Cotton Quality Measurements - Thursday Early Afternoon

Thursday, January 5, 2012: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Miami (Orlando World Center Marriott)
1:30 PM
FT-Mid-IR Spectroscopic Investigation of Fiber Maturity and Crystallinity At Single Boll Level and a Comparison with XRD Approach
Yongliang Liu, USDA-ARS-SAA; Devron Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA, Cotton Quality Research Station; Gary Gamble, USDA ARS Cotton Quality Research Station; Phil J. Bauer, USDA-ARS; Don VanDerveer, Department of Chemistry
1:45 PM
Measure the Color Distribution of a Cotton Sample Using Image Analysis
Xiaoliang Cui, SRRC-ARS-USDA; James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Yiyun Cai, Louisiana State University; Vikki B. Martin, Cotton Incorporated; Michael D. Watson, Cotton Incorporated
2:00 PM
Rapid Cotton Maturity and Fineness Measurements Using the COTTONSCOPE®
James E. Rodgers, USDA-ARS-SRRC; C. D. Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Devron Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA, Cotton Quality Research Station
2:15 PM
Approaches of Using the Beard Testing Method to Obtain Complete Fiber Length Distributions of the Original Cotton Sample
Yiyun Cai, Louisiana State University; Xiaoliang Cui, USDA ARS SRRC; James E. Rodgers, USDA ARS SRRC; Vikki B. Martin, Cotton Incorporated; Michael D. Watson, Cotton Incorporated
2:30 PM
Propagation of AFIS Fiber Properties From Raw Stock to Spinning In the Production of Ring and Open End Yarns
Jonn Foulk, USDA-ARS-SAA; Devron Thibodeaux, USDA-ARS-SAA, Cotton Quality Research Station; Herman Senter, Clemson University
2:45 PM
Botanical Trash Mixtures Analyzed with near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Chanel A. Fortier, SRRC-ARS-USDA; J.E. Rodgers, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Jonn Foulk, USDA-ARS-SAA
3:00 PM
Spectroscopic Approach to Study Cellulose Development During the Secondary Cell Wall Biogenesis 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