Abstract:Cotton fiber cellulose synthesis and cellulose content at various post anthesis maturity stages of boll' development were studied in sixteen cotton varieties of Gossypium arboreum and Gossypium hirsutum species, grown in the 2001 crop year in New Delhi, under identical agro-climatic conditions. Cellulose content was estimated using Updegraff's method. Field matured seed cotton was harvested at the end of the crop season and ginned fibers were subjected to physical testing in an AFIS-HVI facility. X-ray orienta… Show more
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