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Ginning rates influence cottonseed damage study
Vernon P. Moore heads the Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory at Leland Mississippi and tells the Beltwide conference in Dallas that maintaining gin rates within manufacturer recommendations reduces seed damage. Studies show wide variations in damage, with an average 16.6 percent damaged seed across the system, and Moore urges proper machine repair and measured feed rates along with avoiding tight seed rolls and high air velocities. He notes major seed coat damage comes from saw action and stresses factors like moisture and seed characteristics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon P. Moore
Agricultural Research Service
Leland, Miss
Dallas
South Plains
National Cotton Council
Statler-Hilton
Donald A. Johnson
Lubbock
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Don Anderson
Crosbyton
PCG
South Plains Research and
NCC
San Francisco
Moore
Stoneville Laboratory
Mississippi State University