Robert W. Webb

1895

• Equations for predicting cotton processing performance and product quality by improved evaluations of raw-cotton quality
• Equations for predicting single-strand yarn strength and elongation based on measures of raw-cotton quality
• Improved equations for predicting skein strength of carded yarn with special reference to current commercial production of American cotton
• Influence of yarn size on the relative contributions of six cotton fiber properties to strength of carded yarn
• Interrelationships among five cotton-quality factors, including fiber strength 1/8-inch vs. O gauge, as related to yarn strength at three staple-length levels
• The Causticaire method for measuring cotton-fiber maturity and fineness
• Studies in the physiology of the fungi
• Varietal resistance in winter wheat to the rosette disease