Cotton Quality Measurements - Thursday Morning Session

Thursday, January 7, 2010: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Balcony J (New Orleans Marriott)
Organizer:
Gary Gamble
8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
8:15 AM
A Comparative Study On Parameters Used for Characterizing Cotton Short Fibers
Xiaoliang Cui, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Yiyun Cai, Louisiana State University; James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Devron P. Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA; Vikki B. Martin, Cotton Incorporated; Michael Watson
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
An Inter-Laboratory Trial of Upgraded Cottonscan Instruments for Rapid Determination of Average Fiber Linear Density (Fiber Fineness)
A. M. Abbott, CSIRO; G.J. Higgerson, CSIRO; S.R. Lucas, CSIRO; G.R.S. Naylor, CSIRO; Eric F. Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Devron P. Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA
9:00 AM
Relationships Between Fiber Length Distribution and Fiber Maturity
Eric F. Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Noureddine Abidi, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University
9:15 AM
HVI Color and UV/Visible Spectral Response of Cotton Fibers
Yongliang Liu, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Gary Gamble, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Devron Thibodeaux, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
9:30 AM
The Effects of Temperature and Gas On Moisture Loss and Regain of the 2001 CY Cotton
Sherwin Y. Cheuk, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Joseph G. Montalvo, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Terri M. von Hoven, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Thomas North, USDA-ARS-SRRC
9:45 AM
HPLC and TGA Investigations of the Secondary Cell Wall Development in Cotton Fibers
Noureddine Abidi, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Luis Cabrales, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Eric F. Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University
10:00 AM
Nonaqueous Volatiles in Cotton and Low Temperature Distillation with NIR Confirmation
Sherwin Y. Cheuk, USDA-ARS-SRRC; J. G. Montalvo, USDA-ARS-SRRC; B. D. Condon, USDA-ARS-SRRC; T. M. Von Hoven, USDA-ARS-SRRC; T. F. North, USDA-ARS-SRRC
10:15 AM
Validation Studies of Karl Fischer Reference Method for Moisture in Cotton
Joe Montalvo, USDA-ARS-SRRC; T. M. Von Hoven, USDA-ARS-SRRC; T. F. North, USDA-ARS-SRRC; S. Cheuk, USDA-ARS-SRRC
10:30 AM
Paired Reference Methods for Moisture in Cotton and Preparation of ASTM Draft Standard Methods
Joe Montalvo, USDA-ARS-SRRC; T. M. Von Hoven, USDA-ARS-SRRC; S. Cheuk, USDA-ARS-SRRC; T. F. North, USDA-ARS-SRRC