Sudanese Cotton specifications (Barakat-90 & Acala Varieties)

Abstract

Sudanese cotton is characterised by high spinnability and market value, it is considered as one of the main source of hard currency. In this study a brief historical background and trade of cotton world wide has been given. The Sudanese cotton varieties, the production areas, the production and export of irrigated and rainfed, and export were discussed. The study also discussed in details the morhpological, chemical structures and the environmental requirements of cotton growing and the impacts occurs during production processes, such as harvesting ,planting picking, storage and ginning. The objective of this work is to show how the grades and sub grades of Baracat –90 and Acala varieties are related to their physical properties such as fibre length, fibre tensile strength, fibre micronaire, maturity and honeydew.