Molecules, 2016 Radix astragali is widely used either as a single herb or as a collection of herbs in a complex prescription in China. In this study, bovine serum albumin functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (BSA-MN) coupled with high performance liquid chromatography ...
Liangliang Liu +6 more
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Degumming Effect of Different Retting Methods for Fresh Samples of Kenaf and Jute Whole Plant
Journal of Natural FibersTo examine the impact of in situ water maceration in macerating ponds on the degumming process and fiber quality of freshly kenaf and jute whole plants.
Changli Chen +5 more
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Developing fiber specific promoter-reporter transgenic lines to study the effect of abiotic stresses on fiber development in cotton. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Cotton is one of the most important cash crops in US agricultural industry. Environmental stresses, such as drought, high temperature and combination of both, not only reduce the overall growth of cotton plants, but also greatly decrease cotton lint ...
Junping Chen, John J Burke
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Biochar Derived from Cotton Fiber Feedstock: Characterization of Material and Potential for Adsorptive Capacity [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Anthropogenic contaminants in surface waters have increased in complexity as the use of chemicals in all sectors of society has grown [1]. Water scarcity and quality issues will require robust, low-cost, and sustainable solutions.
Fuller, Megan +2 more
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Research Progress on the Tolerance Mechanism and Technology of Bast Fiber Crops in Saline Soil
Journal of Natural FibersThe continuous development of land salinization poses a serious threat to agricultural production globally. Bast fiber crops are considered pioneer crops for the development and utilization of saline-alkali land due to their generally strong resistance ...
Qingqing Ji +8 more
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Is it possible to check micro ginning fiber quality preservation performance using reference seed-cotton materials? [PDF]
, 2016 In sub-Saharian countries, simple micro-gin, without seed-cotton cleaner nor lint-cleaner, is often used as a reference device for characterizing the performance of industrial gin plants for fiber quality preservation.
Gourlot, Jean-Paul +3 more
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Genetical genomics dissection of cotton fiber quality [PDF]
, 2008 Cotton fiber is a commodity of key economic importance in both developed and developing countries. The two cultivated species, Gossypium hirsutum and G. barbadense , are tetraploid (2n=1x= 52 . 2.3 Gb).
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Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionThe naturally brown colored fibers of some cottons exist in varying shades of brown. Linkage analyses have revealed up to six individual loci (Lc1–Lc6) for brown color and suggested a separate genetic basis for each color value of fibers.
Ganesh Pinnika +7 more
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Relationship between Yield, Fiber Length and other Fiber-Related Traits in Advanced Cotton Strains
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2010 The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between yield, fiber length and other fiber related traits in advanced cotton strains, derived from a cotton breeding program.
Emine KARADEMIR +3 more
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BRS 336: A high-quality fiber upland cotton cultivar for Brazilian savanna and semi-arid conditions. [PDF]
, 2012 Cotton cultivar BRS 336 is a high-quality fiber upland cultivar and has wide adaptation to the Brazilian growing areas, with resistance to bacterial blight. BRS 336 exhibited fiber length higher than 32.0 mm in all field tests.
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