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Assessment of Fusarium in SJV Cotton: Field Evaluation Support, Identification and Commercial Variety Screening Evaluations
This project covers two primary purposes: 1) Conduct germplasm screening trials of commercially-available cultivars plus evaluations of experimental cultivars seed companies submit to us for FOV resistance evaluations. In these evaluations, all entries in all University of CA variety trials (Acala/Upland, Upland Advanced Strains, Pima, Pima experimental cultivars, National Standards trials) are included, plus experimental entries submitted by seed company breeders.
Identification and Development of Cotton Germplasm and Potential Breeding Lines with Improved Fusarium Wilt Resistance, Fiber Quality and Yield
Objectives of Research Develop and expand the cotton progeny and breeding populations segregating for Fusarium wilt race 4 (FOV4) resistance. (efforts are roughly split between Upland/Acala types of cotton and Pima germplasm). 2. Evaluate resulting progeny, breeding lines, and germplasm for FOV resistance. 3.
Verticillium Wilt Resistance of Newer Germplasm in Pima, Acala and California Upland Varieties
The overall objective of this research is to evaluate field screening location(s) with a moderate to high level of sustained Verticillium wilt inoculum to provide location(s) for field screening of cotton germplasm of interest in CA Cotton production.
Pima On-Farm Variety Trials, Pima Research Center Variety Trials
Project Summary Field evaluations of Pima cotton varieties will be conducted at a UCCE Research Center location (West Side Research and Extension Center) and at 3 grower field sites as follows: For 2019, we conducted trials at the UC West Side REC and 3 grower field farm sites.
Upland and Acala Research Center Variety Trials
Acala and Upland acreage continues to be far less than Pima plantings in this and recent years. There are tradeoffs in shifting to Pima (typically reductions in yields) and in shifts to non-Acala Uplands (typically lower price for lint), and growers need reliable, unbiased information regarding expected lint yields and fiber quality in order to make reasonable, lower-risk decisions.
California Cotton: Widespread Haul Damage - 6 Criteria To Make A Replant Decision
We have had some unusual weather so far in 2019, with repeated cool spells, thunderstorms and rain, and within the past week (from 5/24), some widespread locations pelted by hail. While hail damage can be a fairly common late-spring and early-summer occurrence in many cotton production regions across the U.S., it is an infrequent problem here in the San Joaquin Valley.
Disease And Insects Take Center Stage
We had what seems like another “unusual” spring this year, with a warm mid-March that encouraged early plantings followed by cool and even cold weather on multiple occasions during April and into early May. Even though soils often weren’t wet during this period and rain was somewhat limited, the cooler weather took a toll on many fields, with above-average losses due to seedling disease and slow, delayed leaf expansion.
Production & Planning 2017 Decision-Making Time For California Farmers
Despite the continuing impacts of a long-term drought in California, quite a few cotton growers in the San Joaquin Valley saw some good to excellent yields in 2016. The exceptions were certain locations where alternative water supplies were unavailable or decisions were made to redirect available water to other crops on the farm.
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