Cotton Quality Measurements - Thursday Early Afternoon

Thursday, January 6, 2011: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
International C (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)
1:30 PM
Direct and Rapid Determination of Cotton Maturity by FT-Mid-IR Technique
Yongliang Liu, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Gary Gamble, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Devron Thibodeaux, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
1:45 PM
Impacts of Laboratory Ginning Method on Cotton Fiber Micronaire Measurements
James E. Rodgers, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Chanel A. Fortier, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Xiaoliang "Leon" Cui, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Effect of Cotton Fiber Maturity on Yarn Quality
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; R. Boman, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; J. Wanjura, USDA-ARS
2:45 PM
Improving the Accuracy of Predicting Yarn Properties by Selecting Proper Fiber Length Parameters
Xiaoliang "Leon" Cui, USDA ARS, SRRC; Yiyun Cai, Louisiana State University; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC; James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Devron P. Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA; Vikki B. Martin, Cotton Incorporated; Michael D. Watson, Cotton Incorporated
3:00 PM
Effect of Ginning Treatment on Fiber Quality and Yarn Quality
Chanying Li, University of Georgia; Andy Knowlton, University of Georgia; D.P. Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA, Cotton Quality Research Station