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Cellulose is the most abundant, natural, renewable, and biodegradable polymer on earth. Cellulose from cotton has many applications such as, making paper products, making fibers for cloths, and as food additives. For most applications, cotton cellulose must first be dissolved. The structure of cotton and the strong network of hydrogen bonds make cellulose...

Published: 11/14/2018 | Inventor(s): Noureddine Abidi, Edward Quitevis, Vidura Thalangamaarachchige, Niwanthi Dissanayake

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Category(s): Cotton fiber technology

AtRAVs Make Longer Cotton Fibers Under Drought

In many countries cotton (Gossypium spp.) is one of the most important fiber producing plants. The main concerns in growing cotton are the inverse relationship between cotton fiber qualities and high yields. The disclosed technology proposes a way to solve the problem of growing immature and short cotton fibers caused by drought stress. There currently...

Published: 7/2/2018 | Inventor(s): Christopher Rock, Amandeep Mittal, Burke, John

Keywords(s): Agriculture, Biotech, Cotton

Category(s): Cotton fiber technology, Agriculture

New Method for Identification of Cotton Contaminants with X-ray Microtomographic Image Analysis

As a natural fiber, cotton is subject to contamination from a variety of sources, including surrounding vegetation, insects, and materials involved in cotton harvesting and handling. The contaminants, which survive the ginning process, have a direct impact on the grade and, hence, the value of the cotton and its derivatives. It is at this stage in the...

Published: 7/2/2018 | Inventor(s): Eric Hequet, Hamed Sari-Sarraf, Ajay Pai

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Category(s): Cotton fiber technology

Cotton Promoters

Gossypium Hirsutum Tissue-Specific Promoters and their Use D-0281, Dr. Randy Allen Genetic modification of cotton for agronomic traits requires the use of promoters that cause the expression of attached genes in specific plant tissues or at certain developmental times. This patented technology relates to an isolated promoter-effective DNA molecule...

Published: 7/2/2018 | Inventor(s): Randy Allen, Ping Song

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Category(s): Cotton fiber technology