1. ARIZONA COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIATION
COTTON SEED BREEDING
PROGRAM

6. ACGA Seed Breeding Summary:
Over 2,300 selections
Fully inventoried
HVI data on over 350 lines

7. AZ COTTON GROWERS TESTING PROGRAM
Yuma – Montie Lee, co-operator
Maricopa – Maricopa Ag Center, co-operator
Conducted by Steve Husman
Funded through the Az. Cotton Growers and state support from Cotton Incorporated

8. 41 lines selected from the ACGA Seed Breeding Program
41 lines selected from the ACGA Seed Breeding Program 39 were 4th generation from Michael Gilbert’s crosses
Each selection was replicated four times at both sites
Three commercially released varieties were used as checks at both sites

15. Where do we go from here?
Steve Husman will evaluate another lines in 2005
Maintain cooperative link with Cotton Incorporated
Initiate search for breeder
Increase in assessment? When? How much?