Comparison of Physical Properties of Different Varieties of Cotton

Authors

  • Mumtaz Hasan Malik * National Textile University, Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Tanveer Hussain National Textile University, Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Keywords:

cotton fi bre, physical properties, cotton varieties

Abstract

 Ni neteen varieties of cotton of di fferent countries of origin were subjected to tests for determi nation of ph ysical properties of fibre viz. , length (mm), length un i formity (%), short fibre index (SFI %), strength (g/tex), elongation (%), fi neness (M icronai re val ue), reflectance (Rd val ue) and yel lowness (+b val ue), usi ng the Uster HVI system. Egypt (G i za 70), Egypt (Giza 88), I ndia (MCU 5), USA (Elpaso), Egypt (Giza 86), Sudan (Barkat) and CJS (Sultop) had better overall fi bre length, strength and length uniformity %, and low SF! %. Pearson correlation of these physical properties was also determi ned. A strong positive correlation was found among fi bre length, strength and length uniformity whi le al l three of these properties exhibi ted a strong negati ve correlation with SF! %.

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Published

2007-10-09

How to Cite

Malik, M. . H., & Hussain, T. (2007). Comparison of Physical Properties of Different Varieties of Cotton. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 50(5), 313–320. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1024