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Title: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON LINT STICKINESS AND PRELIMINARY FIELD SAMPLING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING STICKINESS

Author
item Naranjo, Steven
item Henneberry, Thomas

Submitted to: National Research and Action Plan for Silver Leaf Whitefly
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/1/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Cotton stickiness, due primarily to Bemisia, has become a limiting factor in cotton production in many countries, and may presently be considered by the cotton industry as the most serious factor affecting cotton quality. Enzyme-based technologies for ameliorating lint stickiness at either the pre-harvest or post-harvest stage are being developed. To most efficiently deploy these systems it will be necessary to determine whether a field is in need of remedial treatment for stickiness. Research was conducted in 1995-1997 in central AZ and Imperial Valley, CA to examine the distribution of sticky cotton lint, optimize the sample unit size, and determine the number of samples needed for the precise estimation of lint stickiness.