Cotton Winter Nursery-Overview

Requirements for Significant Genetic Gains in Yield and Quality Genetic diversity Expanded evaluation of germplasm in public sector Rapid generation advance Better screening methodology Abiotic/biotic stress tolerance Nematodes Heat/drought stress Better understanding of yield components Interactions with managements/systems ®

ALL MAJOR CROPS Counter Cyclical Nursery MAIZE- Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Chile SMALL GRAINS- New Zealand, AZ, MX SOYBEANS- Puerto Rico, Chile COTTON- Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, South Africa ®

Land Grant Universities 50 yr PARTNERSHIP Land Grant Universities SAAESD USDA-ARS Cotton Incorporated INIFAP Highlight 2004 Research in: 1- Pest Control (insect and weeds) 2- Ag Economics, profitability 3-Cottonseed 4-Breeding and Genetics Private Industry NCC-Cotton Foundation

Cotton Winter Nursery

2005 COTTON WINTER NURSERY (28 collaborators) UNIVERSITIES North Carolina State Univ. University of Arkansas Louisiana State Univ. Texas A&M Univ. University of Georgia New Mexico State Univ. Oklahoma State Univ. USDA-ARS Shafter, CA Maricopa, AZ College, Station Stoneville, MS Starkville, MS Florence, SC SEED COMPANIES Phytogen Emergent Genetics CPCSD Bayer Crop Science

Planted Sept.-Oct. Harvested March-April Size -~7 acre Perennial nursery maintained

Community Resource Permits and phytosanitary certificates Seed handling and processing Selfing and crossing Population development and generation advance Accelerated breeding Germplasm maintenance

Challenges Irrigation system Transgenic permits (BT, RR, BTII, BG/RR, )

Cotton Incorporated Roy G Cotton Incorporated Roy G. Cantrell, VP Ag Research Cary, NC rcantrell@cottoninc.com

Mission Cotton Incorporated’s mission is to increase the demand for and profitability of U.S. upland cotton through research and promotion.

Cotton Incorporated and the Cotton Industry Pipeline

Who Is Cotton Incorporated? Not-for-profit Research & Promotion Agency ~200 Employees worldwide Agency unlike that for any commodity NOT a Granting Agency

Cotton Incorporated Worldwide Offices New York  Los Angeles Osaka   Cary, NC  Shanghai  Mexico City  Singapore

History Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966 Company formed in 1970 Voluntary Program through 1991 CRP Act Amended in 1991 Mandatory Assessment for Importers and Producers

National Cotton Council Not affiliated w/ USDA, Cotton Board, or Cotton Incorporated Membership represents all sectors of cotton industry Primary mandate is policy Essential to separate research and promotion program from policy! Compliments activities of Cotton Incorporated

Optimizing Cotton Production and Profitability Research on reduction of input costs Research to add value to cotton Research on “risk management” Reducing variability in yield and quality Decision making resources 2004 Crop year illustrated dramatically the yields and fiber quality that can be obtained with effective management, efficient insect control, improved varieties, and of course favorable growing conditions. The challenge to the US cotton industry is to sustain and continue yield and fiber quality improvement. Anything less, will further diminish the competitiveness of the US producer. This will only be achieved through accelerated technology development and implementation.

Ag Research Division Agronomy Genetics Entomology Biotechnology IPM Ginning Technology Irrigation Technology Cottonseed Crop Modeling Highlight 2004 Research in: 1- Pest Control (insect and weeds) 2- Ag Economics, profitability 3-Cottonseed 4-Breeding and Genetics Plant Physiology Precision Agriculture Production Economics

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH Senior Director P. F. O’Leary Ph.D Entomology IPM SSP - West AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH Senior Director R. L. Nichols Ph.D Agronomy Weed Control Nematology SSP – Mid-South Vice President R. G. Cantrell Ph.D Director J. M. Reeves Ph.D Production Economics SSP - Southwest Associate Director D. C. Jones Ph.D Physiology Genetics Biotechnology Director T. C. Wedegaertner MS, MBA Cottonseed Marketing Cottonseed Processing Nutrition Associate Director E. M. Barnes Ph.D Engineering Conservation Till Precision Farming SSP - Southeast ® Our group is headed-up by Dr. Roy Cantrell who has recently replaced Dr. Bill Lalor as Vice President. Under Roy are 6 managers. Currently, the Ag Engineering position previously held by Tommy Valco is vacant. We divide up the responsibilities of the research program according to our technical expertise. For example as the entomologist I manage all of the projects that deal with the bug pests. Several of us have the added responsibility of being liaisons to the various State Support Programs. Gay has the Southeast, Bob the Mid-South, ??? Will have the Southwest and I am responsible for the far West

Budget Trends

2004 Research Contract Funds

2005 Cotton Incorporated Fellows B. Hendrix Ph.D. Student U of AR E. Lubbers Post Doc Student U of GA J. Frelichowski Post Doc Student Shafter, CA M. Palmer Ph.D. Student Clemson D. Hinchliffe Post Doc Student NMSU B. Blanche Ph.D. Student LSU C. Braden Ph.D. Student Texas A&M Graduates: 05/05 Brian Gardunia – Ph.D. Student; TAMU; working w/ Dr. David Stelly on transferring fiber quality and other important traits from related cotton species; comes from BYU Chris Braden – Ph.D. Student; TAMU; Cotton Breeding working w/ Dr. Wayne Smith – genetic diversity and genetic improvement of fiber quality comes from Texas TX Michael Palmer – Ph.D. Student Clemson; degree in genetics; working w/ Dr. Jeff Tomkins on development application of large-scale DNA marker systems in cotton Dr. Joe Johnson – PostDoc at Univ of AR w/ Dr. Fred Bourland working on Development of cotton breeding techniques and germplasm to enhance cotton yield and quality. Worked w/ Monsanto after completing degree at MS State. B. Gardunia Ph.D. Student Texas A&M S. Hoffman Ph.D. Student Texas A&M Started: 9/04 ®

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