Cotton Engineering-Systems - Wednesday Late Afternoon

Wednesday, January 9, 2013: 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
Salons E/F (Marriott Riverwalk Hotel)
3:45 PM
Using Yield Monitors to Evaluate Cotton Variety Tests
Randy Taylor, Oklahoma State University; Randy Boman, Oklahoma State University Southwest REC; Wesley M. Porter, Oklahoma State University; Shane Osborne, Oklahoma State University; Tom Barber, University of Arkansas; Blake McClelland, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Will Henderson, Clemson University; Michael J. Buschermohle, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee; John Wilkerson, University of Tennessee; Chris Main, The University of Tennessee; Lori Gibson, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee; John P. Fulton, Auburn University; Dale Monks, Auburn University; Greg Pate, Auburn University; John Wanjura, USDA-ARS; Mark Kelley, Texas Cooperative Extension; Chris Ashbrook, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; Alex Thomasson, Texas A&M University, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering; Gaylon Morgan, Texas AgriLife Extension; Yufeng Ge, TAMU - BAEN Dept.; Guy Collins, University of Georgia; George Vellidis, University of Georgia; Ed Barnes, Cotton Incorporated
4:15 PM
Tracking Cotton Fiber Quality Throughout a Stripper Harvester: Part II
Wesley M. Porter, Oklahoma State University; Randal K. Taylor, Oklahoma State University; Michael D. Buser, Oklahoma State University - Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; John D. Wanjura, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Unit; Randal K. Boman, Oklahoma State University Southwest REC
4:30 PM
Optimization of a Cottonseed Dehulling Process to Yield Intact Seed Meats
Jacob L. Nunneley, Texas A&M University; William B. Faulkner, Texas A&M University; Matthew V. Shimek, Texas A&M University; Greg A. Holt, USDA-ARS; Tom C. Wedegaertner, Cotton Incorporated
4:45 PM
Evaluation of Composites Made From Blends of Cotton Burs, Cotton Stalks, Kenaf, Flax, and Southern Pine: Heat Treatments to Improve Physical and Mechanical Properties and Rot Resistance
Greg A. Holt, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit; Mathew Pelletier, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit; John Wanjura, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit; Poo Chow; Tom Wedegaertner, Cotton Incorporated