Performance of Cotton Module Covers: A Summary of Testing and Standardization Efforts

Thursday, January 5, 2012: 5:00 PM
Crystal Ballrooms D & E (Orlando World Center Marriott)
Stephen W. Searcy , Texas A&M University
Shay L. Simpson , Texas A&M University
Edward M. Barnes , Cotton Incorporated
This document is an overview of the results of research on protection of seed cotton quality while stored in a module and a description of a draft standard that has grown out of the data generated by the project.   The purpose of this document is to summarize the results of multiple studies and to illustrate how those studies provided the background data for the draft performance standard for cotton module cover material