FT-Mid-IR Spectroscopic Investigation of Fiber Maturity and Crystallinity At Single Boll Level and a Comparison with XRD Approach

Yongliang Liu, USDA-ARS-SAA, Clemson, SC, Devron Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA, Cotton Quality Research Station, Clemson, SC, Gary Gamble, USDA ARS Cotton Quality Research Station, Clemson, SC, Phil J. Bauer, USDA-ARS, Florence, SC and Don VanDerveer, Department of Chemistry, Clemson U, SC