The 2009 growing season was the start of a study to look at non-conventional ways to apply conventional harvesting equipment at different stages of cotton crop maturity. John Wanjura with USDA ARS Ginning Laboratory in Lubbock, TX says the goal is to optimize fiber quality to improve the value of the lint for producers on the High Plains.
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