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 - 8:20 AM

Sources of Variability of Cotton Fiber Length Distribution

Mourad Krifa, International Textile Center - Texas Tech University, Box 45019, Lubbock, TX 79409-5019

Observed fiber length distribution results from a combination of intrinsic (genetic and environmental) and processing factors. This report presents new analytical methods to characterize and quantify these components.