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: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Governor's C (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Engineering-Systems - Friday Morning Session
Organizer:John Wanjura, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS, College Station, TX
8:30 AM
Cotton yield response to variable rate nematicides according to risk zones
Brenda V. Ortiz1, Calvin Perry1, Dana Sullivan2, Robert Kemerait3, Amanda R. Ziehl4, Richard Davis5, George Vellidis1 and Keith Rucker3, (1)University of Georgia - Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA, (2)USDA-ARS SEWRL, Tifton, GA, (3)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, (4)Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, (5)USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA
8:45 AM
Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Cotton through Optical Sensing
Ahmad Khalilian1, Will Henderson1, Young Han2 and P. J. Wiatrak3, (1)Clemson University, Blackville, SC, (2)Clemson University, Clemson, SC, (3)University of Florida, Quincy, FL
9:00 AM
On-the-Go Sensor System for Cotton Management
Amit Sharma1, Geetika Dilawari1, Shane Osborne2, J. C. Banks3, Randy Taylor1 and Paul Weckler1, (1)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, (2)Oklahoma State University, Altus, OK, (3)Oklahoma Cooperative Extension, Altus, OK
9:15 AM
Performance Evaluation of New Generation Cotton Yield Monitors
Calvin Perry and George Vellidis, University of Georgia - Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA
9:30 AM
Wireless GPS System for Module-Level Fiber Quality Mapping: System Improvement and Field Testing
Yufeng Ge, J. Alex Thomasson, Ruixiu Sui and John D. Wanjura, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
9:45 AMBreak 
10:15 AM
Effects of Harvesting Method on Foreign Matter Content, Fiber Quality, and Yarn Quality from Irrigated Cotton on the High Plains
William Brock Faulkner1, Bryan W. Shaw1 and Eric Hequet2, (1)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (2)Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
10:30 AM
Detecting Plastics in Seedcotton
Paul A. Funk, USDA-ARS-Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, Mesilla Park, NM
10:45 AM
Damage Inspection of Cotton Module Cover Using Machine Vision
Hsiang-Yun Chang and Stephen W. Searcy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
11:00 AM
Attachment Mechanisms Between Cotton Fibers and Foreign-Matter Particles
J. Alex Thomasson1, Ruixiu Sui1, Richard K. Byler2 and Edward M. Barnes3, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (2)USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, (3)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
11:15 AM
Deficit Irrigation of Cotton for Optimum Return on Investment
Brian G. Leib, University of Tennessee - Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science, Knoxville, TN, C. Owen Gwathmey, West Tennessee Research and Education Center, Jackson, TN and Christopher L. Main, University of Tennessee, Jackson, TN
11:30 AM
Evaluation of Texas High Plains Cotton-Sorghum Cropping Systems Using Limited Irrigation Strategies
Andy M. Cranmer, Jim Bordovsky, J. T. Mustian and D. M. Nesmith, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Plainview, TX
11:45 AM
CropDefender.com -- Handheld and Online Software for Scouting, Reporting, and Management
James Hall, JHtech, Divide, CO
Sponsor:Cotton Engineering-Systems Conference

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