Projects

Ginning and Processing Research to Enhance Quality, Profitability, and Textile Utility of Western Cottons Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 408961

Mitigating Cotton Stickiness from Late Season Sucking Insects with Lalsil Cotton Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 410413

Harvest Preparation Demonstration and Tests Using Prototype Thermal Defoliator Trust (T)   Accession Number: 409813

Publications

Laboratory Detection of Plastics in Seedcotton with Ion Mobility Spectrometry - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Funk, P.A., Eiceman, G.A., White, C.R., White, W. 2008. Laboratory detection of plastics in seedcotton with ion mobility spectrometry. Journal of Cotton Science. 12:237-245.

Evaluation of the on-board module building cotton harvest systems - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Ibendahl, G., Willcutt, H., Anderson, J., Barnes, E., Reeves, J., Wedegaertner, T., Wanjura, J.D., Funk, P.A., Holt, G.A., Byler, R.K., Faulkner, W.B., Shaw, B.W., Searcy, S., Kulkarni, S. 2008. Evaluation of the on-board module building cotton harvest systems. In: Proceedings of 2008 Engineered Fiber Selection System Conference, June 10-11, 2009, Memphis, TN.

Detecting plastics in seedcotton - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A. 2008. Detecting plastics in seedcotton. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 8-11, 2008, Nashville, TN. p. 620-624. 2008 CDROM.

Preparing for harvest without chemicals - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A. 2008. Preparing for harvest without chemicals. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 8-11, 2008, Nashville, TN. p. 72-77. 2008 CDROM.

Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste and Agricultural Waste and the Effect of Co-Digestion with Dairy Cow Manure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Macias-Corral, M.A., Samani, Z.A., Hanson, A.T., Smith, G.B., Funk, P.A., Yu, H.W., Longworth, J. 2008. Anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste and agricultural waste and the effect of co-digestion with dairy cow manure. Bioresource Technology. Volume 99: Issue 17: 8288-8293.

Alternative Cotton Harvest Preparation - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A. 2008. Alternative cotton harvest preparation. In: Proceedings of the World Cotton Research Conference, September 9-15, 2007, Lubbock, Texas. 2007 CDROM.

Surveying Thermally-Defoliated Cotton Plots with Color-Infrared Aerial Photography - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Fletcher, R.S., Showler, A., Funk, P.A. 2007. Surveying thermally-defoliated cotton plots with color-infrared aerial photography. Crop Management [online]. Available: http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/cm/.

Mitigating Cotton Stickiness Caused by Insects - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Hughs, S.E., Gamble, G.R., Fleury, A. 2007. Mitigating cotton stickiness caused by insects. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 9-12, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2007 CDROM p. 1943-1947.

Thermal Cotton Defoliation: Impact on Late-Season Whiteflies - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Bundy, C.S., Funk, P.A., Lowry, S., Steiner, R.L. 2007. Thermal cotton defoliation: impact on late-season whiteflies. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 9-12, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2007 CDROM p. 260-262.

Cotton Harvest Preparation Using Thermal Energy - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Brashears, A.D., McAlister III, D.D., Showler, A., Fletcher, R.S. 2006. Cotton harvest preparation using thermal energy. LP Gas Global Technology Conference. 19th World LP Gas Forum, October 17-20, 2006, Chicago, IL. 2006 CDROM.

Cotton Stickiness Mitigation by Bacteria - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Hughs, S.E., Gamble, G.R., Fleury, A. 2006. Cotton stickiness mitigation by bacteria. Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International (ASABE). Paper No. 061078.

Cotton Harvest Preparation Using Thermal Energy - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Showler, A., Fletcher, R.S., Brashears, A.D., McAlister III, D.D. 2006. Cotton harvest preparation using thermal energy. Transactions of the ASABE. 49(3):617-622.

Fertility and Toxicity of Potting Soils Prepared for Ginning and Dairy Wastes Anaerobic Digestate - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Lindemann, W.C., Lewis, B.E., Flynn, R.P. 2006. Fertility and toxicity of potting soils prepared for ginning and dairy wastes anaerobic digestate. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-6, 2006, San Antonio, Texas. 2006 CDROM. p. 402-409.

Impact of Thermal Cotton Defoliation on Late-Season Insect Populations - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Bundy, C.S., Funk, P.A., Steiner, R.L. 2006. Impact of thermal cotton defoliation on late-season insect populations. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-6, 2006, San Antonio, Texas. 2006 CDROM. p. 1344-1351.

Effect of Thermal Defoliator on Cotton Leaf Desiccation, Senescence, Post-Harvest Regrowth, and Lint Quality - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Showler, A., Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B. 2006. Effect of thermal defoliator on cotton leaf desiccation, senescence, post-harvest regrowth, and lint quality. Journal of Cotton Science. 9:229-237.

Comparison of Sticky Cotton Indices and Sugar Composition. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Bancroft, J.S., Hutmacher, R., Godfrey, L., Goodell, P., Mcguire, M.R., Funk, P.A., Wright, S. 2006. Comparison of sticky cotton indices and sugar composition. Journal of Cotton Science. 10:97-104.

Cotton Harvest Preparation Using Thermal Energy - (Other) - (15-Jul-05)

Producing Energy and Soil Amendment from Dairy Manure and Cotton Gin Waste - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Macias-Corral, M.A., Samani, Z.A., Hanson, A.T., Dela Vega, P., Funk, P.A. 2005. Producing energy and soil amendment from dairy manure and cotton gin waste. Transactions of the ASAE. 8(4):1521-1526.

Converting Gin and Dairy Wastes to Methane - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Hanson, A.T., Samani, Z.A., Macias-Corral, M.A., Smith, G.B., Riordan, J.T. 2005. Converting gin and dairy wastes to methane. Transactions of the ASAE. 48(3):1197-1201.

Thermal Defoliation in 2004 - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C., Brashears, A. D., Showler, A.T., Fletcher, R.S., Hutmacher, R.B., Godfrey, L.D., McGuire, M.R., Bancroft, J.S. 2005. Thermal defoliation in 2004. In: Proceedings of the National Cotton Council, Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana. p. 648-656. 2005 CDROM.

Experimental Thermal Defoliator Trials - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., McAlister,III, D.D., Lewis, B.E. 2004. Experimental thermal defoliator trials. The Journal of Cotton Science. 8(4):230-242. Available: http://www.cotton.org/journal/current/cfm

2003 Thermal Defoliation Trials - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., McAlister, D.D., Brashears, A.D., McGuire, M.R., Lewis, B. E., Hutmacher, R.B., Roberts, B.A. 2004. 2003 Thermal defoliation trials. In: Proceedings of the National Cotton Council. 2004 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 5-9, 2004, San Antonio, Texas. 2004 CDROM. p. 755-759.

Over-Sized Cyclones for Low Pressure Cotton Gin Exhausts - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Baker, K.D., Funk, P.A., Hughs, S.E. 2004. Over-sized cyclones for low pressure cotton gin exhausts. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 20(4):413-415.

Thermal Defoliation - (Book/Chapter)

Funk, P.A. Thermal Defoliation. 2004. Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food and Biological Engineering. p 1-3.

Converting Gin and Dairy Wastes to Methane - (Proceedings/Symposium)

FUNK, P.A., ARMIJO, C.B., HANSON, A.T., SAMANI, Z.A., MACIAS-CORRAL, M.A., SMITH, G.B., RIORDAN, S.J. CONVERTING GIN AND DAIRY WASTES TO METHANE. ANIMAL, AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROCESSING WASTES SYMPOSIUM. 2003. p. 333-340.

Thermal Defoliation - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., McAlister, D.D., Brashears, A.D., Bancroft, J.S., Roberts, B.A., Lewis, B.E. 2003. Thermal defoliation. National Cotton Council. CD-ROM p. 2549-2553.

Methane from Gin and Dairy Wastes - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Hanson, A.T., Samani, Z.A., Smith, G.B., Riordan, S.J.T. Methane from gin and dairy wastes. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 6-10, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee. 2003 CDROM. p. 2528-2532.

Pink Bollworm Pheromone Dispenser Harvest Losses - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Funk, P.A., Armijo, C.B., Lewis, B.E. 2003. Pink bollworm pheromone dispenser harvest losses. National Cotton Council. CD-ROM p 2516-2517.

Evaluating An on-Line Dust Cyclone Performance Monitor - (Proceedings/Symposium)

FUNK, P.A., BAKER, K.D., HUGHS, S.E., HOLT, G.A. 2003. EVALUATING AN ON-LINE DUST CYCLONE PERFORMANCE MONITOR. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIR POLLUTION FROM AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS-III. P. 40-44.

Discrimination of Combustion Fuel Sources Using Gas Chromatograpy-Planar Field Asymetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Eiceman, G.A., Tarassov, A., Funk, P.A., Hughs, S.E., Nazarov, E.G., Miller, R.A. Discrimination of combustion fuel sources using gas chromatograhphy-planar field asymmetric-waveform ion mobility spectrometry. Journal of Separation Science. 2003. v. 26(6/7). p. 585-593.

Testing and Reporting Solar Cooker Performance - (Book/Chapter)

FUNK, P.A. 2003. TESTING AND REPORTING SOLAR COOKER PERFORMANCE. ASAE STANDARDS. P. 825-826.

Comparison of Emission Profiles for Volatile Organic Compounds from Cotton and Polypropylene-Based Tarp - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Eiceman, G. A., Bergloff, J.F., Funk, P.A. Comparison of emission profiles for volatile organic compounds from cotton and polypropylene-based tarp. Journal of Cotton Science. 2002. v. 6. p. 40-51.

Dust Collection Efficiency of over-Sized Cotton Gin Cyclones - (Proceedings/Symposium)

BAKER, K.D., FUNK, P.A., HUGHS, S.E. DUST COLLECTION EFFICIENCY OF OVER-SIZED COTTON GIN CYCLONES. NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCE. 2002. 3 p.

Thermal Defoliation - (Proceedings/Symposium)

FUNK, P.A., ARMIJO, C.B., LEWIS, B.E., STEINER, R.L., MCALISTER III, D.D. THERMAL DEFOLIATION. NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCE. 2002. 7 p.