Adaptability of Genetically Engineered Bt Cotton Varieties in Different Growing Regions of Ethiopia

Table 5

Ethiopian cotton quality grading system specifications.

Specification	Grade
	A	B	C
Staple length (mm)	≥28.5	27 − 28.5	25
Micronaire/fineness	3.5–4.2	4.3–4.9	3.2–3.4 and >5
Strength (g/tex)	≥29	26–28.9	25–25.9
Average sticky points	0–10	11–20	21–32
Short fiber content (%)	≤10	11-12	13-14
Trash content (%)	<3.5	3.5–4.5	4.6–5
Moisture content (%)	<8	<8	≤8
Maturity ratio (%)	≥85%	81–84	75–80
Length uniformity ratio (%)	≥83	81-82	76–80
Color grade	11 − 1 up to 21 − 1	21 − 1 up to 31	41 − 1 up to 51 − 4
Contamination (g/bale)	≤5	11	10–15

Source: adapted from Tiliksew et al. [27].