Cotton

Front 1

In 2014, San Joaquin Valley Acala cotton was planted on less than 50,000 acres.

Back 1

True

Front 2

The current price of Acala saw ginned cotton is 30 cents above the December 2014 futures price.

Back 2

True

Front 3

In 1955 California state legislature established a one-variety district composed of the eight counties in the San Joaquin valley.

Back 3

False it is 1925

Front 4

California legislation enacted a law in the early 1990's to permit the commercial production of Pima Cotton

Back 4

True

Front 5

March 20th is the first legal planting date for Pima and Acala cottons in the SJV.

Back 5

False, March 10th

Front 6

The current high price for Acala is based on the shortage of Acala acrege planted in 2014.

Back 6

False

Front 7

"Nodes above white flower" is a monitoring method used to determine defoliation scheduling.

Back 7

False, it is Pix

Front 8

Rhizoctonia and Thielaviopsis are serious early season disease problems in CA cotton.

Back 8

False, these are seedling diseases

Front 9

Lygus is a mid-season pest causing serious square damage and loss to both Pima and Acala cotton.

Back 9

True

Front 10

The transgenic trait most important for CA cotton growers is herbicide tolerance.

Back 10

True

Front 11

"nodes above cracked boll" is a monitoring technique used to determine physiological cut-out.

Back 11

False, Defoliation

Front 12

US produces an average of 690,000 bales of pima with CA producing 95% of the US pima crop.

Back 12

True

Front 13

The progression of cotton flower petals changing colors from "white or yellow" to "red or purple" normally takes 9 days.

Back 13

False, it takes 3 days

Front 14

Sticky cotton can be caused by only aphids.

Back 14

False, also white flies

Front 15

Monthly evapotranspiration for irrigated cotton is less in May and June than in July and August.

Back 15

True

Front 16

Of the cotton varieties grown in the SJV only Acalas have any resistance to Fusarium (IV).

Back 16

False

Front 17

Excessive vegetative growth is caused by an early boll load.

Back 17

False, too much water and nitrogen causes this

Front 18

Cotton lint yields and fiber quality can be affected by potassium deficiency.

Back 18

True

Front 19

Pima cotton has higher staple lengths but has lower strength values.

Back 19

False

Front 20

Roller gins are capable of ginning Pima and Acala cottons.

Back 20

True

Front 21

Planting depth of more than 2 inches enhances exposure to seedling disease pathogens and weakens seedlings as they struggle to reach the soil surface.

Back 21

True

Front 22

The base temp. for calculating cotton degree days(Heat Units) is 50 degrees F

Back 22

False, it is 60 degrees F

Front 23

A mote is an undeveloped ovule that remains as a contaminant in a cotton boll.

Back 23

True

Front 24

Cotton yield potential typically decreases with planting dates after May 15th.

Back 24

True

Front 25

Skillful management, using high yielding varieties, growth regulators, and good pest control with optimal growing weather can reduce the effects of late planting on final yield.

Back 25

True

Front 26

Botanically the cotton plant is an annual shrub that has to be replanted each year.

Back 26

False, it is a perennial

Front 27

The mandatory 60-day host free period is used to prevent Pink Bollworm establishment.

Back 27

False, 90 days

Front 28

The scientific name for pima cotton types is Gossypium hirsutum

Back 28

False

Front 29

The height to node ratio is a plant vigor index used to determine the need to apply harvest aids.

Back 29

False, Pix

Front 30

Ginning at very low fiber moisture will cause more fiber breakage, reducing HVI uniformity and length values.

Back 30

True

Front 31

Fiber from bale grades of 21-2-38 is priced higher than bale grades of 31-3-36

Back 31

True

Front 32

Monsanto's Roundup Flex (RF) gene is available only in Acala varieties.

Back 32

False

Front 33

Cotton fibers reach their final length in developing bolls between _____ days after flowering.

Back 33

16-20, ideally 18

Front 34

The first flowering branch of Acala cottons typically occurs on which main stem node?

Back 34

6-7th node

Front 35

"cut-out" as measured by NAWF is caused by..

Back 35

physiological stress from developing bolls

Front 36

Systemic herbicide that controls annual broadleaf and grass weeds in cotton.

Back 36

Roundup

Front 37

Which transgenic cotton trait has eliminated the most pesticide applications on cotton grown around the world.

Back 37

Insect resistance (Bt)

Front 38

Cotton planted in 30" rows with 4 plants per foot give approximately how many plants per acre?

Back 38

70000

Front 39

When cotton prices moves up 1000 points, the price has increased by;

Back 39

10 cents

Front 40

The average number of Heat Units from planting to emergence:

Back 40

50-60

Front 41

A staple length of 38 is equivalent to an HVI fiber length in inches of:

Back 41

1.18-1.19 inch

Front 42

Optimum moisture level for storing cotton long-term in modules is___.

Back 42

<10%

Front 43

____ is serious vascular disease threatening SJV cotton.

Back 43

Fusarium(IV)

Front 44

SJV County that planted the most acres of cotton in 2014...

Back 44

Kings

Front 45

Which of the following are defoliant harvest-aids?

Back 45

Ginstar and Def

Front 46

Ideal planting conditions based on the 5-day planting forecast for cotton is expected under the following forecast of____ heat units:

Back 46

>20

Front 47

How many square feet are in an acre?

Back 47

43560

Front 48

The majority of CA's cotton goes to mills located in:

Back 48

Pacific Rim Countries