ABSTRACT
In a two crop-year project, eleven major varieties of California cotton (approved and grown in the San Joaquin Valley over a 50-year period) were planted, harvested, ginned, and processed to study variety-related trends in fiber quality factors and textile quality factors. Results from both crop years indicate yarn quality has improved significantly because of improvements in fiber quality; however, shifting textile quality concerns indicate that further emphasis should be placed on improving cotton quality characteristics that contribute to defects (such as white specks) in textile products.
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