USDA-ARS

Cropping Systems Research Lab

Field Day

August 7 2018

8:15 A.M.- 3:30 P.M

USDA-ARS Research Farm

 3810 4th Street Lubbock, TX

[5 CCA Crop Management Continuing Education Units]

RSVP to Erin.Wallney@ars.usda.gov

USDA-ARS CSRL Field Day Program PDF

Schedule

8:15 – 8:45  Registration and Coffee

8:45 – 12:00  Field Tour

Sorghum Breeding for Sugar Cane Aphid Resistance. 

  (Dr. Chad Hayes)

Screening Sorghum Germplasm for Temperature and Drought Tolerance. 

  (Dr. Zhanguo Xin, Dr. Gloria Burow, Dr. Yves Emendack)

Managing Yield and Fiber Quality in Rainfed Cotton Production Systems. 

  (Dr. James Mahan, Dr. Paxton Payton)

Cotton Breeding for Drought and High Temperature Stress Tolerance. 

  (Dr. Mauricio Ulloa)

Update on FOV4 Tolerance in Upland Cotton. 

  (Dr. Mauricio Ulloa)

Genetically Engineered Stress Tolerance in Cotton. 

  (Dr. Hong Zang, Dr. Paxton Payton, Dr. Dennis Gitz)

Identification of Corn Heat and Drought Tolerance Phenotypes. 

  (Dr. Junping Chen)

Selection of Drought Tolerant Peanut Varieties for the Southern High Plains. 

  (Dr. Mark Burow-TAMU, Dr. Naveen Puppala-NMSU, Dr. Paxton Payton)

Development of Low-cost Sensors for Crop Management. 

  (Dr. James Mahan) 

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 3:30 Afternoon Presentations

Opening Remarks and Introductions. 

  (Dr. Robert Lascano)

Cotton Production & Processing Research Unit: More than just cotton.

  (Dr. Mathew Pelletier)

Livestock Issues Research Unit: Who we are and what we do.

  (Dr. Jeff Carrol)

High Plains agro-climate: a focus on sorghum and cotton production.

  (Dr. Steve Mauget)

Dust trends on the Llano Estacado.

  (Dr. John Stout)

Methods to assess cotton germplasm and water use efficiency.

  (Dr. Dennis Gitz)

How soil health can improve production on the Southern High Plains.

  (Dr. Veronica Acosta-Martinez)

Food Safety: From pasture to plate.

  (Dr. Rand Broadway)