Thursday, January 11, 2007: 1:30 PM-4:00 PM
Grand Couteau (Sheraton New Orleans)
Cotton Quality Measurements - Thursday Afternoon Session Part 1
Presiding:Michael Watson, Cary, NC
Organizer:Vikki Martin, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
1:30 PM Welcoming Remarks 
1:35 PM Introductory Remarks 
1:45 PM 
Development of a Regular CSITC Round Trial   
Axel Drieling, Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. / Lab of the Bremen Cotton Exchange, Bremen, Germany and James L. Knowlton, USDA, AMS, Cotton Program, Memphis, TN
2:00 PM 
CSITC Activities for Assuring the Reliability of Cotton Instrument Testing in Africa   
Jean-Paul Gourlot, CIRAD, Montpellier, France and Axel Drieling, Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. / Lab of the Bremen Cotton Exchange, Bremen, Germany
2:15 PM 
Overview and Progress of HVI Classification Development Studies 
James L. Knowlton, USDA, AMS, Cotton Program, Memphis, TN
2:30 PM 
Update on the Effect of Changes in Humidity on HVI Testing   
Devron P. Thibodeaux1, James E. Rodgers2, Vikki B. Martin3, Michael Watson4 and C. D. Delhom2, (1)USDA-ARS-CQRS, Clemson, SC, (2)USDA-ARS-SRRC, New Orleans, LA, (3)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC, (4)Cary, NC
2:45 PM 
Importance of Sample Preparation in AFIS Testing   
Eric F. Hequet and Noureddine Abidi, International Textile Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
3:00 PM 
Influence of Fiber Breakage in the AFIS Opener Upon AFIS Short Fiber Measurement   
Kearny Q. Robert, X. Leon Cui and Fabian A. Cosenza, Southern Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, New Orleans, LA
3:15 PM 
A Reference Method for Automatic and Accurate Measurement of Cotton Fiber Length   
Huapeng Wang1, Hamed Sari-Sarraf1 and Eric F. Hequet2, (1)Texas Tech University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Lubbock, TX, (2)International Textile Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
3:30 PM Discussion 
3:40 PM Break 
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