Modern cotton fiber production is focused on providing an industrial raw material for
spinning mills. These mills require a raw material that performs reliably and facilitates their …

The chapter starts with the history of cotton and the different aspects of its cultivation and
harvesting. It goes on to describe the physical and chemical properties of cotton that make it …

Cotton is the main raw material used in the textile industry. It represents about 40% of the
total amount of processed fibers in the world. Cotton can be characterized by a large number …

The price of cotton fiber and the monetary return to the cotton grower depend on fiber yield
and quality, both of which are set by crop management practices in interaction with the …

Cotton is a rapidly renewable, natural agricultural product. World cotton production exploded
from 13.8 million tons in the 1980s to 27 million tons in 2018. Current cotton picking around …

Quality cotton fiber is vital to produce quality yarn and, subsequently, better-quality fabrics.
As per data provided by USDA for the year 2020/21 world cotton production is expected at …

Cotton fiber is a highly variable natural product. The economic and industrial value of cotton
is directly related to the physical properties of the fibers. In marketing cotton, the length …

Fiber quality is important to the textile industry because it directly relates to processing
performance, productivity and yarn quality. For marketing purposes, the fiber quality of US …

Variation in cotton fiber length impacts processability at the mill and the quality of spun
yarns. The High Volume Instrument (HVI) and Advanced Fiber Information System (AFIS) are …

Knowing the yarn-strength performance potential of cotton fibre is advantageous to spinners
during mill preparation, and to researchers developing new genotypes and management …