Author: Phillip J. Wakelyn
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420045881
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Annual cotton production exceeds 25 million metric tons and accounts for more than 40 percent of the textile fiber consumed worldwide. A key textile fiber for over 5000 years, this complex carbohydrate is also one of the leading crops to benefit from genetic engineering. Cotton Fiber Chemistry and Technology offers a modern examination of co