Never Dried Cotton Fibers as a Meaningful Expression of Maturity

Abstract

A novel microscopical technique was used for direct measurement of the dimensions of never dried fibers, fibers swollen with water, and fibers swollen in sodium hydroxide. An extensive comparative study revealed that the original state of never dried fibers cannot be recovered when using seed cotton or bale cotton. No clear relation could

Study of Fiber Lumen Width, Secondary Wall Thickening, and Maturity Percent of Extra Long Staple Egyptian Cotton Cultivars

“…These judgements are based on an inter laboratory testing of three cultivars each containing samples of different maturity. Peeters et al (1986) studied the never-dried cotton fibers as a meaning full expression of maturity. Such that, a novel microscopical technique was used for direct measurement of the dimensions of never-dried fibers, fibers swollen with water, and fiber swollen in sodium hydroxide.…”