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2007 AG-CARES Annual Report (PDF)

2006 Harvest Aid Guide (PDF)
2005 Verticillium Wilt Tolerance Variety Trial Results - Lamesa (PDF)
2005 Verticillium Wilt Tolerance Variety Trial Results - Parmer County (PDF)
Fungicide Seed Treatments for Cotton (PDF)
Fusarium Wilt (PDF)
2004 Helms Annual Report (HTML/PDF)

2004 Harvest Aid Update (PDF)
2004 Harvest Aid Guide (PDF)
2004 Harvest Aid Prices (PDF)

Mid-Season Weed Control in Cotton and Peanut, Dr. Peter Dotray, June 22, 2004 (PDF)

Early Postemergence Weed Control Options (PDF)
( part 4 of the Crop Production Guide Series )

The overall objective of AG-CARES is to develop cotton-based cropping systems utilizing new technologies to optimize cotton profitability for the Southern High Plains. Research for the AG-CARES Projects Include:

• Performance of Roundup Ready, Roundup Ready Flex, LibertyLink, and stacked Bollgard cotton varieties under irrigated and dryland conditions. Effects of varying irrigation levels on performance of selected varieties will be determined.
• Evaluation of breeding lines and varieties for tolerance to root-knot nematodes.
• Effects of seeding rate, planting pattern, and variety selection on dryland cotton yield and fiber quality.
• Use of crops model such as COTMAN to manage irrigation and crop termination.
• Remote sensing using aerial infrared photography and hyperspectral imagery to monitor crop development and aid in management decisions.
• Cotton yield mapping to determine relative yield as related to field and treatment variability.
• Monitor cotton insect pests and natural enemies as influenced by irrigation tillage system, and Roundup Ready vs stacked gene varieties.
• Peanut production as influenced by peanut type and irrigation method and quantity - utilizing peanut as a profitable rotaion crop with cotton.
• Alternative crops such as forages, sesame, and guar - management of these crops and their potential as rotaions with cotton.

• 2007 AG-CARES Annual Report (PDF)
• 2006 AG-CARES Annual Report (PDF)
• 2005 AG-CARES Annual Report (PDF)
• 2004 AG-CARES Annual Report (PDF)
• 2003 AG-CARES Annual Report (HTML)
• 2002 AG-CARES Annual Report (HTML)
• 2001 AG-CARES Annual Report (HTML)
• 2000 AG-CARES Annual Report (HTML)

Cotton variety trial ready for harvest.

Graduate students collecting peanut samples.

Stripping cotton 10-15-03.