By Sean Cormier, Fashion Institute of Technology; Mike Molino, Applied DNA Sciences; Min Zhu, SGS; and John Shearman and Mike Hogan, Applied DNA Sciences
DOI: 10.14504/ar.18.5.4
Introduction
The United States produces 20 million bales of cotton fiber per year. 1 The most commonly-produced US variety is Gossypium hirsutum, which is popularly known as Upland cotton. This type of cotton is ideal for denim because of its strength and durability.