Thursday, January 11, 2007: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Grand Couteau (Sheraton New Orleans)
Cotton Quality Measurements - Thursday Afternoon Session Part 2
Presiding:Eric F. Hequet, International Textile Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Organizer:Vikki Martin, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
4:00 PM 
A Study to Improve the Measurement of Cotton Length Distribution from a Fiber Beard   
Xiaoliang Leon Cui1, Devron Thibodeaux1, Kearny Robert1, James Rodgers1, Vikki Martin2 and Mike Watson2, (1)USDA ARS, SRRC, New Orleans, LA, (2)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
4:15 PM 
How Biased Fineness and Maturity Changes Breeder Results 
Joseph G. Montalvo and Terri M. VonHoven, SRRC, USDA, ARS, New Orleans, LA
4:30 PM 
Measurement of Average Maturity and Maturity Distribution Statistics by Siromat in Cotton Fibre Subject to Differential Defoliation Timing Treatments   
S. G. Gordon1, R. L. Long2, Michael Peter Bange3, S. R. Lucas4 and N. L. Phair-Sorensen2, (1)Belmont, Victoria, Australia, (2)CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmont, Australia, (3)CSIRO and Cotton Catchment Communties CRC, Narrabri, Australia, (4)CSIRO, Belmont, Victoria, Australia
4:45 PM 
FIAS, Fiber Maturity Measurement Based on Ribbon Width and Fiber Density   
Patricia D. Bel1, Bugao Xu2, Devron P. Thibodeaux3 and Mia Schexnayder1, (1)USDA-ARS-SRRC, New Orleans, LA, (2)The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, (3)USDA-ARS-CQRS, Clemson, SC
5:00 PM 
On the Use of Thermogravimetric Analysis to Study Cotton Fibers (*)   
Noureddine Abidi and Eric F. Hequet, International Textile Center and Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
5:15 PM 
Using Fiber Elongation to Improve Genetic Screening in Cotton Breeding Programs   
Houda Benzina1, Eric F. Hequet2, Noureddine Abidi2, Jean-Yves DREAN3, J. R. Gannaway4 and Omar Harzallah1, (1)ENSITM/LPMT, Mulhouse cedex, France, (2)International Textile Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, (3)LPMT, Mulhouse Cedex, France, (4)Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX
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