Location: Cotton Quality and Innovation Research
Title: Small plot harvesting with a round module baler cotton harvesterAuthor
Delhom, Chris | |
Wanjura, John | |
Alege, Femi | |
Thomas, Joseph | |
GHOLSON, DREW - Mississippi State University | |
Chastain, Daryl |
Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 7/10/2023 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: The introduction of round module baler cotton harvesting equipment in the mid-2010s has provided for a fundamental shift in commercial cotton harvesting and ginning. Conventional basket harvesters are no longer manufactured in the United States. Many cotton researchers utilize small plots, consisting of 4 or 8 rows, during agronomic research and when machine harvesting is required the harvesting is carried out with older basket-style harvesters. Work was undertaken in Stoneville, Mississippi during the 2021-2022 crop to utilize a CP770 harvester on 8 row plots approximately 150 m in length. Data collected from the on-board software, including yield estimates and module weights, was compared to data collected by weighing the modules and hand-picking for yield estimates. Two harvesting patterns, 6 rows and 8 rows, were compared. Observations were made on specific modifications needed for harvester operations and module handling to produce round modules from small plot research. |