Crop Residue Inventory Estimates for Texas High Plains Cotton

Thursday, January 5, 2012: 5:00 PM
Crystal Ballrooms A & B (Orlando World Center Marriott)
J.D. Wanjura , USDA ARS CPPRU
William Brock Faulkner , Texas A&M University
Ed M. Barnes , Cotton Incorporated
G.A. Holt , USDA-ARS
M.G. Pelletier , USDA-ARS
Interest in agricultural byproduct utilization has increased over recent years.  Uses for this material include bio-fuel feed stocks, substrate material for construction materials, and base material for hydro-mulch and packaging material applications.  This work documents the inventory estimates for various bio-mass components produced with a cotton crop.