The Plains Cotton Improvement Committee (PCIP) met Thursday, March 23, 2023, to discuss research results in 2022 and plans for 2023. Researchers presented on pest management, plant diseases, variety trials, and more, as they discussed plans for research in the future.
The committee heard the following presentations:
- Dr. Megha Parajulee, Texas AgriLife Research – “Insect Pest Management in Texas High Plains Cotton.”
- “I’m excited about this program’s commitment to the research,” said Megha Parajulee, Ph.D. “Every year, more people attend this meeting and it’s great to see everyone eager to participate in this work.”
- Dr. Jane Dever, Texas AgriLife Extension – “High Plains Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation (RACE) Trials.”
- Dever presented the Southern High Plains RACE Trials results for the High Plains cotton specialist position, which is currently in the process of being filled following the recent departure of Dr. Murilo Maeda.
- Dr. Jourdan Bell, Texas AgriLife Extension – “Northern High Plains Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation (RACE) Trials.”
- As extension agronomist Jourdan Bell, Ph.D., discussed research in the northern Panhandle, PCIP Chair Barry Evans stated, “The area north of Interstate 40 has become very important. I’m not sure people realize how much cotton is up there. There is more cotton in that region than in the entire state of Tennessee.”
- Dr. John Wanjura, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service – “Enhancement of Post-Harvest Research on High Plains Cotton Varieties.”
- Dr. Brendan Kelly, Texas Tech University Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute – “Textile Performance Evaluation of Selected High Plains Cotton Varieties.”
- Dr. Jane Dever and Dr. Carol Kelly, Texas Agriculture Extension Service – “Development of Improved Cotton Germplasm for the High Plains Production Area of Texas.”
- Dr. Terry Wheeler, Texas AgriLife Research – “A Field Screening Program for Resistance to Bacterial Blight.”
- Dr. Terry Wheeler, Texas AgriLife Research – “Reassessing Cotton Variety Resistance to Fusarium Wilt Disease.”
- Dr. Wheeler presented this research for the position in process of being filled following the recent departure of Dr. Cecilia Monclova Santana.
For more information, visit the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center – Lubbock website.
