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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: Data from: Evaluation of alternative-design cotton gin lint cleaning machines on fiber length uniformity index

Author
item Armijo, Carlos
item Whitelock, Derek
item Tumuluru, Jaya Shankar
item Delhom, Christopher
item Yeater, Kathleen
item Wanjura, John
item Holt, Gregory

Submitted to: Ag Data Commons
Publication Type: Database / Dataset
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/30/2024
Publication Date: 10/30/2024
Citation: Armijo, C.B., Whitelock, D.P., Tumuluru, J., Delhom, C.D., Yeater, K.M., Wanjura, J.D., Holt, G.A. 2024. Data from: Evaluation of alternative-design cotton gin lint cleaning machines on fiber length uniformity index. Ag Data Commons. 15:07. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/27098038.v1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/27098038.v1

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This is USDA-ARS data from the publication: "Evaluation of Alternative-Design Cotton Gin Lint Cleaning Machines on Fiber Length Uniformity Index". The study was conducted in 2018 & 2019 with continued sample and data analysis through August 2023. Developing cotton ginning methods that improve fiber length uniformity index to levels that are compatible with the newer and more efficient spinning technologies would expand market share and increase the demand for cotton products and give U.S. cotton a competitive edge to synthetic fibers. Older studies on lint cleaning machines showed that the most widely used feed mechanism that places fiber on the cleaning cylinder damages fiber and reduces uniformity. The present study evaluates how conventional and experimental feed mechanisms affect uniformity. The lint cleaners were used with both saw and roller gin stands. Four diverse cotton cultivars were used in the test.