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Alan D Brashears
Cotton Production and Processing Research
Agricultural Engineer

Phone: (806) 746-5353 ext. 224
Fax: (806) 744-4402

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
COTTON HARVEST PREPARATION USING THERMAL ENERGY - (Proceedings)
Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Brashears, A.D., McAlister III, D.D., Showler, A., Fletcher, R.S. 2006. Cotton harvest preparation using thermal energy. LP Gas Global Technology Conference. 19th World LP Gas Forum, October 17-20, 2006, Chicago, IL. 2006 CDROM.
COTTON HARVEST PREPARATION USING THERMAL ENERGY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Showler, A., Fletcher, R.S., Brashears, A.D., McAlister III, D.D. 2006. Cotton harvest preparation using thermal energy. Transactions of the ASABE. 49(3):617-622.
DISPERSAL OF BOLL WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) FROM COTTON MODULES BEFORE GINNING - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sappington, T.W., Arnold, M.D., Brashears, A.D., Parajulee, M.N., Carroll, S.C., Knutson, A.E., Norman, Jr., J.W. 2006. Dispersal of boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from cotton modules before ginning. Journal of Economic Entomology. 99:67-75.
COTTON HARVEST PREPARATION USING THERMAL ENERGY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Brashears, A.D., McAlister III, D.D., Showler, A., Fletcher, R.S. 2006. COTTON HARVEST PREPARATION USING THERMAL ENERGY. Transactions of the ASABE. Vol 49(3): 617-622. (2006).
THERMAL DEFOLIATION IN 2004 - (Proceedings)
Funk, P.A., Armijo, C., Brashears, A. D., Showler, A.T., Fletcher, R.S., Hutmacher, R.B., Godfrey, L.D., McGuire, M.R., Bancroft, J.S. 2005. Thermal defoliation in 2004. In: Proceedings of the National Cotton Council, Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana. p. 648-656. 2005 CDROM.
POTENTIAL FOR ESCAPE OF LIVE BOLL WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) INTO COTTONSEED, MOTES, AND CLEANED LINT AT THE COTTON GIN - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sappington, T.W., Brashears, A.D., Parajulee, M.N., Carroll, S.C., Arnold, M.D., Baker, Jr., R.V. 2004. Potential for escape of live boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) into cottonseed, motes, and cleaned lint at the cotton gin. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97:1773-1781.
BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) SURVIVAL THROUGH COTTON GIN TRASH FANS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sappington, T.W., Brashears, A.D., Parajulee, M.N., Carroll, S.C., Arnold, M.D., Baker, Jr., R.V. 2004. Boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) survival through cotton gin trash fans. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97:1612-1618.
BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) SURVIVAL THROUGH THE SEED COTTON CLEANING PROCESS IN THE COTTON GIN - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sappington, T.W., Brashears, A.D., Parajulee, M.N., Carroll, S.C., Arnold, M.D., Baker, R.V. 2004. Boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) survival through the seed cotton cleaning process in the cotton gin. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97(4):1323-1329.
POTENTIAL FOR TRANSPORT OF BOLL WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) TO THE COTTON GIN WITHIN COTTON MODULES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sappington, T.W., Brashears, A.D., Parajulee, M.N., Carroll, S.C., Arnold, M.D., Norman, J.W., Knutson, A.E. 2004. Potential for transport of boll weevils (coleoptera: curculionidae) to the cotton gin within cotton modules. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97(3):934-940.
THERMAL DEFOLIATION - (Proceedings)
Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., McAlister, D.D., Brashears, A.D., Bancroft, J.S., Roberts, B.A., Lewis, B.E. 2003. Thermal defoliation. National Cotton Council. CD-ROM p. 2549-2553.
POSTHARVEST MORTALITY OF BOLL WEEVILS RELATIVE TO TILLAGE IN FALLEN COTTON SQUARES AND BOLLS - (Proceedings)
Greenberg, S.M., Showler, A., Sappington, T.W., Bradford, J.M., Carroll, S., Arnold, M., Parajulee, M., Brashears, A.D., Knutson, A. 2003. Postharvest mortality of boll weevils relative to tillage in fallen cotton squares and bolls. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 6-10, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee. 2003 CDROM.
MODULES, GINS, AND THE THREAT OF BOLL WEEVIL INTRODUCTIONS: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR - (Proceedings)
Sappington, T.W., Brashears, A.D., Parajulee, M.N., Carroll, S.C., Arnold, M.D., Norman, J.W., Knutson, A.E., Baker, R.V. 2003. Modules, gins, and the threat of boll weevil introductions: What we know so far. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 6-10, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee. 2003 CDROM.
COMPARISON OF MASS FLOW RATE SENSORS FOR GINNING STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
BARKER, G.L., PELLETIER, M.G., LAIRD, J.W., BRASHEARS, A.D. COMPARISON OF MASS FLOW RATE SENSORS FOR GINNING STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON. APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE. 2000. V. 16(5). P. 477-481.
LINT QUALITY AND TURNOUT OF STRIPPER COTTON WHEN BYPASSING THE SECOND STAGE EXTRACTOR - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
HOLT, G.A., BAKER, R.V., BRASHEARS, A.D. LINT QUALITY AND TURNOUT OF STRIPPER COTTON WHEN BYPASSING THE SECOND STAGE EXTRACTOR. APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE. 2002. V. 18(4). P. 411-415.
POTENTIAL FOR BOLL WEEVIL TRANSPORT TO GINS ON MODULES - (Proceedings)
Sappington, T.W., Brashears, A.D., Baker, R.V., Carroll, S.C., Arnold, M.D., Parajulee, M.N., Norman, J.W., Knutson, A.E. 2002. Potential for boll weevil transport to gins on modules. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 9-13, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia. 2002 CDROM.
FIELD EVALUATION OF SPRINKLER-INDUCED FLOWER LOSS AND YIELD REDUCTIONS - (Proceedings)
INFLUENCE OF STICK MACHINES ON TURNOUT AND QUALITY OF STRIPPER COTTON - (Proceedings)
BAKER, JR., ROY V., HOLT, GREGORY A., BRASHEARS, ALAN D. INFLUENCE OF STICK MACHINES ON TURNOUT AND QUALITY OF STRIPPER COTTON. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCE. 2001. V. 2. P. 1361-1364.
CHARACTERIZATION OF COTTON GIN BYPRODUCTS PRODUCED BY VARIOUS MACHINERY GROUPS USED IN THE GINNING OPERATION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
HOLT, G.A., BARKER, G.L., BAKER, R.V., BRASHEARS, A.D. CHARACTERIZATION OF COTTON GIN BYPRODUCTS PRODUCED BY VARIOUS MACHINERY GROUPS USED IN THE GINNING OPERATION. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASAE. 2000. V. 43(6). P. 1393-1400.
EVALUATION OF MASS FLOW RATE SENSORS FOR STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON - (Proceedings)
BARKER, G.L., PELLETIER, M.G., LAIRD, J.W., BRASHEARS, A.D. EVALUATION OF MASS FLOW RATE SENSORS FOR STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCE. 2000. V. 2. P. 1574-1577.
COMBINED EFFECTS OF FIELD CLEANING AND LINT CLEANING ON STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON - (Proceedings)
BAKER, JR., R.V., BRASHEARS, A.D. COMBINED EFFECTS OF FIELD CLEANING AND LINT CLEANING ON STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCES. 2000. V. 2 P. 1616-1621.
VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF COTTON GIN BYPRODUCTS PRODUCED FROM THE GIN PROCESSING MACHINERY - (Proceedings)
HOLT, G.A., BARKER, G.L., BAKER, R.V., BRASHEARS, A.D. VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF COTTON GIN BYPRODUCTS PRODUCED FROM THE GIN PROCESSING MACHINERY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BELTWIDE COTTON PRODUCTION RESEARCH CONFERENCES. 2000. V. 2. P. 1595-1602.
MAINTAINING QUALITY OF STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON FROM FIELD TO TEXTILE MILL - (Proceedings)
BRASHEARS, A.D., BAKER, JR., R.V. MAINTAINING QUALITY OF STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON FROM FIELD TO TEXTILE MILL. PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORLD COTTON RESEARCH CONFERENCE-2, ATHENS, GREECE. 1998. P. 1058-1061.
MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE BUR EXTRACTOR PERFORMANCE - (Proceedings)
BRASHEARS, A.D. MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE BUR EXTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCE. 1999. V. 2. P. 1427-1429.
EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE LINT CLEANING ON THE VALUE AND QUALITY OF STRIPPER HARVESTED COTTON - (Proceedings)
COST/TRADE-OFFS OF STRIPPER MOUNTED BUR-EXTRACTORS FROM THE COTTON INDUSTRYPERSPECTIVE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
NELSON, J., MISRA, S.K., BENNETT, BLAKE K., BRASHEARS, A.D. COST/TRADE-OFFS OF STRIPPER MOUNTED BUR EXTRACTORS FROM THE COTTON INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE. TEXAS JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. 1998. P. 87-96.