Japanese Mountain Cotton Cultivation Trial: A Potential Catalyst for the Broader Use of Natural Fibers in Textiles

• Forschungsstelle: INNOSUISSE
• Projektnummer: 138.257 INNO-LS
• Projekttitel Englisch: Japanese Mountain Cotton Cultivation Trial: A Potential Catalyst for the Broader Use of Natural Fibers in Textiles

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

Life sciences, Agrotech

Abstract (Englisch)

This project grows cold tolerant Japanese cotton varieties under Swiss conditions. Furthermore, the varieties are crossed, to allow a transgressive segregation for local cotton for Swiss natural-fibre textiles and supply-chain resilience.