Textile technology: Relationships between micronaire, fineness, and maturity. Part I. Fundamentals

Journal of Cotton Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-88

  Montalvo Jr , Joseph G ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

COTTON; FIBER PROPERTY; MATURITY; MICRONAIRE VALUE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 27244432063     PISSN: 15243303     EISSN: 15243303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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