Few can dispute the tremendous values of linen, which is one of nature’s greatest treasures. Linen is a longer-staple category, and as such the fibre is spun on a long-fibre spinning system. Due to the coarseness and stiffness of the fibre, linen fabrics are subjected to a strong bleaching action to reduce the stiffness of the fabric. Linen is also blended with other compatible natural and manm...

N the first paper of this series, LEWIS and RICHMOND (1957) called attention I to the renewed scientific interest in the introduction of cotton stocks from tropical centers of variability and reviewed the collecting expeditions that have been made to Mexico and Central America in recent years. More than half of the collected stocks failed to set fruit in the temperate zone during the summer whi...

Pressures from the USA and Europe have resulted in the proliferation of stronger intellectual property protection worldwide, as a condition for continued access to world markets. The failure of crops other than soybeans, cotton, maize and canola in developed countries to benefit from the major innovations in genetic modification raises questions regarding the implications of increased intellect...

The Turkestan region is a cotton-growing zone in South Kazakhstan, but also the northernmost area world. Annually, medium-staple cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivation occurs on 115,000–125,000 ha, with 80,000–85,000 ha grown Districts of Maktaaral and Zhetysay, Kazakhstan. This highly susceptible to salinity, drought, invasion dangerous pests (cotton budworm, beet borer, spider mites, aphi...