact of Groundwater Protection Policies on Cotton in the Rio Grande Valley

John R. C. Robinson, Kelly J. Bryant, Merritt J. Taylor 415

Beltwide Cotton Production Costs 1994 K. W. Paxton, R.J.Judice, IV, L. P. Champagne 418

The Benefits of Using the BWACT in Year One of the Eradication Program: The Noxubee County Experience D. W. Parvinjr. 419

Impact of Variation in Seed Index on the Cotton Industry Emmett Elam 420

Government Cotton Program: Is It Worth Fighting For? Kim Anderson, Roger Sahs, Phil Kenkel 426

Economic Returns Under Alternative Rental Arrangements for Cotton Producers Lucas D. Parsch, Diana M. Danforth 428

A Cotton Valuation Model Helmut Deussen, Chris Faerber 431

I Like Options , Roger Sahs, Kim Anderson 433

COTTON ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS CONFERENCE

Sigma+ Cotton Model Current Status H. E. Lemmon, N.Chuk, V. Reddy, B. Acock, Ya. Pachepsky,D.Timlin, M. Van Genuchten,J.Simunck,T Vogel 439

Considerations For Selecting a Crop Model Dana Osborne Porter 439

Effect of Row Spacing, Planting Pattern, and Varieties on Cotton Yield and Returns

Gordon R. Tupper, FredT. Cooke, Jr., M.Wayne Ebelhar, H.C. Pringle, III 440

Baker's Plant Mapping Technique- An Alternative Procedure forGossym M.Y.L. Boone, J. M. McKinionJ. L. Willers 443

An Unreplicated Factorial Design Applied to the Analysis of Simulation Models Gene Stevens, Jeffrey L. Willers, Ronald Sequeira 444

Clustering and Genetic Algorithms Applied to the Regionalization of Gossym.... Eric Jallas, R. Sequeira, J. Willers, J. McKinion, R. Olson 444

IGOS: An Interactive Data Input System for the Cotton Simulation Model, GossymR. A. Sequeira, G. Stevens, J. Willers, R. Olson, S. Staggenborg 445

Validating Gossym Across the Cotton Belt for Modern Cotton Cultivars M.Y.L. Boone, K. R. Reddy, P. D. Gerard, K. D. Atwell 445

Deficit LEPA Irrigated Cotton Results at the Agricultural Complex for Advanced Research and

Extension Systems at Lamesa, TX William M. Lyle, J. Wayne Keeling, A. B. Onken 445

Effect of Cotton Row Spacing and Variety in the Lower Rio Grande Valley J. R. Smart, R. J. Coleman, E. G. King 447

CalculatingTime-Thresholdsfor Irrigation Scheduling D. F. Wanjura, D. R. Upchurch, Gretchen Sassenrath-Cole, W. R. DeTar 449

Conservation Cropping Systems For Narrow and Wide Row Cotton A. Khalilian, M.J. Sullivan, P. M. Porter 453

Six Years of Field Tests With Subsurface Drip Versus Furrow Irrigation of Cotton on Sandy Soil W. R. DeTar, C.J. Phene, D.A.Clark 455

COTTON GINNING CONFERENCE

Progress Report on Process Control W.Stanley Anthony, Richard K. Byler, Bobby Greene, Dennis Scamardo 459

What We Know and Need to Know About Preparation William Mayfield, Stanley Anthony, Roy Baker, Eugene Columbus 460

Status Report on State Implementation ofTitle V, 1990 Clean Air Act Phillip J. Wakelyn 461

Status of Electronic Warehouse Receipts and Permanent Bale Identification Tammie Martin 464

Bale Packaging Update and Projections Myrl Mitchell 466

Producer/Ginner Relations Robert A. Tucker 467

Gin School Assessment and Future Direction Charles C. Owen 469

Cottonseed Supply and Offtake Jesse S. Barr 471

Trends in the Cottonseed Industry Lynn A. Jones 472

Introduction of Federal OSHA Compliance Guide C.B.Coley 476

Encouraging Environmental Excellence Jane Henriques 478

COTTON IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE

Evaluation of Monosomic Addition Lines of Gossypium hirsutum for Resistance to Reniform Nematodes

S.J. French, C.Wayne Smith, I.L.Starr 483

Variability in Fiber Strength Among Cotton Varieties as Estimated by Different Instruments D. S. Howie, R. A. Taylor, O. L. May 483

Influence of Capsule and Leaf Size on Boll Parameters in Contrasting Cotton Genotypes Bedada Girma, F. M. Bourland, A.

Mauromouslakos 483

Documentation of the Squarmap Procedure and Software for Mapping Squaring Nodes

P. H. Slaymaker, N. P. Tugwell, C. E. Watson, Jr., M. J. Cochran, F. M. Bourland, D. M. Oosterhuis 483

COTMAP2: A Producer-Oriented Computer Program for Mapping Cotton Plants at the End-Of-Season....

C. E. Watson, Jr., F. M. Bourland 485

Relationship of Stand and Seedling Disease Resistance Among Interrelated Cotton GenotypesL.A. Clements, F. M. Bourland, C. S. Rothrock 485

ATwo-Year Evaluation of Short-Season Cottons in Southern Tamaulipas, Mexico Charles G. Cook, Ernesto Salgado Sosa 485

Some Anecdotal Data On Insect Pollination of Cotton John M. Green, F. Linwood Roberts 487

Interaction of Two Loci That Affect Trichome Density in Upland Cotton R. H. Kloth 488

Root Penetration of a Compacted Subsoil as a Potential Component of Cotton Genotype Selection for

Cultivar Development O. Lloyd May, Michael J. Kasperbauer 488

The Sino-American Cooperative Germplasm Exchange and Evaluation Program:Results of the Second Exchange, 1991-1992 Ol Lloyd May, Lai Minggang 490

CottonDB, A Cotton Genome Database G. R. Lazo, R. J. Kohel, S. Madhavan 492

Effect of Nitrogen Rate on Cotton Fruiting Development A. Palomo, S. Godoy 492

Effect of Seed Irradiation on Genetic Variability and Recombination of Some Economic Yield Componentsin Egyptian Cotton M. A. A. Raafal 494

Performance of New Cotton Cullivars on Verticillium dahliae K. Infested Soils at theComarca Lagunera, Mexico A. S. Godoy, G. A. Palomo, C.F.A. Garcia 498

Genotypic Stability for Yield and Fiber Quality of Advanced Mar Cottons P. M. Thaxlon, K.M. El-Zik, S.A. el-Shaarawy 500

Salt-Induced Protein Expression in Some Commercial Egyptian Cotton Varieties Osama A. Momtaz, Manal M. El-Baghdacly,AN. E. Elwady, Magdy A. Madkour 500

Heat Shock Protein Expression in Commercial Egyptian Cotton Varieties Osama A. Momtaz, AIL E. Elawady,Manal M. El-Baghclady, Magdy A. Madkour 503

Contribution of Various Breeding Programs to Cu Itivars Released Between 1970-1990

Daryl T. Bowman, O. Lloyd May, D. Steve Calhoun 506

Genetic Diversity Among Upland Cotton Cullivars Released Between 1980 and 1990 O. L. May, D. T. Bowman, D. S. Calhoun 507

Morphological Description of D8 CMS Cotlon Colleen Black, James McD. Stewart 507

Observations on Fertility Restoration in D8 CMS Cotton James McD. Stewart 507

Relationships and Inheritance of Selected Seedling Vigor Parameters in Cotton Robson M. Vieria, Freddie M. Bourland,Clarence E. Watson, Jr. 507

Inheritance of Yield Components Using Variety Trial Data G. O. Myers, F. Bordelon 510

Genetic Association Among Yield and Fiber Traits in ?2 Hybrid Cotton Bing Tang, J. N. Jenkins, J. C. McCarty, R. G. Creech 513

Inlrogression of Glanded-Plant and Glandless-Seed Trait From G. sturtianum Willis into Tetraploid Cotlon Plants

G. Mergeai, V. Bi Irie, P. Dujardin, j, P. Baudoin 513

Response of Chembred F2 From Hybrid Cotton Varieties lo Different Plant SpacingB. Greenley, R. W. Whitmore, R. McPherson, J. J. Gwyn, j. Vasek 515

Early Season Cotton Variety Response to Planting Dates Normie Buehring, Glen Jones 515

Cotton Variety by Planting Date Interaction in the Southeast P. M. Porter,M.J.Sullivan, L. H. Harvey 516

Earliness Measurements for Cotton Produced in the North Texas Blacklands Steven Hague, John R. Gannaway, Donald J. Reid 521

Use of Planl Mapping to Measure Maturity of Cotton Cullivars G. R. McPherson, R. Whitmore, J. Gwyn, J. Vasek, B. Greenley 522

Statistical Relationship Between SQUARMAP and Earliness D. M. Danforth, M. J. Cochran, N. P. Tugwell,F. M. Bourland, D. M. Oosterhuis, E. D. Justice 522

Variation in Growth Patterns Among Cotton Cultivars Using Nodes-Above-White-Flower.. N. R. Benson, E. D. Vories, F, M. Bourland 524

Molecular Tools for Cotton Improvement Andrew 11. Paterson, Xin-PingZhao 530

Molecular Markers in Cotton S. Saha, X. Feng, K. M. Soliman, M, Jaggernauth 531

Mapping Fiber Quality Traits in Interspecific Gossypium hirsutum and G. Barbaclcnse Ci. R. La/o, Y.-H. Park, R. J. Kohel 531

Use of RFLP's in Predicting Agronomic- Performance Zac hary W. Shappley, C. F. Watson, Jr., J. N. Jenkins, M. R. Robinson, B. Tang 531

The Applications of RFLP's in Hybrid Cotton Breeding and Seed Production J. J. Gwyn, R. W. Whitmore, G. R. McPherson,

).C. Vasek, B.A. Greenley 531

Control of Cotton Diseases With Host Plant Resistance: A Success Story With Opportunities C. D. Ranney 532

Progress in Breeding for Tolerance lo the Reniform Nematode C. Cook, N. Namken, F, Robinson 535

Evaluation of F2 Hybrids Between Nematode Resistant Germplasm and Cultivars Michael R. Robinson, J. N. Jenkins, J. C. McCarty, Jr. 536

Evaluation of Resistance lo Tarnished Planl Bug in Cotton R. E. McGowen, F. M, Bourland, N. P. Tugwell 536

Complications in Breeding for Incompatibility Claude L. Rhyne, Jack C, Carter 536

Differences of Anlhocyanin Expression in Gossypium hirsutum L. and Gossypium barbadenso L Claude L. Rhyne, Jack C. Carter 539

Symbiosis Genetics and MAR (Multi-Adversity Resistance) in Cotlon -A Causal Effect by Fusarium solani L. S. Bird 542

Quality Trends in San Joaquin Valley Cotton C. K. Bragg, C. L. Simpson, S. E. Hughs, H. B. Cooper, Dick Bassett 545

Fiber and Yam Quality of New Cotton From Texas Christoph Faerber, John Gannaway 551

Influence of Plant Population Upon Yield and Fiber Quality John R. Gannaway, Kater Hake, R. K. Harrington 551

Influence of Plant Geometry and Production Method on Trash Content and Processing Performance

M. Dean Ethridge, John R. Gannaway, jane K. Dever, Jennifer L. Coss, Alan D. Brashears 557

Boll Weight, Yield and Quality Relationships, Irrigated and Dryland Cotton, Texas 1986-1994 Dale L. Shaw 559

Effect of Salinity on Botanical Characters and Fiber Maturity of Three Egyptian Cotton Cultivars

M.T. Nawar,A.M.Zaher, K. El-Sahhar, S. A. Abdel-Rahim 566

Fiber Maturity and Yield Potential of Cotton Under Drip Irrigation in Sandy Soils of the New Land of EgyptM. T. Nawar, E. A. Makram, M. A. El-Ghandour 569

Automating a Cotton Breeding Program Using Computers Don Panter, John Marshall 570

Interface and Applications of Biotechnology to Cotton Improvement K. M. El-Zik, P. M. Thaxton 571

Breeding Strategies for Development of Transgenic BXN Cotton BruceA. Coulombe, Donald M. Panter 572

Two Year Results Comparing the BXNTM Cotton System To Standard Varieties and Production Practices

C. H. Burmester, T. A. Burch, D. E. Sanders, Garry Wilson, J. W. Barnett, Terry Erwin,C. M. Bonner, W. H. McCarty, K. L. Edmisten, P. P. Shelby, G. B. Baldwin 573

Field Performance of Transgenic BT Cotton in Multiple Locations Across the Belt

Tom Kerby, Tom Wofford, Jim Presley, John Thomas, Marc Bates, Janet Burgess 574

Analysis of Polyploidisation During Protoplast Culture in Cotton M-C. Peeters, R. Swennen 576

Performance of Five Short-Season Pima Genotypes Under Two Management Regimes Richard Percy, Jeff Silvertooth 576

Effects of Pix at Low Rate Multiple Applications on Reproductive and Vegetative Structures in Cotton

R.W. Hayes, J. N.Jenkins, J. C. McCarty, Jr. 577

PGR-IV Responses to Upland and Pima Cottons in the San Joaquin Valley of California Bill Weir, Dan Munk, Ron Vargas, Steve Wright 577

Utilizing Harvest Aids on Stripper Harvested Cotton A. D. Brashears, J. W. Keeling, K. D. Hake, K. R. Stair 579

Structure of Research and Research Projects in Cotton in the World M. Rafiq Chaudhry 581

Evaluation of Some Strains of Long Staple Cotton Hybrids at Different Locations in Egypt in

1993 Season. 1. Seed Cotton Yield and its Contributing Variables F. S. Mustafa, M. M.Awaad, H. Y. Awad 583

Evaluation of Some Strains of Long Staple Cotton Hybrids at Different Locations in Egypt in 1993

Season: Lint Cotton Yield and Fiber Properties F. S. Mustafa, M. M. Awaad, S.I.S. Abou-Zahra 586

Heteterosis and Combining Ability in Top Crosses of Cotton T. A. El-Feki, F. B. Abdel-Razik, M.A.M. Ghorab, G.M.L. Emam 588

The Regional Fusarium Wilt Test William S. Gazaway, Kathy Glass' 590

National Cotton Variety Testing Survey Results .' DarylT. Bowman 591

COTTON WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Report of the 1994 Cotton Weed Loss Committee )D.Byrd,Jr. 595

Mississippi Cotton Weed Survey Todd A. Baughman, John D. Byrd, Jr, 598

Will Command Safely Control Troublesome Weeds in Cotton on the Texas Southern High Plains?

P. A. Dotray, J. W. Keeling, C L. Jones, J. R. Abernathy 599

An Overview of Staple Herbicide - The New Over The Top Post Emergence Herbicide for Cotton L. B. Gillham, R. G. Turner, J. H. Cain 599

Postemergence Use of Staple and How It Can Impact South Texas Cotton Production Robert H. Bierman, J. E. Bremer 599

Is Staple a Nutsedge Herbicide? J. W. WilcutJ.S. Richburg, III 600

Will Staple Change Your Weed Control Program? C. B. Guy, Jr. 600

Broadleaf Weed Control in Cotton With Staple: 1990-94 E. C. Murdock, S. R. Rick, G. S. Stapleton, J. E. Toler 601

Effect of Staple on Cotton Growth and Development C. D. Monks, J. W. Wilcut, M.G.Patterson 601

Vegetable Response to Staple Carryover From Cotton E. F. Eastin, J. W. Wilcut 601

Potential for Pursuit and Cadre Applied to Peanuts to Carry Over to Cotton A. C. York, J. W. Wilcut 602

Weed Management in Conventional and Reduced Tillage BXN Cotton in Georgia J. W. Wilcut, J. S. Richburg, III 602

"Staple" Herbicide - A Five Year Review of Observations on Key Broadieaf Weeds and Nutsedge in Arizona Cotton Jeffrey L. Pacheco 602

Weed Management in West Texas Cotton With Buctril C. L. Jones, J. W. Keeling, K. A. Hake 603

Use of Reduced Rates of "Pot" Herbicides to Produce a Cotton-Weed Height Differential J. A. Kendig, C. B. Guy 603

Weed Control in Bromoxynil-Resistant Cotton: 1991 -94 E. C. Murdock, J. E. Toler 603

Efficacy and Selectivity of PPI and Preapplications of Command in Cotton P. C.Carter, R. E. Frans, M. C Smith, M. McClelland 604

Control of Italian Ryegrass at Various Stages of Growth With Roundup Herbicide L. L. Gingrich 604

Strategies for Roundup Application Through Hooded Sprayers to Avoid Cotton Injury S. L. Sunderland, J. W. Keeling, C. L.Jones 604

Selectivity and Weed Control From Roundup Hooded Sprayer Application in Cotton L. R. Hawf, L. L. Gingerich 605

Influence of Cover Crops on Weed Control and Cotton Development M. C. Smith, R. E. Frans, M. R. McClelland, P. C. Carter 605

Cotton Preplan! Weed Control Programs Utilizing Harmony Extra ....D. E. Fairbanks, D. B. Reynolds, J. L. Griffin, P. R. Vidrine, D. L.Jordan 605

Beltwide Summary of EXP31039 for Defoliation, Boll Opening and Regrowth Control in Cotton J. R. Collins, C. D. Fritz 606

Potential for Staple and Buctril in Georgia Cotton S.M.Brown 607

Cotlon and Annual Weed Response from Normal and Reduced Herbicide Inputs, 1989-1994 H. R. Hurst 607

Preemergence Control of Annual Weeds in Cotton on the Texas High Plains J. W. Keeling, P. A. Dotray 608

Economic Analysis ot Limiting Selec ted Inputs in Cotlon Production in the Tennessee Valley Regionol Alabama Bob Goodman, Mike Patterson, Dale Monks 608

Venice Mallow (ITower-Of-An-l lour) Control in lexas High Plains Cotton K. T. Siclers, P. A. Dotray 610

Evaluation of Alternate Postemergenc e Herbicides on MSMA Resistant Cockleburs G. D.Wills, J. E. Byrd, Jr, 611

Response of Broadleaf Weeds to Staple, Buctril, and Roundup OS. Stapleton, E. C. Murdock,). E. Toler 611

Weed Control With Staple/Cotoran/High-Residue Cultivator Treatments in Three Cotton Planting SystemsC. J.Zorn, M. G. Patterson, B. E. Norris 611

Weed Management in No-Till Cotton With Banded Herbicide Applications W. M. Hair, E. C. Murdock, G. S. Stapleton 612

Reduced Herbicide Rates and Allelopathic Sunflower Residues in No-Till Cotton R.S.C. Chavez, R. E. Frans 612

Comparative Cotton Crop Response to Applications of Pendimelhalin and Trifluralin B.J. Gentsch 612

Effect of Clomazone (Command) on Colton Growth and Development M.C.Smith, N. P.Tugwell, R. E. Frans,R. D.Bagwell, M.R. McClelland, P.C.Carter 612

Evaluation of Application Timing and Insecticide Interactions on Command Eric P.Webster, David R.Shaw, Todd A. Baughman 613

Stewardship of Command 4 EC Herbicide on Cotton - Past and Future T. I. Crumby, J. L.Taylor 613

Field Comparisons of ALS Herbicide Tolerant Strains and Corresponding Non-Tolerant Strains

From Which They Were Derived K.Jones, H.Collins, T. Kerby, L. Burdett, C. Green, D. Keim, |. Burgess 614

Interactions of Zonal and/or Staple on Yellow and Purple Nutsedge Henry McLean, J. W. Wilcut, J. S. Richburg, III, S. M. Brown 616

Off-Site Movement of Coloran, Zorial, and Sediment in Surface Runoff Todd A. Baughman, David R. Shaw, Eric P. Webster 616

Cover Crop Residues for Weed Control in Colton Charles T. Bryson, Reid J. Smeda 617

Yellow and Purple Nutsedge Sensitivity to Zorial and/or MSMA Henry McLean, J. W. Wilcut, J. S. Richburg, III, S. M. Brown 617

Stale-Seedbed Weed Control in Cotlon Todd A. Baughman, Charles L Snipes, David R. Shaw 617

JOINT SESSION: COTTON ENGINEERING SYSTEMS/COTTON GINNING CONFERENCES

Evaluation of Colton Module Tarp Material Permeability on Stored Lint Color, Seed Colton Moisture

and Temperature Herb Willcutt, l-lenry I lilliary, Jon Ruscoe 62I

Influence of USDA Cotton Classification on Gin Lint Cleaning Gino J. Mangialarcli, |r. 623

Some Varietal and Ginning Effects on Textile Quality S. E. Hughs, C. K. Bragg 628

Effect of Harvest Timing on Cotton Yield and Quality J. R. Williford, FT. Cooke, Jr., D. F. Caillouet, Stanley Anthony 633

A Study in Wall Pressures in a Flat Clear-Spun Cottonseed Storage Flouse M, Flerberl Willcutt, S. D.FilipTo, Prasarn Kraclangga 638

Temperature Effects on Cotton Trash Equilibrium Moisture Content (iary I, Barker 640

Cotton Ciin Power Consumption Chris Breedlove 642

Development of a Barkiness Level Indicator for Cotlon Gins G. 1. Barker, R, K. Byler 644

Outside Storage of Cottonseed and Cottonseed Hulls Protected with Spray-on Covers A. D. Brashears, fom Wieclergarten 645

Evaluation of New Trash Collection Methods for Stripper Cotton R. V. Baker, M. N.Cillum, S. E. I lughs 646

Effect of Bur Extractor on Trash in Seed Cotton and Fiber Quality for Different I larvesl Dales Blake K. Bennett, Sukanl K. MLsra,Alan Brashears, Ir.uy L. Dowty 649

Comparing Picking and Stripping on the Texas High Plains A. I). Brashears, K. I). I lake 652

7450 Cotton Stripper J. M. Sc hreiner 654

Influence of Grid Spacing on Slick Machine Performance Roy V. Baker, Gary L. Barker 656

Air Pollution Abatement Performance Characteristics of Rotary Drum Fillers S. N. Yarlagadda, C. B. Parnell, Jr. 659

Cotton Gin Planl Compliance With Air Pollution Regulations in Texas: Effect on Planl Cosls and Returns

Meianie Gillis, Stephen Fuller, Roy Childers, Calvin Parnell, Jr., Shobu Yarlagadda 664

Evaluating The ISC Screen Model for Use in Determining Allowable Emissions From Cotton Gins

Linda M.Williams, Neil Turner, Calvin B. Parnell, Jr. 671

Cotton Gin External Emissions: Preliminary Considerations of Chemical CompositionE. P. Columbus, S. E. Hughs, M. A. Rousselle, P. J. Wakelyn 675

New Cyclone Design for Colton Gin Emissions Containing Lint Fiber Shay L. Simpson, Calvin B. Parnell, Jr. 680

Automatic Feed Control for Roller Gin Stands in a Commercial Gin M. N.Cillum, C*. B. Armijo 687

Performance As Affected by Row Spacing and Tillage Prac tic e W. E. I larl, F. D. Tompkins, T. E. Morgan,). F. Bradley 689

Development of a Moisture Sensor for Gin Use Richard K. Byler, W. Stanley Anthony 692

Time, Temperature and Moisture Level Relationships lor Cotton Drying Processes J. W. I aird, G. L. Barker 694

Practical Experience With Pre-Separalor/Cyc lone Systems ]. Kelley Green 699

Practical Use of Low Pressure Cyc lones Chris Breedlove 700

A Model to Predic t the Position-Dependent Fiber Properties of Cotton j. Muhidong, Osc ar Hinojosa, R. A. Sequeira, Lung-Hua Chen 701

JOINT SESSION: TEXTILE PROCESSING/QUALITY MEASUREMENTS CONFERENCESDissemination of USDA Classification D.ita Elvis W.Morris 705

A Quality Index of Colton Warehouse Performance C. D. Rogers, W. Yu 707

Evaluation of Fiber Processing Performance During Spinning Using ITVI and AITS Techniques Yehia F. El Mogahzy 709

AFIS Length Analysis of Comber and Draw Frame Joseph M. Yankey, Ginger Deaton 716

Factor Analysis in Cotton Yarn Quality Assurance M. L. Cabeco-Silva, A, A.Cabeco-Silva 719