Cotton Quality Measurements - Wednesday Early Afternoon

Wednesday, January 9, 2013: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Conf. Room 12 (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
1:50 PM
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Leaf and Bract Trash Samples
Chanel A. Fortier, SRRC-ARS-USDA; James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; J. Clif Boykin, USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Research Unit
2:20 PM
Break
2:30 PM
A Statistical Analysis of the Intra-Sample Distribution and Variation of Cotton Color and Its Application
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
2:45 PM
At-Line Cotton Color Measurements by Portable Color Spectrophotometers
James E. Rodgers, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Xiaoliang Cui, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Chris Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Vikki Martin, Cotton Incorporated; Michael Watson
3:00 PM
Investigation Into the Effect of Fumigation By Ethylene Oxide On the Color of Cotton
Marinus van der Sluijs, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering; Jeffrey Church, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering