Cotton Quality Measurements - Wednesday Early Morning

Wednesday, January 6, 2016: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Galerie 4 (New Orleans Marriott)
10:00 AM
Progress Report on Understanding AFIS Seed Coat Nep Levels in Pre-Opened Slivers
Joe Montalvo, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Terri Von Hoven, USDA-ARS-SRRC
10:15 AM
Fiber Moisture Content Measurements of Lint and Seed Cotton By a Small Microwave Instrument
James Rodgers, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Jimmy Zumba, USDA-ARS; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center
10:30 AM
Cotton Foreign Matter Classification By Shortwave Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
Changying Li, University of Georgia; Ruoyu Zhang, University of Georgia
11:15 AM
Upgraded Almeter Gives Detailed Measures of Fiber Length Parameters
Devron P. Thibodeaux, FIBER PHYSICS,LLC; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center; Urs Meyer, texma.org AG