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Researchers aim to make US cotton more valuable

13/10/2020
Researchers aim to make US cotton more valuable

US-based Perdue University has been awarded a grant of $2.3 million by the National Science Foundation to investigate how to make US cotton more valuable by improving the shape and length of fibres.

The university estimates that by improving the shape and mechanical properties of cotton cells they can boost the $25 billion US cotton industry.

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