Measuring leaf material in ginned cotton from surface images

Robert A. Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.198876

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6 January 1995 Measuring leaf material in ginned cotton from surface images

Robert A. Taylor

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Proceedings Volume 2345, Optics in Agriculture, Forestry, and Biological Processing; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.198876
Event: Photonics for Industrial Applications, 1994, Boston, MA, United States

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Digitized images from black and white video cameras are being used to measure the area and numbers of leaf particles in cotton after lint cleaning. The method is now used to provide trash grades for 16 - 18 million bales of cotton prepared for market each year. Small samples are compressed against a glass window and illuminated with two small incandescent lamps for imaging. Leaf area readings are automatically adjusted for differences in lint greyness. The accuracy of this method compares well with gravimetric measurements of non-lint content.

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Robert A. Taylor "Measuring leaf material in ginned cotton from surface images", Proc. SPIE 2345, Optics in Agriculture, Forestry, and Biological Processing, (6 January 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.198876

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