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Research Project: Improving the Production and Processing of Western and Long-Staple Cotton and Companion Crops to Enhance Quality, Value, and Sustainability

Location: Cotton Ginning Research

Title: 2024 USDA-ARS gin lab update

Author
item Whitelock, Derek

Submitted to: California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/14/2024
Publication Date: 5/14/2024
Citation: Whitelock, D.P. 2024. 2024 USDA-ARS gin lab update. California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, May 14, 2024, Tulare, California. Presentation only.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This presentation informed the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association about current research at the USDA-ARS cotton ginning laboratories. Projects included cotton plastic contamination detection and removal, gin machinery investigations and techniques to improve fiber quality, and technologies to mitigate cottonseed storage fires.