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Abstract
In Ethiopia, investigation of fiber quality and commercialization is limited to conventional cotton and there is no fiber property analysis for Organic and genetically modified cotton. The objective of this study is to characterize organic and genetically modified cotton and compare them to conventional cotton varieties. Conventional varieties with chemically treated and untreated seed cotton; organic and genetically modified cotton samples were collected using random sampling methods from different regions of Ethiopia. Cotton fiber qualities are tested on High-Volume Instruments based on the ASTM standard. The tested data is experimentally designed and analyzed using SPSS software version 22. The model is significant for the effect of fiber quality parameters on the similar and different cotton varieties p < 0.05. The JKCH 1947 cotton has a maximum spinning consistency index, Uniformity index, and maturity ratio of 151, 86.6, and 0.83, respectively. The organic cotton cultivated MRC (270) has a maximum fiber strength of 29.29 g/tex and elongation of 7.44 mm, minimum short fiber content of 4, and maturity of 4. Deltapine (DP) 90 untreated seed Forgena cotton has a maximum micronaire value of 4.24 and a minimum fiber length of 27.17 mm. Acala SJ2 cotton variety has a maximum fiber length of 28.3 mm, minimum micronaire of 3.69, and elongation of 4.44 mm. It was revealed there is little improvement in qualities of the organic and genetically modified cotton. Chemical treatment has a significant effect on the quality of cotton. Cotton parameters have a significant effect on varieties with strong and weak correlations.
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Future perspectives
The single fiber property of new varieties of BT and organic cotton should be investigated on USTER® AFIS PRO2 and FAVIGRAPH in the future, as well as the impact of chemical seed treatment on cotton varieties from various regions. These tasks should be done in addition to ongoing annual research follow-ups on BT and organic cotton quality.
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The authors have annotated the entire data-building process, the empirical techniques presented in the paper, and the number of runs generated using SPSS 22 software for the characterization and analysis of the cotton parameters of different varieties. All data used to support the findings of this study are included in the paper.
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Chirato Godana Korra
Chirato Godana Korra was born in 1992 in the Karat ZuryaWoreda district of the Konso Zone, a Southern Nation Nationality. After completing preparatory school, I graduated from the Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX), Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, with a BSc in Textile Engineering (July 2016) and an MSc in Textile Chemistry (July 2019). I am currently employed as a Lecturer at Wolkite University’s College of Engineering and Technology. I conduct research in the field of textiles, and my published works include studies on the surface roughness of textile fabric structures, modeling, flame retardant textiles, antifungal textiles, and starch for cotton sizing. The current research interests are in the field of Characterization of genetically modified, organic, and conventional cotton varieties which includes related fields of agriculture, biotechnology, engineering, and statistics.
Kura Alemayehu Beyene
Kura Alemayehu Beyene was born in August 1991 in Ambo Twon, West Oromia region. After completing preparatory school, I received a BSc. in Textile Engineering (July 2016) and an MSc. in Textile Manufacturing (July 2019) from the Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX), Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar Ethiopia. I began working as a Lecturer and Researcher at the Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX), Bahir Dar University in July 2016 and have continued to do so. I have many published research and review papers in different indexed journals (e.g. WOS, SCOUPS, etc.) in the area of Cellulosic-based conductive hydrogels, Self-Responsive Electrospun Nanofibers Wound Dressings, effects of pretreatment on the surface roughness textile fabrics, studies on geometerical surface properties of textile fabrics, and statistical modeling for prediction and evaluation geometerical surface properties of textile fabrics, etc.
Tiliksew Addis Desta
Tiliksew Addis Desta was born in Dangila woreda, West Gojam Amhara regional state in June 1972. After completing high school in Dangila Secondary school, she joined Bahirdar polytechnic institute, the current Bahir Dar University after graduating with an advanced diploma in textile technology. I worked in Arbaminch textile factories as a physics laboratory head and process control experts from to 1997-2005. Since 2005 I have continued to work and study in the BahirDar University up to now. I have graduated from Ethiopian Textile and Fashion Technology institute with MSC degree in Textile Technology and currently I am working as a lecturer in the same university.