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Window of opportunity in natural fiber for Atmanirbhar Bharat
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The use of natural fibers is recorded from pre historic era and recorded between 3000 to 2000 BC, and the weaving of cotton was well established in unified India. Improvements in machines for spinning, weaving, etc., beginning in the 1700s and revolutionized Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin in 1793 helped cotton become king of the fibers (Fisher, 1981). Natural fibers have been used for centuries to protect human against warm and cold weather. Until the last 100 years or so, the only fibersused by mankind were natural fibers. Hemp, the oldest cultivated fiber plant, originated in Southeast Asia, then spread to China, where reports of cultivation date to 5000-6000 years ago. The art of handmade weaving and spinning linen was already well developed in Egypt by 3400 BC, indicating that flax was cultivated sometime before that date. Reports of the spinning of cotton in India date back to 3000 BC. The manufacture of silk and silk products originated in the highly developed Chinese culture during 2640 BC. New fiber plants were also discovered and their use explored. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution encouraged the further invention of machines for use in processing various natural fibers, resulting in a tremendous upsurge in natural fiber production.
M. SABESH、A. H. PRAKASH
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ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore -641003
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