Pamukta (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Hasadın Kalite Üzerine Etkisi.

The study was carried out to determine effect of harvest methods on fiber quality in cotton grown in Efeler, Kocarlı, Incirliova, Soke, Germencik and Nazilli districts of Aydın province, Turkey. The experiment was arranged as randomized complete plots design with two factors. In this study Gloria was used as research material. The effect of locations on ginning percentage, fiber fineness, fiber strength, fiber length and fiber brightness were found to be significant. The ginning percentage, fiber fineness, fiber maturity, fiber strength, color reflectance, yellowness rate of fiber and trash count in fiber were influenced significantly by harvest methods. A significant locationXharvest methods interactions were determined for ginning percentage, fiber fineness, maturity degree of fiber, fiber length and fiber strength measurements. Besides, the lowest fiber color was found in the harvest machine at all locations. The result showed that hand harvest was more appropriate than machine harvest method especially for ginning percentage, maturity degree of fiber, fiber strength, fiber brightness, trash count in fiber and fiber color. On the other hand, machine harvest time was found to be appropriate in terms of yellowness rate of fiber and fiber fineness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]