Abstract
ABSTRACT Amethod to measure the strength of adhesion of bark on cotton plants was developed as a tool for use in determining what causes bark to contaminate lint. The method measures of peak force, average force, and work to peel bark off a 1.6 mm wide by 30 mm long specimen of cotton plant material. Peak force to pull bark of specimen varied from 0.380 to 1.282 N. Average force varied from 0.134 to 0.336 N. Work to peel the bark off a 1.6 mm by 30 mm specimen varied from 0.0027 to 0.0064 J. Bark was better attached at some points than at others. The force of adhesion for individual specimens within a given sample was highly variable. Some of the preliminary results showed a large difference between dryland and irrigated cotton.
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