Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify basic features of local pre-ginned cotton
- Species of seed cotton is identified from grower or gin records and seed company information and characteristics checked
- Assess whether climate and growing conditions prior to harvest are likely to lead to increased neps and trash
- Module records regarding date of receival, moisture content at receival, location of module in module yard and grower details are accessed
- Recognise key cotton features necessary to achieve optimum classing outcome
- Importance of cotton colour on classing outcome is understood
- Importance of leaf grade, other trash and stickiness on classing outcome is understood
- Influence of micronaire, fibre length and length uniformity on classing outcome is understood
- Importance of maintaining fibre length and minimising short fibre content through the ginning process is understood
- Identify key cotton features that can be varied through ginning process