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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-27/csiro-scientists-grow-coloured-cotton/12395250

Cotton fields could soon be pink, black or gold, thanks to CSIRO breakthrough

2020-06-27 00:00:00, , source

Content Categorization
/Business & Industrial/Textiles & Nonwovens

Word Count:
932

Words/Sentence:
27

Reading Time:
9.32 min

Reading Quality:
Advanced

Readability:
16th or higher

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Coloured cotton plant tissue will soon grow into plants.(ABC Landline: Tim Lee)"Having the cotton produce its own colour is a game changer," Dr MacMillan said."

Particularly significant is the CSIRO team's work to breed naturally black cotton to replace black dyes, which are regarded as the most polluting of textile colours.

They are the product of CSIRO plant breeders dedicated to producing better, sustainable natural fibres that will hopefully one day lead to wrinkle-free, naturally dyed, stretchy cotton to outperform synthetic fabrics.

Polyester has risen in popularity in recent years in the textile industry.(Pixabay)"On average, 60 per cent of our clothes are actually made of polyester, which lasts 200 years in landfill, and we typically only use natural fibres in 6 per cent of our clothing," she said."

Tobacco plants with colourful markings are a good omen for the research.(ABC Landline: Tim Lee)A win for sustainabilityAustralia's cotton industry, worth about $2 billon annually, will be a major beneficiary.

Keywords
plants, tobacco, wrinkle-free, science, colour, research, csiro, cotton

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