Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 5-8, 2009
San Antonio, TX

Cotton Quality Measurements - Wednesday Afternoon Session

Presidings: Gary Gamble, USDA-ARS, Cotton Quality Research Station, Clemson, SC and Nourredine Abidi, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Organizer: Gary R. Gamble, USDA-ARS, Cotton Quality Research Station, Clemson, SC

Moisture in Cotton by the Karl Fischer Titration Reference Method
Joseph G. Montalvo, Terri M. Von Hoven and T. F. North, USDA-ARS-SRRC, New Orleans, LA

FTIR Investigation of Secondary Cell Wall Development in Cotton Fibers
Noureddine Abidi1, Eric F. Hequet1, Luis Cabrales1 and Jane Dever2, (1)Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, (2)AgriLife Research, Lubbock, TX

Hand-Ginned Cotton Length Distributions
Jonn A. Foulk, USDA-ARS, Clemson, SC, P.J. Bauer, USDA-ARS, Florence, SC and Herman Senter, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Comparative Evaluation of Laboratory Fiber Moisture Measurement Methods
James E. Rodgers1, Xiaoliang Cui1, Vikki B. Martin2 and Michael D. Watson2, (1)USDA ARS, SRRC, New Orleans, LA, (2)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

The Perfomance of an Upgraded Cottonscan for Rapid Measurement of Fibre Fineness
A. M. Abbott, G. J. Higgerson, S. R. Lucas and G. R. S. Naylor, CSIRO, Belmont, Victoria, Australia

The Accuracy and Precision of the SiroMat Instrument
Stuart G. Gordon, Graham Higgerson, Nicole Phair-Sorensen, Stuart Lucas and Susan Miller, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Belmont, Australia

Improved Spectrophotometer Fiber Sampling System for Cotton Fiber Color Measurements
James E. Rodgers1, Karim Elkholy1, Xiaoliang Cui1, Vikki B. Martin2 and Michael D. Watson2, (1)USDA ARS, SRRC, New Orleans, LA, (2)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
Sponsor: Cotton Quality Measurements Conference