Cotton Engineering-Systems - Wednesday Afternoon Session

Wednesday, January 6, 2010: 1:30 PM-6:00 PM
Preservation Hall Studios 9 & 10 (New Orleans Marriott)
Organizer:
John Wanjura
1:30 PM
Soil Compaction Patterns by Conventional and On Board Module Building Systems:
Subodh S. Kulkarni, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Leo Espinoza, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Terry Griffin, University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture; Sreekala G. Bajwa, University of Arkansas; Ed M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated
2:00 PM
Analysis of NDVI Benefits From Biomass Estimates
Marisol Benitez Ramirez, University of Tennessee; Philip Allen, University of Tennessee; John B. Wilkerson, University of Tennessee; Willam E. Hart, University of Tennessee
2:15 PM
An Assessment of Different Irrigation Scheduling Methods in Arkansas
M. Ismanov, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Leo Espinoza, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
2:30 PM
Irrigation and Tillage of Cotton in a Corn/Cotton Rotation
James E. Hanks, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Daniel K. Fisher, USDA Agricultural Research Service
2:45 PM
Methodology for Developing a Crop Yield Stability Map for a Field
James M. McKinion, USDA-ARS-GAPARU; Jeffrey L. Willers, USDA-ARS-GAPARU; Johnie N. Jenkins, USDA-ARS-GAPARU
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
Sensor Based Variable Rate Harvest Aids
Randy Taylor, Oklahoma State University; Shane Osborne, Oklahoma State University; J.C. Banks, Oklahoma State University
3:30 PM
Sensor Based Site-Specific Nitrogen Management in Cotton
Wesley Porter, Clemson University; Ahmad Khalilian, Clemson University; Will Henderson, Clemson University; Young Han, Clemson University
3:45 PM
Determination of Cotton Plant Injury by Aerial Application of Glyphosate Using Remote Sensing and Spray Drift Sampling
Yanbo Huang, USDA ARS; Steven J. Thomson, USDA ARS; B. V. Ortiz, Auburn University; Krishna N. Reddy, USDA ARS; Wei Ding, Northeast Agricultural University; Robert M. Zablotowicz, USDA ARS; J. Roger Bright, USDA ARS
4:00 PM
Effects of Harvesting Method on Fiber and Yarn Quality from Irrigated Cotton on the High Plains
William Brock Faulkner, Texas A&M University; John Wanjura, USDA-ARS; Eric F. Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; R. K Boman, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; B.W. Shaw, Texas A&M University
4:15 PM
Harvest Timing and Techniques to Optimize Fiber Quality – Initial Findings
J.D. Wanjura, USDA-ARS; M.S. Kelley, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; R. K Boman, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; G.A. Holt, USDA-ARS
4:30 PM
Optimizing Spindle Speed for Cotton Pickers
Kevin D. Baker, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab; Ed Hughs, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab
4:45 PM
Autonomous Module Builder
Robert G. Hardin IV, USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Laboratory; Stephen W. Searcy, Texas A&M University
5:00 PM
Prediction of Seed and Fiber Quality for Long-Term Storage of Seed Cotton
Mark Hamann, Texas A&M University; C. B. Parnell, Texas A&M University; R. O. McGee, Texas A&M University; W. B. Faulkner, Texas A&M University
5:15 PM
Cotton Gin Byproducts: Substrate for Eco-Friendly Packaging and Insulation Sheets/Panels
G.A. Holt, USDA-ARS; E. Bayer, Ecovative Design, LLC; G. McIntyre, Ecovative Design, LLC; A. Poetzch, Ecovative Design, LLC; J Wanjura, USDA-ARS; M Pelletier, USDA-ARS
5:30 PM