Agricultural Research Service: USDA Researchers Develop Naturally Fire-Resistant Cotton Lines
January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news:
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) bred four cotton lines that can be used to make self-extinguishing textiles when exposed to fire and will reduce the need for flame-retardant chemicals to be embedded in consumer products, according to a recent study published in PLOS ONE.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) bred four cotton lines that can be used to make self-extinguishing textiles when exposed to fire and will reduce the need for flame-retardant chemicals to be embedded in consumer products, according to a recent study published in PLOS ONE.