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Page 8 The Hondo Anvil Herald, Wednesday, July 25, 1979
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Serving
FARMERS
&
RANCHERS
with the best
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z GASOLINE
OIL
LUBRICANTS
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Cotton plants genetically engineered for hybrid cottons
Raleigh Higher-yielding
cotton plants that can lx*
genetically engineered to
provide the desired filler
length, and micronaire, as
weil us disease and insert
resistance, are just around
I he corner for cotton
producers.
That is the word from
several researchers who
have been striving to
develop hybrid cottons.
"In the next five years,
commercialization of hybrid
cotton will expand to where
it is a common product in
the marketplace,”
comments I)r. Wolfgang
Wessling, director ’ of
genetics and breeding
research for Cotton Incur -
porated.
( otton Incorporated
since the mid-1970s has
been funding research on
hybrid cotton with Dr Dick
Davis of New Mexico State
University in Dus Cruces
and with Dr. J.B Weaver
at the University of
Georgia. Cotton Incor|>orat-
ed is the fiber company of
American cotton produc
ers. Supjxirted by pro-
ducers' per bale assess
merits, it works for each
producer through .'pro-
grams of research and
marketing.
The biggest obstacle in
developing hybrid seed
that could be commercial-
ized has now been over-
come, says Wessling. That
obstacle was developing
fertility restorer lines that
are necessary for seed
breeders to assure com-
plete fertilization in the
hybridization process. The
restorer lines provide the
trait that assures adequate
pollen production in the
hybrid in plants, Wessling
explains.
New Mexico State
University has turned over
to five commercial seed
breeders seed of one
restorer plus the A and H
seed lines necessary for the
breeders to develop
commercial hybrid cottons.
"With the hybrid seed,
we will eventually lie able
to find the parent plants
that can give us a wide
range of properties for the
marketplace,” says^
Wessling.
"With the hybrid cottons,
cotton will become more
competitive with synthetic
fibers because we will be
able to provide mills with
made-to-order fillers in a
such shorter time span than
is conceivalbe now with
conventional seed breeding
programs,” he adds..
-■ “While getting increased .
yields, we will be able to
manipulate the plant to
give us the "desired fiber
length, strength, micro-
naire and fiber uniformity.
We will also be able to
obtain a range of maturity
groups and also incorporate
disease or insect resistance
into the hybrids,” he
explains.
Increased yields are one
of the most attractive
features of the hybrid
cottons, say researchers.
Increases of up to 20 per
cent and greater have been
reported, according to
Wessling. But he cautions
that when hybrid seeds
become commercial ized,
producers could expect
about a ten percent in-
crease in yields.
Weaver reports that his
research with hybrids has
given him yields com-
parable to the best Coker
seeds used in Georgia, but
with a 20 per cent increase
in fiber length and
strength.
‘The fiber length and
strength are excellent and
essentially the same as the
extra long staple types
such as Pima and Egyptian
cotton," he says.
His research involves
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crossing Pima cottons with
upland cottons. The
challenge for reseachers, he
explains, is to create a
hybrid by crossing an
upland cotton while getting
the same fertility that is
currently available in the
upland-Pima cross. Weaver
reports that a genetic
factor that insures good
fertility has been transfer-
red from Pima to uplands
for use in an upland-upland
cross.
A cross of upland with •
•upland should give an
increase in yield and earli-
ness as well as better
disease resistance, more
tolerance to certain insects
and better seedling vigor,
says Weaver.
Davis feels it is just a
matter of time before
researchers successfully
create a hybrid from an
upland-upland cross.
He explains that for
hybrid cotton to be of value
beltwide the researchers
have to develop success-
fully a match of upland
cottons with fully fertility
and excellent combining
ability. Combining ability is
the ability to transfer
selected characteristics to
the offspring, he explairts.
“Achieving full fertility
must come first,” he
comments. “I suspect it will
come in three years,” he
adds.
His work with a cross of
Upland and Pima cottons
has resulted in a long staple
hybrid cotton with 15 per
cent more fiber yield than
the best Acala 1517 and 20
to 25 percent more seed, he
says.
The effects of successful
hybridization will be
revolutionary, predicts /
Davis.
"We are going to have far
more versatility with
hybrid cotton than we can
have with conventional
breeding programs," he
says.
He alsp speculates that
development of hybrid
cottons will result in the
reconsideration of all
aspects of cotton pro-
duction, from row spacing
to irrigation to harvesting,
ginning and spinning.
PDX.LAMATUT
COUNTY .JUDb'E OF
OF WHOM mb!. IT
J}' t!l° " Jiv
u.nt;. , t .r th* ' 11 -
1979 '.*» F.'.liM AND RANCH 5 A ITT Y WEEK
living reasons:
»Wrc *s, the unp .mMlltd t«chncli.gic.il idv Beta- in agriculture hive given
f 'vrs iml'Pmdas l. ur , unty the ..bllitv to produce an abundance f
d m«i fiber, .ddin; t their ten-rue well-being and c.n*f..rts of life; and
■ , un: rtuntcly, h-.-vuver, the implements -f nu d*m technology have
‘■ •ri >ed the risk i agricultural accidents or mishaps on public rc ids,
ti ”u., r in recreational activities; and
.II.kT.’.S , .. idents iiiv lving. TeLis f rra srtii r inch residents at work, in
'• • :t '•! iy. and on r ids -nd highways jco. unt Dr over 250 fatalities
f^'inful disibling injuries each year; and
President has pr claimed National Farm Safety Week and the
u s-mds
.eni r 1. ts.pr c.L-iimed the same p*-ri d as Texas F irm and Ranch Scfcty Week; and
— Hf.la ...s, during this week, a state-wide i arm accident prevent tin educational
; ’:T ,i,'n is being und'.rtakcn by the Texas Farm bureau, the Tex. s Farm and Ranch
fety Count:i 1 , the Texas Safety .’.ssveiati- n, the Texas Agricultural Ex.ensign
•• H.Clubs, lex,in Future Farmers and l^uje H^yeiakers of .r.erica,
V ung
bureau
and Yi l
Ihmemakcrs f Texas and the 1
.. _____...._m_ _nty L __
a til t.!u. theme, "I’tkSONAL PROTECTION - A DEFENSE AGAINST INJURY.": and
inju:
.safe’1
take
time
to be
safe
• HF.iE.,3, tin* latest National Safety Ccuncll agricultural accident surveys
;:idm te that neirly t iw f every ter injurics • rep rted involved the head,
'“..nd ■>, • r let. i.r years many industries have relied cn personal pre-
tec t ive tqutptaunt (PFE) t help reduce the number and extent of 'n-the-Jrb
rus. farm Safety leaders believe that had I’PE — safety helmets, goggles or
tety ... .< . gi ves, safety sh-es, and such — been Warn, it Is estimated-
1,1ru that f ur t every ton t these injuries c uld have been prevented
r reduced,in severity.
WHERE A a, an investment in pur - nnl safety f.>r yclirself ind your w:rkers is
1 ' r •> burapeap r bard hat t protect y ur head; -- wear safety shoes
1‘ 1 r tl'!- ■ ur feet; -- wear > ;fety goggles t. protect y ur eyes, -- wear
res;, ir it> ry ge-ir’t pr- ten t your lungs; -- wear ear plugs r earmuffs t
protect yuur hearing.
1 HE.-vEIu'.E, 1 urge ail farm and ranch tamllies : cauntv
t net only recignize this special peiicd, but to prevent accidents thr
■ ait' the entire year.
(Signed)
] Ceunty Judge
National Farm Safety
Week July 25-31
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CM Our |
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to the 5
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY!
Of MEDINA COUNTY |
Our Farmers? and Ranchers and the I
related Agri-business are the back !
bone of our economy. ||
They are the corner stones on ■
which Medina County has progressed*
See us for your money needs.
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Castroville, Texas m
Act now to
control grub
Although cattle grub
damage appears as knotlike
cysts on animal’s backs
during late fall and winter,
now is the time to control
the costly livestock pests.
Treatment can be! admini-
stered until late August.
To control grubs, use a
systemic pour-on or a
spray. The most common
pour-ons are Co-Ral,
Ruelene, and Warbex. The
dosage level for each of
these products is one-half
ounce per 100 pounds of
body weight. Also, Warbex
should not be used on
Braham type cattle.
Treatment for grubs
later in the season can lead
to adverse effects or even
loss of cattle, or non treat-
ment can lead to decreased
performance, decreased
value, and an undesirable
appearance.
Attention
Farmers:
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The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 25, 1979, newspaper, July 25, 1979; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth819381/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.