Thursday, January 6, 2011: 4:00 PM-5:45 PM

International C (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)

4:00 PM

Preliminary Cotton and Field Trash Studies Using near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Chanel A. Fortier, SRRC-ARS-USDA; James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Jonn Foulk, USDA-ARS-SAA; D. P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory

4:15 PM

Correlation of HVI Vs. Stelometer Fiber Strength and Its Application
Yongliang Liu, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Gary Gamble, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Devron Thibodeaux, Agricultural Research Service, USDA

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

Evaluation and Implementation of a Machine Vision System to Categorize Extraneous Matter In Cotton
M. Siddaiah, New Mexico State University; D. P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; S.E. Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; S.L. Grantham, USDA, AMS, Cotton Program; J.L. Knowlton, USDA, AMS, Cotton Program

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

Preliminary Assessment of Portable Color Spectrophotometer Measurements of Cotton Color
James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Chanel A. Fortier, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Xiaoliang "Leon" Cui, USDA ARS, SRRC; Chris Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Vikki Martin, Cotton Incorporated; Michael Watson

5:00 PM

Reference Test Methods for Total Water In Lint Cotton by Karl Fischer Titration and Low Temperature Distillation
Joe Montalvo, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Terri Von Hoven, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Sherwin Cheuk, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Thomas North, USDA-ARS-SRRC

5:15 PM

On the Cellulose 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

5:30 PM

Modeling the Fiber Length Distribution From Data of the Beard Testing Method
Yiyun Cai, Louisiana State University; Xiaoliang "Leon" Cui, USDA ARS, SRRC; James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Vikki B. Martin, Cotton Incorporated; Michael D. Watson, Cotton Incorporated

Recorded Presentation

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