11/09/2025 – International research cooperation
Kendyr as a climate-friendly cotton alternative
In many arid regions of the world, particularly in Central Asia, decades of irrigation of cotton fields are increasingly leading to soil salinisation – with serious consequences for soil fertility and thus the future of cotton cultivation.
The project investigated options for the yield-oriented cultivation of apocynum ssp. (kendyr) on former cotton sites and the production of textile-processable fibre qualities. © STFI
The project investigated options for the yield-oriented cultivation of apocynum ssp. (kendyr) on former cotton sites and the production of textile-processable fibre qualities. © STFI
The fibre was processsably spun on production scale blended with 70% cotton into a ring yarn 30tex (Nm34) and knitted as a lightweight knitted fabric (110-140g/m²). © STFI