Code
179P6710
Duration
01 November 2009 → 31 October 2012
Funding
Private funding via IWT/VLAIO
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Plant biology
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Engineering and technology
- Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant production
- Horticultural production
Keywords
cotton
fibre properties
Project description
The general purpose is the selection of novel cotton lines that produce fibre with improved reactivity, flammability, or moisture sorption. This project will develop the fundamental knowledge and small-scale tests that will allow optimizing the selection process towards the most relevant end-user properties.