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Characterization of water absorption properties of a partial bio-composite made from cotton stalk fibres and phenol formaldehyde resin

C. Londiwe Nkiwane · J. Mwasiagi Igadwa · D. Njuguna · Z. Nkosilathi Nkomo +1 more

Cotton stalks are a by-product of cotton farming and about two to three tonnes of cotton stalks are generated per hectare of land farmed. In this research, fibres extracted from waste cotton stalks using natural retting and decortication w…

RUF-36417 2016 CC BY 4.0 26 Oct 2016

Combining ability among interspecific (G. hirsutum x G. barbadense) and mutation derived lines of cotton in fiber quality and agronomic traits

N. Bbebe · D.M Lungu · B.M. Siamasonta

Zambia’s cotton has had a very good reputation on the international market for a long time. In order to maintain this reputation, the cotton Development Trust of Zambia continues to evaluate germplasm for suitable parents. In this study, t…

RUF-34409 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015