...The native varieties of Indian and Pakistani cotton are 10-20 mm in diameter and are considerably inferior in quality to American cotton. American Upland cotton is inferior in quality to Sea Island cotton, but it is the most abundant of all American cottons, and because of its good quality it is now grown in South America, India, Africa, the former Soviet Union, China, and other places. In recent years, it has become possible to produce synthetic fibers in ultrafine fibers of about 1 μm, and these fibers are used in the manufacture of artificial leather. *Some of the terminology that refers to "Upland cotton" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…インド綿とパキスタン綿の在来種は10~20mmであり,品質はアメリカ綿よりかなり劣る。アメリカのアップランド綿は品質はシーアイランド綿に劣るが,アメリカ綿のなかで量的に最も多量に生産されており,現在では,品質がよいので南アメリカ,インド,アフリカ,旧ソ連,中国などでも栽培されている。合成繊維は,近年1μmくらいの極細繊維が作れるようになり,人工皮革の製造に利用されている。… ※「アップランド綿」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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