National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 8:00 AM

A Study of Tapered Beard Sampling Method as Used in HVI

Yiyun Cai1, Xiaoliang Leon Cui2, James Rodgers2, Vikki Martin3, and Mike Watson3. (1) Louisiana State University, PO Box 7284, Metairie, LA 70010, (2) USDA ARS, SRRC, 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124, (3) Cotton Incorporated, PO Box 8006, Cary, NC 27512

HVI's Fibrosampler uses a comb to sample cotton fibers and form a fiber beard for measuring fiber length. The original fibrogram theory for the beard method adopted an assumption that this procedure is length-biased. Other researchers later revised this assumption to that each fiber has equal probability of being sampled regardless of its length. We report a fundamental research, including theoretical and experimental investigations, to reveal the bias due to this sampling method.