Cotton Engineering-Systems - Thursday Late Afternoon

Thursday, January 5, 2017: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Gaston (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
4:00 PM
The Effect of Planter Parameters on Cotton Emergence, Growth, and Yield
Wesley M. Porter, University of Georgia; John L. Snider, University of Georgia
4:15 PM
Continued Work to Develop a Low-Cost Sensor to Detect Plastic Contamination in Seed Cotton at the Gin
Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Carlos B. Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Stephen R. Delwiche, USDA-ARS Food Quality Laboratory; Moon S. Kim, USDA-ARS Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory; S. Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
4:30 PM
Microwave Moisture Sensing of Seedcotton: Part 1: Microwave Properties of Seedcotton
Mathew G. Pelletier, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit; John D. Wanjura, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit; Greg A. Holt, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit
4:45 PM
Aerial Evaluation of Software Based Image Conversion for Low Cost Plant Health Monitoring
Calvin Meeks, University of Georgia; John L. Snider, University of Georgia; Wesley M. Porter, University of Georgia; Glen Ritchie, Texas Tech University; Glen C. Rains, University of Georgia; Gary L. Hawkins, University of Georgia
5:00 PM
Influence of Field Characteristics, Planter Width and Planting Speed on Planting Efficiency
Colburn Condra, University of Tennessee; Michael Buschermohle, University of Tennessee; Wesley M. Porter, University of Georgia; Randy Taylor, Oklahoma State University; Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee