Benchmark Study of the UGA Micro Gin: Second Year Result

Cotton researchers generally use small research plot trials to evaluate the fiber quality from certain varieties, various treatments, as well as different growing methods. The Micro Gin at The University of Georgia enables researchers to gin not only research size cotton samples but also cotton samples from a whole research plot which cannot be done by a laboratory gin.  This study was a continuation of a similar study which was conducted in the previous year. The goal of this study is to compare the UGA micro gin with several commercial gins located in southwest of Georgia in terms of the fiber quality measured by the HVI and ginning turn out rate. The table top gin will be used as a standard to compare them. In total, four varieties of cotton grown in two different conditions (dry land and irrigated) with three replicates will be tested. The result from this study will provide valuable information to characterize the UGA micro gin in comparison to commercial gins.