Image Processing for Stripper Harvested Cotton Trash Content Measurement -- A Progress Report.

The USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit initiated a study to provide the basis for obtaining online information on gin trash content and component type from stripper harvested cotton. This information assists in the optimization of ginning machinery. The study connected a kodak trilinear array color CCD line scan image..

Seed Coat Fragments, a Major Source of Cotton Yarn Imperfections.

Researchers used different seed coat fragment (SCF) detection and counting methods to investigate the effects of SCF on cotton yarn quality. An experiment spun 15 nonsticky cottons into ring spun or open end spun yarns of 20 tex. Analyses of trash content and yarn imperfections indicated that SCFs were the main source of neps for nonstick..

Initial Evaluation of a Method to Improve Cleaning of Seed Cotton, Lint, and Lint Cleaner Wastes.

An initial evaluation of a method to improve the cleaning of seed cotton, lint, and lint cleaner waste performed tests with cylinder cleaners operated with a range of grid bars and cylinder speeds. Results showed that more aggressive, square grid bars and cylinder speeds. Results showed that more aggressive, square grid bars performed bet..

Assessment of Fiber Variations among Underdeveloped Mote Bt Cotton Fibers and Developed Seed Bt Cotton Fibers.

Quantitative characterization of variations among fiber quality properties associated with cotton ovule development is crucial to the improvement of cotton production processes. Researchers grew NuCotn 33B under rainfed and irrigated conditions in Mississippi, hand harvested the cotton, weighted both mote ovules and seeds, manually ginned..

Histological Examination of Seeds and Seed Coat Fragments in Cotton

Researchers conducted histological examinations to determine the origins of seed coat fragments (SCFs), studied SCF development during spinning, and described the differences in SCF content in the lint of several cotton varieties. Analysis of ten varieties of Gossypium hirsutum L. from various geographic regions indicated that SCFs in raw..

Measuring and Predicting Cotton Performance from Opening Through Spinning

Controlling Dead Fiber Thresholds for Best Spinning and Fabric Dyeing

Engineered Knitting Program for 100% Cotton Knit Fabrics

Sticky Cotton Measurements

Color Grading